| People Name |
Primary Language |
Country Population |
State Population |
Least
Reached |
Progress Scale |
Hindu |
Muslim |
Buddhist |
Christian |
Sikh |
Other |
| Abdul | Bengali | 35,000 | 1,700 | Y | 1.0  | - | 1,700 | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Andhra | Telugu | 318,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Tamil | 8,702,000 | 1,500 | Y | 1.0 | 1,500 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Adi Dravida Christian | Tamil | 572,000 | 70 | N | 3.0  | - | - | - | 70 | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan | Tamil | 879,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Tamil | 669,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agariya (Hindu traditions | Bengali | 208,000 | 1,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ager (Hindu traditions) | Sindhi | 15,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aghori | Hindi | 70,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agri | Sindhi | 424,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aguri | Bengali | 518,000 | 492,000 | Y | 1.0 | 491,000 | - | - | 600 | - | - |
| Ahmadi | Urdu | 74,000 | 900 | Y | 1.0 | - | 900 | - | - | - | - |
| Ahom | Assamese | 1,345,000 | 1,100 | Y | 1.0 | 1,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aka | Hruso | 11,000 | 80 | N | 2.0  | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Amat | Bengali | 257,000 | 2,200 | Y | 1.0 | 2,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Angami | Naga, Angami | 160,000 | 400 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 400 | - | - |
| Angarok | Bengali | 6,400 | 5,800 | Y | 1.0 | 5,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anglo | Bengali | 140,000 | 16,000 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 16,000 | - | - |
| Ansari | Bengali | 10,720,000 | 426,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 426,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Ao | Naga, Ao | 235,000 | 70 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 70 | - | - |
| Arab | Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken | 2,400 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
| Arakh | Hindi | 601,000 | 10 | Y | 1.0 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Armenian | Armenian | 600 | 300 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 300 | - | - |
| Arora (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 475,000 | 2,100 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 2,100 | - |
| Asho Khyang | Bengali | 800 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | 200 | - | - | - |
| Assamese (Muslim traditio | Assamese | 2,739,000 | 2,300 | Y | 1.0 | - | 2,300 | - | - | - | - |
| Asur | Asuri | 32,000 | 3,900 | N | 2.0 | 3,100 | 30 | - | 700 | - | 90 |
| Badaik | Sadri | 109,000 | 69,000 | Y | 1.0 | 69,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Badhai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 6,556,000 | 24,000 | Y | 1.0 | 24,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Badhi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 36,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | - | 700 | - | - | - | - |
| Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,930,000 | 2,762,000 | Y | 1.0 | 2,756,000 | - | 1,800 | 2,600 | 500 | - |
| Bagti | Bengali | 200 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baha'i | Hindi | 13,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 200 |
| Bahelia (Hindu traditions | Bengali | 182,000 | 5,900 | Y | 1.0 | 5,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baidya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 285,000 | 223,000 | Y | 1.0 | 223,000 | - | - | 900 | - | - |
| Baiga | Bengali | 582,000 | 14,000 | Y | 1.0 | 13,000 | 20 | - | 10 | - | 200 |
| Bairagi (Hindu traditions | Bengali | 3,546,000 | 1,201,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,201,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bairagi (Muslim tradition | Bengali | 18,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
| Baiti | Bengali | 45,000 | 13,000 | Y | 1.0 | 13,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bajikar (Muslim tradition | Bengali | 2,200 | 800 | Y | 1.0 | - | 800 | - | - | - | - |
| Balija (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 1,737,000 | 40 | Y | 1.0 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baloch | Balochi, Eastern | 59,000 | 40 | Y | 1.0 | - | 40 | - | - | - | - |
| Balti | Balti | 53,000 | 10 | Y | 1.0 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Bania | Hindi | 29,429,000 | 1,319,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,275,000 | - | - | - | - | 45,000 |
| Bania Agarwal | Hindi | 4,851,000 | 223,000 | Y | 1.0 | 202,000 | - | - | - | - | 21,000 |
| Bania Agrahari | Hindi | 320,000 | 18,000 | Y | 1.0 | 18,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Bais | Bengali | 129,000 | 43,000 | Y | 1.0 | 43,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Barnawar | Bengali | 64,000 | 8,300 | Y | 1.0 | 8,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Brittal | Assamese | 70,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Gahoi | Hindi | 343,000 | 12,000 | Y | 1.0 | 11,000 | - | - | - | - | 1,200 |
| Bania Gandha Banik | Bengali | 289,000 | 246,000 | Y | 1.0 | 246,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Jaiswal | Hindi | 122,000 | 11,000 | Y | 1.0 | 9,200 | - | - | - | - | 1,400 |
| Bania Kasarwani | Hindi | 411,000 | 13,000 | Y | 1.0 | 13,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Kasaundhan | Hindi | 495,000 | 16,000 | Y | 1.0 | 16,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Khandelwal | Hindi | 93,000 | 4,600 | Y | 1.0 | 1,300 | - | - | - | - | 3,300 |
| Bania Khatri | Bengali | 204,000 | 132,000 | Y | 1.0 | 132,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Mahajan | Hindi | 186,000 | 16,000 | Y | 1.0 | 16,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Mahesri | Hindi | 364,000 | 23,000 | Y | 1.0 | 23,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Mahur | Hindi | 879,000 | 1,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Modh | Hindi | 76,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Oswal | Hindi | 423,000 | 16,000 | Y | 1.0 | 11,000 | - | - | - | - | 4,500 |
| Bania Porwal | Hindi | 328,000 | 24,000 | Y | 1.0 | 21,000 | - | - | - | - | 3,000 |
| Bania Rauniar | Bengali | 126,000 | 7,900 | Y | 1.0 | 7,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Srimali | Hindi | 364,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Subarna Banik | Bengali | 169,000 | 162,000 | Y | 1.0 | 162,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banjara (Hindu traditions | Bengali | 6,182,000 | 97,000 | Y | 1.0 | 97,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banjara (Muslim tradition | Bengali | 165,000 | 60 | Y | 1.0 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
| Bansphor (Hindu tradition | Bengali | 163,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bantar | Bengali | 140,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baori | Bengali | 413,000 | 50 | Y | 1.0 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bari (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 639,000 | 1,900 | Y | 1.0 | 1,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baria (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 261,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Barua | Bengali | 1,400 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 70 | - | 400 | - | - | - |
| Barwala (Hindu traditions | Dogri | 55,000 | 10 | Y | 1.0 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bathudi | Bengali | 232,000 | 7,800 | Y | 1.0 | 7,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bauri | Bengali | 2,061,000 | 1,236,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,233,000 | - | 10 | 2,400 | 400 | - |
| Bawaria (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 104,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 300 | - |
| Bazigar (Hindu traditions | Bengali | 284,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedar (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 2,524,000 | 30 | Y | 1.0 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 545,000 | 85,000 | Y | 1.0 | 83,000 | 20 | - | 200 | 10 | 2,200 |
| Bedia (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 4,200 | 3,700 | Y | 1.0 | - | 3,700 | - | - | - | - |
| Behara | Bengali | 3,500 | 2,500 | Y | 1.0 | - | 2,500 | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,909,000 | 5,300 | Y | 1.0 | 5,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Besya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,300 | 1,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Besya (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,700 | 1,700 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,700 | - | - | - | - |
| Bhakat | Bengali | 3,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhalla | Bengali | 3,600 | 3,600 | Y | 1.0 | 3,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhand (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 31,000 | 30 | Y | 1.0 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhandari | Bengali | 644,000 | 4,200 | Y | 1.0 | 4,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhangi (Muslim traditions | Bengali | 138,000 | 3,400 | Y | 1.0 | - | 3,400 | - | - | - | - |
| Bhangi Lal Begi (Muslim t | Bengali | 8,800 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | - | 700 | - | - | - | - |
| Bhar | Bengali | 2,006,000 | 27,000 | Y | 1.0 | 27,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharbhunja (Hindu traditi | Hindi | 1,215,000 | 3,000 | Y | 1.0 | 3,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhaskar | Bengali | 1,200 | 1,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,390,000 | 49,000 | Y | 1.0 | 49,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhathiara (Muslim traditi | Urdu | 189,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Bhatia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 234,000 | 1,700 | Y | 1.0 | 1,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhil | Bhili | 17,112,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhogta | Bengali | 260,000 | 18,000 | Y | 1.0 | 18,000 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 6,479,000 | 85,000 | Y | 1.0 | 85,000 | - | - | 80 | - | - |
| Bhotia | Nepali | 116,000 | 69,000 | Y | 1.0 | 7,200 | 300 | 56,000 | 5,500 | 10 | 80 |
| Bhotia Sikkim | Nepali | 85,000 | 13,000 | Y | 1.0 | 2,200 | - | 9,000 | 1,800 | - | - |
| Bhotia Tibetan | Tibetan, Central | 3,700 | 30 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Bhottada | Odia | 463,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhuinhar | Bengali | 959,000 | 3,200 | Y | 1.0 | 3,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhuinmali | Bengali | 170,000 | 86,000 | Y | 1.0 | 86,000 | - | 50 | 200 | 40 | - |
| Bhuiya | Bengali | 2,028,000 | 140,000 | Y | 1.0 | 139,000 | - | 400 | 700 | 30 | - |
| Bhuiya Ghatwar | Bengali | 308,000 | 53,000 | Y | 1.0 | 53,000 | - | 100 | 300 | - | - |
| Bhumij | Bengali | 1,136,000 | 379,000 | Y | 1.0 | 372,000 | 1,000 | 20 | 600 | 100 | 4,600 |
| Biar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 376,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0 | 1,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bindla | Bengali | 1,001,000 | 71,000 | Y | 1.0 | 71,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Binjhia | Hindi | 181,000 | 3,100 | Y | 1.0 | 3,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Birhor | Bengali | 21,000 | 2,300 | N | 2.0 | 2,100 | 30 | 20 | 50 | - | 90 |
| Birjia | Bijori | 13,000 | 1,200 | N | 2.0 | 1,100 | 10 | 10 | 40 | - | - |
| Biswas (Muslim traditions | Bengali | 4,900 | 4,800 | Y | 1.0 | - | 4,800 | - | - | - | - |
| Bodo (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,605,000 | 36,000 | N | 2.0 | 32,000 | - | - | 3,800 | - | - |
| Bohra | Gujarati | 1,125,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | - | 700 | - | - | - | - |
| Boya | Telugu | 4,033,000 | 1,600 | Y | 1.0 | 1,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin | Bengali | 59,885,000 | 3,819,000 | Y | 1.0 | 3,806,000 | - | 300 | 300 | - | 9,500 |
| Brahmin (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 95,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 300 | - |
| Brahmin Acharaj | Hindi | 55,000 | 5,100 | Y | 1.0 | 5,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Acharya | Bengali | 74,000 | 65,000 | Y | 1.0 | 65,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Anavala | Gujarati | 85,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Audich | Gujarati | 470,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Bhumihar | Bengali | 2,793,000 | 26,000 | Y | 1.0 | 26,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Chitpavan | Marathi | 483,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Dakshini | Telugu | 117,000 | 2,000 | Y | 1.0 | 2,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Deshastha | Marathi | 571,000 | 70 | Y | 1.0 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Dravida | Tamil | 126,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Hindi | 2,999,000 | 214,000 | Y | 1.0 | 214,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gujarati | Gujarati | 153,000 | 1,100 | Y | 1.0 | 1,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Joshi | Bengali | 358,000 | 23,000 | Y | 1.0 | 23,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Jyoti | Hindi | 123,000 | 7,100 | Y | 1.0 | 7,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kanaujia | Hindi | 4,238,000 | 371,000 | Y | 1.0 | 371,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Karhada | Marathi | 81,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kashmiri Pandit | Kashmiri | 722,000 | 50 | Y | 1.0 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Khandelwal | Hindi | 275,000 | 20,000 | Y | 1.0 | 20,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Maha | Hindi | 182,000 | 7,900 | Y | 1.0 | 7,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mahratta | Hindi | 466,000 | 22,000 | Y | 1.0 | 22,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Maithili | Hindi | 21,000 | 7,000 | Y | 1.0 | 7,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Marathi | Marathi | 104,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Modh | Gujarati | 129,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Ojha | Bengali | 48,000 | 3,900 | Y | 1.0 | 3,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Parikh | Hindi | 148,000 | 2,100 | Y | 1.0 | 2,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Purohit | Hindi | 113,000 | 2,300 | Y | 1.0 | 2,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Pushkarna | Hindi | 75,000 | 2,200 | Y | 1.0 | 2,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Radhi | Bengali | 1,558,000 | 1,217,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,217,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Rikhisur | Bengali | 50,000 | 4,800 | Y | 1.0 | 4,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sakaldwipi | Hindi | 465,000 | 25,000 | Y | 1.0 | 25,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Saraswat | Hindi | 573,000 | 26,000 | Y | 1.0 | 26,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sawaria | Gujarati | 4,202,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Srimali | Hindi | 56,000 | 2,200 | Y | 1.0 | 2,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 515,000 | 900 | Y | 1.0 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 1,041,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0 | 1,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Utkal | Bengali | 179,000 | 123,000 | Y | 1.0 | 123,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Vaidik | Bengali | 187,000 | 165,000 | Y | 1.0 | 165,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Varendra | Bengali | 254,000 | 208,000 | Y | 1.0 | 208,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Vyas | Bengali | 155,000 | 2,200 | Y | 1.0 | 2,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Buna (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 401,000 | 256,000 | Y | 1.0 | 256,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Burmese | Burmese | 15,000 | 800 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | 800 | - | - | - |
| Chain | Bengali | 512,000 | 359,000 | Y | 1.0 | 359,000 | - | - | 200 | - | - |
| Chak | Bengali | 300 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | 200 | - | - | - |
| Chakhesang | Naga, Chokri | 159,000 | 100 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 100 | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Christian tr | Tamil | 119,000 | 10 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Hindu tradit | Tamil | 873,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chakma | Bengali | 221,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | 10 | 200 | 20 | - | - |
| Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 49,397,000 | 1,117,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,098,000 | - | 300 | 18,000 | 50 | - |
| Chamar (Sikh traditions) | Bengali | 1,364,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 400 | - |
| Chang | Naga, Chang | 66,000 | 30 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Charan (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 321,000 | 70 | Y | 1.0 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chasadhobi | Bengali | 90,000 | 88,000 | Y | 1.0 | 88,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chaudhari, caste | Bengali | 11,000 | 11,000 | Y | 1.0 | 11,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chaupal | Bengali | 98,000 | 6,000 | Y | 1.0 | 6,000 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Chepang | Nepali | 1,100 | 40 | Y | 1.0 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chero | Bengali | 162,000 | 5,200 | Y | 1.0 | 4,800 | 200 | 10 | 90 | - | 50 |
| Cheruman (Hindu tradition | Tamil | 380,000 | 70 | Y | 1.0 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chhetri | Nepali | 265,000 | 14,000 | Y | 1.0 | 14,000 | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Chhimba (Hindu traditions | Bengali | 131,000 | 60 | Y | 1.0 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chhimba (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 122,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 300 | - |
| Chik (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 125,000 | 2,700 | Y | 1.0 | 2,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chik Baraik | Hindi | 119,000 | 22,000 | Y | 1.0 | 21,000 | 10 | 50 | 800 | - | 800 |
| Chitrakar (Hindu traditio | Bengali | 62,000 | 3,000 | Y | 1.0 | 2,900 | - | - | 40 | - | - |
| Chitrakar (Muslim traditi | Bengali | 6,300 | 6,300 | Y | 1.0 | - | 6,300 | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Bengali | 994,000 | 83,000 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 83,000 | - | - |
| Dabgar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 117,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dahiara | Bengali | 2,700 | 2,700 | Y | 1.0 | - | 2,700 | - | - | - | - |
| Dai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 300 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dai (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 13,000 | 11,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 11,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Dalu | Bengali | 18,000 | 17,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 17,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Dangi | Bengali | 716,000 | 2,400 | Y | 1.0 | 2,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Darjee | Nepali | 54,000 | 19,000 | Y | 1.0 | 18,000 | - | 100 | 700 | - | - |
| Darzi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,934,000 | 2,700 | Y | 1.0 | 2,700 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Darzi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,017,000 | 6,200 | Y | 1.0 | - | 6,200 | - | - | - | - |
| Darzi (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 40,000 | 60 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 60 | - |
| Deori | Bengali | 53,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu t | Hindi | 568,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhangar Bharwad | Gujarati | 2,826,000 | 1,500 | Y | 1.0 | 1,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhangri | Dungra Bhil | 22,000 | 2,700 | Y | 1.0 | 2,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhanuk | Bengali | 4,270,000 | 58,000 | Y | 1.0 | 58,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhanwar | Bengali | 67,000 | 2,900 | Y | 1.0 | 2,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhimal | Rangpuri | 4,900 | 2,900 | Y | 1.0 | 2,800 | - | - | - | - | 100 |
| Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 12,161,000 | 407,000 | Y | 1.0 | 407,000 | - | 80 | - | 70 | - |
| Dhobi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 981,000 | 9,800 | Y | 1.0 | - | 9,800 | - | - | - | - |
| Dholi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 5,900 | 1,700 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,700 | - | - | - | - |
| Doai | Bengali | 9,700 | 9,500 | Y | 1.0 | 9,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,301,000 | 361,000 | Y | 1.0 | 360,000 | - | - | 800 | 70 | - |
| Dom (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 183,000 | 5,500 | Y | 1.0 | - | 5,500 | - | - | - | - |
| Drukpa | Dzongkha | 12,000 | 8,000 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | 7,600 | - | - | - |
| Dulia | Bengali | 386,000 | 376,000 | Y | 1.0 | 376,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dura | Nepali | 3,200 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Dusadh (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 5,666,000 | 60,000 | Y | 1.0 | 60,000 | - | - | 300 | 20 | - |
| Dusadh (Muslim traditions | Bengali | 13,000 | 7,700 | Y | 1.0 | - | 7,700 | - | - | - | - |
| Dusadh Bahelia | Bengali | 755,000 | 16,000 | Y | 1.0 | 15,000 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Faqir | Bengali | 92,000 | 3,300 | Y | 1.0 | - | 3,300 | - | - | - | - |
| Gadaria (Hindu traditions | Bengali | 6,636,000 | 17,000 | Y | 1.0 | 17,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gaddi (Muslim traditions) | Kashmiri | 439,000 | 10 | Y | 1.0 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Gamit | Gujarati | 462,000 | 300 | N | 2.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ganda | Bengali | 1,295,000 | 3,300 | Y | 1.0 | 3,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gandharb (Hindu tradition | Bengali | 14,000 | 3,100 | Y | 1.0 | 3,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gandharva | Nepali | 500 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gandla | Telugu | 75,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gangai | Nepali | 4,800 | 3,000 | Y | 1.0 | 2,900 | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Garo | Garo | 1,112,000 | 2,300 | N | 5.0  | 600 | 20 | - | 1,600 | - | - |
| Gauda | Odia | 2,023,000 | 4,400 | Y | 1.0 | 4,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gavara | Telugu | 17,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ghanchi (Hindu traditions | Gujarati | 115,000 | 70 | Y | 1.0 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gharti | Bengali | 22,000 | 14,000 | Y | 1.0 | 14,000 | - | 200 | 400 | - | - |
| Ghasiya (Hindu traditions | Bengali | 438,000 | 18,000 | Y | 1.0 | 18,000 | - | 10 | 100 | - | - |
| Ghazi | Bengali | 1,500 | 1,500 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,500 | - | - | - | - |
| Ghosi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 289,000 | 800 | Y | 1.0 | 800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ghusuria | Bengali | 95,000 | 800 | Y | 1.0 | 800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Goanese | Konkani, Goan | 573,000 | 1,100 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 1,100 | - | - |
| Godra | Bengali | 5,600 | 70 | Y | 1.0 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gokha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 238,000 | 3,200 | Y | 1.0 | 3,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gond | Bengali | 14,449,000 | 12,000 | Y | 1.0 | 12,000 | 90 | 20 | 30 | - | 200 |
| Gonrhi | Bengali | 828,000 | 9,700 | Y | 1.0 | 9,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gorait | Bengali | 11,000 | 2,600 | Y | 1.0 | 2,600 | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Gosain | Bengali | 1,567,000 | 29,000 | Y | 1.0 | 29,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gujar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 48,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 100 | - |
| Guria | Odia | 732,000 | 2,300 | Y | 1.0 | 2,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gurung | Nepali | 110,000 | 84,000 | N | 2.0 | 51,000 | - | 20,000 | 13,000 | - | - |
| Hadi | Bengali | 1,009,000 | 443,000 | Y | 1.0 | 440,000 | - | 50 | 3,400 | 200 | - |
| Hajam | Bengali | 2,009,000 | 50,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 50,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Hajang | Bengali | 75,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | 700 | 20 | - | 10 | - | 20 |
| Halalkhor (Hindu traditio | Bengali | 9,500 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0 | 1,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Halwai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,414,000 | 423,000 | Y | 1.0 | 423,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Halwai Maira | Bengali | 123,000 | 47,000 | Y | 1.0 | 47,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Han Chinese, Mandarin | Chinese, Mandarin | 9,800 | 3,400 | N | 2.0 | - | - | 2,300 | 600 | - | 600 |
| Hazra (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 4,300 | 4,100 | Y | 1.0 | 4,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hela | Hindi | 54,000 | 40 | Y | 1.0 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hira | Bengali | 69,000 | 2,800 | Y | 1.0 | 2,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ho | Bengali | 1,089,000 | 22,000 | Y | 1.0 | 21,000 | 50 | 200 | 200 | - | 600 |
| Ilavan | Tamil | 5,942,000 | 1,400 | Y | 1.0 | 1,400 | - | - | 50 | - | - |
| Indo-Burman | Rakhine | 600 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | - | 600 | - | - | - | - |
| Jaraj (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 9,100 | 9,000 | Y | 1.0 | 9,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 19,517,000 | 42,000 | Y | 1.0 | 42,000 | - | - | - | - | 70 |
| Jat (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 539,000 | 56,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 56,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 9,451,000 | 34,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 34,000 | - |
| Jat Atra | Bengali | 26,000 | 25,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 25,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Bajwa (Hindu traditio | Hindi | 38,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Bajwa (Muslim traditi | Urdu | 500 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Chahil (Hindu traditi | Hindi | 157,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Chahil (Muslim tradit | Bengali | 2,400 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | - | 500 | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Chahil (Sikh traditio | Punjabi, Eastern | 79,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 200 | - |
| Jat Chima (Hindu traditio | Hindi | 68,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Chima (Muslim traditi | Urdu | 900 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | - | 400 | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Dagar | Hindi | 133,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Dehia (Hindu traditio | Hindi | 278,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Dehia (Muslim traditi | Urdu | 1,800 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | - | 400 | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Dhariwal (Hindu tradi | Hindi | 168,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Dhariwal (Muslim trad | Urdu | 1,100 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Dhillon (Hindu tradit | Hindi | 159,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Dhillon (Muslim tradi | Urdu | 1,300 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Dhillon (Sikh traditi | Punjabi, Eastern | 181,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 30 | - | - | - | 200 | - |
| Jat Gahlot (Hindu traditi | Hindi | 78,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Gahlot (Muslim tradit | Urdu | 1,500 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Ghatwal (Hindu tradit | Hindi | 196,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Ghatwal (Muslim tradi | Urdu | 8,800 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Gil (Hindu traditions | Hindi | 237,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Gil (Muslim tradition | Urdu | 2,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Gil (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 197,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 400 | - |
| Jat Hela | Hindi | 232,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Kharral (Hindu tradit | Hindi | 54,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Kharral (Muslim tradi | Urdu | 1,300 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Mann (Hindu tradition | Hindi | 166,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Mann (Muslim traditio | Urdu | 4,300 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Mann (Sikh traditions | Punjabi, Eastern | 121,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 200 | - |
| Jat Pachhade | Hindi | 322,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Rathi (Hindu traditio | Hindi | 121,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Sahrawat | Hindi | 130,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Sarai (Sikh tradition | Punjabi, Eastern | 144,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 100 | - |
| Jat Sidhu (Hindu traditio | Hindi | 395,000 | 1,100 | Y | 1.0 | 1,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Sidhu (Muslim traditi | Urdu | 2,900 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | - | 500 | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Sidhu (Sikh tradition | Punjabi, Eastern | 436,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1,200 | - |
| Jat Sindhu (Hindu traditi | Hindi | 333,000 | 1,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Sindhu (Muslim tradit | Urdu | 3,300 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | - | 500 | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Sindhu (Sikh traditio | Punjabi, Eastern | 131,000 | 800 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 800 | - |
| Jat Varaich (Hindu tradit | Hindi | 53,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Varaich (Muslim tradi | Urdu | 800 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Virk (Hindu tradition | Hindi | 56,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jew, South Asian | Hebrew | 6,100 | 90 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 90 |
| Jhalo Malo | Bengali | 428,000 | 294,000 | Y | 1.0 | 294,000 | - | 10 | 200 | 30 | - |
| Jhinwar (Hindu traditions | Dogri | 589,000 | 10 | Y | 1.0 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 417,000 | 1,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1,000 | - |
| Jimdar | Bengali | 82,000 | 81,000 | Y | 1.0 | 81,000 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,217,000 | 1,404,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,404,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Juang | Juang | 48,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Julaha | Punjabi, Eastern | 904,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | 70 | - | - | - | 700 | - |
| Kabadi | Bengali | 73,000 | 2,200 | Y | 1.0 | 2,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kachari Dimasa | Bengali | 148,000 | 3,600 | N | 2.0 | 3,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kachhi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 5,992,000 | 90 | Y | 1.0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kadar | Bengali | 118,000 | 26,000 | Y | 1.0 | 26,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kagate | Syuba | 1,800 | 60 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Kahar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 8,207,000 | 363,000 | Y | 1.0 | 363,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kahar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 84,000 | 17,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 17,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Kahar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 79,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 100 | - |
| Kahar Kamkar (Hindu tradi | Bengali | 197,000 | 18,000 | Y | 1.0 | 18,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kahar Kamkar (Muslim trad | Bengali | 2,100 | 1,600 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,600 | - | - | - | - |
| Kaibartta | Bengali | 1,914,000 | 584,000 | Y | 1.0 | 584,000 | - | - | 700 | 40 | - |
| Kaibartta Jalia | Bengali | 410,000 | 257,000 | Y | 1.0 | 257,000 | - | - | 100 | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Tamil | 2,455,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,964,000 | 4,600 | Y | 1.0 | 4,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal Idiga | Telugu | 1,785,000 | 1,500 | Y | 1.0 | 1,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalingi | Odia | 272,000 | 3,000 | Y | 1.0 | 3,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan | Tamil | 1,288,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalu | Bengali | 262,000 | 224,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 224,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Kalwar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,813,000 | 101,000 | Y | 1.0 | 101,000 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Kalwar (Muslim traditions | Bengali | 49,000 | 2,700 | Y | 1.0 | - | 2,700 | - | - | - | - |
| Kalwar Iraqi (Muslim trad | Bengali | 43,000 | 2,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 2,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Kamar | Bengali | 31,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kamboh (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 512,000 | 1,100 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1,100 | - |
| Kami | Nepali | 105,000 | 52,000 | Y | 1.0 | 51,000 | - | 700 | 500 | 10 | - |
| Kammara | Telugu | 122,000 | 50 | Y | 1.0 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kandra | Bengali | 745,000 | 113,000 | Y | 1.0 | 113,000 | - | - | 200 | - | - |
| Kandu | Bengali | 2,390,000 | 47,000 | Y | 1.0 | 47,000 | - | - | 80 | - | - |
| Kanjar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 202,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanjar (Muslim traditions | Bengali | 15,000 | 4,200 | Y | 1.0 | - | 4,200 | - | - | - | - |
| Kaora | Bengali | 297,000 | 277,000 | Y | 1.0 | 274,000 | - | 100 | 2,200 | 30 | - |
| Kapali | Bengali | 303,000 | 215,000 | Y | 1.0 | 215,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapariya | Bengali | 26,000 | 900 | Y | 1.0 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu | Telugu | 15,178,000 | 2,500 | Y | 1.0 | 2,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 3,611,000 | 1,700 | Y | 1.0 | 1,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Karan | Odia | 529,000 | 1,900 | Y | 1.0 | 1,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Karenga | Bengali | 42,000 | 36,000 | Y | 1.0 | 36,000 | - | - | 80 | - | - |
| Karmali | Santhali | 122,000 | 3,200 | Y | 1.0 | 2,600 | 10 | - | - | - | 600 |
| Kasar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 659,000 | 93,000 | Y | 1.0 | 93,000 | - | - | - | - | 100 |
| Kashmiri (Muslim traditio | Urdu | 6,798,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | - | 400 | - | - | - | - |
| Kawar | Bengali | 1,001,000 | 13,000 | Y | 1.0 | 13,000 | - | - | 40 | 200 | - |
| Kayastha (Hindu tradition | Bengali | 7,863,000 | 2,506,000 | Y | 1.0 | 2,504,000 | - | - | 1,800 | - | - |
| Kayastha Karan | Bengali | 530,000 | 253,000 | Y | 1.0 | 253,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kela (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 200 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
| Khadala | Bengali | 144,000 | 27,000 | Y | 1.0 | 27,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khairwar | Bengali | 423,000 | 130,000 | Y | 1.0 | 129,000 | - | 30 | 100 | 30 | - |
| Khambu | Bengali | 339,000 | 232,000 | Y | 1.0 | 231,000 | - | 500 | 1,000 | - | - |
| Khami | Bengali | 500 | 400 | N | 2.0 | 400 | - | 10 | 30 | - | - |
| Khampti | Khamti | 18,000 | 30 | Y | 1.0 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khandait | Bengali | 1,760,000 | 261,000 | Y | 1.0 | 261,000 | - | - | 100 | - | - |
| Kharia | Bengali | 763,000 | 58,000 | N | 2.0 | 58,000 | - | - | 100 | - | - |
| Kharva (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 405,000 | 70 | Y | 1.0 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kharwar | Bengali | 575,000 | 20,000 | Y | 1.0 | 20,000 | 20 | - | 300 | - | 200 |
| Khas | Nepali | 65,000 | 1,600 | N | 2.0 | 1,300 | - | 300 | - | - | - |
| Khasi | Khasi | 1,546,000 | 1,400 | N | 3.0 | 60 | - | - | 1,400 | - | - |
| Khatik (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,322,000 | 9,500 | Y | 1.0 | 9,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khatik (Muslim traditions | Bengali | 33,000 | 1,800 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,800 | - | - | - | - |
| Khatri (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 2,364,000 | 70 | Y | 1.0 | 10 | - | - | - | 60 | - |
| Khatri (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 309,000 | 1,700 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1,700 | - |
| Khavar | Bengali | 148,000 | 3,300 | Y | 1.0 | 3,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khetauri | Bengali | 109,000 | 4,800 | Y | 1.0 | 4,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khoja | Gujarati | 429,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | - | 400 | - | - | - | - |
| Kisan | Bengali | 1,639,000 | 98,000 | Y | 1.0 | 98,000 | 200 | 40 | 200 | 20 | 500 |
| Koch (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 51,000 | 12,000 | Y | 1.0 | 12,000 | - | - | - | - | 200 |
| Koiri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 8,278,000 | 133,000 | Y | 1.0 | 133,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kol | Bengali | 1,786,000 | 71,000 | Y | 1.0 | 71,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli | Gujarati | 8,392,000 | 5,200 | Y | 1.0 | 5,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 2,288,000 | 6,200 | Y | 1.0 | 6,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Mahadev | Marathi | 1,699,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Malhar | Marathi | 316,000 | 40 | Y | 1.0 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli of Sind (Hindu tradi | Sindhi | 80,000 | 10 | Y | 1.0 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kolta | Odia | 673,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konai | Bengali | 130,000 | 126,000 | Y | 1.0 | 126,000 | - | 20 | 10 | - | - |
| Konda Dhora | Odia | 236,000 | 70 | Y | 1.0 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konwar | Bengali | 4,500 | 4,400 | Y | 1.0 | 4,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kori | Bengali | 2,622,000 | 160,000 | Y | 1.0 | 155,000 | 300 | - | 1,900 | 20 | 2,800 |
| Korwa | Hindi | 454,000 | 3,000 | Y | 1.0 | 2,800 | 30 | 10 | 200 | - | - |
| Koshti | Marathi | 1,096,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kotal | Bengali | 27,000 | 26,000 | Y | 1.0 | 25,000 | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| Koya | Koya | 795,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudumban | Tamil | 32,000 | 30 | N | 2.0 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kui Khond | Bengali | 1,864,000 | 700 | N | 2.0 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuli | Bengali | 16,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0 | 1,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumal | Nepali | 3,700 | 90 | Y | 1.0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 15,695,000 | 1,072,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,072,000 | - | - | 800 | - | - |
| Kumhar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 306,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 600 | - |
| Kumhar Magahia | Bengali | 176,000 | 22,000 | Y | 1.0 | 22,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 17,870,000 | 11,000 | Y | 1.0 | 11,000 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Kunui | Bengali | 900 | 900 | Y | 1.0 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kurariar | Bengali | 16,000 | 900 | Y | 1.0 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 19,177,000 | 1,404,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,403,000 | - | - | 1,000 | - | - |
| Kurmi Mahato | Bengali | 256,000 | 123,000 | Y | 1.0 | 123,000 | - | - | 200 | - | - |
| Kurol | Bengali | 5,800 | 4,800 | Y | 1.0 | 4,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Labana (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 343,000 | 800 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 800 | - |
| Laheri (Muslim traditions | Bengali | 57,000 | 2,600 | Y | 1.0 | - | 2,600 | - | - | - | - |
| Lakhera | Bengali | 192,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lama | Tibetan, Central | 600 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | 200 | - | - | - |
| Let | Bengali | 8,100 | 8,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 8,000 |
| Lhomi | Lhomi | 1,600 | 1,600 | N | 2.0 | - | - | 1,500 | 100 | - | - |
| Lingayat | Kannada | 3,434,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 700 |
| Lodha (Hindu traditions, | Bengali | 128,000 | 109,000 | N | 2.0 | 93,000 | 80 | 60 | 14,000 | - | 1,700 |
| Lodha (Muslim traditions, | Bengali | 200 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
| Lohana | Gujarati | 589,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 9,514,000 | 321,000 | Y | 1.0 | 321,000 | - | 30 | 80 | 30 | - |
| Lohar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 630,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | - | 600 | - | - | - | - |
| Lohar Kamti | Bengali | 3,900 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lohara | Hindi | 268,000 | 30,000 | Y | 1.0 | 27,000 | 60 | 2,100 | 800 | - | 300 |
| Lotha | Naga, Lotha | 180,000 | 30 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Lunia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,213,000 | 61,000 | Y | 1.0 | 61,000 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Madari (Muslim traditions | Urdu | 57,000 | 1,800 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,800 | - | - | - | - |
| Madhuapit | Bengali | 300 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Christian traditi | Telugu | 645,000 | 800 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 800 | - | - |
| Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 7,881,000 | 8,000 | Y | 1.0 | 8,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Magar | Nepali | 349,000 | 117,000 | N | 2.0 | 107,000 | - | 900 | 9,400 | - | - |
| Maghaiya | Hindi | 1,400 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahali | Hindi | 83,000 | 82,000 | Y | 1.0 | 77,000 | 200 | 30 | 2,700 | - | 2,300 |
| Mahanta | Bengali | 91,000 | 45,000 | Y | 1.0 | 45,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 9,721,000 | 38,000 | Y | 1.0 | 37,000 | - | 700 | - | 100 | - |
| Mahishya | Bengali | 9,993,000 | 6,350,000 | Y | 1.0 | 6,328,000 | - | 300 | 24,000 | - | - |
| Mahli | Bengali | 409,000 | 2,600 | Y | 1.0 | 2,400 | - | - | 50 | - | 200 |
| Mahratta | Marathi | 30,729,000 | 2,000 | Y | 1.0 | 2,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Kunbi | Gujarati | 7,765,000 | 4,100 | Y | 1.0 | 4,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahtam (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 635,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1,200 | - |
| Mahuria | Bengali | 7,600 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahyavanshi | Gujarati | 1,697,000 | 1,500 | Y | 1.0 | 1,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Majhi | Bengali | 122,000 | 900 | Y | 1.0 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Majhwar | Bengali | 190,000 | 15,000 | Y | 1.0 | 14,000 | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Mal (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,803,000 | 304,000 | Y | 1.0 | 304,000 | - | 20 | 100 | 50 | - |
| Mal (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 17,000 | 16,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 16,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Mala (Christian tradition | Telugu | 449,000 | 300 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 300 | - | - |
| Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 5,752,000 | 2,500 | Y | 1.0 | 2,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 2,689,000 | 4,000 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 4,000 | - | - |
| Mali (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 9,968,000 | 301,000 | Y | 1.0 | 301,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mallah (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,295,000 | 51,000 | Y | 1.0 | 51,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mallah (Muslim traditions | Bengali | 72,000 | 44,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 44,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Mallah Chain (Hindu tradi | Bengali | 324,000 | 6,000 | Y | 1.0 | 6,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mallah Chain (Muslim trad | Bengali | 3,700 | 3,500 | Y | 1.0 | 3,100 | 3,500 | - | - | - | - |
| Mallah Dhawa (Hindu tradi | Bengali | 19,000 | 18,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 18,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Mallah Dhawa (Muslim trad | Bengali | 22,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mallah Kewat (Hindu tradi | Bengali | 293,000 | 5,900 | Y | 1.0 | 5,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mallah Kewat (Muslim trad | Bengali | 3,900 | 3,800 | Y | 1.0 | - | 3,800 | - | - | - | - |
| Mallik (Muslim traditions | Bengali | 570,000 | 149,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 149,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Malto | Bengali | 192,000 | 45,000 | N | 2.0 | 43,000 | 100 | 30 | 1,800 | - | 100 |
| Mandala (Muslim tradition | Bengali | 2,600 | 900 | Y | 1.0 | - | 900 | - | - | - | - |
| Mangala | Telugu | 1,908,000 | 900 | Y | 1.0 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mangan | Odia | 1,900 | 40 | Y | 1.0 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Manihar | Bengali | 574,000 | 2,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 2,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Mappila | Malayalam | 9,252,000 | 1,300 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,300 | - | - | - | - |
| Maravan | Tamil | 3,189,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Markande | Angika | 78,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Matang (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 2,623,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Matia | Bengali | 206,000 | 167,000 | Y | 1.0 | 167,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mazhabi | Punjabi, Eastern | 2,719,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 500 | - |
| Mech | Boro | 55,000 | 42,000 | N | 2.0 | 27,000 | 90 | 60 | 14,000 | - | 70 |
| Megh (Hindu traditions) | Sindhi | 3,066,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meitei | Meitei | 1,465,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Memon | Gujarati | 615,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
| Mir | Bengali | 50,000 | 41,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 41,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Mirdhas (Muslim tradition | Bengali | 600 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | - | 600 | - | - | - | - |
| Miri | Mising | 697,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mirzakhani | Bengali | 12,000 | 5,100 | Y | 1.0 | - | 5,100 | - | - | - | - |
| Mishri | Bengali | 6,400 | 4,100 | Y | 1.0 | 4,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mizo | Mizo | 146,000 | 800 | N | 5.0 | - | - | - | 800 | - | - |
| Mizo Fanai | Mizo | 15,000 | 30 | N | 5.0 | - | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Mizo Lushai | Mizo | 574,000 | 600 | N | 5.0 | - | - | - | 600 | - | - |
| Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,084,000 | 1,126,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,125,000 | - | - | 500 | - | - |
| Mochi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 68,000 | 6,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 6,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Moghal | Bengali | 1,766,000 | 110,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 110,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Momna | Gujarati | 165,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Mru | Santhali | 400 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Mukeri | Urdu | 33,000 | 800 | Y | 1.0 | - | 800 | - | - | - | - |
| Munda | Bengali | 3,728,000 | 369,000 | N | 2.0 | 327,000 | 1,200 | 200 | 32,000 | 80 | 8,200 |
| Munnur | Telugu | 869,000 | 2,200 | Y | 1.0 | 2,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Murao (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 2,390,000 | 90 | Y | 1.0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Musahar (Hindu traditions | Bengali | 3,105,000 | 21,000 | Y | 1.0 | 21,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mutrasi | Telugu | 1,055,000 | 2,500 | Y | 1.0 | 2,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditio | Tamil | 1,285,000 | 500 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 500 | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 3,015,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Naga | Naga Pidgin | 19,000 | 2,800 | N | 3.0 | 30 | - | - | 2,700 | - | - |
| Naga Tangkhul | Naga, Tangkhul | 202,000 | 80 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 80 | - | - |
| Nagar | Bengali | 147,000 | 60,000 | Y | 1.0 | 60,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nagarchi (Hindu tradition | Hindi | 153,000 | 16,000 | Y | 1.0 | 16,000 | 100 | 40 | 600 | - | 200 |
| Nagarchi (Muslim traditio | Bengali | 200 | 10 | Y | 1.0 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Nai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 11,951,000 | 1,047,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,047,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nai (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 336,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 700 | - |
| Nai Nabasakh | Bengali | 6,900 | 6,800 | Y | 1.0 | 6,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Malayalam | 6,756,000 | 1,300 | Y | 1.0 | 1,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Namassej (Hindu tradition | Bengali | 4,886,000 | 3,535,000 | Y | 1.0 | 3,512,000 | - | 300 | 20,000 | 600 | - |
| Namassej (Muslim traditio | Bengali | 2,500 | 2,100 | Y | 1.0 | - | 2,100 | - | - | - | - |
| Namassej Chandel | Bengali | 1,494,000 | 939,000 | Y | 1.0 | 931,000 | - | 300 | 6,400 | 200 | - |
| Nat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 477,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0 | 1,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nat (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 139,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | - | 500 | - | - | - | - |
| Navithan | Tamil | 799,000 | 50 | Y | 1.0 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Newah | Nepali | 169,000 | 101,000 | Y | 1.0 | 92,000 | - | 6,400 | 2,200 | - | - |
| Nikari (Muslim traditions | Bengali | 63,000 | 62,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 62,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Nissi | Nyishi | 40,000 | 40 | N | 3.0 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oraon | Hindi | 4,523,000 | 645,000 | N | 2.0 | 478,000 | 1,400 | 1,200 | 133,000 | 100 | 31,000 |
| Paharia | Santhali | 16,000 | 7,100 | Y | 1.0 | 7,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paik | Odia | 203,000 | 800 | Y | 1.0 | 800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paite (Christian traditio | Chin, Paite | 81,000 | 50 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 50 | - | - |
| Pakhimara | Hindi | 400 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paliya | Bengali | 123,000 | 105,000 | Y | 1.0 | 105,000 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Christian traditi | Tamil | 467,000 | 20 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 2,502,000 | 1,300 | Y | 1.0 | 1,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pan | Bengali | 1,610,000 | 28,000 | Y | 1.0 | 28,000 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Panika | Bengali | 1,094,000 | 14,000 | Y | 1.0 | 14,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pantanti | Odia | 35,000 | 40 | Y | 1.0 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Christian tradi | Tamil | 800,000 | 200 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 200 | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu tradition | Tamil | 2,232,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Parhaiya | Bengali | 36,000 | 1,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Parja | Bengali | 498,000 | 1,400 | Y | 1.0 | 1,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Parsee | Gujarati | 83,000 | 900 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 900 |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Bengali | 11,611,000 | 1,029,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,029,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Pasi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 7,813,000 | 30,000 | Y | 1.0 | 30,000 | - | 10 | 100 | 20 | - |
| Pasi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 17,000 | 7,500 | Y | 1.0 | - | 7,500 | - | - | - | - |
| Pasi Turuk | Bengali | 1,300 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Patelia | Gujarati | 121,000 | 40 | Y | 1.0 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patial | Bengali | 75,000 | 900 | Y | 1.0 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patni (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 267,000 | 31,000 | Y | 1.0 | 31,000 | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| Patni (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 200 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
| Patralu | Bengali | 123,000 | 6,400 | Y | 1.0 | 6,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patwa (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 262,000 | 8,400 | Y | 1.0 | 8,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perka | Telugu | 196,000 | 50 | Y | 1.0 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Persian | Persian, Iranian | 8,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | - | 500 | - | - | - | - |
| Peshakar | Bengali | 1,500 | 1,500 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,500 | - | - | - | - |
| Phri | Bengali | 400 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Pinjara | Bengali | 3,433,000 | 48,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 48,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Pochury | Naga, Pochuri | 23,000 | 50 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 50 | - | - |
| Pod | Bengali | 3,016,000 | 2,473,000 | Y | 1.0 | 2,463,000 | - | 40 | 10,000 | 100 | - |
| Poi | Mizo | 50,000 | 200 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 200 | - | - |
| Portuguese | Indo-Portuguese | 1,400 | 50 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 50 | - | - |
| Pundari | Bengali | 260,000 | 251,000 | Y | 1.0 | 251,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puran | Panchpargania | 2,200 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puran Bhaja | Panchpargania | 1,100 | 80 | Y | 1.0 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Qassab | Bengali | 1,090,000 | 1,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Qazi | Bengali | 738,000 | 94,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 94,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Rabari (Hindu traditions) | Marwari | 1,077,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rabha | Hindi | 374,000 | 28,000 | N | 2.0 | 20,000 | 100 | 400 | 7,200 | 10 | 50 |
| Rahmani (Muslim tradition | Bengali | 236,000 | 3,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 3,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Rai | Nepali | 127,000 | 56,000 | N | 2.0 | 27,000 | - | 900 | 7,900 | - | 20,000 |
| Rajbansi (Hindu tradition | Bengali | 4,993,000 | 3,832,000 | Y | 1.0 | 3,817,000 | - | 400 | 16,000 | 200 | 3,400 |
| Rajbansi (Muslim traditio | Bengali | 3,400 | 3,100 | Y | 1.0 | - | 3,100 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajbansi Khen (Hindu trad | Bengali | 101,000 | 95,000 | Y | 1.0 | 95,000 | - | - | 300 | - | 60 |
| Rajbansi Khen (Muslim tra | Bengali | 100 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajbhar | Bengali | 74,000 | 7,200 | Y | 1.0 | 7,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 46,212,000 | 945,000 | Y | 1.0 | 940,000 | - | 300 | - | - | 4,100 |
| Rajput (Muslim traditions | Bengali | 2,922,000 | 32,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 32,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 1,084,000 | 6,500 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 6,500 | - |
| Rajput Bais (Hindu tradit | Hindi | 1,299,000 | 20,000 | Y | 1.0 | 20,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Bais (Sikh traditi | Punjabi, Eastern | 12,000 | 70 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 70 | - |
| Rajput Bargujar (Hindu tr | Hindi | 201,000 | 2,800 | Y | 1.0 | 2,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Bhadauria | Hindi | 255,000 | 3,000 | Y | 1.0 | 3,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Bhatti (Hindu trad | Hindi | 866,000 | 17,000 | Y | 1.0 | 17,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Chandel | Hindi | 332,000 | 4,500 | Y | 1.0 | 4,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Chauhan (Hindu tra | Hindi | 2,949,000 | 54,000 | Y | 1.0 | 54,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Dikhit | Hindi | 262,000 | 3,200 | Y | 1.0 | 3,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Gahlot | Hindi | 565,000 | 8,900 | Y | 1.0 | 8,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Garewal (Hindu tra | Hindi | 307,000 | 5,300 | Y | 1.0 | 5,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Gaur | Hindi | 662,000 | 900 | Y | 1.0 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Gautam | Hindi | 380,000 | 5,300 | Y | 1.0 | 5,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Jadu | Hindi | 283,000 | 3,200 | Y | 1.0 | 3,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Janjua (Hindu trad | Hindi | 81,000 | 2,800 | Y | 1.0 | 2,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Joia (Hindu tradit | Hindi | 62,000 | 2,600 | Y | 1.0 | 2,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Kachhwaha | Hindi | 717,000 | 1,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Manihas (Hindu tra | Hindi | 246,000 | 3,800 | Y | 1.0 | 3,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Parihar | Hindi | 395,000 | 4,700 | Y | 1.0 | 4,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Ponwar (Hindu trad | Hindi | 1,236,000 | 25,000 | Y | 1.0 | 25,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Pundir (Hindu trad | Hindi | 176,000 | 3,800 | Y | 1.0 | 3,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Rajbansi | Bengali | 476,000 | 1,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Rathor | Hindi | 1,392,000 | 23,000 | Y | 1.0 | 23,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Sakarwar | Hindi | 199,000 | 2,800 | Y | 1.0 | 2,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Salehria (Hindu tr | Hindi | 102,000 | 2,500 | Y | 1.0 | 2,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Sengar | Hindi | 400,000 | 4,700 | Y | 1.0 | 4,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Solanki | Gujarati | 307,000 | 3,100 | Y | 1.0 | 3,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Sombansi | Bengali | 333,000 | 4,700 | Y | 1.0 | 4,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Surajbansi | Bengali | 250,000 | 3,100 | Y | 1.0 | 3,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Tonwar (Hindu trad | Hindi | 457,000 | 900 | Y | 1.0 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Raju | Bengali | 601,000 | 464,000 | Y | 1.0 | 464,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajwar | Bengali | 591,000 | 113,000 | Y | 1.0 | 113,000 | - | - | 600 | 10 | - |
| Ralte | Mizo | 19,000 | 100 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 100 | - | - |
| Ramdasia (Sikh traditions | Punjabi, Eastern | 484,000 | 800 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 800 | - |
| Rana | Bengali | 1,300 | 60 | Y | 1.0 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rangrez (Hindu traditions | Bengali | 353,000 | 2,600 | Y | 1.0 | 2,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rathawa | Gujarati | 661,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rautia | Bengali | 117,000 | 14,000 | Y | 1.0 | 14,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ravalia | Gujarati | 539,000 | 60 | Y | 1.0 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ravidas Chamar | Bengali | 2,223,000 | 22,000 | Y | 1.0 | 22,000 | - | - | 300 | - | - |
| Rayeen (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,400 | 900 | Y | 1.0 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rayeen (Muslim traditions | Bengali | 983,000 | 23,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 23,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Relli | Odia | 154,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rengma | Bengali | 70,000 | 90 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 90 | - | - |
| Rongkup | Nepali | 76,000 | 32,000 | N | 2.0 | 1,500 | 90 | 17,000 | 13,000 | 10 | 80 |
| Sagarbanshi | Bengali | 177,000 | 3,400 | Y | 1.0 | 3,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sahariya | Bengali | 876,000 | 18,000 | Y | 1.0 | 18,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sahi | Bengali | 1,900 | 800 | Y | 1.0 | 800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Saini (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 614,000 | 1,100 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1,100 | - |
| Sali | Telugu | 1,032,000 | 30 | Y | 1.0 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samanthan | Bengali | 49,000 | 21,000 | Y | 1.0 | 21,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sangtam | Naga, Sangtam | 77,000 | 80 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 80 | - | - |
| Sankara | Bengali | 79,000 | 54,000 | Y | 1.0 | 54,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Santal | Santhali | 7,725,000 | 2,602,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,729,000 | 5,300 | 600 | 92,000 | 400 | 776,000 |
| Saora | Bengali | 995,000 | 41,000 | N | 2.0 | 39,000 | 100 | 30 | 500 | - | 700 |
| Sardar (Muslim traditions | Bengali | 13,000 | 10,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 10,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Sarera (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 89,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1,200 | - |
| Sarki | Nepali | 28,000 | 14,000 | Y | 1.0 | 14,000 | - | 20 | 500 | - | - |
| Sauria Paharia | Bengali | 53,000 | 3,700 | N | 2.0 | 3,300 | 20 | 200 | 100 | - | - |
| Sayyid | Bengali | 7,940,000 | 531,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 531,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Sema | Naga, Sumi | 249,000 | 100 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 100 | - | - |
| Shabar | Odia | 539,000 | 2,400 | N | 2.0 | 2,200 | - | - | 200 | - | - |
| Shaikh | Bengali | 86,913,000 | 21,361,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 21,361,000 | - | 30 | - | - |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Bengali | 8,180,000 | 2,255,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 2,255,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Sherpa | Nepali | 39,000 | 27,000 | N | 2.0 | 6,100 | - | 16,000 | 4,800 | - | - |
| Sinhalese | Sinhala | 4,500 | 60 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Siyalgir (Hindu tradition | Bengali | 7,300 | 7,200 | Y | 1.0 | 7,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 7,825,000 | 404,000 | Y | 1.0 | 404,000 | - | - | - | - | 600 |
| Sonar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 194,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 400 | - |
| Sukli | Bengali | 66,000 | 64,000 | Y | 1.0 | 64,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 793,000 | 340,000 | Y | 1.0 | 339,000 | - | 10 | 900 | 50 | - |
| Sunri Sadhubanik | Bengali | 275,000 | 163,000 | Y | 1.0 | 162,000 | - | - | 300 | 10 | - |
| Sunuwar | Nepali | 84,000 | 34,000 | Y | 1.0 | 23,000 | - | 60 | 1,900 | - | 9,800 |
| Sutradhar (Hindu traditio | Bengali | 445,000 | 342,000 | Y | 1.0 | 342,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sutradhar (Muslim traditi | Bengali | 35,000 | 35,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 35,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 3,749,000 | 4,300 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 4,300 | - | - |
| Tai Man | Phake | 5,900 | 30 | N | 2.0 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Tamang | Tamang, Eastern | 233,000 | 147,000 | N | 2.0 | 9,200 | 500 | 129,000 | 8,100 | 20 | 200 |
| Tamboli (Hindu traditions | Bengali | 1,867,000 | 414,000 | Y | 1.0 | 414,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tamboli (Muslim tradition | Bengali | 151,000 | 21,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 21,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 3,224,000 | 1,300 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,300 | - | - | - | - |
| Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 4,891,000 | 1,705,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,705,000 | - | - | 500 | - | - |
| Tanti (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 3,900 | 3,900 | Y | 1.0 | - | 3,900 | - | - | - | - |
| Tarkhan (Hindu traditions | Dogri | 883,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 1,084,000 | 2,200 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 2,200 | - |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 18,953,000 | 1,674,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,672,000 | - | - | 2,100 | - | - |
| Teli Gangauta (Hindu trad | Bengali | 569,000 | 15,000 | Y | 1.0 | 15,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thakkar | Marathi | 593,000 | 70 | Y | 1.0 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thakuri | Nepali | 34,000 | 90 | Y | 1.0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thami | Nepali | 2,500 | 20 | Y | 1.0 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tharu | Nepali | 521,000 | 26,000 | Y | 1.0 | 24,000 | - | 40 | 1,600 | - | 10 |
| Thathera (Hindu tradition | Bengali | 326,000 | 8,600 | Y | 1.0 | 8,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tibetan | Tibetan, Central | 106,000 | 12,000 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | 12,000 | 200 | - | - |
| Tili | Bengali | 1,077,000 | 789,000 | Y | 1.0 | 789,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tiyar | Bengali | 501,000 | 229,000 | Y | 1.0 | 229,000 | - | - | 400 | 10 | - |
| Toto | Toto | 1,300 | 1,300 | Y | 1.0 | 1,300 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Turaiha | Bengali | 364,000 | 24,000 | Y | 1.0 | 24,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Turi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 356,000 | 35,000 | Y | 1.0 | 35,000 | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Turkmen | Turkmen | 500 | 30 | Y | 1.0 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 3,587,000 | 1,900 | Y | 1.0 | 1,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga | Kannada | 6,421,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valmiki, Balmiki Lal Begi | Bengali | 19,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| Vaniyan | Tamil | 946,000 | 90 | N | 2.0 | 60 | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Vannan (Christian traditi | Tamil | 140,000 | 20 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 879,000 | 80 | Y | 1.0 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Tamil | 12,725,000 | 2,000 | Y | 1.0 | 2,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Varli | Gujarati | 1,263,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan | Tamil | 2,583,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | 600 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Viswakarma | Telugu | 7,761,000 | 4,400 | Y | 1.0 | 4,400 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Viswakarma Asari | Tamil | 709,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Walang | Walungge | 400 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | 400 | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 59,609,000 | 4,419,000 | Y | 1.0 | 4,417,000 | - | - | 1,300 | - | - |
| Yadav Rawat | Bengali | 1,463,000 | 77,000 | Y | 1.0 | 77,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 2,638,000 | 2,432,000 | Y | 1.0 | 2,430,000 | - | - | 2,200 | - | - |
| Yakha | Yakkha | 5,900 | 4,600 | N | 2.0 | 1,900 | - | 90 | 200 | - | 2,300 |
| Yakthumba | Nepali | 146,000 | 55,000 | N | 2.0 | 36,000 | 50 | 3,900 | 6,700 | 10 | 8,000 |
| Yenadi | Telugu | 684,000 | 1,100 | Y | 1.0 | 1,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yimchungra | Naga, Yimchungru | 69,000 | 60 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 60 | - | - |
| Zeliang | Naga, Zeme | 106,000 | 100 | N | 3.0 | 10 | - | - | 100 | - | - |
| State Totals: 673 People Groups |
|
99,264,000 |
603 |
|
70,432,000 |
26,859,000 |
297,000 |
633,000 |
65,000 |
983,000 |
JP Unreached of Day
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