| People Name |
Primary Language |
Country Population |
State Population |
Least
Reached |
Progress Scale |
Hindu |
Muslim |
Buddhist |
Christian |
Sikh |
Other |
| Abdul | Bengali | 41,000 | 2,000 | Y | 1.0  | - | 2,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Andhra | Telugu | 356,000 | 800 | Y | 1.0 | 800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Tamil | 8,618,000 | 1,800 | Y | 1.0 | 1,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida Christian | Tamil | 657,000 | 70 | N | 3.0  | - | - | - | 70 | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Tamil | 729,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan unspecified | Tamil | 256,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agariya (Hindu traditions | Bengali | 244,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0 | 1,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ager (Hindu traditions) | Sindhi | 17,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aghori | Hindi | 81,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agri | Sindhi | 515,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aguri | Bengali | 607,000 | 576,000 | Y | 1.0 | 575,000 | - | - | 700 | - | - |
| Ahmadi | Urdu | 86,000 | 1,100 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,100 | - | - | - | - |
| Ahom | Assamese | 1,588,000 | 1,300 | Y | 1.0 | 1,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aka | Hruso | 13,000 | 90 | N | 2.0  | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Amat | Bengali | 318,000 | 2,600 | Y | 1.0 | 2,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Angami | Naga, Angami | 185,000 | 400 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 400 | - | - |
| Angarok | Bengali | 7,900 | 7,300 | Y | 1.0 | 7,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anglo Indian | Bengali | 156,000 | 19,000 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 19,000 | - | - |
| Ansari | Bengali | 12,518,000 | 496,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 496,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Ao | Naga, Ao | 273,000 | 80 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 80 | - | - |
| Arab | Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken | 2,900 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
| Arakh | Hindi | 702,000 | 10 | Y | 1.0 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Armenian | Armenian | 700 | 300 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 300 | - | - |
| Arora (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 543,000 | 2,400 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 2,400 | - |
| Assamese (Muslim traditio | Assamese | 3,148,000 | 2,700 | Y | 1.0 | - | 2,700 | - | - | - | - |
| Asur | Asuri | 38,000 | 4,500 | N | 2.0 | 3,600 | 30 | - | 800 | - | 100 |
| Badaik | Sadri | 125,000 | 81,000 | Y | 1.0 | 81,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Badhai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 7,695,000 | 30,000 | Y | 1.0 | 30,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Badhi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 41,000 | 900 | Y | 1.0 | - | 900 | - | - | - | - |
| Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,402,000 | 3,207,000 | Y | 1.0 | 3,200,000 | - | 1,300 | 3,100 | 500 | - |
| Baha'i | Hindi | 15,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 200 |
| Bahelia (Hindu traditions | Bengali | 214,000 | 6,800 | Y | 1.0 | 6,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baidya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 332,000 | 261,000 | Y | 1.0 | 260,000 | - | - | 1,100 | - | - |
| Baiga | Bengali | 672,000 | 16,000 | Y | 1.0 | 16,000 | 20 | - | 10 | - | 300 |
| Bairagi (Hindu traditions | Bengali | 4,139,000 | 1,408,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,408,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bairagi (Muslim tradition | Bengali | 21,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
| Baiti | Bengali | 52,000 | 15,000 | Y | 1.0 | 15,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bajikar (Muslim tradition | Bengali | 2,600 | 1,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Balija (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 1,775,000 | 40 | Y | 1.0 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baloch | Urdu | 68,000 | 50 | Y | 1.0 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Balti | Balti | 62,000 | 10 | Y | 1.0 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Hindi | 5,732,000 | 262,000 | Y | 1.0 | 237,000 | - | - | - | - | 25,000 |
| Bania Agrahari | Hindi | 382,000 | 22,000 | Y | 1.0 | 22,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Bais | Bengali | 153,000 | 50,000 | Y | 1.0 | 50,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Barnawar | Bengali | 80,000 | 9,600 | Y | 1.0 | 9,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Brittal | Assamese | 60,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Gahoi | Hindi | 407,000 | 14,000 | Y | 1.0 | 12,000 | - | - | - | - | 1,400 |
| Bania Gandha Banik | Bengali | 342,000 | 285,000 | Y | 1.0 | 285,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Jaiswal | Hindi | 142,000 | 12,000 | Y | 1.0 | 11,000 | - | - | - | - | 1,600 |
| Bania Kasarwani | Hindi | 497,000 | 15,000 | Y | 1.0 | 15,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Kasaundhan | Hindi | 593,000 | 18,000 | Y | 1.0 | 18,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Khandelwal | Hindi | 110,000 | 5,300 | Y | 1.0 | 1,500 | - | - | - | - | 3,800 |
| Bania Khatri | Bengali | 240,000 | 153,000 | Y | 1.0 | 153,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Mahajan | Hindi | 226,000 | 19,000 | Y | 1.0 | 19,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Mahesri | Hindi | 436,000 | 27,000 | Y | 1.0 | 27,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Mahur | Hindi | 1,022,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0 | 1,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Modh | Hindi | 88,000 | 800 | Y | 1.0 | 800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Oswal | Hindi | 493,000 | 19,000 | Y | 1.0 | 13,000 | - | - | - | - | 5,300 |
| Bania Porwal | Hindi | 388,000 | 27,000 | Y | 1.0 | 24,000 | - | - | - | - | 3,400 |
| Bania Rauniar | Bengali | 156,000 | 9,300 | Y | 1.0 | 9,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Srimali | Hindi | 425,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Subarna Banik | Bengali | 196,000 | 187,000 | Y | 1.0 | 187,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Hindi | 16,801,000 | 1,331,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,286,000 | - | - | - | - | 44,000 |
| Banjara (Hindu traditions | Bengali | 7,123,000 | 112,000 | Y | 1.0 | 112,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banjara (Muslim tradition | Bengali | 191,000 | 70 | Y | 1.0 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
| Bansphor (Hindu tradition | Bengali | 180,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bantar | Bengali | 160,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baori | Bengali | 453,000 | 60 | Y | 1.0 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bari (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 741,000 | 2,200 | Y | 1.0 | 2,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baria (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 304,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Barua | Bengali | 1,500 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | 80 | - | 500 | - | - | - |
| Barwala (Hindu traditions | Dogri | 63,000 | 10 | Y | 1.0 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bathudi | Bengali | 270,000 | 9,000 | Y | 1.0 | 9,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bauri | Bengali | 2,327,000 | 1,437,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,431,000 | - | 10 | 3,600 | 400 | - |
| Bawaria (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 127,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 300 | - |
| Bazigar (Hindu traditions | Bengali | 383,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedar (Hindu traditions) | Kannada | 2,400,000 | 30 | Y | 1.0 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 653,000 | 99,000 | Y | 1.0 | 96,000 | 20 | - | 200 | 10 | 2,500 |
| Bedia (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 4,800 | 4,300 | Y | 1.0 | - | 4,300 | - | - | - | - |
| Behara | Bengali | 4,100 | 2,900 | Y | 1.0 | - | 2,900 | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,977,000 | 5,300 | Y | 1.0 | 5,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Besya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,900 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0 | 1,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Besya (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 2,000 | 2,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 2,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Bhakat | Bengali | 3,400 | 900 | Y | 1.0 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhalla | Bengali | 4,300 | 4,200 | Y | 1.0 | 4,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhand (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 39,000 | 30 | Y | 1.0 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhandari | Bengali | 761,000 | 4,800 | Y | 1.0 | 4,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhangi Lal Begi (Muslim t | Bengali | 20,000 | 1,500 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,500 | - | - | - | - |
| Bhar | Bengali | 2,344,000 | 32,000 | Y | 1.0 | 32,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharbhunja (Hindu traditi | Hindi | 1,425,000 | 3,500 | Y | 1.0 | 3,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhaskar | Bengali | 1,400 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0 | 1,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,621,000 | 58,000 | Y | 1.0 | 58,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhathiara (Muslim traditi | Urdu | 220,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Bhatia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 275,000 | 2,000 | Y | 1.0 | 2,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhil unspecified | Bhili | 14,436,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhogta | Bengali | 299,000 | 21,000 | Y | 1.0 | 21,000 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 5,849,000 | 85,000 | Y | 1.0 | 85,000 | - | - | 80 | - | - |
| Bhotia | Nepali | 134,000 | 80,000 | Y | 1.0 | 8,400 | 300 | 65,000 | 6,400 | 10 | 90 |
| Bhotia Sikkim | Nepali | 81,000 | 15,000 | Y | 1.0 | 2,600 | - | 10,000 | 2,100 | - | - |
| Bhotia Tibetan | Tibetan, Central | 4,000 | 30 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Bhottada | Odia | 544,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhuinhar | Bengali | 1,140,000 | 3,800 | Y | 1.0 | 3,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhuinmali | Bengali | 185,000 | 100,000 | Y | 1.0 | 100,000 | - | 50 | 200 | 40 | - |
| Bhuiya Ghatwar | Bengali | 358,000 | 59,000 | Y | 1.0 | 59,000 | - | 100 | 300 | - | - |
| Bhuiya unspecified | Bengali | 1,741,000 | 140,000 | Y | 1.0 | 139,000 | - | 400 | 700 | 30 | - |
| Bhumij | Bengali | 1,318,000 | 440,000 | Y | 1.0 | 433,000 | 1,100 | 30 | 700 | 100 | 5,300 |
| Biar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 440,000 | 1,500 | Y | 1.0 | 1,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bind | Bengali | 1,162,000 | 82,000 | Y | 1.0 | 82,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Binjhia | Hindi | 210,000 | 3,700 | Y | 1.0 | 3,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Birhor | Bengali | 24,000 | 2,600 | N | 2.0 | 2,400 | 30 | 20 | 60 | - | 100 |
| Birjia | Bijori | 17,000 | 1,500 | N | 2.0 | 1,400 | 10 | 10 | 40 | - | - |
| Biswas (Muslim traditions | Bengali | 5,700 | 5,600 | Y | 1.0 | - | 5,600 | - | - | - | - |
| Bodo (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,855,000 | 42,000 | N | 2.0 | 37,000 | - | - | 4,400 | - | - |
| Bohra | Gujarati | 1,302,000 | 800 | Y | 1.0 | - | 800 | - | - | - | - |
| Boya | Telugu | 4,449,000 | 1,900 | Y | 1.0 | 1,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 107,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 300 | - |
| Brahmin Acharaj | Hindi | 64,000 | 5,900 | Y | 1.0 | 5,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Acharya | Bengali | 87,000 | 76,000 | Y | 1.0 | 76,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Anavala | Gujarati | 98,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Audich | Gujarati | 546,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Barna | Bengali | 33,000 | 33,000 | Y | 1.0 | 33,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Bhat | Bengali | 28,000 | 26,000 | Y | 1.0 | 26,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Bhumihar | Bengali | 3,264,000 | 34,000 | Y | 1.0 | 34,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Chitpavan | Marathi | 566,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Christian | Bengali | 5,000 | 400 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 400 | - | - |
| Brahmin Dakshini | Telugu | 136,000 | 2,300 | Y | 1.0 | 2,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Deshastha | Marathi | 659,000 | 70 | Y | 1.0 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Dravida | Tamil | 141,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Hindi | 3,618,000 | 254,000 | Y | 1.0 | 254,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gujarati | Gujarati | 179,000 | 1,300 | Y | 1.0 | 1,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Joshi | Bengali | 445,000 | 28,000 | Y | 1.0 | 28,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Jyoti | Hindi | 151,000 | 8,300 | Y | 1.0 | 8,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kanaujia | Hindi | 5,064,000 | 433,000 | Y | 1.0 | 433,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Karhada | Marathi | 95,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kashmiri Pandit | Kashmiri | 828,000 | 90 | Y | 1.0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Khandelwal | Hindi | 337,000 | 23,000 | Y | 1.0 | 23,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Madhyasreni | Bengali | 30,000 | 29,000 | Y | 1.0 | 29,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Maha | Hindi | 231,000 | 9,600 | Y | 1.0 | 9,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mahratta | Hindi | 553,000 | 26,000 | Y | 1.0 | 26,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Maithili | Hindi | 26,000 | 8,800 | Y | 1.0 | 8,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Marathi | Marathi | 120,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Modh | Gujarati | 150,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Ojha | Bengali | 62,000 | 4,500 | Y | 1.0 | 4,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Parikh | Hindi | 172,000 | 2,500 | Y | 1.0 | 2,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Purohit | Hindi | 131,000 | 2,700 | Y | 1.0 | 2,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Pushkarna | Hindi | 106,000 | 2,600 | Y | 1.0 | 2,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Radhi | Bengali | 1,884,000 | 1,427,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,427,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Rikhisur | Bengali | 61,000 | 5,500 | Y | 1.0 | 5,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sakaldwipi | Hindi | 580,000 | 30,000 | Y | 1.0 | 30,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Saraswat | Hindi | 708,000 | 31,000 | Y | 1.0 | 31,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sawaria | Gujarati | 5,095,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Srimali | Hindi | 66,000 | 2,600 | Y | 1.0 | 2,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 550,000 | 1,100 | Y | 1.0 | 1,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 1,228,000 | 1,300 | Y | 1.0 | 1,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Bengali | 34,453,000 | 3,824,000 | Y | 1.0 | 3,814,000 | - | 300 | - | - | 9,400 |
| Brahmin Utkal | Bengali | 218,000 | 143,000 | Y | 1.0 | 143,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Vaidik | Bengali | 226,000 | 193,000 | Y | 1.0 | 193,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Varendra | Bengali | 308,000 | 243,000 | Y | 1.0 | 243,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Vyas | Bengali | 182,000 | 2,700 | Y | 1.0 | 2,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Buna (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 473,000 | 304,000 | Y | 1.0 | 304,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Burmese | Burmese | 17,000 | 900 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | 900 | - | - | - |
| Chain | Bengali | 598,000 | 418,000 | Y | 1.0 | 418,000 | - | - | 200 | - | - |
| Chak | Bengali | 400 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | 200 | - | - | - |
| Chakhesang | Naga, Chokri | 185,000 | 100 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 100 | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Christian tr | Tamil | 136,000 | 10 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Hindu tradit | Tamil | 1,001,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chakma | Bengali | 258,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | 10 | 200 | 20 | - | - |
| Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 53,943,000 | 1,296,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,273,000 | - | 1,000 | 22,000 | - | - |
| Chamar (Sikh traditions) | Bengali | 1,808,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 400 | - |
| Chang | Naga, Chang | 76,000 | 30 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Charan (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 372,000 | 80 | Y | 1.0 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chasadhobi | Bengali | 109,000 | 108,000 | Y | 1.0 | 108,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chaudhari, caste | Bengali | 13,000 | 13,000 | Y | 1.0 | 13,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chaupal | Bengali | 105,000 | 7,000 | Y | 1.0 | 6,900 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Chepang | Nepali | 1,300 | 50 | Y | 1.0 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chero | Bengali | 187,000 | 6,100 | Y | 1.0 | 5,600 | 300 | 10 | 100 | - | 50 |
| Cheruman (Hindu tradition | Tamil | 440,000 | 80 | Y | 1.0 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chhetri | Nepali | 291,000 | 17,000 | Y | 1.0 | 17,000 | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Chhimba (Hindu traditions | Bengali | 152,000 | 70 | Y | 1.0 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chhimba (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 144,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 300 | - |
| Chik (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 122,000 | 3,100 | Y | 1.0 | 3,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chik Baraik | Hindi | 139,000 | 26,000 | Y | 1.0 | 24,000 | 10 | 60 | 900 | - | 900 |
| Chitrakar (Hindu traditio | Bengali | 72,000 | 3,500 | Y | 1.0 | 3,400 | - | - | 40 | - | - |
| Chitrakar (Muslim traditi | Bengali | 7,300 | 7,300 | Y | 1.0 | - | 7,300 | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Bengali | 1,481,000 | 98,000 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 98,000 | - | - |
| Dabgar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 136,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dahiara | Bengali | 3,200 | 3,200 | Y | 1.0 | - | 3,200 | - | - | - | - |
| Dai (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 16,000 | 13,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 13,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Dalu | Bengali | 21,000 | 20,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 20,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Dangi | Bengali | 834,000 | 3,200 | Y | 1.0 | 3,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Darjee | Nepali | 56,000 | 22,000 | Y | 1.0 | 21,000 | - | 200 | 900 | - | - |
| Darzi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,446,000 | 2,700 | Y | 1.0 | 2,700 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Darzi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,183,000 | 7,200 | Y | 1.0 | - | 7,200 | - | - | - | - |
| Darzi (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 46,000 | 70 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 70 | - |
| Deori | Bengali | 62,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu t | Hindi | 659,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhangar Bharwad | Gujarati | 3,280,000 | 1,700 | Y | 1.0 | 1,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhangri | Dungra Bhil | 27,000 | 3,200 | Y | 1.0 | 3,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhanuk | Bengali | 4,958,000 | 70,000 | Y | 1.0 | 70,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhanwar | Bengali | 75,000 | 3,500 | Y | 1.0 | 3,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhimal | Rangpuri | 5,700 | 3,400 | Y | 1.0 | 3,200 | - | - | - | - | 200 |
| Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 12,478,000 | 405,000 | Y | 1.0 | 405,000 | - | 300 | - | 70 | - |
| Dhobi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 1,138,000 | 11,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 11,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Dholi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 6,900 | 1,900 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,900 | - | - | - | - |
| Doai | Bengali | 11,000 | 11,000 | Y | 1.0 | 11,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 212,000 | 6,400 | Y | 1.0 | - | 6,400 | - | - | - | - |
| Dom Murdafarash | Bengali | 208,000 | 61,000 | Y | 1.0 | 60,000 | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Domar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,534,000 | 419,000 | Y | 1.0 | 417,000 | - | - | 1,000 | 80 | - |
| Drukpa | Dzongkha | 14,000 | 9,100 | Y | 1.0 | 600 | - | 8,600 | - | - | - |
| Dulia | Bengali | 452,000 | 441,000 | Y | 1.0 | 441,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dura | Nepali | 3,600 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Dusadh (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 6,598,000 | 70,000 | Y | 1.0 | 70,000 | - | 20 | 300 | 20 | - |
| Dusadh (Muslim traditions | Bengali | 15,000 | 8,900 | Y | 1.0 | - | 8,900 | - | - | - | - |
| Dusadh Bahelia | Bengali | 811,000 | 18,000 | Y | 1.0 | 18,000 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Faqir | Bengali | 105,000 | 3,800 | Y | 1.0 | - | 3,800 | - | - | - | - |
| Gadaria (Hindu traditions | Bengali | 4,750,000 | 17,000 | Y | 1.0 | 17,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gaddi (Muslim traditions) | Kashmiri | 510,000 | 10 | Y | 1.0 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Gamit | Gujarati | 537,000 | 300 | N | 2.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ganda | Bengali | 1,485,000 | 3,900 | Y | 1.0 | 3,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gandharb (Hindu tradition | Bengali | 17,000 | 4,100 | Y | 1.0 | 4,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gandharva | Nepali | 600 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gandla | Telugu | 85,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gangai | Nepali | 5,500 | 3,500 | Y | 1.0 | 3,400 | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Garo (A-chik Mande) | Garo | 1,289,000 | 2,600 | N | 3.0 | 700 | 20 | - | 1,900 | - | - |
| Gauda | Odia | 2,392,000 | 5,200 | Y | 1.0 | 5,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gavara | Telugu | 20,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ghanchi (Hindu traditions | Gujarati | 134,000 | 80 | Y | 1.0 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gharti | Bengali | 25,000 | 17,000 | Y | 1.0 | 16,000 | - | 200 | 500 | - | - |
| Ghasiya (Hindu traditions | Bengali | 522,000 | 21,000 | Y | 1.0 | 21,000 | - | 10 | 200 | - | - |
| Ghazi | Bengali | 1,800 | 1,700 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,700 | - | - | - | - |
| Ghosi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 340,000 | 900 | Y | 1.0 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ghusuria | Bengali | 107,000 | 1,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Goanese | Konkani, Goan | 688,000 | 1,200 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 1,200 | - | - |
| Godra | Bengali | 4,000 | 70 | Y | 1.0 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gokha | Bengali | 258,000 | 3,700 | Y | 1.0 | 3,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gond unspecified | Bengali | 10,034,000 | 13,000 | Y | 1.0 | 13,000 | 90 | 20 | 50 | - | 300 |
| Gonrhi | Bengali | 955,000 | 11,000 | Y | 1.0 | 11,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gorait | Bengali | 12,000 | 3,000 | Y | 1.0 | 3,000 | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Gosain Dasnami | Bengali | 476,000 | 9,300 | Y | 1.0 | 9,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gosain unspecified | Bengali | 1,361,000 | 29,000 | Y | 1.0 | 29,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gujar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 54,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 200 | - |
| Guria | Odia | 864,000 | 2,700 | Y | 1.0 | 2,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gurung Ghaleg | Nepali | 126,000 | 97,000 | N | 2.0 | 60,000 | - | 22,000 | 15,000 | - | - |
| Hadi | Bengali | 1,152,000 | 515,000 | Y | 1.0 | 511,000 | - | 200 | 4,000 | 200 | - |
| Hajam | Bengali | 2,331,000 | 58,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 58,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Hajang | Bengali | 87,000 | 800 | Y | 1.0 | 800 | 20 | - | 10 | - | 20 |
| Halalkhor (Hindu traditio | Bengali | 8,600 | 1,400 | Y | 1.0 | 1,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Halwai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,652,000 | 496,000 | Y | 1.0 | 496,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Halwai Maira | Bengali | 147,000 | 56,000 | Y | 1.0 | 56,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Han Chinese, Mandarin | Chinese, Mandarin | 10,000 | 4,000 | N | 2.0 | - | - | 2,600 | 700 | - | 600 |
| Hazra (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 5,100 | 4,900 | Y | 1.0 | 4,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hela | Hindi | 62,000 | 40 | Y | 1.0 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hira | Bengali | 66,000 | 3,200 | Y | 1.0 | 3,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ho | Bengali | 1,263,000 | 25,000 | Y | 1.0 | 24,000 | 50 | 200 | 300 | - | 700 |
| Ilavan | Tamil | 6,650,000 | 1,600 | Y | 1.0 | 1,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Indo-Burman | Rakhine | 700 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | - | 700 | - | - | - | - |
| Jaraj (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 11,000 | 10,000 | Y | 1.0 | 10,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 15,914,000 | 42,000 | Y | 1.0 | 42,000 | - | - | - | - | 70 |
| Jat (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 547,000 | 55,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 55,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 8,659,000 | 34,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 34,000 | - |
| Jat Atra | Bengali | 30,000 | 29,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 29,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Bajwa (Hindu traditio | Hindi | 45,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Bajwa (Muslim traditi | Urdu | 700 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Chahil (Hindu traditi | Hindi | 182,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Chahil (Muslim tradit | Bengali | 2,800 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | - | 600 | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Chahil (Sikh traditio | Punjabi, Eastern | 122,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 200 | - |
| Jat Chima (Hindu traditio | Hindi | 80,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Chima (Muslim traditi | Urdu | 1,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | - | 500 | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Dagar (Hindu traditio | Hindi | 155,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Dehia (Hindu traditio | Hindi | 323,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Dehia (Muslim traditi | Urdu | 2,200 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | - | 400 | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Dehia (Sikh tradition | Punjabi, Eastern | 24,000 | 800 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 800 | - |
| Jat Dhariwal (Hindu tradi | Hindi | 197,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Dhariwal (Muslim trad | Urdu | 1,300 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Dhillon (Hindu tradit | Hindi | 187,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Dhillon (Muslim tradi | Urdu | 1,500 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Dhillon (Sikh traditi | Punjabi, Eastern | 205,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 200 | - |
| Jat Gahlot (Hindu traditi | Hindi | 92,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Gahlot (Muslim tradit | Urdu | 1,800 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | - | 400 | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Ghatwal (Hindu tradit | Hindi | 226,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Ghatwal (Muslim tradi | Urdu | 10,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Gil (Hindu traditions | Hindi | 277,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Gil (Muslim tradition | Urdu | 2,300 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | - | 400 | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Gil (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 278,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 400 | - |
| Jat Hela | Hindi | 269,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Kharral (Hindu tradit | Hindi | 63,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Kharral (Muslim tradi | Urdu | 1,500 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Mann (Hindu tradition | Hindi | 194,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Mann (Muslim traditio | Urdu | 4,900 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Mann (Sikh traditions | Punjabi, Eastern | 185,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 200 | - |
| Jat Pachhade (Hindu tradi | Hindi | 370,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Rathi (Hindu traditio | Hindi | 140,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Sahrawat (Hindu tradi | Hindi | 151,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Sarai (Sikh tradition | Punjabi, Eastern | 222,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 100 | - |
| Jat Sidhu (Hindu traditio | Hindi | 464,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0 | 1,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Sidhu (Muslim traditi | Urdu | 3,300 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | - | 600 | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Sidhu (Sikh tradition | Punjabi, Eastern | 497,000 | 1,400 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1,400 | - |
| Jat Sindhu (Hindu traditi | Hindi | 391,000 | 1,100 | Y | 1.0 | 1,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Sindhu (Muslim tradit | Urdu | 3,800 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | - | 600 | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Sindhu (Sikh traditio | Punjabi, Eastern | 184,000 | 900 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 900 | - |
| Jat Varaich (Hindu tradit | Hindi | 63,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Varaich (Muslim tradi | Urdu | 1,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Virk (Hindu tradition | Hindi | 66,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jew, South Asian | Hebrew | 7,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 100 |
| Jhalo Malo | Bengali | 474,000 | 342,000 | Y | 1.0 | 341,000 | - | 80 | 300 | 30 | - |
| Jhinwar (Hindu traditions | Dogri | 687,000 | 10 | Y | 1.0 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 476,000 | 1,100 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1,100 | - |
| Jimdar | Bengali | 95,000 | 94,000 | Y | 1.0 | 94,000 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,757,000 | 1,643,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,643,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Juang | Juang | 56,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Julaha | Hindi | 968,000 | 90 | Y | 1.0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kabadi | Bengali | 84,000 | 2,700 | Y | 1.0 | 2,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kabirpanthi | Punjabi, Eastern | 97,000 | 800 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 800 | - |
| Kachari Dimasa | Bengali | 171,000 | 4,200 | N | 2.0 | 4,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kachhi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 4,885,000 | 90 | Y | 1.0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kadar | Bengali | 137,000 | 30,000 | Y | 1.0 | 30,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kagate | Syuba | 1,700 | 60 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Kahar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 9,608,000 | 434,000 | Y | 1.0 | 434,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kahar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 97,000 | 19,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 19,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Kahar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 90,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 100 | - |
| Kahar Kamkar (Hindu tradi | Bengali | 242,000 | 22,000 | Y | 1.0 | 22,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kahar Kamkar (Muslim trad | Bengali | 2,500 | 1,900 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,900 | - | - | - | - |
| Kaibartta Jalia | Bengali | 532,000 | 299,000 | Y | 1.0 | 298,000 | - | 30 | 200 | - | - |
| Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 1,632,000 | 582,000 | Y | 1.0 | 581,000 | - | 80 | 700 | 40 | - |
| Kaikolan | Tamil | 2,709,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,574,000 | 4,900 | Y | 1.0 | 4,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal Idiga | Telugu | 2,060,000 | 1,700 | Y | 1.0 | 1,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalingi | Odia | 322,000 | 3,500 | Y | 1.0 | 3,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan unspecified | Tamil | 963,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalu | Bengali | 304,000 | 260,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 260,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Kalwar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,655,000 | 105,000 | Y | 1.0 | 105,000 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Kalwar (Muslim traditions | Bengali | 8,500 | 2,700 | Y | 1.0 | - | 2,700 | - | - | - | - |
| Kalwar Iraqi (Muslim trad | Bengali | 49,000 | 2,400 | Y | 1.0 | - | 2,400 | - | - | - | - |
| Kalwar Sunri | Bengali | 696,000 | 18,000 | Y | 1.0 | 18,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kamar | Bengali | 36,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kamboh (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 582,000 | 1,300 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1,300 | - |
| Kami | Nepali | 109,000 | 61,000 | Y | 1.0 | 59,000 | - | 800 | 600 | 10 | - |
| Kammara | Telugu | 143,000 | 50 | Y | 1.0 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kandra | Bengali | 781,000 | 131,000 | Y | 1.0 | 131,000 | - | - | 200 | - | - |
| Kandu | Bengali | 2,769,000 | 56,000 | Y | 1.0 | 56,000 | - | - | 90 | - | - |
| Kanjar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 248,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanjar (Muslim traditions | Bengali | 17,000 | 4,800 | Y | 1.0 | - | 4,800 | - | - | - | - |
| Kaora | Bengali | 345,000 | 321,000 | Y | 1.0 | 318,000 | - | 400 | 2,500 | 30 | - |
| Kapali | Bengali | 352,000 | 251,000 | Y | 1.0 | 251,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapariya | Bengali | 30,000 | 1,100 | Y | 1.0 | 1,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 4,181,000 | 1,900 | Y | 1.0 | 1,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 13,829,000 | 2,500 | Y | 1.0 | 2,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Karan | Odia | 622,000 | 2,200 | Y | 1.0 | 2,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Karenga | Bengali | 49,000 | 42,000 | Y | 1.0 | 42,000 | - | - | 90 | - | - |
| Karmali | Santhali | 153,000 | 3,700 | Y | 1.0 | 3,000 | 10 | - | - | - | 600 |
| Kasar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 771,000 | 109,000 | Y | 1.0 | 109,000 | - | - | - | - | 100 |
| Kashmiri (Muslim traditio | Urdu | 7,885,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | - | 500 | - | - | - | - |
| Kawar | Bengali | 1,176,000 | 15,000 | Y | 1.0 | 15,000 | - | - | 50 | 300 | - |
| Kayastha (Hindu tradition | Bengali | 7,037,000 | 2,520,000 | Y | 1.0 | 2,518,000 | - | - | 1,800 | - | - |
| Kayastha Karan | Bengali | 628,000 | 295,000 | Y | 1.0 | 295,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khadala | Bengali | 136,000 | 32,000 | Y | 1.0 | 32,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khairwar | Bengali | 493,000 | 151,000 | Y | 1.0 | 150,000 | - | 20 | 70 | 30 | - |
| Khambu | Bengali | 369,000 | 269,000 | Y | 1.0 | 268,000 | - | 500 | 1,100 | - | - |
| Khampti | Khamti | 21,000 | 30 | Y | 1.0 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khandait | Bengali | 2,035,000 | 303,000 | Y | 1.0 | 303,000 | - | - | 200 | - | - |
| Kharia | Bengali | 888,000 | 71,000 | N | 2.0 | 71,000 | - | - | 100 | - | - |
| Kharva (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 487,000 | 80 | Y | 1.0 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kharwar | Bengali | 667,000 | 24,000 | Y | 1.0 | 23,000 | 20 | - | 400 | - | 300 |
| Khas | Nepali | 61,000 | 1,900 | N | 2.0 | 1,500 | - | 400 | - | - | - |
| Khasi (War-Khasi) | Khasi | 1,468,000 | 1,600 | N | 3.0 | 70 | - | - | 1,600 | - | - |
| Khatik (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,652,000 | 11,000 | Y | 1.0 | 11,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khatik (Muslim traditions | Bengali | 38,000 | 2,100 | Y | 1.0 | - | 2,100 | - | - | - | - |
| Khatri (Hindu traditions) | Dogri | 2,759,000 | 10 | Y | 1.0 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khatri (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 353,000 | 2,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 2,000 | - |
| Khavar | Bengali | 171,000 | 3,900 | Y | 1.0 | 3,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khetauri | Bengali | 130,000 | 5,600 | Y | 1.0 | 5,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khoja | Gujarati | 497,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | - | 500 | - | - | - | - |
| Kisan | Bengali | 1,912,000 | 114,000 | Y | 1.0 | 113,000 | 300 | 40 | 200 | 20 | 600 |
| Koch (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 59,000 | 14,000 | Y | 1.0 | 14,000 | - | - | - | - | 200 |
| Koiri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 9,582,000 | 157,000 | Y | 1.0 | 157,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kol | Bengali | 2,069,000 | 83,000 | Y | 1.0 | 83,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 2,640,000 | 7,200 | Y | 1.0 | 7,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Mahadev | Marathi | 1,970,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Malhar | Marathi | 366,000 | 40 | Y | 1.0 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli of Gujarat | Gujarati | 9,748,000 | 6,100 | Y | 1.0 | 6,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli of Sind (Hindu tradi | Sindhi | 93,000 | 10 | Y | 1.0 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kolta | Odia | 795,000 | 800 | Y | 1.0 | 800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konai | Bengali | 150,000 | 146,000 | Y | 1.0 | 146,000 | - | 20 | 10 | - | - |
| Konda Dhora | Odia | 274,000 | 70 | Y | 1.0 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konwar | Bengali | 5,200 | 5,100 | Y | 1.0 | 5,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kori | Bengali | 3,039,000 | 186,000 | Y | 1.0 | 180,000 | 300 | - | 2,200 | 20 | 3,200 |
| Korwa | Hindi | 527,000 | 3,400 | Y | 1.0 | 3,200 | 30 | 10 | 200 | - | - |
| Koshti | Marathi | 1,309,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kotal | Bengali | 31,000 | 30,000 | Y | 1.0 | 30,000 | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| Koya unspecified | Koya | 771,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudumban | Tamil | 37,000 | 30 | N | 2.0 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kui Khond | Bengali | 1,560,000 | 800 | N | 2.0 | 800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuli | Bengali | 19,000 | 1,400 | Y | 1.0 | 1,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumal | Nepali | 4,200 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 18,455,000 | 1,265,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,264,000 | - | - | 900 | - | - |
| Kumhar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 348,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 600 | - |
| Kumhar Magahia | Bengali | 211,000 | 26,000 | Y | 1.0 | 26,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 15,483,000 | 11,000 | Y | 1.0 | 11,000 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Kunui | Bengali | 1,200 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0 | 1,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kurariar | Bengali | 15,000 | 1,100 | Y | 1.0 | 1,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 22,316,000 | 1,664,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,663,000 | - | - | 1,200 | - | - |
| Kurmi Mahato | Bengali | 297,000 | 143,000 | Y | 1.0 | 143,000 | - | - | 200 | - | - |
| Kurol | Bengali | 6,900 | 5,900 | Y | 1.0 | 5,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Labana (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 390,000 | 900 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 900 | - |
| Laheri (Muslim traditions | Bengali | 66,000 | 3,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 3,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Lakhera | Bengali | 224,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lama | Tibetan, Central | 800 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | 300 | - | - | - |
| Let | Bengali | 9,400 | 9,300 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 9,300 |
| Lhomi | Lhomi | 1,900 | 1,900 | N | 2.0 | - | - | 1,700 | 200 | - | - |
| Lingayat | Kannada | 4,029,000 | 800 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 800 |
| Lodha (Hindu traditions, | Bengali | 152,000 | 127,000 | N | 2.0 | 108,000 | 90 | 60 | 17,000 | - | 2,000 |
| Lohana | Gujarati | 685,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 11,177,000 | 372,000 | Y | 1.0 | 372,000 | - | 100 | 100 | 40 | - |
| Lohar (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 731,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | - | 700 | - | - | - | - |
| Lohar Kamti | Bengali | 4,500 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lohara | Hindi | 313,000 | 35,000 | Y | 1.0 | 31,000 | 60 | 2,400 | 1,000 | - | 400 |
| Lotha | Naga, Lotha | 208,000 | 30 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Lunia (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,742,000 | 71,000 | Y | 1.0 | 71,000 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Madari (Muslim traditions | Urdu | 66,000 | 2,100 | Y | 1.0 | - | 2,100 | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Christian traditi | Telugu | 750,000 | 1,000 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 1,000 | - | - |
| Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 9,054,000 | 9,300 | Y | 1.0 | 9,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Magar | Nepali | 406,000 | 136,000 | N | 2.0 | 124,000 | - | 1,100 | 11,000 | - | - |
| Maghaiya | Hindi | 1,600 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahali | Hindi | 96,000 | 95,000 | Y | 1.0 | 89,000 | 200 | 30 | 3,200 | - | 2,800 |
| Mahanta | Bengali | 105,000 | 52,000 | Y | 1.0 | 52,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahar (Buddhist tradition | Bengali | 11,200,000 | 44,000 | Y | 1.0 | 43,000 | - | 700 | - | 100 | - |
| Mahishya | Bengali | 11,686,000 | 7,419,000 | Y | 1.0 | 7,391,000 | - | 100 | 29,000 | - | - |
| Mahli | Bengali | 479,000 | 3,000 | Y | 1.0 | 2,800 | - | - | 50 | - | 200 |
| Mahratta Kunbi | Gujarati | 8,947,000 | 4,800 | Y | 1.0 | 4,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 31,088,000 | 2,000 | Y | 1.0 | 2,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahtam (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 633,000 | 1,400 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1,400 | - |
| Mahuria | Bengali | 8,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahyavanshi | Gujarati | 1,962,000 | 1,700 | Y | 1.0 | 1,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Majhi | Bengali | 142,000 | 1,100 | Y | 1.0 | 1,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Majhwar | Bengali | 219,000 | 17,000 | Y | 1.0 | 17,000 | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Mal (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,074,000 | 354,000 | Y | 1.0 | 354,000 | - | 20 | 100 | 50 | - |
| Mal (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 19,000 | 18,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 18,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Mala (Christian tradition | Telugu | 520,000 | 400 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 400 | - | - |
| Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 6,660,000 | 2,900 | Y | 1.0 | 2,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 3,146,000 | 4,600 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 4,600 | - | - |
| Mali (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 12,359,000 | 306,000 | Y | 1.0 | 306,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mallah (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,060,000 | 51,000 | Y | 1.0 | 51,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mallah (Muslim traditions | Bengali | 53,000 | 44,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 44,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Mallah Chain (Hindu tradi | Bengali | 390,000 | 7,000 | Y | 1.0 | 7,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mallah Chain (Muslim trad | Bengali | 4,300 | 4,100 | Y | 1.0 | - | 4,100 | - | - | - | - |
| Mallah Dhawa (Hindu tradi | Bengali | 26,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mallah Dhawa (Muslim trad | Bengali | 22,000 | 21,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 21,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Mallah Kewat (Hindu tradi | Bengali | 352,000 | 6,800 | Y | 1.0 | 6,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mallah Kewat (Muslim trad | Bengali | 4,600 | 4,400 | Y | 1.0 | - | 4,400 | - | - | - | - |
| Mallik (Muslim traditions | Bengali | 661,000 | 173,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 173,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Malto | Bengali | 223,000 | 52,000 | N | 2.0 | 50,000 | 200 | 30 | 2,100 | - | 100 |
| Mandala (Muslim tradition | Bengali | 3,000 | 1,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Mangala | Telugu | 2,165,000 | 1,100 | Y | 1.0 | 1,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Manihar | Bengali | 668,000 | 2,300 | Y | 1.0 | - | 2,300 | - | - | - | - |
| Mappila | Malayalam | 10,275,000 | 1,300 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,300 | - | - | - | - |
| Maravan | Tamil | 3,341,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Markande | Angika | 91,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Marma | Bengali | 55,000 | 9,400 | Y | 1.0 | 2,600 | - | 6,700 | 30 | - | 20 |
| Matang (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 3,049,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Matia | Bengali | 239,000 | 195,000 | Y | 1.0 | 195,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mazhabi (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 3,354,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 600 | - |
| Mech | Boro | 64,000 | 48,000 | N | 2.0 | 32,000 | 100 | 60 | 17,000 | - | 80 |
| Megh (Hindu traditions) | Sindhi | 4,666,000 | 70 | Y | 1.0 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meitei unspecified | Meitei | 1,412,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Memon | Gujarati | 713,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | - | 400 | - | - | - | - |
| Mir | Bengali | 57,000 | 47,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 47,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Miri | Mising | 809,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mirzakhani | Bengali | 14,000 | 5,900 | Y | 1.0 | - | 5,900 | - | - | - | - |
| Mishri | Bengali | 7,400 | 4,800 | Y | 1.0 | 4,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mizo | Mizo | 169,000 | 1,000 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 1,000 | - | - |
| Mizo Fanai | Mizo | 17,000 | 30 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Mizo Lushai | Mizo | 665,000 | 700 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 700 | - | - |
| Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,292,000 | 1,310,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,309,000 | - | - | 600 | - | - |
| Mochi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 78,000 | 7,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 7,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Moghal | Bengali | 2,048,000 | 128,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 128,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Momna | Gujarati | 191,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
| Mru | Santhali | 500 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Mukeri | Urdu | 38,000 | 900 | Y | 1.0 | - | 900 | - | - | - | - |
| Munda | Bengali | 4,334,000 | 428,000 | N | 2.0 | 380,000 | 1,400 | 200 | 37,000 | 80 | 9,600 |
| Munnur | Telugu | 986,000 | 2,400 | Y | 1.0 | 2,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Murao (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 2,816,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Musahar (Hindu traditions | Bengali | 3,683,000 | 24,000 | Y | 1.0 | 24,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mutrasi | Telugu | 1,200,000 | 2,900 | Y | 1.0 | 2,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditio | Tamil | 1,430,000 | 600 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 600 | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 3,337,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Naga | Nagamese | 22,000 | 3,200 | N | 3.0 | 30 | - | - | 3,200 | - | - |
| Naga Tangkhul | Naga, Tangkhul | 234,000 | 90 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 90 | - | - |
| Nagar | Bengali | 171,000 | 70,000 | Y | 1.0 | 70,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nagarchi (Hindu tradition | Hindi | 175,000 | 19,000 | Y | 1.0 | 18,000 | 100 | 50 | 700 | - | 200 |
| Nagarchi (Muslim traditio | Bengali | 200 | 10 | Y | 1.0 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Nai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 13,922,000 | 1,228,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,228,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nai (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 383,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 700 | - |
| Nai Nabasakh | Bengali | 12,000 | 12,000 | Y | 1.0 | 12,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Malayalam | 7,659,000 | 1,400 | Y | 1.0 | 1,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Namassej (Hindu tradition | Bengali | 3,812,000 | 3,519,000 | Y | 1.0 | 3,497,000 | - | 1,600 | 21,000 | 600 | - |
| Namassej (Muslim traditio | Bengali | 2,900 | 2,400 | Y | 1.0 | - | 2,400 | - | - | - | - |
| Namassej Chandel | Bengali | 1,690,000 | 1,089,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,081,000 | - | 300 | 7,600 | 200 | - |
| Nat (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 583,000 | 1,300 | Y | 1.0 | 1,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nat (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 162,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | - | 600 | - | - | - | - |
| Navithan | Tamil | 885,000 | 60 | Y | 1.0 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Newah | Nepali | 189,000 | 117,000 | Y | 1.0 | 107,000 | - | 7,100 | 2,500 | - | - |
| Nikari (Muslim traditions | Bengali | 73,000 | 72,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 72,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Nissi | Nyishi | 46,000 | 40 | N | 3.0 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oraon | Hindi | 5,270,000 | 749,000 | N | 2.0 | 555,000 | 1,600 | 1,300 | 154,000 | 100 | 36,000 |
| Paharia | Santhali | 19,000 | 8,300 | Y | 1.0 | 8,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paik | Odia | 258,000 | 900 | Y | 1.0 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paite (Christian traditio | Chin, Paite | 94,000 | 50 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 50 | - | - |
| Paliya | Bengali | 143,000 | 122,000 | Y | 1.0 | 122,000 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Christian traditi | Tamil | 521,000 | 20 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 2,661,000 | 1,500 | Y | 1.0 | 1,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pan | Bengali | 1,597,000 | 33,000 | Y | 1.0 | 33,000 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Panika | Bengali | 1,245,000 | 16,000 | Y | 1.0 | 16,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pantanti | Odia | 45,000 | 40 | Y | 1.0 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Christian tradi | Tamil | 887,000 | 200 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 200 | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu tradition | Tamil | 2,451,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Parhaiya | Bengali | 36,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0 | 1,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Parja unspecified | Bengali | 387,000 | 1,400 | Y | 1.0 | 1,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Parsee | Gujarati | 92,000 | 1,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 1,000 |
| Pashtun Afridi | Bengali | 569,000 | 53,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 53,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Beteli | Bengali | 38,000 | 38,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 38,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Dilazak | Bengali | 68,000 | 3,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 3,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Ghilzai | Bengali | 46,000 | 4,900 | Y | 1.0 | - | 4,900 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Guria | Bengali | 39,000 | 38,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 38,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Jilan | Bengali | 38,000 | 38,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 38,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Kakar | Bengali | 570,000 | 38,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 38,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Khalil | Bengali | 18,000 | 1,500 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,500 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Khan | Bengali | 125,000 | 61,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 61,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) | Urdu | 697,000 | 27,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 27,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Malagori (Mullaga | Bengali | 35,000 | 1,300 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,300 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Mohmand | Bengali | 210,000 | 17,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 17,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Niazi | Bengali | 39,000 | 38,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 38,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Sur | Bengali | 38,000 | 38,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 38,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun Yusafzai | Bengali | 1,016,000 | 54,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 54,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Bengali | 9,073,000 | 1,025,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,025,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Pasi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 5,823,000 | 30,000 | Y | 1.0 | 30,000 | - | 10 | 100 | 20 | - |
| Pasi (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 19,000 | 8,800 | Y | 1.0 | - | 8,800 | - | - | - | - |
| Pasi Gujar | Bengali | 754,000 | 2,400 | Y | 1.0 | 2,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pasi Kaithwan | Bengali | 1,028,000 | 4,400 | Y | 1.0 | 4,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pasi Rajpasi | Bengali | 1,567,000 | 5,500 | Y | 1.0 | 5,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pasi Turuk | Bengali | 1,500 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
| Patelia | Gujarati | 141,000 | 50 | Y | 1.0 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patial | Bengali | 47,000 | 1,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patni (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 266,000 | 36,000 | Y | 1.0 | 36,000 | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| Patralu | Bengali | 142,000 | 7,500 | Y | 1.0 | 7,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patwa (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 304,000 | 9,700 | Y | 1.0 | 9,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perka | Telugu | 225,000 | 50 | Y | 1.0 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Persian | Dari | 8,800 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | - | 500 | - | - | - | - |
| Peshakar | Bengali | 1,700 | 1,700 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,700 | - | - | - | - |
| Pinjara | Bengali | 3,877,000 | 56,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 56,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Pochury | Naga, Pochuri | 27,000 | 50 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 50 | - | - |
| Pod | Bengali | 3,515,000 | 2,872,000 | Y | 1.0 | 2,858,000 | - | 1,000 | 12,000 | 200 | - |
| Poi | Mizo | 57,000 | 300 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 300 | - | - |
| Pundari | Bengali | 308,000 | 298,000 | Y | 1.0 | 298,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puran Bhaja | Panchpargania | 1,300 | 90 | Y | 1.0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puran unspecified | Panchpargania | 1,300 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Qassab | Bengali | 1,265,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,200 | - | - | - | - |
| Qazi | Bengali | 855,000 | 109,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 109,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Rabari (Hindu traditions) | Marwari | 1,251,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rabha | Hindi | 434,000 | 32,000 | N | 2.0 | 24,000 | 100 | 400 | 8,300 | 10 | 50 |
| Rahmani (Muslim tradition | Bengali | 275,000 | 3,400 | Y | 1.0 | - | 3,400 | - | - | - | - |
| Rai | Nepali | 143,000 | 65,000 | N | 2.0 | 32,000 | - | 1,000 | 9,200 | - | 24,000 |
| Rajbansi (Hindu tradition | Bengali | 4,968,000 | 3,820,000 | Y | 1.0 | 3,801,000 | - | 900 | 16,000 | 200 | 3,400 |
| Rajbansi (Muslim traditio | Bengali | 300 | 3,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 3,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajbhar | Bengali | 87,000 | 8,300 | Y | 1.0 | 8,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 27,285,000 | 951,000 | Y | 1.0 | 947,000 | - | - | - | - | 4,100 |
| Rajput (Muslim traditions | Bengali | 1,935,000 | 31,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 31,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 1,241,000 | 7,800 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 7,800 | - |
| Rajput Bais (Hindu tradit | Hindi | 1,586,000 | 25,000 | Y | 1.0 | 25,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Bargujar (Hindu tr | Hindi | 241,000 | 3,200 | Y | 1.0 | 3,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Batsa | Bengali | 40,000 | 39,000 | Y | 1.0 | 39,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Bhadauria | Hindi | 304,000 | 3,500 | Y | 1.0 | 3,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Bhatti (Hindu trad | Hindi | 1,048,000 | 20,000 | Y | 1.0 | 20,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Chandel | Hindi | 399,000 | 5,200 | Y | 1.0 | 5,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Chauhan (Hindu tra | Hindi | 3,587,000 | 65,000 | Y | 1.0 | 65,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Dikhit | Hindi | 312,000 | 3,800 | Y | 1.0 | 3,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Gahlot (Hindu trad | Hindi | 676,000 | 11,000 | Y | 1.0 | 11,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Garewal (Hindu tra | Hindi | 377,000 | 6,400 | Y | 1.0 | 6,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Gaur | Hindi | 788,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0 | 1,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Gautam (Hindu trad | Hindi | 454,000 | 6,400 | Y | 1.0 | 6,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Jadu | Hindi | 341,000 | 3,800 | Y | 1.0 | 3,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Janjua (Hindu trad | Hindi | 101,000 | 3,300 | Y | 1.0 | 3,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Joia (Hindu tradit | Hindi | 78,000 | 3,000 | Y | 1.0 | 3,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Kachhwaha | Hindi | 836,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0 | 1,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Manihas (Hindu tra | Hindi | 299,000 | 4,400 | Y | 1.0 | 4,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Parihar | Hindi | 470,000 | 5,500 | Y | 1.0 | 5,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Ponwar (Hindu trad | Hindi | 1,511,000 | 30,000 | Y | 1.0 | 30,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Pundir (Hindu trad | Hindi | 214,000 | 4,400 | Y | 1.0 | 4,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu tr | Bengali | 543,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0 | 1,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Rathor (Hindu trad | Hindi | 1,671,000 | 28,000 | Y | 1.0 | 28,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Sakarwar (Hindu tr | Hindi | 237,000 | 3,200 | Y | 1.0 | 3,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Salehria (Hindu tr | Hindi | 127,000 | 2,900 | Y | 1.0 | 2,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Sandilya | Bengali | 39,000 | 39,000 | Y | 1.0 | 39,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Sengar | Hindi | 476,000 | 5,500 | Y | 1.0 | 5,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Solanki | Gujarati | 361,000 | 3,600 | Y | 1.0 | 3,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Sombansi (Hindu tr | Bengali | 400,000 | 5,500 | Y | 1.0 | 5,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Surajbansi | Bengali | 301,000 | 3,600 | Y | 1.0 | 3,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Tonwar (Hindu trad | Hindi | 535,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0 | 1,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Raju | Bengali | 697,000 | 540,000 | Y | 1.0 | 540,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajwar | Bengali | 716,000 | 132,000 | Y | 1.0 | 131,000 | - | - | 900 | 10 | - |
| Ralte | Mizo | 21,000 | 200 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 200 | - | - |
| Ramdasia (Sikh traditions | Punjabi, Eastern | 550,000 | 900 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 900 | - |
| Rana | Bengali | 1,400 | 70 | Y | 1.0 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rangrez (Hindu traditions | Bengali | 416,000 | 3,100 | Y | 1.0 | 3,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rathawa | Gujarati | 767,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rautia | Bengali | 136,000 | 16,000 | Y | 1.0 | 16,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ravalia | Gujarati | 624,000 | 70 | Y | 1.0 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ravidas Chamar (Hindu tra | Bengali | 1,652,000 | 26,000 | Y | 1.0 | 26,000 | - | - | 300 | - | - |
| Rayeen (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,700 | 1,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rayeen (Muslim traditions | Bengali | 1,141,000 | 27,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 27,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Relli | Odia | 173,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rengma | Bengali | 81,000 | 100 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 100 | - | - |
| Rongkup | Nepali | 79,000 | 37,000 | N | 2.0 | 1,800 | 100 | 20,000 | 15,000 | 20 | 100 |
| Sagarbanshi | Bengali | 207,000 | 4,000 | Y | 1.0 | 4,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sahariya | Bengali | 1,017,000 | 21,000 | Y | 1.0 | 21,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sahi | Bengali | 2,200 | 900 | Y | 1.0 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Saini (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 690,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1,200 | - |
| Sali | Telugu | 1,209,000 | 30 | Y | 1.0 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samanthan | Bengali | 57,000 | 25,000 | Y | 1.0 | 25,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sangtam | Naga, Sangtam | 90,000 | 90 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 90 | - | - |
| Sankara | Bengali | 92,000 | 63,000 | Y | 1.0 | 63,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Santal (Sawntal) | Santhali | 8,956,000 | 3,023,000 | N | 2.0 | 2,008,000 | 6,200 | 700 | 106,000 | 400 | 902,000 |
| Saora unspecified | Bengali | 936,000 | 41,000 | N | 2.0 | 39,000 | 100 | 30 | 500 | - | 700 |
| Sardar (Muslim traditions | Bengali | 15,000 | 12,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 12,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Sarera (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 106,000 | 1,300 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1,300 | - |
| Sarki | Nepali | 32,000 | 16,000 | Y | 1.0 | 16,000 | - | 30 | 600 | - | - |
| Sauria Paharia | Bengali | 62,000 | 4,300 | N | 2.0 | 3,900 | 20 | 300 | 200 | - | - |
| Sayyid | Bengali | 9,153,000 | 619,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 619,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid Husaini | Bengali | 500,000 | 16,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 16,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Sema | Naga, Sumi | 288,000 | 100 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 100 | - | - |
| Shabar | Odia | 624,000 | 2,800 | N | 2.0 | 2,600 | - | - | 200 | - | - |
| Shaikh Faruqi | Bengali | 945,000 | 271,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 271,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Bengali | 9,577,000 | 2,619,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 2,619,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Siddiqi | Bengali | 8,880,000 | 3,746,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 3,746,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Bengali | 71,108,000 | 21,272,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 21,272,000 | - | 30 | - | - |
| Shaikh Usmani | Bengali | 559,000 | 163,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 163,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Sherpa | Nepali | 44,000 | 31,000 | N | 2.0 | 7,100 | - | 19,000 | 5,600 | - | - |
| Sinhalese | Sinhala | 5,200 | 60 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Siyalgir (Hindu tradition | Bengali | 8,400 | 8,300 | Y | 1.0 | 8,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 8,194,000 | 407,000 | Y | 1.0 | 407,000 | - | - | - | - | 600 |
| Sonar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 220,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 500 | - |
| Sukli | Bengali | 77,000 | 74,000 | Y | 1.0 | 74,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 638,000 | 340,000 | Y | 1.0 | 339,000 | - | 10 | 1,000 | 50 | - |
| Sunri Sadhubanik | Bengali | 323,000 | 189,000 | Y | 1.0 | 189,000 | - | - | 500 | 10 | - |
| Sunuwar | Nepali | 96,000 | 40,000 | Y | 1.0 | 26,000 | - | 90 | 2,200 | - | 11,000 |
| Sutradhar (Hindu traditio | Bengali | 497,000 | 404,000 | Y | 1.0 | 404,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sutradhar (Muslim traditi | Bengali | 41,000 | 41,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 41,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 4,372,000 | 5,000 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 5,000 | - | - |
| Tai Man | Phake | 6,800 | 40 | N | 2.0 | - | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Tamang | Tamang, Eastern | 264,000 | 170,000 | N | 2.0 | 11,000 | 600 | 149,000 | 9,400 | 20 | 300 |
| Tamboli (Hindu traditions | Bengali | 2,191,000 | 487,000 | Y | 1.0 | 487,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tamboli (Muslim tradition | Bengali | 175,000 | 24,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 24,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 3,409,000 | 1,500 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,500 | - | - | - | - |
| Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 5,716,000 | 1,999,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,998,000 | - | - | 500 | - | - |
| Tanti (Muslim traditions) | Bengali | 4,500 | 4,500 | Y | 1.0 | - | 4,500 | - | - | - | - |
| Tarkhan (Hindu traditions | Dogri | 1,027,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 1,228,000 | 2,600 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 2,600 | - |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 22,101,000 | 1,976,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,973,000 | - | - | 2,800 | - | - |
| Teli Gangauta (Hindu trad | Bengali | 675,000 | 17,000 | Y | 1.0 | 17,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thakkar | Marathi | 687,000 | 80 | Y | 1.0 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thakuri | Nepali | 39,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thami | Nepali | 2,700 | 20 | Y | 1.0 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tharu | Nepali | 528,000 | 30,000 | Y | 1.0 | 28,000 | - | 40 | 1,900 | - | 10 |
| Thathera (Hindu tradition | Bengali | 378,000 | 10,000 | Y | 1.0 | 10,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tibetan | Tibetan, Central | 117,000 | 14,000 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | 14,000 | 300 | - | - |
| Tili | Bengali | 1,268,000 | 926,000 | Y | 1.0 | 926,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tipera | Kok Borok | 808,000 | 100 | N | 2.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tiyar | Bengali | 580,000 | 266,000 | Y | 1.0 | 266,000 | - | - | 500 | 10 | - |
| Toto | Toto | 1,500 | 1,500 | Y | 1.0 | 1,500 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Turaiha | Bengali | 427,000 | 30,000 | Y | 1.0 | 30,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Turi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 411,000 | 41,000 | Y | 1.0 | 41,000 | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Turkmen | Turkmen | 600 | 30 | Y | 1.0 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 4,133,000 | 2,200 | Y | 1.0 | 2,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga unspecified | Kannada | 6,610,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valmiki (Muslim tradition | Bengali | 320,000 | 7,900 | Y | 1.0 | - | 7,900 | - | - | - | - |
| Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu t | Bengali | 11,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaniyan | Tamil | 1,041,000 | 100 | N | 2.0 | 70 | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Vannan (Christian traditi | Tamil | 171,000 | 20 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 101,000 | 80 | Y | 1.0 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Tamil | 13,523,000 | 2,300 | Y | 1.0 | 2,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Varli | Gujarati | 1,464,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan unspecified | Tamil | 1,772,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | 600 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Viswakarma Asari | Tamil | 770,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Telugu | 7,543,000 | 4,400 | Y | 1.0 | 4,400 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Walang | Walungge | 500 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | 500 | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 40,552,000 | 4,436,000 | Y | 1.0 | 4,435,000 | - | - | 1,300 | - | - |
| Yadav Ghosi | Bengali | 1,833,000 | 100,000 | Y | 1.0 | 100,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Kaonra | Bengali | 790,000 | 44,000 | Y | 1.0 | 44,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Rawat | Bengali | 1,694,000 | 90,000 | Y | 1.0 | 90,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 3,057,000 | 2,821,000 | Y | 1.0 | 2,819,000 | - | - | 2,500 | - | - |
| Yakkha | Yakkha | 6,400 | 5,300 | N | 2.0 | 2,200 | - | 100 | 300 | - | 2,700 |
| Yakthumba, Limbu | Nepali | 150,000 | 63,000 | N | 2.0 | 42,000 | 60 | 4,500 | 7,800 | 10 | 9,200 |
| Yenadi | Telugu | 784,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0 | 1,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yimchungra | Naga, Yimchungru | 80,000 | 70 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 70 | - | - |
| Zeliang | Naga, Zeme | 122,000 | 100 | N | 3.0 | 10 | - | - | 100 | - | - |
| State Totals: 694 People Groups |
|
113,153,000 |
623 |
|
78,746,000 |
32,117,000 |
352,000 |
733,000 |
70,000 |
1,131,000 |
JP Unreached of Day
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