| People Name |
Primary Language |
Country Population |
State Population |
Least
Reached |
Progress Scale |
Hindu |
Muslim |
Buddhist |
Christian |
Sikh |
Other |
| Adi Andhra | Telugu | 1,242,000 | 60 | Y | 1.0  | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Tamil | 9,801,000 | 1,500 | N | 2.0  | 1,400 | - | - | 40 | - | - |
| Adi Karnataka | Kannada | 3,702,000 | 50 | Y | 1.0 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Padam | Hindi | 13,000 | 20 | N | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Agamudaiyan | Tamil | 855,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Tamil | 653,000 | 90 | Y | 1.0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agariya (Hindu traditions | Agariya | 207,000 | 41,000 | Y | 1.0 | 40,000 | 30 | - | 200 | - | 1,000 |
| Aghori | Hindi | 69,000 | 30,000 | Y | 1.0 | 30,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agri | Sindhi | 417,000 | 2,700 | Y | 1.0 | 2,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aheria | Hindi | 161,000 | 1,400 | Y | 1.0 | 1,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ahmadi | Urdu | 73,000 | 10,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 10,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Ahom | Assamese | 1,323,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ajna | Hindi | 42,000 | 42,000 | Y | 1.0 | 42,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Andh | Hindi | 488,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Angami | Naga, Angami | 157,000 | 50 | N | 3.0  | - | - | - | 50 | - | - |
| Anglo | English | 140,000 | 2,800 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 2,800 | - | - |
| Ansari | Urdu | 10,533,000 | 65,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 65,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Ao | Naga, Ao | 231,000 | 20 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Arab | Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken | 2,200 | 70 | Y | 1.0 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
| Arakh | Hindi | 590,000 | 212,000 | Y | 1.0 | 212,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arleng | Karbi | 495,000 | 10 | N | 2.0 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arora (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 4,052,000 | 2,100 | Y | 1.0 | 2,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arora (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 467,000 | 3,700 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 3,700 | - |
| Assamese (Muslim traditio | Assamese | 2,692,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Atari | Urdu | 3,700 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Audhelia | Hindi | 8,400 | 2,300 | Y | 1.0 | 2,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bachhada | Hindi | 19,000 | 19,000 | Y | 1.0 | 19,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Badhai (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 6,442,000 | 674,000 | Y | 1.0 | 674,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Badhai (Muslim traditions | Urdu | 585,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
| Badhi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 71,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Badwa | Hindi | 2,700 | 30 | Y | 1.0 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bagdi | Hindi | 366,000 | 307,000 | Y | 1.0 | 307,000 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Nimadi | 3,265,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0 | 1,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bahelia (Hindu traditions | Hindi | 170,000 | 19,000 | Y | 1.0 | 19,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bahna (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 821,000 | 5,000 | Y | 1.0 | 5,000 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Bahrupi | Hindi | 4,400 | 60 | Y | 1.0 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baidya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 273,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baiga | Hindi | 576,000 | 413,000 | Y | 1.0 | 400,000 | 1,000 | 30 | 1,000 | 50 | 11,000 |
| Bairagi (Hindu traditions | Hindi | 3,406,000 | 229,000 | Y | 1.0 | 229,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bairwa | Hindi | 986,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baiswar | Hindi | 99,000 | 69,000 | Y | 1.0 | 69,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balai (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 2,277,000 | 1,346,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,337,000 | - | 2,300 | 7,800 | - | - |
| Balasantoshi | Hindi | 28,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0 | 1,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 1,699,000 | 5,600 | Y | 1.0 | 5,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija Bogam | Telugu | 68,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balija Bolla | Telugu | 70,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baloch | Urdu | 58,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Banchada | Hindi | 31,000 | 30,000 | Y | 1.0 | 30,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania | Hindi | 28,851,000 | 1,988,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,515,000 | - | - | - | - | 473,000 |
| Bania Agarwal | Hindi | 4,767,000 | 364,000 | Y | 1.0 | 258,000 | - | - | - | - | 106,000 |
| Bania Agrahari | Hindi | 315,000 | 8,800 | Y | 1.0 | 8,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Ajudhyabansi | Hindi | 97,000 | 6,700 | Y | 1.0 | 3,000 | - | - | - | - | 3,700 |
| Bania Bijabargi | Hindi | 98,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Brittal | Assamese | 69,000 | 30 | Y | 1.0 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Dhusar | Hindi | 197,000 | 6,100 | Y | 1.0 | 6,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Gahoi | Hindi | 337,000 | 109,000 | Y | 1.0 | 105,000 | - | - | - | - | 3,800 |
| Bania Golapurab | Hindi | 50,000 | 19,000 | Y | 1.0 | 15,000 | - | - | - | - | 4,400 |
| Bania Gujar | Hindi | 192,000 | 9,600 | Y | 1.0 | 9,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Jaiswal | Hindi | 120,000 | 12,000 | Y | 1.0 | 4,000 | - | - | - | - | 8,400 |
| Bania Kasar | Hindi | 70,000 | 53,000 | Y | 1.0 | 53,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Kasarwani | Hindi | 405,000 | 18,000 | Y | 1.0 | 18,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Kasaundhan | Hindi | 487,000 | 38,000 | Y | 1.0 | 38,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Khandelwal | Hindi | 92,000 | 8,100 | Y | 1.0 | 4,800 | - | - | - | - | 3,300 |
| Bania Lad | Gujarati | 131,000 | 10,000 | Y | 1.0 | 10,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Mahajan | Marwari | 183,000 | 5,900 | Y | 1.0 | 5,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Mahesri | Hindi | 358,000 | 53,000 | Y | 1.0 | 53,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Mahur | Hindi | 864,000 | 79,000 | Y | 1.0 | 79,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Modh | Hindi | 75,000 | 1,300 | Y | 1.0 | 1,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Nagar | Gujarati | 43,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Nima | Hindi | 83,000 | 17,000 | Y | 1.0 | 12,000 | - | - | - | - | 5,700 |
| Bania Oswal | Hindi | 416,000 | 63,000 | Y | 1.0 | 12,000 | - | - | - | - | 52,000 |
| Bania Porwal | Hindi | 322,000 | 26,000 | Y | 1.0 | 10,000 | - | - | - | - | 16,000 |
| Bania Rastaogi | Hindi | 57,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Saitwal | Hindi | 46,000 | 3,500 | Y | 1.0 | 3,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Saraogi | Hindi | 75,000 | 34,000 | Y | 1.0 | 7,900 | - | - | - | - | 26,000 |
| Bania Srimali | Hindi | 358,000 | 16,000 | Y | 1.0 | 2,500 | - | - | - | - | 14,000 |
| Bania Ummad | Hindi | 294,000 | 18,000 | Y | 1.0 | 4,800 | - | - | - | - | 13,000 |
| Banjara (Hindu traditions | Hindi | 5,979,000 | 482,000 | Y | 1.0 | 482,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banjara (Muslim tradition | Urdu | 162,000 | 2,300 | Y | 1.0 | - | 2,300 | - | - | - | - |
| Banjara Rathor (Hindu tra | Hindi | 401,000 | 28,000 | Y | 1.0 | 28,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banjara Rathor (Muslim tr | Hindi | 200 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Bansphor (Hindu tradition | Hindi | 143,000 | 5,300 | Y | 1.0 | 5,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baori | Marwari | 368,000 | 60 | Y | 1.0 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Barad (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 13,000 | 7,200 | Y | 1.0 | 7,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Barahar | Hindi | 138,000 | 113,000 | Y | 1.0 | 113,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baraua | Hindi | 500 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bargunda | Hindi | 29,000 | 25,000 | Y | 1.0 | 25,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bari (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 629,000 | 73,000 | Y | 1.0 | 73,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baria (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 302,000 | 2,100 | Y | 1.0 | 2,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Basor | Hindi | 984,000 | 311,000 | Y | 1.0 | 311,000 | - | - | 40 | - | - |
| Basor Kandra | Hindi | 1,400 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bauri | Bengali | 2,130,000 | 1,400 | Y | 1.0 | 1,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bawa Dedh | Nimadi | 11,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bawaria (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 103,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 600 | - |
| Bazigar (Hindu traditions | Hindi | 774,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beda Jangam | Hindi | 335,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0 | 1,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 2,515,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedia (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 542,000 | 27,000 | Y | 1.0 | 27,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 1,879,000 | 34,000 | Y | 1.0 | 34,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar (Muslim traditions | Urdu | 11,000 | 7,700 | Y | 1.0 | - | 7,700 | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar Laria (Hindu tradi | Hindi | 19,000 | 2,500 | Y | 1.0 | 2,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar Laria (Muslim trad | Urdu | 400 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
| Beldar Sunkar | Hindi | 17,000 | 1,100 | Y | 1.0 | 1,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bemaria | Bagheli | 200 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhaina | Hindi | 73,000 | 6,500 | Y | 1.0 | 6,300 | 40 | - | 50 | - | 100 |
| Bhampta | Hindi | 43,000 | 3,400 | Y | 1.0 | 3,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhand (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 33,000 | 2,600 | Y | 1.0 | 2,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhand (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 34,000 | 1,300 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,300 | - | - | - | - |
| Bhandari | Odia | 633,000 | 70 | Y | 1.0 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhangi (Muslim traditions | Urdu | 136,000 | 20,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 20,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Bhangi Lal Begi (Muslim t | Urdu | 8,700 | 3,400 | Y | 1.0 | - | 3,400 | - | - | - | - |
| Bhantu | Hindi | 26,000 | 50 | Y | 1.0 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhanumati | Hindi | 7,100 | 4,700 | Y | 1.0 | 4,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhar | Hindi | 1,971,000 | 3,700 | Y | 1.0 | 3,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharbhunja (Hindu traditi | Hindi | 1,194,000 | 36,000 | Y | 1.0 | 36,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharbhunja (Muslim tradit | Urdu | 64,000 | 4,400 | Y | 1.0 | - | 4,400 | - | - | - | - |
| Bharewa | Hindi | 9,400 | 8,800 | Y | 1.0 | 8,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharia Bhumia | Hindi | 320,000 | 193,000 | Y | 1.0 | 191,000 | 400 | - | 90 | 20 | 700 |
| Bhat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 1,360,000 | 124,000 | Y | 1.0 | 124,000 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Bhathiara (Muslim traditi | Urdu | 186,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,200 | - | - | - | - |
| Bhattra | Hindi | 309,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0 | 1,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhil | Hindi | 16,812,000 | 5,940,000 | Y | 1.0 | 5,874,000 | 11,000 | 300 | 50,000 | 500 | 4,600 |
| Bhil Barela | Hindi | 996,000 | 996,000 | Y | 1.0 | 983,000 | 1,700 | 30 | 11,000 | 100 | 1,000 |
| Bhil Mankar | Bhili | 227,000 | 226,000 | Y | 1.0 | 224,000 | 500 | 10 | 1,400 | - | 100 |
| Bhil Mavchi (Hindu tradit | Bhili | 497,000 | 240,000 | Y | 1.0 | 238,000 | 500 | 10 | 1,900 | - | 100 |
| Bhil Mina | Hindi | 107,000 | 1,900 | Y | 1.0 | 1,800 | 10 | - | 20 | - | - |
| Bhil Nihal | Nimadi | 327,000 | 289,000 | Y | 1.0 | 287,000 | 500 | 10 | 1,000 | 10 | 100 |
| Bhil Rathia | Bhili | 83,000 | 16,000 | Y | 1.0 | 16,000 | 40 | - | - | - | - |
| Bhil Tadvi | Dhanki | 465,000 | 399,000 | Y | 1.0 | 395,000 | 3,800 | 20 | 200 | 20 | 200 |
| Bhisti | Urdu | 543,000 | 8,900 | Y | 1.0 | - | 8,900 | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 6,370,000 | 335,000 | Y | 1.0 | 335,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoi Ghogra | Hindi | 52,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0 | 1,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoi Kharbind | Hindi | 512,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoi Kharot | Hindi | 177,000 | 3,300 | Y | 1.0 | 3,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoi Nauria | Hindi | 200 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoi Nikhad | Hindi | 61,000 | 70 | Y | 1.0 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhottada | Bhatri | 455,000 | 40 | Y | 1.0 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoyar | Hindi | 193,000 | 115,000 | Y | 1.0 | 115,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhuinhar | Hindi | 942,000 | 3,200 | Y | 1.0 | 3,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhuiya | Hindi | 2,045,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhumia | Hindi | 156,000 | 30,000 | Y | 1.0 | 30,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhumij | Hindi | 1,116,000 | 40 | Y | 1.0 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhunjia | Hindi | 27,000 | 1,500 | Y | 1.0 | 1,500 | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Bhurtia | Hindi | 14,000 | 11,000 | Y | 1.0 | 11,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Biar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 370,000 | 10,000 | Y | 1.0 | 10,000 | 20 | - | 10 | - | 30 |
| Bidakia | Hindi | 1,100 | 30 | Y | 1.0 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bidur | Marathi | 346,000 | 7,900 | Y | 1.0 | 7,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Billedar | Hindi | 7,600 | 7,600 | Y | 1.0 | 7,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Binjhia | Marathi | 178,000 | 16,000 | Y | 1.0 | 16,000 | 30 | 10 | 30 | - | 60 |
| Birhor | Hindi | 20,000 | 100 | N | 2.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bishnoi (Hindu traditions | Hindi | 945,000 | 3,900 | Y | 1.0 | 3,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bodh (Buddhist traditions | Sikkimese | 116,000 | 10 | Y | 1.0 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bohra | Gujarati | 1,106,000 | 112,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 112,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Boya | Telugu | 3,976,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin | Hindi | 58,777,000 | 3,836,000 | Y | 1.0 | 3,780,000 | - | 700 | - | - | 55,000 |
| Brahmin (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 94,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 600 | - |
| Brahmin Anavada | Hindi | 25,000 | 2,000 | Y | 1.0 | 2,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Anavala | Gujarati | 83,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Audich | Hindi | 462,000 | 25,000 | Y | 1.0 | 25,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Bagda | Hindi | 70,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Bengali | Bengali | 209,000 | 4,200 | Y | 1.0 | 4,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Bhagor | Hindi | 96,000 | 90,000 | Y | 1.0 | 90,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Chaturvedi | Hindi | 49,000 | 6,700 | Y | 1.0 | 6,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Chitpavan | Marathi | 475,000 | 6,600 | Y | 1.0 | 6,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Daima | Hindi | 74,000 | 1,600 | Y | 1.0 | 1,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Dakshini | Hindi | 115,000 | 113,000 | Y | 1.0 | 113,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Deshastha | Hindi | 561,000 | 14,000 | Y | 1.0 | 14,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Hindi | 2,946,000 | 106,000 | Y | 1.0 | 106,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gujar Gaur | Hindi | 266,000 | 41,000 | Y | 1.0 | 41,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gujarati | Gujarati | 151,000 | 2,500 | Y | 1.0 | 2,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Jijhotia | Hindi | 475,000 | 146,000 | Y | 1.0 | 146,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Joshi | Hindi | 352,000 | 47,000 | Y | 1.0 | 47,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Jyoti | Hindi | 121,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kanaujia | Hindi | 4,161,000 | 225,000 | Y | 1.0 | 225,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kannada | Kannada | 454,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kashmiri Pandit | Kashmiri | 710,000 | 11,000 | Y | 1.0 | 11,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Khandelwal | Hindi | 271,000 | 3,600 | Y | 1.0 | 3,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Khedawal | Hindi | 38,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Maha | Hindi | 179,000 | 800 | Y | 1.0 | 800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mahratta | Hindi | 458,000 | 8,800 | Y | 1.0 | 8,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Maithili | Hindi | 21,000 | 2,400 | Y | 1.0 | 2,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Malvi | Hindi | 77,000 | 74,000 | Y | 1.0 | 74,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mewada | Hindi | 97,000 | 4,500 | Y | 1.0 | 4,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Modh | Hindi | 127,000 | 3,200 | Y | 1.0 | 3,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Nagar | Hindi | 109,000 | 3,900 | Y | 1.0 | 3,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Ojha | Hindi | 47,000 | 17,000 | Y | 1.0 | 17,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Palliwal | Hindi | 86,000 | 1,300 | Y | 1.0 | 1,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Parikh | Hindi | 146,000 | 1,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Rikhisur | Hindi | 49,000 | 29,000 | Y | 1.0 | 29,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sakaldwipi | Hindi | 457,000 | 2,400 | Y | 1.0 | 2,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sanadhya | Hindi | 2,681,000 | 423,000 | Y | 1.0 | 423,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Saraswat | Hindi | 564,000 | 11,000 | Y | 1.0 | 11,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Sawaria | Hindi | 4,131,000 | 407,000 | Y | 1.0 | 407,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Srigaud | Hindi | 99,000 | 70,000 | Y | 1.0 | 70,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Srimali | Hindi | 56,000 | 8,900 | Y | 1.0 | 8,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 506,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 1,027,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Buna (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 389,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Burmese | Burmese | 14,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | 100 | - | - | - |
| Chadar | Hindi | 120,000 | 104,000 | Y | 1.0 | 104,000 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Chain | Bengali | 481,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chakhesang | Naga, Chokri | 156,000 | 20 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan | Telugu | 1,292,000 | 200 | N | 2.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 51,315,000 | 5,519,000 | Y | 1.0 | 5,413,000 | - | 39,000 | 65,000 | - | - |
| Chamar (Muslim traditions | Urdu | 17,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | - | 400 | - | - | - | - |
| Chamar (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 1,340,000 | 1,700 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1,700 | - |
| Charan (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 315,000 | 11,000 | Y | 1.0 | 11,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chhetri | Nepali | 261,000 | 800 | Y | 1.0 | 800 | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Chhimba (Hindu traditions | Hindi | 129,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chhimba (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 119,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 500 | - |
| Chhipa (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 447,000 | 77,000 | Y | 1.0 | 75,000 | - | - | - | - | 2,100 |
| Chhipa (Muslim traditions | Urdu | 82,000 | 22,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 22,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Chidar | Hindi | 65,000 | 58,000 | Y | 1.0 | 58,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chik (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 128,000 | 8,700 | Y | 1.0 | 8,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chitara | Hindi | 11,000 | 2,900 | Y | 1.0 | 2,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chitrakar (Hindu traditio | Hindi | 60,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Hindi | 953,000 | 11,000 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 11,000 | - | - |
| Chudigar | Marwari | 1,100 | 30 | Y | 1.0 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Dabgar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 128,000 | 1,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dadupanthi | Hindi | 2,500 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dahait | Hindi | 73,000 | 71,000 | Y | 1.0 | 71,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Daharia | Hindi | 10,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Damor | Hindi | 94,000 | 1,800 | Y | 1.0 | 1,700 | 10 | - | 80 | - | - |
| Dangi | Hindi | 703,000 | 393,000 | Y | 1.0 | 393,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Darjee | Nepali | 68,000 | 80 | Y | 1.0 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Daroga (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 1,016,000 | 3,000 | Y | 1.0 | 3,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Darzi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 2,880,000 | 355,000 | Y | 1.0 | 351,000 | - | - | - | - | 3,400 |
| Darzi (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 1,000,000 | 6,200 | Y | 1.0 | - | 6,200 | - | - | - | - |
| Darzi (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 39,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 300 | - |
| Darzi Chhipi (Hindu tradi | Hindi | 9,600 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Darzi Kaithiya (Hindu tra | Hindi | 44,000 | 6,700 | Y | 1.0 | 6,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Darzi Mathuria (Hindu tra | Hindi | 16,000 | 1,800 | Y | 1.0 | 1,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Darzi Mathuria (Muslim tr | Urdu | 6,800 | 90 | Y | 1.0 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
| Darzi Namdev (Hindu tradi | Hindi | 92,000 | 1,800 | Y | 1.0 | 1,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Darzi Sribastab (Hindu tr | Hindi | 105,000 | 15,000 | Y | 1.0 | 15,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Deshwali (Hindu tradition | Hindi | 180,000 | 162,000 | Y | 1.0 | 162,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devanga | Kannada | 475,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu t | Hindi | 558,000 | 2,900 | Y | 1.0 | 2,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dewar | Hindi | 319,000 | 2,600 | Y | 1.0 | 2,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhakad | Hindi | 713,000 | 246,000 | Y | 1.0 | 246,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhangar Bharwad | Marathi | 2,822,000 | 47,000 | Y | 1.0 | 47,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhanka | Nimadi | 418,000 | 6,500 | Y | 1.0 | 6,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhanuk | Hindi | 4,165,000 | 100,000 | Y | 1.0 | 100,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhanwar | Hindi | 65,000 | 2,200 | Y | 1.0 | 2,000 | - | - | 60 | - | 100 |
| Dharkar | Hindi | 162,000 | 24,000 | Y | 1.0 | 24,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhimar | Hindi | 1,839,000 | 942,000 | Y | 1.0 | 942,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 12,203,000 | 662,000 | Y | 1.0 | 662,000 | - | 300 | 20 | - | - |
| Dhobi (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 964,000 | 4,100 | Y | 1.0 | - | 4,100 | - | - | - | - |
| Dholi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 227,000 | 64,000 | Y | 1.0 | 64,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dholi (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 5,800 | 4,100 | Y | 1.0 | - | 4,100 | - | - | - | - |
| Dohor | Hindi | 39,000 | 19,000 | Y | 1.0 | 18,000 | - | 300 | - | - | - |
| Dom (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 2,257,000 | 54,000 | Y | 1.0 | 54,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 180,000 | 6,700 | Y | 1.0 | - | 6,700 | - | - | - | - |
| Faqir | Urdu | 91,000 | 8,400 | Y | 1.0 | - | 8,400 | - | - | 40 | - |
| Gadaba | Hindi | 132,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | 600 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Gadaria (Hindu traditions | Hindi | 6,521,000 | 945,000 | Y | 1.0 | 945,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gaddi (Muslim traditions) | Hindi | 432,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Gamit | Gujarati | 454,000 | 1,900 | N | 2.0 | 1,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ganda | Hindi | 1,277,000 | 4,500 | Y | 1.0 | 4,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gangai | Nepali | 4,600 | 10 | Y | 1.0 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gangakula | Kannada | 1,509,000 | 60 | Y | 1.0 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Garoda (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 124,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Garpaguri | Hindi | 32,000 | 7,600 | Y | 1.0 | 7,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gauda | Odia | 1,988,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gawaria | Hindi | 72,000 | 1,700 | Y | 1.0 | 1,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ghanchi (Hindu traditions | Gujarati | 113,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gharti | Nepali | 22,000 | 30 | Y | 1.0 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ghasi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 454,000 | 9,700 | Y | 1.0 | 9,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ghosi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 284,000 | 142,000 | Y | 1.0 | 142,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ghosi (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 176,000 | 3,600 | Y | 1.0 | - | 3,600 | - | - | - | - |
| Goanese | Konkani, Goan | 564,000 | 1,700 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 1,700 | - | - |
| Godhi | Mewari | 2,000 | 50 | Y | 1.0 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Golak | Hindi | 700 | 40 | Y | 1.0 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Goley | Hindi | 13,000 | 13,000 | Y | 1.0 | 13,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gond | Hindi | 14,230,000 | 5,073,000 | Y | 1.0 | 4,488,000 | 9,300 | 700 | 18,000 | 500 | 556,000 |
| Gond Mannewar | Gondi, Adilabad | 47,000 | 19,000 | Y | 1.0 | 19,000 | 20 | - | 20 | - | 500 |
| Gond Maria | Hindi | 1,562,000 | 488,000 | Y | 1.0 | 405,000 | 900 | 30 | 2,800 | 20 | 80,000 |
| Gond Muria | Hindi | 682,000 | 156,000 | Y | 1.0 | 126,000 | 300 | - | 400 | - | 29,000 |
| Gond Nagawasi | Hindi | 151,000 | 114,000 | Y | 1.0 | 101,000 | 100 | - | 400 | - | 12,000 |
| Gond Rajgond | Gondi, Adilabad | 1,207,000 | 117,000 | Y | 1.0 | 113,000 | 200 | - | 100 | - | 3,200 |
| Gondhali | Marathi | 58,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gopal | Gujarati | 37,000 | 30 | Y | 1.0 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gosain | Hindi | 1,539,000 | 197,000 | Y | 1.0 | 197,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gowari | Hindi | 446,000 | 72,000 | Y | 1.0 | 72,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gujar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 7,114,000 | 1,124,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,120,000 | - | - | - | - | 3,900 |
| Gujar (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 464,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
| Gujar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 47,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 600 | - |
| Gujjar (Muslim traditions | Urdu | 1,010,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,200 | - | - | - | - |
| Guria | Odia | 719,000 | 40 | Y | 1.0 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gurung | Nepali | 108,000 | 90 | N | 2.0 | 30 | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Habura | Hindi | 12,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hadi | Bengali | 1,222,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hajam | Urdu | 1,974,000 | 17,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 17,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Halba | Hindi | 726,000 | 14,000 | Y | 1.0 | 14,000 | 20 | - | 30 | - | 10 |
| Halwai (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 1,372,000 | 5,900 | Y | 1.0 | 5,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hammal | Urdu | 1,600 | 1,500 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,500 | - | - | - | - |
| Han Chinese, Mandarin | Chinese, Mandarin | 9,100 | 200 | N | 2.0 | - | - | 200 | - | - | - |
| Hela | Hindi | 58,000 | 30 | Y | 1.0 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hijda | Hindi | 178,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | 300 | - | - | - | - |
| Holar | Marathi | 136,000 | 6,300 | Y | 1.0 | 6,100 | - | 200 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Tamil | 5,836,000 | 1,900 | Y | 1.0 | 1,800 | - | - | 50 | - | - |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 19,192,000 | 236,000 | Y | 1.0 | 235,000 | - | - | - | - | 600 |
| Jat (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 529,000 | 18,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 18,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 9,285,000 | 83,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 83,000 | - |
| Jat Bains (Hindu traditio | Hindi | 33,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Bajwa (Hindu traditio | Hindi | 38,000 | 900 | Y | 1.0 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Barh | Hindi | 99,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Chahil (Hindu traditi | Hindi | 154,000 | 1,300 | Y | 1.0 | 1,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Chahil (Sikh traditio | Punjabi, Eastern | 78,000 | 80 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 80 | - |
| Jat Chima (Hindu traditio | Hindi | 67,000 | 1,400 | Y | 1.0 | 1,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Dagar | Hindi | 131,000 | 900 | Y | 1.0 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Dalal | Hindi | 120,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Dehia (Hindu traditio | Hindi | 273,000 | 3,000 | Y | 1.0 | 3,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Dhariwal (Hindu tradi | Hindi | 165,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0 | 1,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Dhillon (Hindu tradit | Hindi | 156,000 | 1,600 | Y | 1.0 | 1,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Dhillon (Sikh traditi | Punjabi, Eastern | 177,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 200 | - |
| Jat Gahlot (Hindu traditi | Hindi | 77,000 | 2,700 | Y | 1.0 | 2,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Ghatwal (Hindu tradit | Hindi | 193,000 | 1,100 | Y | 1.0 | 1,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Ghumman (Hindu tradit | Hindi | 36,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Gil (Hindu traditions | Hindi | 233,000 | 2,200 | Y | 1.0 | 2,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Gil (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 194,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 300 | - |
| Jat Hela | Hindi | 228,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Jakhar (Hindu traditi | Hindi | 99,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Kharral (Hindu tradit | Hindi | 53,000 | 2,000 | Y | 1.0 | 2,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Mann (Hindu tradition | Hindi | 163,000 | 1,400 | Y | 1.0 | 1,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Mann (Sikh traditions | Punjabi, Eastern | 119,000 | 90 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 90 | - |
| Jat Pachhade | Hindi | 317,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Rathi (Hindu traditio | Hindi | 119,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Sahrawat | Hindi | 128,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Sangwan (Hindu tradit | Hindi | 108,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Sarai (Hindu traditio | Hindi | 57,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Sidhu (Hindu traditio | Hindi | 388,000 | 4,300 | Y | 1.0 | 4,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Sidhu (Sikh tradition | Punjabi, Eastern | 429,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1,200 | - |
| Jat Sindhu (Hindu traditi | Hindi | 327,000 | 4,100 | Y | 1.0 | 4,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Sindhu (Sikh traditio | Punjabi, Eastern | 129,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1,200 | - |
| Jat Thakurela | Hindi | 131,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Varaich (Hindu tradit | Hindi | 52,000 | 1,500 | Y | 1.0 | 1,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat Virk (Hindu tradition | Hindi | 55,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jew, South Asian | Hindi | 6,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 100 |
| Jhamral | Hindi | 8,000 | 8,000 | Y | 1.0 | 8,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 410,000 | 2,300 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 2,300 | - |
| Jingar | Hindi | 51,000 | 1,300 | Y | 1.0 | 1,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 3,130,000 | 133,000 | Y | 1.0 | 133,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jogi Kanphata (Hindu trad | Hindi | 53,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0 | 1,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Julaha | Punjabi, Eastern | 889,000 | 1,900 | Y | 1.0 | 70 | - | - | - | 1,800 | - |
| Kabirpanthi | Hindi | 42,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 20 | - | - | - | 100 | - |
| Kachera (Hindu traditions | Hindi | 61,000 | 28,000 | Y | 1.0 | 28,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kachera (Muslim tradition | Urdu | 2,000 | 1,900 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,900 | - | - | - | - |
| Kachhi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 5,889,000 | 2,460,000 | Y | 1.0 | 2,460,000 | - | - | - | - | 40 |
| Kachhi (Muslim traditions | Urdu | 3,400 | 3,200 | Y | 1.0 | - | 3,200 | - | - | - | - |
| Kachhia (Hindu traditions | Gujarati | 109,000 | 2,000 | Y | 1.0 | 2,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kadera | Hindi | 46,000 | 46,000 | Y | 1.0 | 46,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kahar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 8,062,000 | 266,000 | Y | 1.0 | 266,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kahar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 78,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 300 | - |
| Kahar Kamkar (Hindu tradi | Hindi | 193,000 | 1,300 | Y | 1.0 | 1,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaibartta | Bengali | 1,932,000 | 6,300 | Y | 1.0 | 6,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikadi | Kaikadi | 330,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Tamil | 2,411,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 3,898,000 | 307,000 | Y | 1.0 | 307,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal Idiga | Telugu | 1,754,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalbelia | Hindi | 101,000 | 25,000 | Y | 1.0 | 25,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalota | Hindi | 63,000 | 63,000 | Y | 1.0 | 63,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalu | Bengali | 257,000 | 50 | Y | 1.0 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Kalwar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 3,746,000 | 223,000 | Y | 1.0 | 223,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalwar Iraqi (Hindu tradi | Hindi | 63,000 | 2,100 | Y | 1.0 | 2,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalwar Jaiswal | Hindi | 961,000 | 43,000 | Y | 1.0 | 43,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kamad | Mewari | 13,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kamar | Kamar | 31,000 | 900 | Y | 1.0 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kamathi | Telugu | 201,000 | 1,500 | Y | 1.0 | 1,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kamboh (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 503,000 | 2,900 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 2,900 | - |
| Kami | Nepali | 137,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Kamrai | Bagheli | 400 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kandera | Hindi | 19,000 | 18,000 | Y | 1.0 | 18,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kandra | Odia | 706,000 | 70 | Y | 1.0 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanjar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 206,000 | 17,000 | Y | 1.0 | 17,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanjar (Muslim traditions | Urdu | 15,000 | 40 | Y | 1.0 | - | 40 | - | - | - | - |
| Kaora | Bengali | 366,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapewar | Telugu | 47,000 | 30 | Y | 1.0 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu | Telugu | 15,027,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 3,664,000 | 60 | Y | 1.0 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Karan | Odia | 520,000 | 60 | Y | 1.0 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Karku | Hindi | 300 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Kasar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 646,000 | 29,000 | Y | 1.0 | 29,000 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| Kashmiri (Muslim traditio | Urdu | 6,668,000 | 900 | Y | 1.0 | - | 900 | - | - | - | - |
| Kathodi | Marathi | 312,000 | 1,400 | Y | 1.0 | 1,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Katia | Hindi | 222,000 | 186,000 | Y | 1.0 | 186,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kawar | Hindi | 1,003,000 | 19,000 | Y | 1.0 | 18,000 | 20 | - | 100 | - | 200 |
| Kayastha (Hindu tradition | Hindi | 7,620,000 | 405,000 | Y | 1.0 | 405,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kayastha Karan | Hindi | 472,000 | 5,300 | Y | 1.0 | 5,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kayastha Mathur | Bengali | 34,000 | 30 | Y | 1.0 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kayastha Saksena | Hindi | 294,000 | 3,900 | Y | 1.0 | 3,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kayastha Sribastab | Hindi | 954,000 | 16,000 | Y | 1.0 | 16,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khairwar | Hindi | 423,000 | 76,000 | Y | 1.0 | 76,000 | 100 | - | - | - | 60 |
| Khandait | Odia | 1,721,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khangar (Hindu traditions | Hindi | 352,000 | 187,000 | Y | 1.0 | 187,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kharadi | Hindi | 7,100 | 4,700 | Y | 1.0 | 4,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kharia | Hindi | 744,000 | 2,500 | N | 2.0 | 2,200 | 10 | - | 300 | - | - |
| Kharol | Hindi | 22,000 | 15,000 | Y | 1.0 | 15,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kharva (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 398,000 | 15,000 | Y | 1.0 | 15,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kharwar | Hindi | 566,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khasi | Khasi | 1,518,000 | 10 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Khati (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 1,629,000 | 449,000 | Y | 1.0 | 449,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khatik (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 2,294,000 | 140,000 | Y | 1.0 | 140,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khatik (Muslim traditions | Urdu | 32,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Khatki | Gujarati | 5,200 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Khatri (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 2,322,000 | 32,000 | Y | 1.0 | 31,000 | 100 | - | - | - | 300 |
| Khatri (Muslim traditions | Urdu | 50,000 | 800 | Y | 1.0 | - | 800 | - | - | - | - |
| Khatri (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 303,000 | 2,300 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 2,300 | - |
| Khoja | Gujarati | 421,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
| Kir (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 72,000 | 55,000 | Y | 1.0 | 55,000 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Kir (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 300 | 50 | Y | 1.0 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Kirar | Hindi | 871,000 | 711,000 | Y | 1.0 | 711,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kisan | Kurux | 1,612,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koiri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 8,123,000 | 60 | Y | 1.0 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kol | Hindi | 1,754,000 | 1,166,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,159,000 | 2,500 | 60 | 300 | 100 | 2,000 |
| Kolha | Marathi | 705,000 | 1,900 | Y | 1.0 | 1,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kolhati | Marathi | 29,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 5,025,000 | 710,000 | Y | 1.0 | 709,000 | - | 200 | 60 | - | - |
| Koli Dhor | Marathi | 447,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Mahadev | Marathi | 1,669,000 | 24,000 | Y | 1.0 | 24,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli Malhar | Marathi | 311,000 | 7,300 | Y | 1.0 | 7,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli of Gujarat | Gujarati | 8,249,000 | 29,000 | Y | 1.0 | 29,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kolowar | Hindi | 241,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kolta | Hindi | 661,000 | 18,000 | Y | 1.0 | 18,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konda Dhora | Kuvi | 232,000 | 30 | Y | 1.0 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kori | Koda | 285,000 | 30 | Y | 1.0 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koria | Hindi | 1,800 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Korku | Korku | 1,036,000 | 727,000 | Y | 1.0 | 726,000 | 1,100 | 20 | 500 | 50 | 800 |
| Korku Bawaria | Korku | 15,000 | 1,500 | Y | 1.0 | 1,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Korku Muwasi | Korku | 43,000 | 26,000 | Y | 1.0 | 26,000 | 20 | - | - | - | 30 |
| Korku Nahal | Korku | 112,000 | 98,000 | Y | 1.0 | 98,000 | 100 | - | 40 | - | 50 |
| Korwa | Korwa | 452,000 | 8,600 | Y | 1.0 | 8,500 | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Koshti | Hindi | 1,074,000 | 55,000 | Y | 1.0 | 54,000 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| Kotwal | Hindi | 98,000 | 96,000 | Y | 1.0 | 96,000 | - | - | 50 | - | - |
| Koya | Koya | 781,000 | 10 | Y | 1.0 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuchbandia | Hindi | 22,000 | 15,000 | Y | 1.0 | 15,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudumban | Tamil | 75,000 | 30 | Y | 1.0 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kui Khond | Hindi | 1,832,000 | 500 | N | 2.0 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumal | Nepali | 3,600 | 30 | Y | 1.0 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 15,352,000 | 971,000 | Y | 1.0 | 971,000 | - | - | 80 | - | - |
| Kumhar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 303,000 | 1,600 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1,600 | - |
| Kumhar Bardiha | Hindi | 644,000 | 19,000 | Y | 1.0 | 19,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar Kanaujia | Hindi | 505,000 | 6,600 | Y | 1.0 | 6,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar Mathuria | Hindi | 69,000 | 900 | Y | 1.0 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 17,570,000 | 825,000 | Y | 1.0 | 825,000 | - | - | 100 | - | 800 |
| Kunbi Anjna | Hindi | 382,000 | 11,000 | Y | 1.0 | 11,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi Dhaneja | Marathi | 46,000 | 16,000 | Y | 1.0 | 16,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi Khaire | Marathi | 71,000 | 15,000 | Y | 1.0 | 15,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi Khedule | Marathi | 16,000 | 16,000 | Y | 1.0 | 16,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi Lonari | Marathi | 100,000 | 14,000 | Y | 1.0 | 14,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi Tirole | Marathi | 327,000 | 20,000 | Y | 1.0 | 20,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuravan | Tamil | 484,000 | 60 | Y | 1.0 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 18,738,000 | 2,044,000 | Y | 1.0 | 2,044,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruba | Kannada | 4,176,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Labana (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 29,000 | 15,000 | Y | 1.0 | 15,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Labana (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 337,000 | 2,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 2,000 | - |
| Ladia | Hindi | 9,300 | 9,300 | Y | 1.0 | 9,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lahangar | Hindi | 1,400 | 1,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lakhera | Hindi | 189,000 | 63,000 | Y | 1.0 | 63,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lingayat | Kannada | 3,378,000 | 2,400 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 2,400 |
| Lodha (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 6,719,000 | 1,778,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,778,000 | - | - | 40 | - | - |
| Lodha (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 4,200 | 3,400 | Y | 1.0 | - | 3,400 | - | - | - | - |
| Lohana | Gujarati | 579,000 | 15,000 | Y | 1.0 | 15,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lohar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 9,387,000 | 789,000 | Y | 1.0 | 789,000 | - | 300 | - | - | - |
| Lohar (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 619,000 | 24,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 24,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Lotha | Naga, Lotha | 177,000 | 10 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Lunia (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 3,165,000 | 38,000 | Y | 1.0 | 38,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Machhi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 782,000 | 1,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madari | Urdu | 56,000 | 9,200 | Y | 1.0 | - | 9,200 | - | - | - | - |
| Madgi | Telugu | 68,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Christian traditi | Telugu | 632,000 | 300 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 300 | - | - |
| Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 7,395,000 | 2,000 | Y | 1.0 | 2,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Magar | Nepali | 343,000 | 500 | N | 2.0 | 400 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Mahar (Christian traditio | Marathi | 400,000 | 11,000 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 11,000 | - | - |
| Mahar (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 10,381,000 | 851,000 | Y | 1.0 | 708,000 | - | 142,000 | 400 | - | - |
| Mahar (Muslim traditions) | Marathi | 2,400 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Mahishya | Bengali | 9,633,000 | 8,300 | Y | 1.0 | 8,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahli | Marathi | 403,000 | 22,000 | Y | 1.0 | 22,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta | Marathi | 30,244,000 | 392,000 | Y | 1.0 | 392,000 | - | - | 10 | - | 500 |
| Mahratta Kshatriya | Marathi | 56,000 | 7,200 | Y | 1.0 | 7,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Kunbi | Hindi | 7,640,000 | 45,000 | Y | 1.0 | 45,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahtam (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 624,000 | 3,500 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 3,500 | - |
| Mahyavanshi | Hindi | 1,677,000 | 2,200 | Y | 1.0 | 2,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Majhi | Hindi | 120,000 | 50,000 | Y | 1.0 | 49,000 | 100 | 80 | 40 | - | 200 |
| Majhwar | Hindi | 188,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Makwana (Hindu traditions | Gujarati | 66,000 | 40 | Y | 1.0 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mal (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,806,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala (Christian tradition | Telugu | 437,000 | 500 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 500 | - | - |
| Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 5,517,000 | 4,900 | Y | 1.0 | 4,900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 2,648,000 | 1,900 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 1,900 | - | - |
| Mali (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 9,771,000 | 814,000 | Y | 1.0 | 814,000 | - | 300 | 10 | - | - |
| Mali (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 15,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Mali Bhagirathi | Hindi | 81,000 | 4,500 | Y | 1.0 | 4,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mallah (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 3,261,000 | 40,000 | Y | 1.0 | 40,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mallah Chain (Hindu tradi | Hindi | 319,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0 | 1,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mallah Kewat (Hindu tradi | Hindi | 288,000 | 1,400 | Y | 1.0 | 1,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mana | Marathi | 242,000 | 24,000 | Y | 1.0 | 24,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Manbhav | Hindi | 26,000 | 1,700 | Y | 1.0 | 1,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mang-Garudi | Marathi | 74,000 | 31,000 | Y | 1.0 | 31,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mangala | Telugu | 1,877,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Manihar | Urdu | 564,000 | 12,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 12,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Mappila | Malayalam | 9,105,000 | 1,100 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,100 | - | - | - | - |
| Maravan | Tamil | 3,122,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Matang (Christian traditi | Marathi | 170,000 | 2,000 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 2,000 | - | - |
| Matang (Hindu traditions) | Marathi | 2,634,000 | 33,000 | Y | 1.0 | 32,000 | - | 500 | 90 | - | - |
| Matia | Bengali | 190,000 | 80 | Y | 1.0 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mawasi | Korku | 109,000 | 109,000 | Y | 1.0 | 108,000 | 400 | - | - | 10 | 600 |
| Mazhabi | Punjabi, Eastern | 2,666,000 | 800 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 800 | - |
| Meena | Hindi | 4,630,000 | 377,000 | Y | 1.0 | 377,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Megh (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 2,957,000 | 27,000 | Y | 1.0 | 27,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meitei | Meitei | 1,438,000 | 70 | Y | 1.0 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Memon | Gujarati | 604,000 | 2,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 2,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Mewati (Muslim traditions | Urdu | 825,000 | 113,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 113,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Miana | Urdu | 72,000 | 60 | Y | 1.0 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
| Mirasi (Muslim traditions | Urdu | 39,000 | 2,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 2,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Mirdhas (Hindu traditions | Hindi | 135,000 | 59,000 | Y | 1.0 | 59,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mizo | Mizo | 144,000 | 20 | N | 5.0  | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Mochi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 2,067,000 | 42,000 | Y | 1.0 | 42,000 | - | - | 100 | - | - |
| Mochi (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 67,000 | 8,900 | Y | 1.0 | - | 8,900 | - | - | - | - |
| Moghal | Urdu | 1,737,000 | 74,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 74,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Moghia | Hindi | 40,000 | 37,000 | Y | 1.0 | 37,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Momna | Gujarati | 162,000 | 800 | Y | 1.0 | - | 800 | - | - | - | - |
| Mukeri | Urdu | 32,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Munda | Hindi | 3,661,000 | 5,100 | N | 2.0 | 2,000 | 2,400 | - | 700 | - | 40 |
| Munnur | Telugu | 854,000 | 50 | Y | 1.0 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Murao (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 2,349,000 | 24,000 | Y | 1.0 | 24,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Muskhan | Hindi | 1,200 | 1,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mutrasi | Telugu | 1,037,000 | 50 | Y | 1.0 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditio | Tamil | 1,263,000 | 200 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 200 | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 2,963,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Naga | Naga Pidgin | 19,000 | 50 | N | 3.0 | 20 | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Nagarchi (Hindu tradition | Hindi | 151,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | 10 | - | 10 | - | - |
| Nai (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 11,688,000 | 991,000 | Y | 1.0 | 991,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nai (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 330,000 | 2,500 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 2,500 | - |
| Nai Mathuria | Hindi | 159,000 | 2,000 | Y | 1.0 | 2,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Naikda | Hindi | 3,794,000 | 1,300 | Y | 1.0 | 1,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Malayalam | 6,637,000 | 1,700 | Y | 1.0 | 1,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Naita | Urdu | 56,000 | 56,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 56,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Nalband | Urdu | 5,400 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | - | 400 | - | - | - | - |
| Namassej | Bengali | 5,029,000 | 3,400 | Y | 1.0 | 3,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Namassej Chandel | Bengali | 1,495,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nanakshahi | Hindi | 2,100 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 400 | - |
| Nanbai | Urdu | 13,000 | 60 | Y | 1.0 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
| Naroda | Hindi | 35,000 | 35,000 | Y | 1.0 | 35,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 456,000 | 90,000 | Y | 1.0 | 90,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nat (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 137,000 | 12,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 12,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Nau Buddh | Hindi | 956,000 | 36,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | 36,000 | - | - | - |
| Navithan | Tamil | 784,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Newah | Nepali | 166,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oraon | Hindi | 4,444,000 | 28,000 | N | 2.0 | 14,000 | 300 | 40 | 13,000 | 70 | 60 |
| Paik | Odia | 200,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paliya | Hindi | 215,000 | 11,000 | Y | 1.0 | 11,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pallan | Tamil | 3,303,000 | 1,300 | N | 2.0 | 1,300 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Pan | Odia | 1,578,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panika | Hindi | 1,073,000 | 194,000 | Y | 1.0 | 192,000 | 300 | 10 | 50 | 10 | 900 |
| Pao | Hindi | 58,000 | 44,000 | Y | 1.0 | 44,000 | 70 | - | - | - | 50 |
| Paraiyan | Tamil | 3,081,000 | 800 | N | 2.0 | 500 | - | - | 200 | - | - |
| Pardhan | Pardhan | 316,000 | 123,000 | Y | 1.0 | 114,000 | 200 | 10 | 200 | 20 | 8,600 |
| Pardhi | Hindi | 352,000 | 26,000 | Y | 1.0 | 26,000 | 10 | - | - | - | 200 |
| Parja | Hindi | 489,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Parsee | Gujarati | 81,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 300 |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 11,411,000 | 884,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 884,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Pasi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 7,675,000 | 51,000 | Y | 1.0 | 51,000 | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Patari | Hindi | 24,000 | 12,000 | Y | 1.0 | 12,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patelia | Gujarati | 119,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patlia | Hindi | 32,000 | 30,000 | Y | 1.0 | 30,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patni (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 276,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patwa (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 257,000 | 34,000 | Y | 1.0 | 34,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pawaria (Hindu traditions | Bareli, Rathwi | 18,000 | 13,000 | Y | 1.0 | 13,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perka | Hindi | 193,000 | 14,000 | Y | 1.0 | 14,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Persian | Persian, Iranian | 7,700 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
| Pindara | Urdu | 68,000 | 27,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 27,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Pinjara | Urdu | 3,374,000 | 375,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 375,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Pod | Bengali | 3,106,000 | 3,100 | Y | 1.0 | 3,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Prabhu | Hindi | 23,000 | 5,400 | Y | 1.0 | 5,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Prabhu Kayastha | Marathi | 266,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0 | 1,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pundari | Bengali | 249,000 | 40 | Y | 1.0 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Qassab | Urdu | 1,071,000 | 5,200 | Y | 1.0 | - | 5,200 | - | - | - | - |
| Qazi | Urdu | 725,000 | 1,600 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,600 | - | - | - | - |
| Rabari (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 1,060,000 | 1,800 | Y | 1.0 | 1,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rabha | Bengali | 369,000 | 10 | N | 2.0 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rahmani (Muslim tradition | Urdu | 232,000 | 1,100 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,100 | - | - | - | - |
| Rai | Hindi | 125,000 | 800 | N | 2.0 | 700 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Rajbansi (Hindu tradition | Bengali | 5,190,000 | 4,800 | Y | 1.0 | 4,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajbhar | Bengali | 73,000 | 22,000 | Y | 1.0 | 22,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 45,389,000 | 5,300,000 | Y | 1.0 | 5,262,000 | - | 700 | 10 | - | 36,000 |
| Rajput (Muslim traditions | Urdu | 2,871,000 | 31,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 31,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 1,064,000 | 18,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 18,000 | - |
| Rajput Agnivansi | Hindi | 199,000 | 187,000 | Y | 1.0 | 187,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Bachgoti | Hindi | 144,000 | 4,600 | Y | 1.0 | 4,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Baghel (Hindu trad | Hindi | 148,000 | 94,000 | Y | 1.0 | 94,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Bais (Hindu tradit | Hindi | 1,277,000 | 72,000 | Y | 1.0 | 72,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Bargujar (Hindu tr | Hindi | 198,000 | 9,600 | Y | 1.0 | 9,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Bhadauria | Hindi | 251,000 | 91,000 | Y | 1.0 | 91,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Bhale Sultan (Hind | Hindi | 56,000 | 4,300 | Y | 1.0 | 4,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Bhatti (Hindu trad | Hindi | 851,000 | 42,000 | Y | 1.0 | 42,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Bisen (Hindu tradi | Hindi | 286,000 | 600 | Y | 1.0 | 600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Bundela | Hindi | 98,000 | 67,000 | Y | 1.0 | 67,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Chandel | Hindi | 327,000 | 16,000 | Y | 1.0 | 16,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Chandrabansi | Hindi | 98,000 | 4,200 | Y | 1.0 | 4,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Chauhan (Hindu tra | Hindi | 2,898,000 | 262,000 | Y | 1.0 | 262,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Dangi | Hindi | 53,000 | 53,000 | Y | 1.0 | 53,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Dhakaru | Hindi | 49,000 | 4,100 | Y | 1.0 | 4,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Dikhit | Hindi | 258,000 | 14,000 | Y | 1.0 | 14,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Gahlot | Hindi | 556,000 | 85,000 | Y | 1.0 | 85,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Garewal (Hindu tra | Hindi | 302,000 | 28,000 | Y | 1.0 | 28,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Gaur | Hindi | 651,000 | 115,000 | Y | 1.0 | 115,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Gautam | Hindi | 373,000 | 12,000 | Y | 1.0 | 12,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Jadon | Hindi | 575,000 | 66,000 | Y | 1.0 | 66,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Jadu | Hindi | 279,000 | 65,000 | Y | 1.0 | 65,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Janjua (Hindu trad | Hindi | 80,000 | 7,400 | Y | 1.0 | 7,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Joia (Hindu tradit | Hindi | 61,000 | 6,300 | Y | 1.0 | 6,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Kachhwaha | Hindi | 706,000 | 89,000 | Y | 1.0 | 89,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Katheriya | Hindi | 159,000 | 4,800 | Y | 1.0 | 4,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Mahratta (Hindu tr | Hindi | 78,000 | 2,800 | Y | 1.0 | 2,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Manihas (Hindu tra | Hindi | 242,000 | 10,000 | Y | 1.0 | 10,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Nagbansi | Hindi | 41,000 | 40 | Y | 1.0 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Nikumbh | Hindi | 64,000 | 2,300 | Y | 1.0 | 2,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Paik | Hindi | 94,000 | 94,000 | Y | 1.0 | 94,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Parihar | Hindi | 389,000 | 100,000 | Y | 1.0 | 100,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Parmar | Hindi | 64,000 | 46,000 | Y | 1.0 | 46,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Ponwar (Hindu trad | Hindi | 1,215,000 | 278,000 | Y | 1.0 | 278,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Pundir (Hindu trad | Hindi | 174,000 | 11,000 | Y | 1.0 | 11,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Rajbansi | Hindi | 468,000 | 232,000 | Y | 1.0 | 232,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Rathor | Hindi | 1,368,000 | 191,000 | Y | 1.0 | 191,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Rawat | Hindi | 92,000 | 86,000 | Y | 1.0 | 86,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Saithwar | Hindi | 475,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Sakarwar | Hindi | 196,000 | 6,300 | Y | 1.0 | 6,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Salehria (Hindu tr | Hindi | 101,000 | 7,700 | Y | 1.0 | 7,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Sengar | Hindi | 394,000 | 64,000 | Y | 1.0 | 64,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Sikarwar | Hindi | 47,000 | 47,000 | Y | 1.0 | 47,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Sisodia | Hindi | 112,000 | 40,000 | Y | 1.0 | 40,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Solanki | Hindi | 302,000 | 103,000 | Y | 1.0 | 103,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Sombansi | Hindi | 328,000 | 12,000 | Y | 1.0 | 12,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Surajbansi | Hindi | 246,000 | 16,000 | Y | 1.0 | 16,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput Tonwar (Hindu trad | Hindi | 449,000 | 140,000 | Y | 1.0 | 140,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Raju | Bengali | 530,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajwar | Hindi | 634,000 | 6,400 | Y | 1.0 | 6,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ramdasia (Sikh traditions | Punjabi, Eastern | 476,000 | 2,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 2,000 | - |
| Ramoshi | Marathi | 313,000 | 800 | Y | 1.0 | 800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rangrez (Muslim tradition | Urdu | 307,000 | 61,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 61,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Rathawa | Gujarati | 650,000 | 2,800 | Y | 1.0 | 2,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rathia (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 687,000 | 84,000 | Y | 1.0 | 84,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ravalia | Gujarati | 529,000 | 800 | Y | 1.0 | 800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ravidas Chamar | Hindi | 2,019,000 | 112,000 | Y | 1.0 | 111,000 | - | - | 500 | - | - |
| Rawal (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 173,000 | 2,100 | Y | 1.0 | 2,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rawat | Hindi | 667,000 | 112,000 | Y | 1.0 | 112,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rayeen (Muslim traditions | Urdu | 967,000 | 26,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 26,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Rengma | Naga, Southern Rengma | 68,000 | 40 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 40 | - | - |
| Sahariya | Hindi | 845,000 | 614,000 | Y | 1.0 | 611,000 | 700 | 300 | 60 | 60 | 500 |
| Saini (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 603,000 | 3,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 3,000 | - |
| Sali | Telugu | 1,009,000 | 3,300 | Y | 1.0 | 3,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Salvi | Hindi | 60,000 | 7,200 | Y | 1.0 | 7,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sansi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 242,000 | 5,700 | Y | 1.0 | 5,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sansi (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 56,000 | 1,400 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1,400 | - |
| Santal | Santhali | 7,514,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Saonta | Hindi | 4,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Saora | Hindi | 977,000 | 1,100 | N | 2.0 | 1,100 | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Sarera (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 87,000 | 3,500 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 3,500 | - |
| Sargara | Hindi | 147,000 | 9,700 | Y | 1.0 | 9,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sarki | Nepali | 39,000 | 60 | Y | 1.0 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Satani | Hindi | 430,000 | 18,000 | Y | 1.0 | 18,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sauntia | Hindi | 82,000 | 60 | Y | 1.0 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Saur | Hindi | 168,000 | 167,000 | Y | 1.0 | 167,000 | 300 | - | 20 | 20 | 100 |
| Sayyid | Urdu | 7,802,000 | 345,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 345,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Sema | Naga, Sumi | 245,000 | 50 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 50 | - | - |
| Shabar | Odia | 529,000 | 30 | N | 2.0 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh | Urdu | 85,372,000 | 2,224,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 2,224,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 8,033,000 | 140,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 140,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Sherpa | Nepali | 38,000 | 20 | N | 2.0 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Sikligar (Hindu tradition | Hindi | 80,000 | 39,000 | Y | 1.0 | 39,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sikligar (Muslim traditio | Urdu | 45,000 | 3,200 | Y | 1.0 | - | 3,200 | - | - | - | - |
| Silawat (Hindu traditions | Hindi | 59,000 | 43,000 | Y | 1.0 | 43,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sinhalese | Sinhala | 3,900 | 20 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Sirvi | Hindi | 311,000 | 62,000 | Y | 1.0 | 62,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Somvanshi | Hindi | 491,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 7,669,000 | 567,000 | Y | 1.0 | 565,000 | - | - | - | - | 2,400 |
| Sonar (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 191,000 | 1,300 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1,300 | - |
| Sonar Ajudhyabansi | Hindi | 104,000 | 2,000 | Y | 1.0 | 2,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sonar Chhatri | Hindi | 118,000 | 2,500 | Y | 1.0 | 2,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sonar Deswali | Hindi | 37,000 | 700 | Y | 1.0 | 700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sonar Khatri | Hindi | 44,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sonar Mair | Hindi | 77,000 | 1,400 | Y | 1.0 | 1,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sonar Rastaogi | Hindi | 68,000 | 900 | Y | 1.0 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sondhia | Hindi | 558,000 | 446,000 | Y | 1.0 | 446,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sonjhara | Chhattisgarhi | 18,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sonr | Hindi | 45,000 | 13,000 | Y | 1.0 | 13,000 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Soria | Hindi | 1,300 | 1,300 | Y | 1.0 | 1,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 925,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunri Sadhubanik | Bengali | 261,000 | 70 | Y | 1.0 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunuwar | Nepali | 82,000 | 20 | Y | 1.0 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sutradhar (Hindu traditio | Bengali | 420,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 3,690,000 | 2,500 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 2,500 | - | - |
| Tamang | Nepali | 229,000 | 300 | N | 2.0 | 200 | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Tamboli (Hindu traditions | Hindi | 1,820,000 | 210,000 | Y | 1.0 | 210,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tamboli (Muslim tradition | Urdu | 149,000 | 70 | Y | 1.0 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 3,146,000 | 800 | Y | 1.0 | - | 800 | - | - | - | - |
| Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 4,697,000 | 1,800 | Y | 1.0 | 1,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 1,065,000 | 7,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 7,000 | - |
| Tawaif (Muslim traditions | Urdu | 112,000 | 1,600 | Y | 1.0 | - | 1,600 | - | - | - | - |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 18,518,000 | 1,502,000 | Y | 1.0 | 1,502,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Teli (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 1,693,000 | 14,000 | Y | 1.0 | - | 14,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Teli Gangauta (Hindu trad | Hindi | 559,000 | 21,000 | Y | 1.0 | 21,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Teli Gangauta (Muslim tra | Urdu | 200 | 200 | Y | 1.0 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - |
| Teli Sahu | Hindi | 80,000 | 10 | Y | 1.0 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Teli Sribastab | Hindi | 293,000 | 5,300 | Y | 1.0 | 5,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thakkar | Marathi | 583,000 | 4,200 | Y | 1.0 | 4,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thakuri | Nepali | 33,000 | 60 | Y | 1.0 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thami | Nepali | 2,400 | 10 | Y | 1.0 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tharu | Nepali | 512,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0 | 300 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Thathera (Hindu tradition | Hindi | 320,000 | 16,000 | Y | 1.0 | 16,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thori (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 820,000 | 1,500 | Y | 1.0 | 1,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tibetan | Tibetan, Central | 107,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | - | - | 100 | - | - | - |
| Tili | Bengali | 1,016,000 | 900 | Y | 1.0 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tirgar (Hindu traditions) | Mewari | 17,000 | 800 | Y | 1.0 | 800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tirmali | Hindi | 14,000 | 2,600 | Y | 1.0 | 2,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tiyar | Hindi | 494,000 | 80 | Y | 1.0 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Turi (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 373,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Turkmen | Turkmen | 500 | 30 | Y | 1.0 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Sindhi | 3,571,000 | 6,700 | Y | 1.0 | 6,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga | Kannada | 6,310,000 | 900 | Y | 1.0 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valmiki (Balmiki) Mehtar | Hindi | 185,000 | 41,000 | Y | 1.0 | 41,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valmiki, Balmiki (Hindu t | Hindi | 4,785,000 | 401,000 | Y | 1.0 | 390,000 | - | 1,400 | 9,400 | 300 | - |
| Valmiki, Balmiki Lal Begi | Hindi | 123,000 | 36,000 | Y | 1.0 | 36,000 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Vaniyan | Tamil | 930,000 | 100 | N | 2.0 | 80 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Vannan | Tamil | 999,000 | 200 | N | 2.0 | 200 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Tamil | 12,499,000 | 2,500 | Y | 1.0 | 2,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Varli | Gujarati | 1,241,000 | 2,200 | Y | 1.0 | 2,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vasudev | Hindi | 15,000 | 5,700 | Y | 1.0 | 5,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan | Tamil | 2,525,000 | 500 | Y | 1.0 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma | Tamil | 7,634,000 | 1,700 | Y | 1.0 | 1,700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Asari | Tamil | 696,000 | 30 | Y | 1.0 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Kollan | Malayalam | 190,000 | 10 | Y | 1.0 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 58,339,000 | 2,490,000 | Y | 1.0 | 2,490,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Dhindhor | Hindi | 1,532,000 | 33,000 | Y | 1.0 | 33,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Gaoli | Hindi | 5,023,000 | 8,500 | Y | 1.0 | 8,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Gola | Hindi | 4,907,000 | 154,000 | Y | 1.0 | 154,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Gualbans (Hindu tra | Hindi | 4,849,000 | 202,000 | Y | 1.0 | 202,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Rawat | Hindi | 1,437,000 | 32,000 | Y | 1.0 | 32,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 2,473,000 | 3,100 | Y | 1.0 | 3,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yakthumba | Nepali | 143,000 | 60 | N | 2.0 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yenadi | Telugu | 672,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Zamral (Hindu traditions) | Nimadi | 7,900 | 7,800 | Y | 1.0 | 7,800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Zeliang | Naga, Zeme | 104,000 | 50 | N | 3.0 | 10 | - | - | 40 | - | - |
| Zou | Zo | 25,000 | 10 | N | 3.0 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| State Totals: 745 People Groups |
|
81,263,000 |
700 |
|
74,264,000 |
4,838,000 |
225,000 |
222,000 |
153,000 |
1,550,000 |
JP Unreached of Day
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