| People Name |
Primary Language |
Country Population |
State Population |
Least
Reached |
Progress Scale |
Hindu |
Muslim |
Buddhist |
Christian |
Sikh |
Other |
| Adi | Adi | 69,000 | 60 | N | 2.0  | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Andhra | Telugu | 306,000 | 2,800 | Y | 1.0  | 2,700 | - | - | 90 | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Tamil | 8,551,000 | 42,000 | Y | 1.0 | 40,000 | - | 1,900 | 100 | - | - |
| Adi Dravida Christian | Tamil | 625,000 | 1,400 | N | 3.0  | - | - | - | 1,400 | - | - |
| Adi Karnataka | Kannada | 2,953,000 | 7,400 | Y | 1.0 | 7,300 | - | 80 | - | - | - |
| Adi Karnataka Christian | Kannada | 175,000 | 30 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan | Tamil | 883,000 | 4,700 | Y | 1.0 | 4,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Mukkulattar | Tamil | 2,000 | 800 | Y | 1.0 | 800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Tamil | 659,000 | 2,400 | Y | 1.0 | 2,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agariya (Hindu traditions | Chhattisgarhi | 205,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ager (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 14,000 | 900 | Y | 1.0 | 800 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Aghori | Hindi | 69,000 | 90 | Y | 1.0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agri | Marathi | 436,000 | 357,000 | Y | 1.0 | 347,000 | - | 9,900 | - | - | - |
| Aguri | Bengali | 514,000 | 1,600 | Y | 1.0 | 1,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ahmadi | Urdu | 73,000 | 2,100 | Y | 1.0 | - | 2,100 | - | - | - | - |
| Ahom | Assamese | 1,332,000 | 70 | Y | 1.0 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aiyanavar | Telugu | 5,400 | 20 | Y | 1.0 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alitkar Salankar | Marathi | 800 | 800 | Y | 1.0 | 800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alkari | Marathi | 500 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alwar | Marwari | 200 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambalavasi | Malayalam | 158,000 | 30 | Y | 1.0 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambattan | Tamil | 178,000 | 1,900 | Y | 1.0 | 1,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambattan Christian | Tamil | 4,500 | 100 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 100 | - | - |
| Anamuk | Telugu | 400 | 50 | Y | 1.0 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Andh | Marathi | 488,000 | 473,000 | Y | 1.0 | 469,000 | 700 | 800 | 60 | 50 | 2,100 |
| Angami | Naga, Angami | 157,000 | 300 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 300 | - | - |
| Anglo | English | 133,000 | 24,000 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 24,000 | - | - |
| Ansari | Urdu | 10,555,000 | 704,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 704,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Ao | Naga, Ao | 231,000 | 20 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Arab | Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken | 2,400 | 800 | Y | 1.0 | - | 800 | - | - | - | - |
| Arain (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 132,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
| Arakh | Hindi | 594,000 | 1,600 | Y | 1.0 | 1,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aray Mala | Kannada | 4,200 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Arayan | Malayalam | 203,000 | 80 | Y | 1.0 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Armenian | Armenian | 600 | 300 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 300 | - | - |
| Arora (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 4,060,000 | 1,800 | Y | 1.0 | 1,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arora (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 462,000 | 5,500 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 5,500 | - |
| Arwa Mala | Tamil | 95,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Assamese (Muslim traditio | Assamese | 2,691,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
| Atari | Urdu | 4,500 | 1,900 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,900 | - | - | - | - |
| Audhelia | Hindi | 6,600 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ayyanavar | Telugu | 16,000 | 1,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Badaik | Odia | 106,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Badhai (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 6,497,000 | 922,000 | Y | 1.0 | 915,000 | - | 6,400 | 400 | - | 20 |
| Badhai Kharadi | Marathi | 16,000 | 11,000 | Y | 1.0 | 10,000 | - | 100 | - | - | - |
| Badhai Konkani | Marathi | 49,000 | 47,000 | Y | 1.0 | 47,000 | - | 700 | - | - | - |
| Badhi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 80,000 | 3,900 | Y | 1.0 | 3,800 | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Bagdi | Hindi | 347,000 | 1,300 | Y | 1.0 | 1,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baghban (Muslim tradition | Urdu | 17,000 | 1,800 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,800 | - | - | - | - |
| Bagwan | Hindi | 300 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baha'i | Hindi | 11,000 | 6,400 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 6,400 |
| Bahelia (Hindu traditions | Hindi | 181,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bahna (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 819,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bahrupi | Marathi | 4,600 | 4,100 | Y | 1.0 | 4,100 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Baidya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 281,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baiga | Hindi | 569,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | 20 | 20 | 20 | - | - |
| Bairagi (Hindu traditions | Marathi | 3,504,000 | 161,000 | Y | 1.0 | 161,000 | - | 500 | - | - | 40 |
| Baiti | Marathi | 44,000 | 31,000 | Y | 1.0 | 31,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bajania | Gujarati | 30,000 | 1,800 | Y | 1.0 | 1,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bajgar | Hindi | 1,600 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bajikar (Muslim tradition | Bengali | 2,200 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Bakad | Kannada | 6,000 | 1,700 | Y | 1.0 | 1,700 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Balai (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 2,244,000 | 17,000 | Y | 1.0 | 17,000 | - | 200 | - | 10 | - |
| Balasantoshi | Marathi | 28,000 | 23,000 | Y | 1.0 | 23,000 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Balija (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 1,759,000 | 49,000 | Y | 1.0 | 49,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija (Muslim traditions | Telugu | 1,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
| Balija Bogam | Telugu | 75,000 | 1,700 | Y | 1.0 | 1,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija Bolla | Telugu | 71,000 | 4,800 | Y | 1.0 | 4,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija Dasari | Telugu | 52,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baloch | Urdu | 58,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,200 | - | - | - | - |
| Bangali (Hindu traditions | Hindi | 73,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania | Marathi | 29,120,000 | 3,655,000 | Y | 1.0 | 2,616,000 | - | - | - | 100 | 1,039,000 |
| Bania Agarwal | Marathi | 4,836,000 | 318,000 | Y | 1.0 | 221,000 | - | - | - | - | 96,000 |
| Bania Agrahari | Hindi | 321,000 | 1,400 | Y | 1.0 | 1,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Bannore | Marathi | 200 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Bhatia | Marathi | 34,000 | 9,200 | Y | 1.0 | 9,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Brittal | Assamese | 52,000 | 40 | Y | 1.0 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Chaturth | Marathi | 31,000 | 28,000 | Y | 1.0 | 3,700 | - | - | - | - | 25,000 |
| Bania Chetti | Telugu | 728,000 | 81,000 | Y | 1.0 | 69,000 | - | - | - | - | 12,000 |
| Bania Dhusar | Gujarati | 199,000 | 6,100 | Y | 1.0 | 6,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Gahoi | Marathi | 340,000 | 11,000 | Y | 1.0 | 7,400 | - | - | - | - | 3,600 |
| Bania Golapurab | Hindi | 51,000 | 80 | Y | 1.0 | 40 | - | - | - | - | 40 |
| Bania Gujar | Gujarati | 192,000 | 127,000 | Y | 1.0 | 126,000 | - | - | - | - | 200 |
| Bania Jaiswal | Marathi | 120,000 | 17,000 | Y | 1.0 | 5,300 | - | - | - | - | 12,000 |
| Bania Kasar | Marathi | 69,000 | 14,000 | Y | 1.0 | 14,000 | - | - | - | - | 50 |
| Bania Kasarwani | Marathi | 413,000 | 9,400 | Y | 1.0 | 9,200 | - | - | - | - | 200 |
| Bania Kasaundhan | Marathi | 497,000 | 10,000 | Y | 1.0 | 10,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Khandelwal | Marathi | 93,000 | 4,800 | Y | 1.0 | 1,500 | - | - | - | - | 3,400 |
| Bania Khedayata | Marathi | 64,000 | 1,600 | Y | 1.0 | 1,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Komti | Telugu | 1,787,000 | 43,000 | Y | 1.0 | 40,000 | - | - | - | - | 2,600 |
| Bania Lad | Gujarati | 131,000 | 52,000 | Y | 1.0 | 47,000 | - | - | - | - | 4,200 |
| Bania Mahajan | Marathi | 187,000 | 17,000 | Y | 1.0 | 16,000 | - | - | - | - | 300 |
| Bania Mahesri | Hindi | 363,000 | 29,000 | Y | 1.0 | 29,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Mahur | Sindhi | 873,000 | 56,000 | Y | 1.0 | 49,000 | - | - | - | - | 7,100 |
| Bania Marwadi | Marwari | 20,000 | 4,300 | Y | 1.0 | 4,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Mewada | Hindi | 19,000 | 5,800 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | 5,600 |
| Bania Modh | Gujarati | 75,000 | 3,700 | Y | 1.0 | 3,500 | - | - | - | - | 100 |
| Bania Nagar | Gujarati | 42,000 | 7,400 | Y | 1.0 | 7,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Nima | Marathi | 83,000 | 36,000 | Y | 1.0 | 14,000 | - | - | - | - | 23,000 |
| Bania Oswal | Gujarati | 416,000 | 126,000 | Y | 1.0 | 30,000 | - | - | - | - | 97,000 |
| Bania Palliwal | Marathi | 20,000 | 2,500 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 2,500 |
| Bania Pancham | Kannada | 37,000 | 36,000 | Y | 1.0 | 5,700 | - | - | - | - | 30,000 |
| Bania Porwal | Marathi | 326,000 | 55,000 | Y | 1.0 | 26,000 | - | - | - | - | 29,000 |
| Bania Saitwal | Marathi | 46,000 | 42,000 | Y | 1.0 | 16,000 | - | - | - | - | 26,000 |
| Bania Srimali | Gujarati | 358,000 | 66,000 | Y | 1.0 | 24,000 | - | - | - | - | 42,000 |
| Bania Ummad | Marathi | 296,000 | 48,000 | Y | 1.0 | 19,000 | - | - | - | - | 30,000 |
| Banijiga | Kannada | 750,000 | 16,000 | Y | 1.0 | 16,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banjara (Hindu traditions | Lambadi | 6,103,000 | 1,061,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,052,000 | - | 8,500 | 200 | - | - |
| Banjara (Muslim tradition | Lambadi | 162,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
| Banjara Rathod (Hindu tra | Lambadi | 421,000 | 95,000 | Y | 1.0 | 95,000 | - | 300 | - | - | - |
| Baori | Hindi | 383,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Barda | Marathi | 3,400 | 2,200 | Y | 1.0 | 2,200 | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Bari (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 629,000 | 90,000 | Y | 1.0 | 89,000 | - | 1,300 | 50 | - | - |
| Baria (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 258,000 | 24,000 | Y | 1.0 | 24,000 | - | 400 | - | - | - |
| Barutgar | Urdu | 1,100 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | - | 700 | - | - | - | - |
| Barwala (Hindu traditions | Dogri | 53,000 | 80 | Y | 1.0 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Basor | Marathi | 927,000 | 55,000 | Y | 1.0 | 55,000 | - | 700 | 20 | - | - |
| Basor Kandra | Marathi | 5,300 | 2,800 | Y | 1.0 | 2,700 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Bauri | Bengali | 1,972,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bavcha | Marathi | 4,600 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| Bawaria (Hindu traditions | Hindi | 164,000 | 60 | Y | 1.0 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bawaria (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 108,000 | 1,100 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1,100 | - |
| Bazigar (Hindu traditions | Hindi | 327,000 | 3,900 | Y | 1.0 | 3,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 2,512,000 | 13,000 | Y | 1.0 | 13,000 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Bedar Bile | Marathi | 111,000 | 2,400 | Y | 1.0 | 2,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedar Kashmir (Muslim tra | Urdu | 3,900 | 1,500 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,500 | - | - | - | - |
| Bedia (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 553,000 | 9,300 | Y | 1.0 | 9,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 1,892,000 | 293,000 | Y | 1.0 | 293,000 | - | 600 | - | - | - |
| Beldar (Muslim traditions | Urdu | 11,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | - | 400 | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar Lonari (Hindu trad | Merwari | 53,000 | 21,000 | Y | 1.0 | 20,000 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Beldar Mith Gauda | Marathi | 1,400 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar Sunkar | Marathi | 21,000 | 6,000 | Y | 1.0 | 6,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhaina | Marathi | 73,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | 60 | - | - | - | - |
| Bhampta | Marathi | 44,000 | 35,000 | Y | 1.0 | 35,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhand (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 33,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhand (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 34,000 | 1,100 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,100 | - | - | - | - |
| Bhandari | Marathi | 643,000 | 2,500 | Y | 1.0 | 2,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhangi (Muslim traditions | Urdu | 136,000 | 7,900 | Y | 1.0 | - | 7,900 | - | - | - | - |
| Bhangi Lal Begi (Muslim t | Urdu | 8,700 | 1,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Bhansala | Marathi | 274,000 | 171,000 | Y | 1.0 | 171,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhansali Vegu | Marathi | 100 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhantu | Hindi | 12,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhar | Hindi | 1,982,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharbhunja (Hindu traditi | Gujarati | 1,205,000 | 4,400 | Y | 1.0 | 4,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharia Bhumia | Marathi | 320,000 | 1,300 | Y | 1.0 | 1,300 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Bhat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 1,371,000 | 50,000 | Y | 1.0 | 50,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhathiara (Muslim traditi | Urdu | 186,000 | 3,100 | Y | 1.0 | - | 3,100 | - | - | - | - |
| Bhatia (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 233,000 | 16,000 | Y | 1.0 | 16,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhattra | Bhili | 310,000 | 1,100 | Y | 1.0 | 1,100 | 20 | - | - | 20 | - |
| Bhavin | Konkani | 900 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhavit | Konkani, Goan | 9,300 | 5,700 | Y | 1.0 | 5,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhil | Marathi | 16,806,000 | 2,582,000 | Y | 1.0 | 2,463,000 | 65,000 | 2,100 | 14,000 | 500 | 37,000 |
| Bhil Aher | Marathi | 33,000 | 33,000 | Y | 1.0 | 33,000 | 20 | - | 10 | - | 60 |
| Bhil Dhangri | Marathi | 49,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | 10 | 10 | - | - | - |
| Bhil Dhanka | Marathi | 80,000 | 21,000 | Y | 1.0 | 21,000 | 30 | - | 10 | - | 30 |
| Bhil Dubla | Bhili | 127,000 | 53,000 | Y | 1.0 | 52,000 | 60 | - | 20 | - | 80 |
| Bhil Kataria | Marathi | 30,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0 | 1,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhil Mankar | Marathi | 226,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhil Mavchi (Hindu tradit | Mawchi | 497,000 | 180,000 | Y | 1.0 | 173,000 | 3,100 | 30 | 900 | 10 | 2,300 |
| Bhil Nihal | Marathi | 327,000 | 38,000 | Y | 1.0 | 34,000 | 2,500 | 10 | - | - | 1,500 |
| Bhil Paware | Marathi | 103,000 | 94,000 | Y | 1.0 | 89,000 | 2,800 | 10 | 400 | - | 1,900 |
| Bhil Tadvi | Dangi | 465,000 | 66,000 | Y | 1.0 | 29,000 | 33,000 | - | 40 | - | 3,300 |
| Bhil Vasave | Vasavi | 1,171,000 | 616,000 | Y | 1.0 | 588,000 | 13,000 | 200 | 2,200 | 100 | 11,000 |
| Bhisti | Urdu | 545,000 | 2,500 | Y | 1.0 | - | 2,500 | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 6,367,000 | 540,000 | Y | 1.0 | 539,000 | - | 1,100 | - | - | - |
| Bhotia Sikkim | Sikkimese | 83,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | 100 | - | - | - |
| Bhottada | Odia | 455,000 | 50 | Y | 1.0 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoyar | Marathi | 210,000 | 64,000 | Y | 1.0 | 64,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhuinmali | Bengali | 159,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhuiya | Bengali | 2,081,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhulia | Odia | 148,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhumij | Odia | 1,116,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhunjia | Bhunjia | 27,000 | 2,200 | Y | 1.0 | 2,100 | 10 | 10 | - | - | - |
| Biar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 372,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bidur | Marathi | 352,000 | 298,000 | Y | 1.0 | 298,000 | - | 500 | - | - | - |
| Bindla | Telugu | 15,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | 600 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Binjhia | Marathi | 177,000 | 8,800 | Y | 1.0 | 8,700 | 10 | 10 | - | - | 10 |
| Birhor | Marathi | 20,000 | 200 | N | 2.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Birjia | Bijori | 13,000 | 400 | N | 2.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bodo (Hindu traditions) | Boro | 1,579,000 | 10 | N | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bohra | Gujarati | 1,105,000 | 270,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 270,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Boya | Kannada | 4,031,000 | 19,000 | Y | 1.0 | 19,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahma Kshatriya | Marathi | 25,000 | 4,000 | Y | 1.0 | 4,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin | Marathi | 58,787,000 | 4,783,000 | Y | 1.0 | 4,638,000 | - | 400 | 500 | - | 141,000 |
| Brahmin (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 92,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1,200 | - |
| Brahmin Acharaj | Marathi | 55,000 | 1,400 | Y | 1.0 | 1,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Anavada | Gujarati | 25,000 | 12,000 | Y | 1.0 | 12,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Anavala | Gujarati | 83,000 | 6,700 | Y | 1.0 | 6,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Audich | Gujarati | 462,000 | 6,800 | Y | 1.0 | 6,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Bengali | Bengali | 207,000 | 4,700 | Y | 1.0 | 4,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Bhumihar | Hindi | 2,760,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Chitpavan | Marathi | 477,000 | 377,000 | Y | 1.0 | 377,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Christian | Marathi | 4,500 | 800 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 800 | - | - |
| Brahmin Daima | Hindi | 74,000 | 4,100 | Y | 1.0 | 4,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Deshastha | Marathi | 568,000 | 420,000 | Y | 1.0 | 420,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Devarukha | Marathi | 33,000 | 25,000 | Y | 1.0 | 25,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaud Saraswat | Marathi | 281,000 | 150,000 | Y | 1.0 | 150,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Marathi | 3,040,000 | 177,000 | Y | 1.0 | 177,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Golak | Marathi | 22,000 | 22,000 | Y | 1.0 | 22,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gujar Gaur | Gujarati | 267,000 | 18,000 | Y | 1.0 | 18,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gujarati | Gujarati | 151,000 | 93,000 | Y | 1.0 | 93,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Havik | Kannada | 25,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Joshi | Marathi | 369,000 | 45,000 | Y | 1.0 | 45,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kanaujia | Hindi | 4,251,000 | 188,000 | Y | 1.0 | 188,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kannada | Kannada | 457,000 | 41,000 | Y | 1.0 | 41,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Karbadu | Marathi | 57,000 | 57,000 | Y | 1.0 | 57,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Karhada | Marathi | 80,000 | 48,000 | Y | 1.0 | 48,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kashmiri Pandit | Kashmiri | 702,000 | 21,000 | Y | 1.0 | 21,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Khandelwal | Hindi | 282,000 | 8,200 | Y | 1.0 | 8,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Khedawal | Gujarati | 38,000 | 6,000 | Y | 1.0 | 6,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Maha | Marathi | 193,000 | 2,900 | Y | 1.0 | 2,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mahratta | Marathi | 468,000 | 132,000 | Y | 1.0 | 132,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Malvi | Hindi | 77,000 | 3,300 | Y | 1.0 | 3,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Marwadi | Marwari | 22,000 | 17,000 | Y | 1.0 | 17,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mastan | Marathi | 80,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mewada | Hindi | 97,000 | 9,800 | Y | 1.0 | 9,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Modh | Gujarati | 127,000 | 7,700 | Y | 1.0 | 7,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Nagar | Gujarati | 109,000 | 12,000 | Y | 1.0 | 12,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Ojha | Marathi | 50,000 | 11,000 | Y | 1.0 | 11,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Palliwal | Hindi | 87,000 | 3,800 | Y | 1.0 | 3,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Pushkarna | Hindi | 74,000 | 1,800 | Y | 1.0 | 1,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sakaldwipi | Marathi | 481,000 | 60 | Y | 1.0 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sanadhya | Marathi | 2,706,000 | 171,000 | Y | 1.0 | 171,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Saraswat | Konkani | 597,000 | 82,000 | Y | 1.0 | 82,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sawaria | Gujarati | 4,277,000 | 244,000 | Y | 1.0 | 244,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Srigaud | Gujarati | 99,000 | 3,100 | Y | 1.0 | 3,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Srimali | Marathi | 56,000 | 2,800 | Y | 1.0 | 2,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 505,000 | 10,000 | Y | 1.0 | 10,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Tapodhan | Gujarati | 30,000 | 2,000 | Y | 1.0 | 2,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 1,046,000 | 26,000 | Y | 1.0 | 26,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Budega Jangam | Kannada | 305,000 | 27,000 | Y | 1.0 | 27,000 | - | 10 | - | 10 | - |
| Buna (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 397,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Burmese | Burmese | 15,000 | 1,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | 1,000 | - | - | - |
| Byagara | Kannada | 13,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Byari (Beary) | Konkani | 453,000 | 27,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 27,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Chadar | Hindi | 148,000 | 80 | Y | 1.0 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chain | Bengali | 506,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Christian tr | Tamil | 117,000 | 40 | N | 3.0 | - | - | 10 | 30 | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Hindu tradit | Tamil | 857,000 | 4,700 | Y | 1.0 | 4,600 | - | 60 | 30 | - | - |
| Chalvadi | Marathi | 225,000 | 3,300 | Y | 1.0 | 2,800 | - | 500 | - | - | - |
| Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 47,438,000 | 1,435,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,390,000 | - | 33,000 | 13,000 | - | - |
| Chamar (Sikh traditions) | Marathi | 1,570,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 700 | - |
| Chamar Satnami | Hindi | 1,774,000 | 32,000 | Y | 1.0 | 31,000 | - | 600 | 200 | - | - |
| Chandala | Kannada | 7,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chapparband (Hindu tradit | Marathi | 6,100 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chapparband (Muslim tradi | Urdu | 5,800 | 2,400 | Y | 1.0 | - | 2,400 | - | - | - | - |
| Charan (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 315,000 | 34,000 | Y | 1.0 | 34,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chaudhari, tribal | Gujarati | 302,000 | 60 | Y | 1.0 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chenchu | Chenchu | 69,000 | 50 | Y | 1.0 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chenna Dasar | Marathi | 74,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cheruman (Hindu tradition | Tamil | 373,000 | 2,400 | Y | 1.0 | 2,400 | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Cherumar Christian | Tamil | 459,000 | 500 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 500 | - | - |
| Chhetri | Nepali | 247,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | 700 | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Chhimba (Hindu traditions | Punjabi, Eastern | 129,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chhimba (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 123,000 | 1,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1,000 | - |
| Chhipa (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 446,000 | 35,000 | Y | 1.0 | 33,000 | - | 100 | - | - | 2,400 |
| Chhipa (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 119,000 | 60 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 60 | - |
| Chitara | Marathi | 5,100 | 1,700 | Y | 1.0 | 1,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chitrakar (Hindu traditio | Marathi | 61,000 | 44,000 | Y | 1.0 | 44,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chodhara | Chodri | 8,600 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Christian | Marathi | 1,241,000 | 65,000 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 65,000 | - | - |
| Dabgar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 115,000 | 52,000 | Y | 1.0 | 52,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dahait | Hindi | 56,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dakkal | Telugu | 5,600 | 1,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dandigan | Marathi | 600 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dangi | Marathi | 706,000 | 2,000 | Y | 1.0 | 2,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Darjee | Nepali | 49,000 | 50 | Y | 1.0 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Darzi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 2,921,000 | 723,000 | Y | 1.0 | 707,000 | - | 6,100 | - | - | 9,900 |
| Darzi (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 1,000,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
| Darzi (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 39,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 400 | - |
| Darzi Namdev (Hindu tradi | Marathi | 105,000 | 33,000 | Y | 1.0 | 33,000 | - | 200 | - | - | - |
| Depala | Gujarati | 600 | 80 | Y | 1.0 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Deshwali (Hindu tradition | Hindi | 180,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devadiga (Hindu tradition | Tulu | 152,000 | 6,600 | Y | 1.0 | 6,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devadiga Kalavant | Konkani, Goan | 7,100 | 800 | Y | 1.0 | 800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devanga | Konkani | 488,000 | 28,000 | Y | 1.0 | 27,000 | - | 900 | - | - | - |
| Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu t | Marathi | 558,000 | 14,000 | Y | 1.0 | 14,000 | - | 200 | - | - | - |
| Dewar | Chhattisgarhi | 1,010,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhakad | Hindi | 713,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Dhale | Marathi | 200 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhangar Bharwad | Marathi | 2,780,000 | 144,000 | Y | 1.0 | 139,000 | 800 | 2,200 | 900 | 10 | 800 |
| Dhangri | Marathi | 23,000 | 1,600 | Y | 1.0 | 1,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhanka | Bhili | 418,000 | 35,000 | Y | 1.0 | 27,000 | 7,200 | 30 | 40 | 10 | 700 |
| Dhanuk | Bengali | 4,203,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhanwar | Marathi | 64,000 | 4,300 | Y | 1.0 | 4,200 | 10 | 20 | 10 | - | - |
| Dhavad | Marathi | 1,700 | 1,700 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,700 | - | - | - | - |
| Dhimar | Marathi | 1,845,000 | 526,000 | Y | 1.0 | 524,000 | - | 1,900 | 80 | - | - |
| Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 11,904,000 | 673,000 | Y | 1.0 | 664,000 | - | 9,000 | - | - | 200 |
| Dhobi (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 964,000 | 21,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 21,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Dhobi Parit | Marathi | 249,000 | 157,000 | Y | 1.0 | 155,000 | - | 1,500 | - | - | - |
| Dhodia | Dhodia | 679,000 | 18,000 | Y | 1.0 | 17,000 | 50 | 20 | 10 | - | 90 |
| Dhor | Marathi | 149,000 | 116,000 | Y | 1.0 | 115,000 | - | 900 | 50 | - | - |
| Divehi | Maldivian | 1,200 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
| Dohor | Marathi | 58,000 | 19,000 | Y | 1.0 | 19,000 | - | 100 | - | - | - |
| Dom (Dombara) | Kannada | 73,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | 600 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Dom (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 2,144,000 | 3,600 | Y | 1.0 | 3,500 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Dubla | Dubli | 675,000 | 19,000 | Y | 1.0 | 19,000 | 60 | 30 | 10 | - | 50 |
| Dudekula | Kannada | 9,100 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Dulia | Bengali | 381,000 | 50 | Y | 1.0 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dusadh (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 5,586,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ellamalawar | Kannada | 5,000 | 3,300 | Y | 1.0 | 3,300 | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Faqir | Urdu | 90,000 | 1,900 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | 1,700 | - | - | 20 | - |
| Gadaba | Gadaba, Mudhili | 132,000 | 800 | Y | 1.0 | 800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gadaria (Hindu traditions | Hindi | 6,571,000 | 5,300 | Y | 1.0 | 5,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gadaria Dhingar | Hindi | 1,188,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gadaria Nikhad | Hindi | 1,373,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gamit | Gamit | 454,000 | 68,000 | N | 2.0 | 64,000 | 300 | 10 | 2,500 | 20 | 400 |
| Gammalla | Marathi | 2,300 | 10 | Y | 1.0 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ganda | Odia | 1,259,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | 600 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Gandharb (Muslim traditio | Urdu | 5,500 | 800 | Y | 1.0 | - | 800 | - | - | - | - |
| Gandla | Marathi | 74,000 | 5,900 | Y | 1.0 | 5,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gangakula | Kannada | 1,546,000 | 31,000 | Y | 1.0 | 31,000 | - | 80 | - | - | - |
| Gaondi | Marathi | 2,100 | 2,100 | Y | 1.0 | 2,000 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Garoda (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 126,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | 600 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Garoda (Muslim traditions | Urdu | 800 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Garpaguri | Hindi | 33,000 | 24,000 | Y | 1.0 | 24,000 | - | 80 | - | - | - |
| Gauda | Marathi | 2,007,000 | 900 | Y | 1.0 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ghadasi | Marathi | 8,600 | 8,100 | Y | 1.0 | 8,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ghadi | Konkani, Goan | 6,100 | 1,100 | Y | 1.0 | 1,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ghanchi (Hindu traditions | Gujarati | 113,000 | 12,000 | Y | 1.0 | 12,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ghanchi (Muslim tradition | Urdu | 124,000 | 26,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 26,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Gharti | Nepali | 22,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ghasiya (Hindu traditions | Odia | 443,000 | 2,000 | Y | 1.0 | 2,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ghirath (Hindu traditions | Sindhi | 268,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ghisadi | Marathi | 19,000 | 19,000 | Y | 1.0 | 19,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ghosi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 286,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Goanese | Konkani, Goan | 584,000 | 163,000 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 163,000 | - | - |
| Gokha | Odia | 218,000 | 40 | Y | 1.0 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Golak | Hindi | 700 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gond | Marathi | 14,247,000 | 1,614,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,530,000 | 5,900 | 3,200 | 1,200 | 300 | 73,000 |
| Gond Arakh | Gondi, Northern | 43,000 | 43,000 | Y | 1.0 | 39,000 | 100 | 30 | 20 | - | 3,600 |
| Gond Jhare | Gondi, Northern | 101,000 | 52,000 | Y | 1.0 | 47,000 | 200 | 40 | 20 | - | 4,400 |
| Gond Mannewar | Gondi, Northern | 47,000 | 28,000 | Y | 1.0 | 26,000 | 50 | 50 | 10 | - | 1,300 |
| Gond Maria | Marathi | 1,509,000 | 428,000 | Y | 1.0 | 401,000 | 1,000 | 600 | 200 | 20 | 26,000 |
| Gond Muria | Marathi | 685,000 | 7,600 | Y | 1.0 | 7,400 | - | - | - | - | 200 |
| Gond Rajgond | Marathi | 1,205,000 | 354,000 | Y | 1.0 | 338,000 | 700 | 700 | 200 | - | 15,000 |
| Gond Sonjhari | Gondi, Northern | 48,000 | 48,000 | Y | 1.0 | 46,000 | 60 | 50 | - | - | 1,500 |
| Gondhali | Marathi | 58,000 | 52,000 | Y | 1.0 | 51,000 | - | 400 | - | - | - |
| Gopal | Gujarati | 37,000 | 35,000 | Y | 1.0 | 35,000 | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Gosain | Marathi | 1,554,000 | 413,000 | Y | 1.0 | 409,000 | - | 3,000 | - | - | 300 |
| Gosangi (Hindu traditions | Marathi | 31,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gowari | Marathi | 473,000 | 404,000 | Y | 1.0 | 402,000 | - | - | 80 | - | 1,200 |
| Gujar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 7,122,000 | 267,000 | Y | 1.0 | 266,000 | - | - | - | - | 600 |
| Gujar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 46,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 300 | - |
| Gujjar (Muslim traditions | Urdu | 1,009,000 | 80 | Y | 1.0 | - | 80 | - | - | - | - |
| Guria | Odia | 730,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gurung Ghaleg | Nepali | 108,000 | 60 | N | 2.0 | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Hadi | Bengali | 976,000 | 90 | Y | 1.0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hajam | Urdu | 1,976,000 | 24,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 24,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Halam | Chin, Falam | 42,000 | 10 | N | 2.0 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Halba | Marathi | 728,000 | 260,000 | Y | 1.0 | 251,000 | 900 | 400 | 60 | 30 | 7,000 |
| Halleer | Marathi | 4,500 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 50 | - | - | - | 30 | - |
| Halsar | Kannada | 11,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Halwai (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 1,398,000 | 3,400 | Y | 1.0 | 3,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hammal | Urdu | 1,600 | 90 | Y | 1.0 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
| Han Chinese, Mandarin | Chinese, Mandarin | 8,600 | 3,300 | N | 2.0 | - | - | 2,900 | - | - | 400 |
| Hanabar | Kannada | 76,000 | 2,900 | Y | 1.0 | 2,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hande Jogi | Kannada | 28,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hasalaru | Kannada | 25,000 | 10 | Y | 1.0 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hatkar | Marathi | 350,000 | 264,000 | Y | 1.0 | 260,000 | - | 4,400 | - | - | - |
| Hijda | Hindi | 178,000 | 165,000 | Y | 1.0 | 154,000 | 10,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Hmar | Hmar | 98,000 | 10 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Ho | Odia | 1,071,000 | 30 | Y | 1.0 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holar | Marathi | 162,000 | 109,000 | Y | 1.0 | 107,000 | - | 1,300 | 50 | 20 | - |
| Holaya | Marathi | 809,000 | 18,000 | Y | 1.0 | 17,000 | - | 700 | - | - | - |
| Idayan | Tamil | 71,000 | 6,100 | Y | 1.0 | 6,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Tamil | 5,792,000 | 40,000 | Y | 1.0 | 40,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavan Christian | Tamil | 117,000 | 1,400 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 1,400 | - | - |
| Ilavaniyan | Malayalam | 31,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 19,103,000 | 130,000 | Y | 1.0 | 128,000 | - | - | - | - | 1,800 |
| Jat (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 530,000 | 2,900 | Y | 1.0 | - | 2,900 | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 9,052,000 | 112,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 112,000 | - |
| Jat Bajwa (Hindu traditio | Hindi | 38,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Chahil (Hindu traditi | Hindi | 154,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Chahil (Sikh traditio | Punjabi, Eastern | 78,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 400 | - |
| Jat Chima (Hindu traditio | Hindi | 67,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Dagar (Hindu traditio | Hindi | 131,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Dehia (Hindu traditio | Hindi | 273,000 | 1,900 | Y | 1.0 | 1,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Dehia (Sikh tradition | Punjabi, Eastern | 21,000 | 2,100 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 2,100 | - |
| Jat Dhariwal (Hindu tradi | Hindi | 166,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Dhillon (Hindu tradit | Hindi | 157,000 | 800 | Y | 1.0 | 800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Dhillon (Sikh traditi | Punjabi, Eastern | 178,000 | 1,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1,000 | - |
| Jat Gahlot (Hindu traditi | Hindi | 78,000 | 1,500 | Y | 1.0 | 1,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Ghatwal (Hindu tradit | Hindi | 192,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Gil (Hindu traditions | Hindi | 234,000 | 1,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Gil (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 194,000 | 1,800 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1,800 | - |
| Jat Kharral (Hindu tradit | Hindi | 54,000 | 900 | Y | 1.0 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Mann (Hindu tradition | Hindi | 163,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Mann (Sikh traditions | Punjabi, Eastern | 119,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 400 | - |
| Jat Pachhade | Hindi | 314,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Rathi (Hindu traditio | Hindi | 119,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Sahrawat (Hindu tradi | Hindi | 128,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Sarai (Sikh tradition | Punjabi, Eastern | 141,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 100 | - |
| Jat Sidhu (Hindu traditio | Hindi | 390,000 | 2,800 | Y | 1.0 | 2,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Sidhu (Sikh tradition | Punjabi, Eastern | 428,000 | 2,900 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 2,900 | - |
| Jat Sindhu (Hindu traditi | Hindi | 329,000 | 2,600 | Y | 1.0 | 2,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Sindhu (Sikh traditio | Punjabi, Eastern | 129,000 | 2,700 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 2,700 | - |
| Jat Varaich (Hindu tradit | Hindi | 53,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Virk (Hindu tradition | Hindi | 56,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Javeri | Hindi | 2,100 | 1,700 | Y | 1.0 | 1,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jew, South Asian | Marathi | 6,000 | 4,400 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 4,400 |
| Jhalo Malo | Bengali | 406,000 | 50 | Y | 1.0 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 405,000 | 4,100 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 4,100 | - |
| Jingar | Marathi | 68,000 | 5,600 | Y | 1.0 | 5,500 | - | - | - | - | 40 |
| Jirayat | Marathi | 700 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 3,173,000 | 22,000 | Y | 1.0 | 21,000 | - | 300 | - | - | - |
| Jogi Kanphata (Hindu trad | Marathi | 58,000 | 3,300 | Y | 1.0 | 3,200 | - | 100 | - | - | - |
| Josi | Marathi | 300 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Julaha | Punjabi, Eastern | 820,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kabirpanthi | Hindi | 82,000 | 2,900 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 2,900 | - |
| Kachari (Hindu traditions | Marathi | 82,000 | 80,000 | Y | 1.0 | 79,000 | - | 80 | - | - | - |
| Kachera (Hindu traditions | Marathi | 61,000 | 1,500 | Y | 1.0 | 1,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kachera (Muslim tradition | Urdu | 2,000 | 90 | Y | 1.0 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
| Kachhi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 5,911,000 | 19,000 | Y | 1.0 | 17,000 | - | - | - | - | 1,100 |
| Kachhia (Hindu traditions | Gujarati | 109,000 | 18,000 | Y | 1.0 | 18,000 | - | 300 | - | - | - |
| Kadia (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 151,000 | 21,000 | Y | 1.0 | 21,000 | - | 600 | - | - | - |
| Kaghzi | Urdu | 900 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | - | 600 | - | - | - | - |
| Kahar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 8,115,000 | 25,000 | Y | 1.0 | 25,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kahar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 77,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 300 | - |
| Kaibartta | Bengali | 1,833,000 | 5,900 | Y | 1.0 | 5,900 | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Kaikadi | Marathi | 337,000 | 102,000 | Y | 1.0 | 102,000 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Tamil | 2,477,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0 | 1,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 3,920,000 | 222,000 | Y | 1.0 | 219,000 | - | 2,900 | - | - | 900 |
| Kalal Idiga | Telugu | 1,763,000 | 91,000 | Y | 1.0 | 89,000 | - | 900 | - | - | 300 |
| Kalavant | Kannada | 10,000 | 4,300 | Y | 1.0 | 4,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalbelia | Hindi | 160,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalingi | Odia | 272,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan | Tamil | 1,274,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalu | Bengali | 257,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
| Kalwar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 3,785,000 | 224,000 | Y | 1.0 | 223,000 | - | 1,300 | - | - | - |
| Kamalia | Gujarati | 17,000 | 14,000 | Y | 1.0 | 14,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kamar | Hindi | 31,000 | 1,500 | Y | 1.0 | 1,500 | 10 | 10 | - | - | 10 |
| Kamathi | Telugu | 213,000 | 198,000 | Y | 1.0 | 192,000 | - | 600 | - | - | 5,600 |
| Kamboh (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 583,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 60 | - | - | - | - | 200 |
| Kamboh (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 496,000 | 4,800 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 4,800 | - |
| Kami | Nepali | 97,000 | 70 | Y | 1.0 | 50 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Kanai | Urdu | 61,000 | 45,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 45,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Kanakkan | Malayalam | 254,000 | 1,500 | Y | 1.0 | 1,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanaura | Kinnauri | 53,000 | 60 | Y | 1.0 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kandra | Odia | 662,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kandu | Bengali | 2,342,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanjar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 210,000 | 2,500 | Y | 1.0 | 2,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaora | Bengali | 292,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapali | Bengali | 299,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapewar | Telugu | 48,000 | 44,000 | Y | 1.0 | 44,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu | Telugu | 15,310,000 | 202,000 | Y | 1.0 | 200,000 | - | 1,600 | - | - | 60 |
| Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 3,575,000 | 54,000 | Y | 1.0 | 54,000 | - | 300 | - | - | 50 |
| Karan | Odia | 523,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Karwal | Hindi | 8,000 | 60 | Y | 1.0 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kasar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 651,000 | 152,000 | Y | 1.0 | 151,000 | - | 500 | - | - | 1,500 |
| Kasar Otari | Marathi | 22,000 | 6,300 | Y | 1.0 | 6,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kashmiri (Muslim traditio | Urdu | 6,681,000 | 3,200 | Y | 1.0 | - | 3,200 | - | - | - | - |
| Kathodi | Marathi | 312,000 | 284,000 | Y | 1.0 | 283,000 | 600 | 300 | 300 | 20 | 1,000 |
| Katia | Marathi | 218,000 | 5,200 | Y | 1.0 | 5,200 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Kawar | Hindi | 984,000 | 26,000 | Y | 1.0 | 26,000 | 60 | 40 | - | 10 | 100 |
| Kayastha (Hindu tradition | Hindi | 7,761,000 | 40,000 | Y | 1.0 | 39,000 | - | 1,000 | - | - | - |
| Khairwar | Marathi | 418,000 | 1,900 | Y | 1.0 | 1,900 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Khandait | Odia | 1,724,000 | 900 | Y | 1.0 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khangar (Hindu traditions | Marathi | 342,000 | 2,000 | Y | 1.0 | 2,000 | - | 10 | - | 10 | - |
| Khangar (Muslim tradition | Urdu | 200 | 30 | Y | 1.0 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Kharia | Gujarati | 753,000 | 1,000 | N | 2.0 | 900 | 10 | 10 | 100 | - | - |
| Kharot | Marathi | 1,600 | 10 | Y | 1.0 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kharva (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 412,000 | 162,000 | Y | 1.0 | 157,000 | - | 5,000 | - | - | - |
| Khasi | Khasi | 1,518,000 | 500 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 500 | - | - |
| Khati (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 1,630,000 | 7,100 | Y | 1.0 | 6,800 | - | 300 | - | - | - |
| Khatik (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 2,249,000 | 108,000 | Y | 1.0 | 107,000 | - | 700 | 30 | 70 | - |
| Khatik (Muslim traditions | Urdu | 32,000 | 11,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 11,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Khatri (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 2,334,000 | 50,000 | Y | 1.0 | 49,000 | - | - | - | - | 500 |
| Khatri (Muslim traditions | Urdu | 50,000 | 9,600 | Y | 1.0 | - | 9,600 | - | - | - | - |
| Khatri (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 301,000 | 3,300 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 3,300 | - |
| Khavar | Gujarati | 145,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khoja | Gujarati | 420,000 | 272,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 272,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Kirar | Marathi | 882,000 | 26,000 | Y | 1.0 | 26,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kisan | Marathi | 1,621,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koch (Hindu traditions) | Koch | 50,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kodaga | Kodava | 113,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kodalo | Odia | 100 | 10 | Y | 1.0 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koiri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 8,118,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kokna | Kukna | 1,079,000 | 686,000 | Y | 1.0 | 678,000 | 4,700 | 300 | 900 | 100 | 1,000 |
| Kol | Hindi | 1,756,000 | 6,800 | Y | 1.0 | 6,700 | 10 | 40 | 10 | - | - |
| Kolha | Marathi | 705,000 | 78,000 | Y | 1.0 | 78,000 | - | 500 | 60 | - | - |
| Kolhati | Marathi | 29,000 | 27,000 | Y | 1.0 | 27,000 | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Koli (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 2,241,000 | 14,000 | Y | 1.0 | 14,000 | - | 500 | 40 | - | - |
| Koli Dhor | Marathi | 410,000 | 225,000 | Y | 1.0 | 225,000 | 600 | 200 | 70 | 70 | 300 |
| Koli Mahadev | Marathi | 1,669,000 | 1,491,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,482,000 | 3,300 | 3,100 | 1,000 | 200 | 2,600 |
| Koli Malhar | Marathi | 311,000 | 282,000 | Y | 1.0 | 278,000 | 500 | 3,200 | 100 | 20 | 600 |
| Koli of Gujarat | Gujarati | 8,258,000 | 1,100 | Y | 1.0 | 1,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli of Sind (Hindu tradi | Sindhi | 79,000 | 7,600 | Y | 1.0 | 7,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Son | Marathi | 1,800 | 1,800 | Y | 1.0 | 1,800 | - | 20 | 10 | - | - |
| Kolowar | Kolami, Northwestern | 240,000 | 194,000 | Y | 1.0 | 192,000 | 400 | 200 | 100 | 40 | 1,100 |
| Kolta | Odia | 664,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kolupulvandlu | Telugu | 2,100 | 20 | Y | 1.0 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konai | Bengali | 127,000 | 90 | Y | 1.0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konkanese | Urdu | 800 | 800 | Y | 1.0 | - | 800 | - | - | - | - |
| Koracha, caste | Yerukula | 77,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Korama | Kannada | 217,000 | 3,100 | Y | 1.0 | 3,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kori | Koda | 2,575,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Korku | Korku | 1,035,000 | 264,000 | Y | 1.0 | 262,000 | 400 | 100 | 400 | 30 | 400 |
| Korku Bawaria | Korku | 15,000 | 14,000 | Y | 1.0 | 14,000 | 10 | 10 | 10 | - | 10 |
| Korku Muwasi | Korku | 43,000 | 17,000 | Y | 1.0 | 17,000 | 10 | 10 | 20 | - | 20 |
| Korku Nahal | Korku | 112,000 | 14,000 | Y | 1.0 | 14,000 | 10 | 10 | 10 | - | 10 |
| Korwa | Korwa | 448,000 | 1,400 | Y | 1.0 | 1,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koshti | Marathi | 1,092,000 | 505,000 | Y | 1.0 | 498,000 | - | 3,000 | - | - | 3,800 |
| Koya | Urdu | 784,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | 200 | - | - | - | - |
| Koya Racha | Marathi | 32,000 | 10 | Y | 1.0 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuchbandia | Hindi | 33,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudavakkal | Kannada | 5,900 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudumban | Tamil | 31,000 | 700 | N | 2.0 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudumi | Konkani | 292,000 | 800 | Y | 1.0 | 800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kui Khond | Marathi | 1,832,000 | 600 | N | 2.0 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuki Chin | Chin, Thado | 134,000 | 10 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Kuli | Odia | 16,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumal | Nepali | 3,600 | 20 | Y | 1.0 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 15,602,000 | 792,000 | Y | 1.0 | 786,000 | - | 7,000 | - | - | 50 |
| Kumhar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 297,000 | 2,900 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 2,900 | - |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 18,202,000 | 7,669,000 | Y | 1.0 | 7,575,000 | - | 79,000 | 100 | 500 | 13,000 |
| Kunbi Anjna | Marathi | 385,000 | 109,000 | Y | 1.0 | 108,000 | - | 1,100 | - | - | 40 |
| Kunbi Dhaneja | Marathi | 47,000 | 30,000 | Y | 1.0 | 30,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi Ghatole | Marathi | 217,000 | 217,000 | Y | 1.0 | 215,000 | - | 1,000 | - | - | 60 |
| Kunbi Hindre | Marathi | 19,000 | 19,000 | Y | 1.0 | 19,000 | - | 300 | - | - | - |
| Kunbi Jadav | Marathi | 165,000 | 165,000 | Y | 1.0 | 165,000 | - | 300 | - | - | 60 |
| Kunbi Kadwa | Gujarati | 1,171,000 | 71,000 | Y | 1.0 | 71,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi Khaire | Marathi | 72,000 | 56,000 | Y | 1.0 | 56,000 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Kunbi Konkani | Konkani, Goan | 665,000 | 601,000 | Y | 1.0 | 576,000 | - | 25,000 | - | - | 300 |
| Kunbi Lewa | Marathi | 2,001,000 | 219,000 | Y | 1.0 | 219,000 | - | 200 | - | - | - |
| Kunbi Lonari | Marathi | 101,000 | 86,000 | Y | 1.0 | 86,000 | - | 200 | - | - | - |
| Kunbi Tirole | Marathi | 333,000 | 313,000 | Y | 1.0 | 312,000 | - | 800 | - | - | - |
| Kunchatiga | Kannada | 377,000 | 4,300 | Y | 1.0 | 4,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Christian tradit | Tamil | 15,000 | 300 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 300 | - | - |
| Kuravan (Hindu traditions | Tamil | 425,000 | 2,200 | Y | 1.0 | 2,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 18,883,000 | 34,000 | Y | 1.0 | 34,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruba | Kurumba, Kannada | 4,149,000 | 34,000 | Y | 1.0 | 34,000 | - | 300 | - | - | - |
| Labana (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 332,000 | 3,700 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 3,700 | - |
| Ladakhi | English | 300 | 10 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Lakhera | Marwari | 189,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0 | 1,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingader | Marathi | 5,400 | 5,300 | Y | 1.0 | 4,700 | - | - | - | - | 600 |
| Lingayat | Kannada | 3,455,000 | 240,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 240,000 |
| Lodha (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 6,608,000 | 131,000 | Y | 1.0 | 131,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lodha (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 4,100 | 30 | Y | 1.0 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Lohana | Gujarati | 580,000 | 31,000 | Y | 1.0 | 30,000 | - | - | - | - | 600 |
| Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 9,443,000 | 638,000 | Y | 1.0 | 633,000 | - | 5,100 | 20 | - | - |
| Lohar (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 621,000 | 2,100 | Y | 1.0 | - | 2,100 | - | - | - | - |
| Lohara | Sadri | 264,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lunia (Hindu traditions) | Chhattisgarhi | 3,164,000 | 3,900 | Y | 1.0 | 3,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Machhi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 785,000 | 205,000 | Y | 1.0 | 204,000 | - | 900 | - | - | - |
| Machhi Mitna | Gujarati | 18,000 | 10,000 | Y | 1.0 | 10,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madari (Muslim traditions | Urdu | 56,000 | 2,300 | Y | 1.0 | - | 2,300 | - | - | - | - |
| Madgi | Telugu | 57,000 | 57,000 | Y | 1.0 | 50,000 | - | 6,100 | 300 | 10 | - |
| Madiga (Christian traditi | Telugu | 638,000 | 2,500 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 2,500 | - | - |
| Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 7,740,000 | 15,000 | Y | 1.0 | 14,000 | - | 700 | 80 | - | - |
| Magar | Magar, Eastern | 346,000 | 200 | N | 2.0 | 200 | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Mahar (Christian traditio | Marathi | 413,000 | 370,000 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 370,000 | - | - |
| Mahar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 9,491,000 | 8,211,000 | Y | 1.0 | 2,428,000 | - | 5,767,000 | 11,000 | 4,500 | - |
| Mahar (Muslim traditions) | Marathi | 2,400 | 2,200 | Y | 1.0 | - | 2,200 | - | - | - | - |
| Mahishya | Bengali | 9,865,000 | 14,000 | Y | 1.0 | 14,000 | - | 200 | - | - | - |
| Mahli | Marathi | 406,000 | 200,000 | Y | 1.0 | 198,000 | - | 1,900 | - | - | 60 |
| Mahratta | Marathi | 30,768,000 | 27,019,000 | Y | 1.0 | 26,626,000 | - | 253,000 | 100 | - | 141,000 |
| Mahratta Gomatang | Marathi | 74,000 | 52,000 | Y | 1.0 | 52,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Jadhav | Marathi | 2,781,000 | 2,781,000 | Y | 1.0 | 2,754,000 | - | 18,000 | - | - | 11,000 |
| Mahratta Konkani | Konkani | 561,000 | 461,000 | Y | 1.0 | 458,000 | - | 2,700 | - | - | 200 |
| Mahratta Kunbi | Marathi | 7,628,000 | 2,984,000 | Y | 1.0 | 2,980,000 | - | 3,100 | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Pawar | Marathi | 607,000 | 607,000 | Y | 1.0 | 606,000 | - | - | - | - | 1,000 |
| Mahratta Shinde | Marathi | 550,000 | 535,000 | Y | 1.0 | 520,000 | - | 13,000 | - | - | 2,800 |
| Mahtam (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 536,000 | 6,500 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 6,500 | - |
| Mahyavanshi | Gujarati | 1,661,000 | 15,000 | Y | 1.0 | 14,000 | - | 400 | 30 | - | - |
| Maila | Marathi | 2,600 | 60 | Y | 1.0 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mairal | Marathi | 1,300 | 1,300 | Y | 1.0 | 1,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Majhwar | Hindi | 186,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Majothi | Kacchi | 900 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
| Makrani (Muslim tradition | Urdu | 28,000 | 2,800 | Y | 1.0 | - | 2,800 | - | - | - | - |
| Mal (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,758,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala (Christian tradition | Telugu | 442,000 | 3,400 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 3,400 | - | - |
| Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 5,651,000 | 15,000 | Y | 1.0 | 14,000 | - | 700 | 60 | - | - |
| Mala Dasari | Telugu | 30,000 | 1,800 | Y | 1.0 | 1,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala Hannai | Telugu | 100 | 20 | Y | 1.0 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala Jangam | Telugu | 12,000 | 8,000 | Y | 1.0 | 8,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala Sale | Marathi | 134,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Mala Sanyasi | Telugu | 800 | 30 | Y | 1.0 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 2,669,000 | 88,000 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 88,000 | - | - |
| Mali (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 9,897,000 | 3,101,000 | Y | 1.0 | 3,076,000 | - | 24,000 | 30 | - | 200 |
| Mallah (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 3,246,000 | 7,800 | Y | 1.0 | 7,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mallah Chain (Hindu tradi | Hindi | 330,000 | 900 | Y | 1.0 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mallah Kewat (Hindu tradi | Hindi | 299,000 | 1,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mallik (Muslim traditions | Urdu | 560,000 | 158,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 158,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Mana | Marathi | 243,000 | 219,000 | Y | 1.0 | 218,000 | - | 900 | - | - | - |
| Manbhav | Marathi | 26,000 | 24,000 | Y | 1.0 | 24,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mandala (Hindu traditions | Telugu | 1,900 | 20 | Y | 1.0 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mang Garudi | Marathi | 77,000 | 40,000 | Y | 1.0 | 40,000 | - | 300 | - | - | - |
| Mangala | Telugu | 1,917,000 | 42,000 | Y | 1.0 | 41,000 | - | 300 | - | - | - |
| Mangrik | Ladakhi | 23,000 | 30 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Manihar | Urdu | 562,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
| Manne | Marathi | 43,000 | 2,500 | Y | 1.0 | 2,400 | - | 60 | - | 10 | - |
| Mansoori | Gujarati | 88,000 | 1,400 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,400 | - | - | - | - |
| Mappila | Malayalam | 8,709,000 | 37,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 37,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Maravan | Tamil | 3,193,000 | 6,200 | Y | 1.0 | 6,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maru Kumhar | Gujarati | 3,500 | 800 | Y | 1.0 | 800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Masan Jogi | Marathi | 32,000 | 1,400 | Y | 1.0 | 1,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Masthi | Marathi | 2,000 | 50 | Y | 1.0 | 40 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Matang (Christian traditi | Marathi | 182,000 | 173,000 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 173,000 | - | - |
| Matang (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 2,585,000 | 2,492,000 | Y | 1.0 | 2,286,000 | - | 201,000 | 3,900 | 800 | - |
| Matia | Bengali | 202,000 | 80 | Y | 1.0 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mawalud | Urdu | 219,000 | 98,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 98,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Mazhabi (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 2,861,000 | 1,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1,000 | - |
| Meena | Marwari | 4,628,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Megh (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 3,954,000 | 40,000 | Y | 1.0 | 38,000 | - | 1,900 | - | 30 | - |
| Meitei | Meitei | 1,435,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Memon | Gujarati | 604,000 | 243,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 243,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Mewati (Muslim traditions | Urdu | 825,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
| Miana | Urdu | 72,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Mirasi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 211,000 | 60 | Y | 1.0 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mitha Ayyalvar | Telugu | 3,400 | 40 | Y | 1.0 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mizo | Mizo | 143,000 | 400 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 400 | - | - |
| Mizo Lushai | Mizo | 563,000 | 40 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 40 | - | - |
| Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 1,943,000 | 144,000 | Y | 1.0 | 136,000 | - | 5,100 | 3,400 | - | - |
| Moger | Tulu | 122,000 | 9,800 | Y | 1.0 | 9,500 | - | 300 | - | - | - |
| Moghal | Urdu | 1,745,000 | 211,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 211,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Molesalam | Gujarati | 91,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
| Molvi | Gujarati | 37,000 | 4,400 | Y | 1.0 | - | 4,400 | - | - | - | - |
| Momna | Gujarati | 162,000 | 9,500 | Y | 1.0 | - | 9,500 | - | - | - | - |
| Mondiwaru | Telugu | 800 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | - | 500 | - | - | - | - |
| Mudugar | Marathi | 1,900 | 90 | Y | 1.0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Christian tradi | Malayalam | 40,000 | 80 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 80 | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Hindu tradition | Malayalam | 158,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Muslim traditio | Malayalam | 2,700 | 20 | Y | 1.0 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Mukri | Kannada | 14,000 | 60 | Y | 1.0 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Munda | Hindi | 3,665,000 | 400 | N | 2.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Munnur | Telugu | 853,000 | 11,000 | Y | 1.0 | 11,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Murao (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 2,386,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mutrasi | Telugu | 1,036,000 | 13,000 | Y | 1.0 | 13,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditio | Tamil | 1,268,000 | 6,500 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 6,500 | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 2,996,000 | 12,000 | Y | 1.0 | 12,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nadia | Marathi | 54,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Naga | Naga Pidgin | 19,000 | 300 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 300 | - | - |
| Nagarchi (Hindu tradition | Marathi | 149,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nai (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 11,845,000 | 831,000 | Y | 1.0 | 825,000 | - | 6,100 | - | - | - |
| Nai (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 325,000 | 3,700 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 3,700 | - |
| Naikda | Marathi | 3,794,000 | 22,000 | Y | 1.0 | 22,000 | 200 | 10 | 20 | - | 30 |
| Naikwadi | Marathi | 600 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | - | 600 | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Malayalam | 6,698,000 | 59,000 | Y | 1.0 | 59,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Naksia | Telugu | 5,900 | 60 | Y | 1.0 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nalband | Urdu | 5,500 | 30 | Y | 1.0 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Namassej (Hindu tradition | Bengali | 4,667,000 | 6,800 | Y | 1.0 | 6,700 | - | 100 | - | - | - |
| Namassej Chandel | Bengali | 1,437,000 | 3,700 | Y | 1.0 | 3,700 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Nanakshahi | Hindi | 2,100 | 1,100 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1,100 | - |
| Nanbai | Urdu | 14,000 | 1,300 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,300 | - | - | - | - |
| Nandiwale | Telugu | 1,300 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nat (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 494,000 | 4,900 | Y | 1.0 | 4,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navithan | Tamil | 808,000 | 3,400 | Y | 1.0 | 3,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Newah | Newar | 165,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Oraon | Kurux | 4,446,000 | 43,000 | N | 2.0 | 39,000 | 200 | 200 | 2,800 | - | 300 |
| Padiar | Marathi | 1,200 | 10 | Y | 1.0 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paharia | Hindi | 16,000 | 3,500 | Y | 1.0 | 3,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paik | Hindi | 206,000 | 1,300 | Y | 1.0 | 1,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paliya | Bengali | 121,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Christian traditi | Tamil | 459,000 | 500 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 500 | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 2,457,000 | 17,000 | Y | 1.0 | 17,000 | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Pan | Odia | 1,352,000 | 900 | Y | 1.0 | 800 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Panchama | Telugu | 3,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pandaram | Tamil | 28,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0 | 1,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pangul | Marathi | 21,000 | 21,000 | Y | 1.0 | 21,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panika | Chhattisgarhi | 1,050,000 | 1,700 | Y | 1.0 | 1,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panka | Odia | 39,000 | 60 | Y | 1.0 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Christian tradi | Tamil | 786,000 | 5,000 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 5,000 | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu tradition | Tamil | 2,192,000 | 11,000 | Y | 1.0 | 11,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paravan (Hindu traditions | Malayalam | 88,000 | 50 | Y | 1.0 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pardhan | Pardhan | 316,000 | 145,000 | Y | 1.0 | 141,000 | 300 | 300 | 200 | 10 | 3,300 |
| Pardhi | Pardhi | 363,000 | 223,000 | Y | 1.0 | 220,000 | 1,300 | 700 | 90 | 50 | 1,000 |
| Parja | Marathi | 489,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | 30 | - | 10 | - | - |
| Parsee | Gujarati | 78,000 | 63,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 63,000 |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 11,419,000 | 1,197,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,197,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Pasi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 7,772,000 | 24,000 | Y | 1.0 | 24,000 | - | 300 | - | - | - |
| Pasi Gujar | Marathi | 640,000 | 1,600 | Y | 1.0 | 1,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pasi Kaithwan | Marathi | 872,000 | 3,400 | Y | 1.0 | 3,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pasi Rajpasi | Marathi | 1,327,000 | 4,000 | Y | 1.0 | 4,000 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Patelia | Marathi | 119,000 | 2,600 | Y | 1.0 | 2,300 | 50 | 20 | 100 | - | 70 |
| Patharwat | Marathi | 37,000 | 23,000 | Y | 1.0 | 23,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patlia | Hindi | 32,000 | 2,100 | Y | 1.0 | 2,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patralu | Marathi | 120,000 | 3,800 | Y | 1.0 | 3,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patvekari (Hindu traditio | Marathi | 28,000 | 2,900 | Y | 1.0 | 2,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patvekari (Muslim traditi | Urdu | 1,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | - | 500 | - | - | - | - |
| Patwa (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 257,000 | 5,500 | Y | 1.0 | 5,300 | - | - | - | - | 200 |
| Pawaria (Hindu traditions | Bareli, Rathwi | 18,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perka | Marathi | 193,000 | 7,500 | Y | 1.0 | 7,400 | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Persian | Persian, Iranian | 7,500 | 3,300 | Y | 1.0 | - | 3,300 | - | - | - | - |
| Phudgi | Marathi | 10,000 | 10,000 | Y | 1.0 | 10,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pichakuntla | Kannada | 42,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pindara | Urdu | 68,000 | 2,400 | Y | 1.0 | - | 2,400 | - | - | - | - |
| Pinjara | Marathi | 3,286,000 | 85,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 85,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Pod | Bengali | 2,972,000 | 4,100 | Y | 1.0 | 4,100 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Poi | Mizo | 49,000 | 50 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 50 | - | - |
| Pomla | Marathi | 1,400 | 70 | Y | 1.0 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Prabhu | Gujarati | 23,000 | 3,100 | Y | 1.0 | 3,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Prabhu Kayastha | Marathi | 273,000 | 254,000 | Y | 1.0 | 254,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Prabhu Patane | Marathi | 63,000 | 62,000 | Y | 1.0 | 62,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulayan | Tamil | 1,051,000 | 1,400 | Y | 1.0 | 1,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pundari | Bengali | 256,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Qalaigar | Urdu | 1,100 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
| Qassab | Urdu | 1,073,000 | 4,100 | Y | 1.0 | - | 4,100 | - | - | - | - |
| Quam-e-Punjab | Punjabi, Eastern | 7,700 | 2,900 | Y | 1.0 | - | 2,900 | - | - | - | - |
| Rabari (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 1,058,000 | 9,600 | Y | 1.0 | 9,500 | - | 100 | - | - | - |
| Rabha | Bengali | 368,000 | 50 | N | 2.0 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rachband | Punjabi, Eastern | 6,100 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Raddi | Kannada | 76,000 | 1,800 | Y | 1.0 | 1,800 | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Rahmani (Muslim tradition | Urdu | 233,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | - | 700 | - | - | - | - |
| Rai | Nepali | 125,000 | 100 | N | 2.0 | 100 | - | - | 10 | - | 10 |
| Rajbansi (Hindu tradition | Bengali | 4,918,000 | 11,000 | Y | 1.0 | 11,000 | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Rajbansi Khen (Hindu trad | Bengali | 99,000 | 50 | Y | 1.0 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajbansi Pali (Hindu trad | Bengali | 665,000 | 1,700 | Y | 1.0 | 1,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajbhar | Bengali | 73,000 | 8,200 | Y | 1.0 | 8,100 | - | 80 | - | - | - |
| Rajpur | Marathi | 50,000 | 1,600 | Y | 1.0 | 1,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 45,306,000 | 1,196,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,183,000 | - | 70 | 30 | - | 14,000 |
| Rajput (Muslim traditions | Urdu | 2,893,000 | 56,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 56,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 1,030,000 | 29,000 | Y | 1.0 | 600 | - | - | - | 29,000 | - |
| Rajput Baghel (Hindu trad | Hindi | 151,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Bais (Hindu tradit | Khandesi | 1,328,000 | 19,000 | Y | 1.0 | 19,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Bargujar (Hindu tr | Hindi | 203,000 | 1,700 | Y | 1.0 | 1,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Bhadauria | Hindi | 256,000 | 2,100 | Y | 1.0 | 2,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Bhatti (Hindu trad | Hindi | 875,000 | 18,000 | Y | 1.0 | 18,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Bundela | Marathi | 99,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Chamar Gaur | Hindi | 25,000 | 2,400 | Y | 1.0 | 2,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Chandel | Khandesi | 335,000 | 4,300 | Y | 1.0 | 4,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Chauhan (Hindu tra | Marathi | 3,007,000 | 54,000 | Y | 1.0 | 54,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Dikhit | Hindi | 263,000 | 2,000 | Y | 1.0 | 2,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Gahlot | Hindi | 567,000 | 7,900 | Y | 1.0 | 7,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Garewal (Hindu tra | Hindi | 315,000 | 4,300 | Y | 1.0 | 4,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Gaur | Khandesi | 662,000 | 7,200 | Y | 1.0 | 7,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Gautam (Hindu trad | Khandesi | 381,000 | 4,700 | Y | 1.0 | 4,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Jadu | Khandesi | 287,000 | 2,200 | Y | 1.0 | 2,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Janjua (Hindu trad | Hindi | 83,000 | 1,600 | Y | 1.0 | 1,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Joia (Hindu tradit | Hindi | 65,000 | 1,100 | Y | 1.0 | 1,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Kachhwaha | Marathi | 708,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Mahratta (Hindu tr | Khandesi | 78,000 | 69,000 | Y | 1.0 | 69,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Mahratta (Muslim t | Urdu | 400 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | - | 400 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Manihas (Hindu tra | Hindi | 250,000 | 3,200 | Y | 1.0 | 3,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Paik | Hindi | 95,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Parihar | Hindi | 396,000 | 4,200 | Y | 1.0 | 4,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Ponwar (Hindu trad | Hindi | 1,259,000 | 109,000 | Y | 1.0 | 109,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Ponwar (Muslim tra | Marwari | 68,000 | 80 | Y | 1.0 | - | 80 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Pundir (Hindu trad | Hindi | 179,000 | 3,300 | Y | 1.0 | 3,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu tr | Hindi | 460,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Rathor (Hindu trad | Khandesi | 1,401,000 | 27,000 | Y | 1.0 | 27,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Rawat | Hindi | 92,000 | 1,100 | Y | 1.0 | 1,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Saithwar | Hindi | 476,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Sakarwar (Hindu tr | Hindi | 200,000 | 1,700 | Y | 1.0 | 1,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Salehria (Hindu tr | Hindi | 105,000 | 2,100 | Y | 1.0 | 2,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Sengar | Khandesi | 400,000 | 4,700 | Y | 1.0 | 4,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Sisodia | Hindi | 112,000 | 8,400 | Y | 1.0 | 8,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Solanki | Gujarati | 305,000 | 2,700 | Y | 1.0 | 2,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Sombansi (Hindu tr | Hindi | 336,000 | 4,300 | Y | 1.0 | 4,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Surajbansi | Marathi | 254,000 | 1,600 | Y | 1.0 | 1,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Tonwar (Hindu trad | Hindi | 452,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Raju | Bengali | 590,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajwar | Hindi | 606,000 | 3,000 | Y | 1.0 | 3,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ralte | Mizo | 18,000 | 50 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 50 | - | - |
| Ramdasia (Sikh traditions | Punjabi, Eastern | 468,000 | 4,200 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 4,200 | - |
| Ramoshi | Marathi | 320,000 | 316,000 | Y | 1.0 | 316,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rangrez (Hindu traditions | Marathi | 351,000 | 182,000 | Y | 1.0 | 180,000 | - | 1,400 | - | - | 300 |
| Rangrez (Muslim tradition | Urdu | 307,000 | 9,700 | Y | 1.0 | - | 9,700 | - | - | - | - |
| Rathawa | Gujarati | 650,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Rathia (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 687,000 | 70 | Y | 1.0 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ravalia | Marathi | 529,000 | 5,300 | Y | 1.0 | 5,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rawal (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 170,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rawat | Hindi | 775,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rayeen (Muslim traditions | Urdu | 967,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | - | 400 | - | - | - | - |
| Sagar | Marathi | 14,000 | 2,100 | Y | 1.0 | 2,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sagarbanshi | Odia | 175,000 | 60 | Y | 1.0 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sahi | Marathi | 1,900 | 1,100 | Y | 1.0 | 1,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Saini (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 588,000 | 5,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 5,000 | - |
| Salat (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 20,000 | 2,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,900 | - | 80 | - | - | - |
| Sali | Marathi | 1,042,000 | 402,000 | Y | 1.0 | 398,000 | - | 4,100 | - | - | 400 |
| Saltangar | Marathi | 300 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
| Salvi | Marathi | 93,000 | 60 | Y | 1.0 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sangar | Marathi | 34,000 | 32,000 | Y | 1.0 | 32,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sansi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 221,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Santal | Bengali | 7,592,000 | 200 | N | 2.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Saora | Marathi | 978,000 | 400 | N | 2.0 | 300 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Sarekari | Telugu | 300 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sarera (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 31,000 | 3,900 | Y | 1.0 | 3,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sarera (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 89,000 | 6,300 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 6,300 | - |
| Sarki | Nepali | 27,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Satani | Hindi | 434,000 | 2,900 | Y | 1.0 | 2,900 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Sauntia | Chhattisgarhi | 82,000 | 40 | Y | 1.0 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Urdu | 7,819,000 | 1,279,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,279,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid Husaini | Urdu | 411,000 | 32,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 32,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Segidi | Telugu | 95,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shabar | Odia | 529,000 | 70 | N | 2.0 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh | Urdu | 85,376,000 | 7,380,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 7,385,000 | - | 80 | - | - |
| Shaikh Faruqi | Urdu | 793,000 | 68,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 68,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 8,060,000 | 740,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 740,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Siddiqi | Urdu | 7,500,000 | 222,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 222,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Usmani | Urdu | 469,000 | 44,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 44,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Shenva (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 118,000 | 1,300 | Y | 1.0 | 1,200 | - | 40 | - | 10 | - |
| Sherpa | Nepali | 39,000 | 30 | N | 2.0 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Shinligar | Marathi | 6,400 | 800 | Y | 1.0 | 800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Siddi (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 9,500 | 900 | N | 2.0 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Siddi (Muslim traditions) | Marathi | 13,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
| Sikligar (Hindu tradition | Marathi | 73,000 | 60 | Y | 1.0 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sikligar (Muslim traditio | Urdu | 45,000 | 15,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 15,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Silawat (Hindu traditions | Marathi | 69,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Silawat (Muslim tradition | Urdu | 2,100 | 90 | Y | 1.0 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
| Sindhi (Muslim traditions | Sindhi | 142,000 | 8,800 | Y | 1.0 | - | 8,800 | - | - | - | - |
| Sindhi Mohana | Sindhi | 600 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | - | 600 | - | - | - | - |
| Sindhi Samon | Sindhi | 91,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | - | 500 | - | - | - | - |
| Sindhi Sumra | Kacchi | 31,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
| Sindhollu | Telugu | 6,500 | 1,000 | Y | 1.0 | 800 | - | - | - | 200 | - |
| Sindhuria | Odia | 300 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sinhalese | Sinhala | 4,400 | 900 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | 900 | - | - | - |
| Somvanshi | Marathi | 496,000 | 289,000 | Y | 1.0 | 289,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 7,711,000 | 1,309,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,287,000 | - | 11,000 | - | - | 11,000 |
| Sonar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 188,000 | 1,600 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1,600 | - |
| Sonar Aksali | Marathi | 63,000 | 40,000 | Y | 1.0 | 39,000 | - | 400 | - | - | - |
| Sonjhara | Hindi | 18,000 | 1,600 | Y | 1.0 | 1,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sudra | Konkani | 5,700 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 796,000 | 12,000 | Y | 1.0 | 12,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunri Sadhubanik | Bengali | 271,000 | 3,500 | Y | 1.0 | 3,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunuwar | Nepali | 83,000 | 10 | Y | 1.0 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sutradhar (Hindu traditio | Bengali | 418,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 3,708,000 | 116,000 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 116,000 | - | - |
| Tagwale | Marathi | 400 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tai Man | Phake | 5,800 | 30 | N | 2.0 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Takari | Urdu | 700 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | - | 600 | - | - | - | - |
| Talkute | Marathi | 300 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tamang | Nepali | 232,000 | 100 | N | 2.0 | 90 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Tamboli (Hindu traditions | Marathi | 1,856,000 | 435,000 | Y | 1.0 | 432,000 | - | 3,000 | - | - | 80 |
| Tamboli (Muslim tradition | Urdu | 149,000 | 5,600 | Y | 1.0 | - | 5,600 | - | - | - | - |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 3,186,000 | 27,000 | Y | 1.0 | 10 | 27,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 4,826,000 | 2,200 | Y | 1.0 | 2,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Targala | Gujarati | 36,000 | 2,500 | Y | 1.0 | 2,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Taria | Marathi | 4,400 | 4,400 | Y | 1.0 | 4,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 1,045,000 | 12,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 12,000 | - |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 18,686,000 | 1,527,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,512,000 | - | 16,000 | 100 | 600 | 100 |
| Teli (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 1,694,000 | 36,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 36,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Teli Ganiga (Hindu tradit | Marathi | 36,000 | 36,000 | Y | 1.0 | 35,000 | - | 1,200 | - | - | - |
| Teli Ganiga (Muslim tradi | Urdu | 1,200 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,200 | - | - | - | - |
| Teli Sahu | Hindi | 80,000 | 79,000 | Y | 1.0 | 79,000 | - | 100 | - | - | - |
| Thakar | Marathi | 88,000 | 88,000 | Y | 1.0 | 88,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thakkar | Marathi | 583,000 | 566,000 | Y | 1.0 | 564,000 | 1,400 | 200 | 100 | 100 | 800 |
| Thakuri | Nepali | 33,000 | 30 | Y | 1.0 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Hindu traditions | Malayalam | 231,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tharu | Nepali | 453,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thori (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 942,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thoti, tribal | Marathi | 5,100 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | 10 | - | - | 10 |
| Tibetan | Tibetan, Central | 99,000 | 2,600 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | 2,600 | - | - | - |
| Tili | Bengali | 1,064,000 | 1,400 | Y | 1.0 | 1,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tirgar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 15,000 | 70 | Y | 1.0 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tirmali | Marathi | 14,000 | 11,000 | Y | 1.0 | 11,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tiyar | Bengali | 491,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Turi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 348,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Turkmen | Turkmen | 500 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
| Urali | Malayalam | 71,000 | 50 | Y | 1.0 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 3,604,000 | 367,000 | Y | 1.0 | 366,000 | - | 1,500 | 10 | - | - |
| Vakkaliga | Kannada | 6,362,000 | 146,000 | Y | 1.0 | 145,000 | - | 400 | - | - | - |
| Valmiki (Balmiki) Mehtar | Hindi | 128,000 | 24,000 | Y | 1.0 | 24,000 | - | 80 | - | - | - |
| Valmiki, Balmiki (Hindu t | Hindi | 5,248,000 | 219,000 | Y | 1.0 | 213,000 | - | 3,800 | 2,800 | 200 | - |
| Vaniyan | Tamil | 948,000 | 4,200 | N | 2.0 | 3,200 | - | - | 1,000 | - | - |
| Vanjara | Marathi | 952,000 | 832,000 | Y | 1.0 | 831,000 | - | 2,100 | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Christian traditi | Tamil | 148,000 | 500 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 500 | - | - |
| Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 889,000 | 3,200 | Y | 1.0 | 3,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Tamil | 12,735,000 | 70,000 | Y | 1.0 | 70,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Varli | Varli | 1,241,000 | 795,000 | Y | 1.0 | 789,000 | 1,100 | 200 | 1,600 | 100 | 2,700 |
| Vasudev | Marathi | 15,000 | 1,700 | Y | 1.0 | 1,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vathiriyan (Christian tra | Tamil | 5,100 | 1,000 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 1,000 | - | - |
| Vathiriyan (Hindu traditi | Tamil | 9,200 | 70 | Y | 1.0 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Veerabhadreeya (Viramusht | Telugu | 41,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Velama | Tamil | 434,000 | 4,400 | Y | 1.0 | 4,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Velan | Tamil | 85,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan | Tamil | 2,581,000 | 12,000 | Y | 1.0 | 11,000 | - | - | 500 | - | - |
| Vellalan Mudaliar | Tamil | 42,000 | 1,300 | Y | 1.0 | 1,300 | - | - | 60 | - | - |
| Viswakarma | Marathi | 7,647,000 | 233,000 | Y | 1.0 | 233,000 | - | 400 | - | - | 30 |
| Viswakarma Asari | Tamil | 696,000 | 3,600 | Y | 1.0 | 3,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Kollan | Malayalam | 191,000 | 1,100 | Y | 1.0 | 1,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Panchal | Kannada | 92,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Thattan | Malayalam | 201,000 | 1,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vitholia | Marathi | 25,000 | 600 | N | 2.0 | 500 | 40 | - | 10 | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 58,320,000 | 1,335,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,331,000 | - | 3,400 | 40 | 40 | 90 |
| Yadav Dhindhor | Marathi | 1,532,000 | 32,000 | Y | 1.0 | 32,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Gaoli | Hindi | 4,942,000 | 5,400 | Y | 1.0 | 5,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Ghosi | Marathi | 1,562,000 | 30,000 | Y | 1.0 | 30,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Gola | Marathi | 4,902,000 | 111,000 | Y | 1.0 | 111,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Gualbans (Hindu tra | Marathi | 4,857,000 | 177,000 | Y | 1.0 | 177,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Nandbans | Marathi | 476,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0 | 1,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Rawat | Marathi | 1,439,000 | 7,400 | Y | 1.0 | 7,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 2,593,000 | 4,300 | Y | 1.0 | 4,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yakthumba, Limbu | Nepali | 143,000 | 40 | N | 2.0 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yenadi | Kannada | 644,000 | 4,500 | Y | 1.0 | 4,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yerava | Ravula | 31,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yerukula | Yerukula | 537,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Zarekari | Marathi | 1,300 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | - | 600 | - | - | - | - |
| State Totals: 888 People Groups |
|
125,058,000 |
827 |
|
101,106,000 |
13,621,000 |
6,626,000 |
1,094,000 |
235,000 |
2,383,000 |
JP Unreached of Day
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