Country:

India

Province / State: Maharashtra
District: Thane

Number of People Groups

474

Unreached People Groups

442

Total Population

9,685,000

Buddhist

4.7 %

Christian

2.0 %

Hindu

79.4 %

Muslim

10.9 %

Sikh

0.4 %

Other Religions

2.5 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Adi Andhra 300 Telugu 300 - - - - -
 Adi Dravida 800 Tamil 800 - - - - -
 Adi Karnataka 300 Kannada 300 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Mukkulattar 200 Tamil 200 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman 300 Tamil 300 - - - - -
 Agamudaiyan unspecified 500 Tamil 500 - - - - -
Ager (Hindu traditions) 300 Kannada 300 - - - - -
 Agri 104,000 Marathi 104,000 - - - - -
 Aguri 700 Bengali 700 - - - - -
 Ambattan (Hindu traditions) 500 Tamil 500 - - - - -
Ambattan Christian 20 Tamil - - - 20 - -
 Andh 700 Marathi 700 - - - - -
Anglo 600 English - - - 600 - -
 Ansari 187,000 Urdu - 187,000 - - - -
 Arab 90 Arabic, Mesopotamian - 90 - - - -
 Aray Mala 50 Telugu 50 - - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 1,200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 1,200 -
 Arwa Mala 70 Tamil 70 - - - - -
 Assamese (Muslim traditions) 90 Assamese - 90 - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 50,000 Hindi 50,000 - - - - -
Badhai Kharadi 3,000 Gujarati 3,000 - - - - -
Badhi (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
 Baha'i 1,500 Hindi - - - - - 1,500
 Bahna (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) 70 Bengali 70 - - - - -
 Baiga 40 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 5,500 Bengali 5,500 - - - - -
 Baiti 27,000 Marathi 27,000 - - - - -
Bajania 700 Gujarati 700 - - - - -
Bajgar 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
Bakad 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Balai (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Balija (Hindu traditions) 700 Kannada 700 - - - - -
 Bangali Muslim Moghal 8,800 Urdu - 8,800 - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 25,000 Hindi 15,000 - - - - 9,700
 Bania Agrahari 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
Bania Bhatia 6,300 Gujarati 6,300 - - - - -
 Bania Chetti 14,000 Tamil 12,000 - - - - 2,800
Bania Dhusar 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Bania Gahoi 900 Hindi 700 - - - - 200
Bania Gujar 5,600 Gujarati 5,600 - - - - -
 Bania Jaiswal 3,400 Hindi 800 - - - - 2,500
 Bania Kasarwani 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
Bania Khandelwal 800 Hindi 100 - - - - 600
 Bania Khedayata 300 Gujarati 300 - - - - -
 Bania Komti 9,600 Telugu 8,700 - - - - 900
 Bania Lad 8,400 Gujarati 6,100 - - - - 2,300
Bania Mahajan 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
 Bania Mahesri 1,800 Hindi 1,800 - - - - -
 Bania Mahur 5,300 Hindi 5,300 - - - - -
Bania Mewada 1,900 Gujarati - - - - - 1,900
Bania Modh 300 Gujarati 300 - - - - -
Bania Nagar 200 Gujarati 200 - - - - -
 Bania Nima 7,600 Hindi 1,400 - - - - 6,200
 Bania Oswal 22,000 Hindi 2,700 - - - - 19,000
 Bania Porwal 8,700 Hindi 2,900 - - - - 5,800
Bania Saitwal 5,000 Hindi 2,800 - - - - 2,200
 Bania Srimali 12,000 Gujarati 5,200 - - - - 6,300
Bania Ummad 6,900 Hindi 1,100 - - - - 5,800
 Bania unspecified 525,000 Hindi 409,000 - - - - 116,000
 Banijiga 700 Kannada 700 - - - - -
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 9,600 Lambadi 9,600 - - - - -
 Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions) 700 Lambadi 700 - - - - -
 Baori 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
Barda 90 Marathi 80 - - - - -
 Baria (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Gujarati 2,000 - - - - -
Barutgar 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Basor 1,500 Hindi 1,500 - - - - -
 Bavcha 50 Gujarati 30 - - - - -
 Bawaria (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 200 -
 Bazigar (Hindu traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern 200 - - - - -
 Bedar (Hindu traditions) 200 Kannada 200 - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 26,000 Kannada 26,000 - - - - -
Beldar Lonari (Hindu traditions) 3,800 Kannada 3,800 - - - - -
 Bhaina 40 Chhattisgarhi 20 20 - - - -
 Bhampta 2,700 Marathi 2,700 - - - - -
 Bhandari 500 Odia 500 - - - - -
Bhangi Lal Begi (Muslim traditions) 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
Bhansala 2,500 Marathi 2,500 - - - - -
 Bharia Bhumia 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 3,600 Hindi 3,600 - - - - -
Bhathiara (Muslim traditions) 700 Urdu - 700 - - - -
 Bhatia (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Hindi 2,600 - - - - -
 Bhattra Unknown Bhatri - - - - - -
Bhil Aher 40 Marathi 40 - - - - -
Bhil Dhanka 100 Gujarati 100 - - - - -
 Bhil Dubla 100 Gujarati 100 - - - - -
 Bhil Mavchi (Hindu traditions) 500 Bhili 500 - - - - -
Bhil Paware 400 Marathi 400 - - - - -
 Bhil Tadvi 500 Dangi - 500 - - - -
 Bhil unspecified 7,400 Gujarati 6,700 400 100 20 - 70
 Bhil Vasave 1,300 Vasavi 1,200 - 40 - - 30
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 31,000 Hindi 31,000 - - - - -
 Bhumij 50 Bengali 50 - - - - -
 Bhunjia 100 Bhunjia 100 - - - - -
Bindla 200 Telugu 200 - - - - -
 Binjhia 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
Birhor 20 Birhor 20 - - - - -
 Bohra 2,100 Gujarati - 2,100 - - - -
 Boya 1,700 Telugu 1,700 - - - - -
Brahma Kshatriya 900 Gujarati 900 - - - - -
 Brahmin (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 300 -
 Brahmin Acharaj 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
Brahmin Anavada 1,500 Gujarati 1,500 - - - - -
Brahmin Anavala 600 Gujarati 600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Audich 2,100 Gujarati 2,100 - - - - -
Brahmin Bengali 800 Bengali 800 - - - - -
 Brahmin Chitpavan 47,000 Marathi 47,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Christian 50 Tamil - - - 50 - -
Brahmin Daima 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Deshastha 29,000 Marathi 29,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Devarukha 11,000 Marathi 11,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaud Saraswat 17,000 Marathi 17,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 42,000 Hindi 42,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gujar Gaur 1,800 Hindi 1,800 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gujarati 12,000 Gujarati 12,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 1,300 Hindi 1,300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 27,000 Hindi 27,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kannada 1,400 Kannada 1,400 - - - - -
Brahmin Karbadu 60 Marathi 60 - - - - -
Brahmin Karhada 5,900 Marathi 5,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Khandelwal 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Khedawal 500 Gujarati 500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Maha 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 10,000 Marathi 10,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Malvi 500 Malvi 500 - - - - -
Brahmin Mastan 200 Odia 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Mewada 1,300 Gujarati 1,300 - - - - -
Brahmin Modh 1,100 Gujarati 1,100 - - - - -
Brahmin Nagar 1,000 Gujarati 1,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Ojha 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
Brahmin Palliwal 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Pushkarna 400 Marwari 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sanadhya 32,000 Hindi 32,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 2,900 Hindi 2,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sawaria 42,000 Hindi 42,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Srigaud 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
Brahmin Srimali 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Tamil 700 Tamil 700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Tapodhan 400 Gujarati 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telugu 1,400 Telugu 1,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 521,000 Hindi 509,000 - - - - 12,000
 Budega Jangam 1,600 Telugu 1,600 - - - - -
Buna (Hindu traditions) 70 Bengali 70 - - - - -
 Burmese 100 Burmese - - 100 - - -
Byagara 30 Telugu 30 - - - - -
Byari (Beary) 3,300 Konkani - 3,300 - - - -
 Chain 40 Bengali 40 - - - - -
 Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) 600 Tamil 600 - - - - -
 Chalvadi 1,700 Kannada 1,500 - 300 - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 120,000 Hindi 113,000 - 3,500 4,300 - -
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 100 -
 Charan (Hindu traditions) 23,000 Gujarati 23,000 - - - - -
 Chenna Dasar 70 Kannada 70 - - - - -
Cheruman (Hindu traditions) 400 Malayalam 400 - - - - -
Cherumar Christian 50 Malayalam - - - 50 - -
 Chhimba (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 300 -
 Chhipa (Hindu traditions) 8,400 Hindi 8,000 - - - - 300
 Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) 8,800 Marathi 8,800 - - - - -
 Chodhara 100 Chodri 90 - - - - -
 Christian 18,000 Hindi - - - 18,000 - -
 Dabgar (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Marathi 2,700 - - - - -
 Dakkal 60 Telugu 60 - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 27,000 Hindi 27,000 - - - - 200
Darzi (Sikh traditions) 50 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 50 -
 Darzi Namdev (Hindu traditions) 500 Marathi 500 - - - - -
 Devadiga (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Tulu 2,400 - - - - -
 Devanga 600 Kannada 600 - - - - -
 Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) 3,600 Gujarati 3,600 - - - - -
 Dhangar Bharwad 400 Gujarati 400 - - 20 - -
 Dhanka 600 Gujarati 500 100 - - - -
 Dhanwar 500 Chhattisgarhi 500 - - - - -
 Dhimar 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 7,100 Hindi 7,100 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 900 Urdu - 900 - - - -
 Dhobi Parit 1,400 Marathi 1,400 - - - - -
 Dhodia 8,200 Gujarati 8,100 20 - - - 50
 Dhor 8,500 Marathi 8,400 - 40 20 - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 90 Odia 90 - - - - -
 Dubla unspecified 8,400 Dubli 8,400 20 - - - 20
Ellamalawar 100 Kannada 100 - - - - -
 Faqir 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Gamit 1,700 Gamit 1,700 20 - - - -
 Ganda 60 Odia 60 - - - - -
Gandharb (Muslim traditions) 500 Gujarati - 500 - - - -
 Gandla 50 Telugu 50 - - - - -
 Gangakula 1,300 Kannada 1,300 - - - - -
 Garoda (Hindu traditions) 80 Gujarati 80 - - - - -
 Gauda 90 Odia 90 - - - - -
 Ghanchi (Hindu traditions) 500 Gujarati 500 - - - - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Goanese 48,000 Konkani, Goan - - - 48,000 - -
 Gond unspecified 7,800 Hindi 7,500 100 50 40 20 50
 Gondhali 1,700 Marathi 1,700 - - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 23,000 Hindi 23,000 - - - - -
 Gujar (Hindu traditions) 7,800 Hindi 7,800 - - - - 20
Gujar (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Hajam 2,300 Urdu - 2,300 - - - -
 Halba 3,600 Marathi 3,600 20 - - - 20
Halleer 20 Konkani, Goan - - - - - -
Halsar 30 Kannada 30 - - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Han Chinese, Mandarin 100 Chinese, Mandarin - - 100 - - -
 Holar 2,300 Marathi 2,300 - - - - -
 Holaya 400 Kannada 400 - - - - -
Idayan 2,700 Tamil 2,700 - - - - -
 Ilavan 7,200 Malayalam 7,200 - - - - -
Ilavan Christian 200 Tamil - - - 200 - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 26,000 Hindi 26,000 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 19,000 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 19,000 -
Jat Dehia (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 300 -
 Jat Dhillon (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 200 -
 Jat Gil (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 300 -
Jat Rathi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Jat Sidhu (Hindu traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern 200 - - - - -
 Jat Sidhu (Sikh traditions) 400 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 400 -
 Jat Sindhu (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Jat Sindhu (Sikh traditions) 400 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 400 -
 Jewish, South Asian 900 Marathi - - - - - 900
 Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) 900 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 900 -
 Kabirpanthi 800 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 800 -
 Kachhia (Hindu traditions) 900 Gujarati 900 - - - - -
 Kadia (Hindu traditions) 200 Kannada 200 - - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
Kahar (Sikh traditions) 90 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 90 -
 Kaibartta unspecified 500 Bengali 500 - - - - -
 Kaikadi 2,700 Kannada 2,700 - - - - -
 Kaikolan 100 Tamil 100 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Telugu 2,600 - - - - -
 Kalal Idiga 1,500 Telugu 1,500 - - - - -
 Kallan unspecified 60 Tamil 60 - - - - -
 Kamalia 13,000 Gujarati 13,000 - - - - -
 Kamar 200 Kamar 200 - - - - -
Kamathi 8,400 Telugu 8,400 - - - - -
 Kamboh (Sikh traditions) 900 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 900 -
Kanai 1,400 Urdu - 1,400 - - - -
Kanakkan 400 Malayalam 400 - - - - -
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Kaora 90 Bengali 90 - - - - -
 Kapali 70 Bengali 70 - - - - -
 Kapu Reddi 800 Telugu 800 - - - - -
 Kapu unspecified 3,400 Telugu 3,400 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 7,300 Marathi 7,300 - - - - -
Kasar Otari 300 Telugu 300 - - - - -
 Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) 200 Kashmiri - 200 - - - -
 Kathodi 92,000 Marathi 92,000 200 80 30 - 300
Katia 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Kawar 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Khairwar 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
 Khandait 70 Odia 70 - - - - -
 Khangar (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Kharia 80 Kharia 50 - - 20 - -
 Kharva (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Gujarati 16,000 - - - - -
 Khati (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 2,800 Hindi 2,800 - - - - -
 Khatri (Hindu traditions) 4,500 Hindi 4,400 - - - - 40
 Khatri (Sikh traditions) 400 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 400 -
 Khoja 9,200 Gujarati - 9,200 - - - -
 Kisan 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Kokna 63,000 Kukna 61,000 2,100 50 200 - 100
 Kol 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Kolhati 1,000 Marathi 1,000 - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - 20 - - -
 Koli Dhor 20,000 Marathi 20,000 30 - - - 60
 Koli Mahadev 116,000 Marathi 115,000 200 200 300 20 100
 Koli Malhar 171,000 Marathi 170,000 200 300 40 - 400
 Koli of Gujarat 70 Gujarati 70 - - - - -
Koli of Sind (Hindu traditions) 300 Gujarati 300 - - - - -
Koli Son 500 Marathi 500 - - - - -
 Kolowar 800 Kolami, Northwestern 800 - - - - -
 Kolupulvandlu 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Korama unspecified 100 Kannada 100 - - - - -
 Korku 200 Korku 200 - - - - -
 Koshti 2,600 Marathi 2,600 - - - - -
 Koya unspecified 60 Telugu 60 - - - - -
 Kudumban 70 Tamil 70 - - - - -
 Kudumi 70 Tamil 70 - - - - -
 Kui Khond 90 Odia 90 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) 96,000 Hindi 96,000 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Sikh traditions) 600 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 600 -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 878,000 Gujarati 877,000 - - - - 400
Kunbi Anjna 5,800 Gujarati 5,800 - - - - -
 Kunbi Kadwa 26,000 Gujarati 26,000 - - - - -
 Kunbi Lewa 48,000 Gujarati 48,000 - - - - -
Kunchatiga 200 Kannada 200 - - - - -
Kuravan (Christian traditions) 90 Tamil - - - 90 - -
 Kuravan (Hindu traditions) 600 Malayalam 600 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Kuruba 400 Kannada 400 - - - - -
 Labana (Sikh traditions) 800 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 800 -
Lingader 100 Marathi 100 - - - - -
 Lingayat 32,000 Kannada - - - - - 32,000
 Lohana 3,600 Gujarati 3,600 - - - - 40
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 60,000 Hindi 60,000 - - - - -
 Machhi (Hindu traditions) 156,000 Gujarati 156,000 - - - - -
Machhi Mitna 8,500 Gujarati 8,500 - - - - -
 Madari (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
Madgi 1,000 Telugu 900 - 80 - - -
 Madiga (Christian traditions) 90 Telugu - - - 90 - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) 3,400 Telugu 3,300 - 50 - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 597,000 Marathi 146,000 - 450,000 500 200 -
 Mahar (Christian traditions) 45,000 Marathi - - - 45,000 - -
 Mahishya 1,200 Bengali 1,200 - - - - -
 Mahratta Jadhav 96,000 Marathi 96,000 - - - - -
 Mahratta Konkani 130,000 Marathi 130,000 - - - - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 651,000 Gujarati 651,000 - - - - -
 Mahratta Shinde 20,000 Marathi 20,000 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 1,370,000 Marathi 1,360,000 - - - - 9,800
 Mahtam (Sikh traditions) 1,100 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 1,100 -
 Mahyavanshi 5,300 Gujarati 5,300 - 40 - - -
 Majothi 100 Kacchi - 100 - - - -
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Mala (Christian traditions) 300 Telugu - - - 300 - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) 3,100 Telugu 3,000 - 90 - - -
 Mala Dasari 200 Telugu 200 - - - - -
 Mala Jangam 80 Telugu 80 - - - - -
 Mala Sale 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 25,000 Malayalam - - - 25,000 - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Hindi 20,000 - - - - -
 Mallik (Muslim traditions) 12,000 Gujarati - 12,000 - - - -
 Mang Garudi 1,200 Marathi 1,200 - - - - -
 Mangala 22,000 Telugu 22,000 - - - - -
Manne 80 Telugu 80 - - - - -
 Mappila 1,900 Malayalam - 1,900 - - - -
 Maravan 400 Tamil 400 - - - - -
Maru Kumhar 200 Gujarati 200 - - - - -
Masthi 30 Telugu 20 - - - - -
Matang (Christian traditions) 13,000 Marathi - - - 13,000 - -
 Matang (Hindu traditions) 59,000 Marathi 55,000 - 3,300 200 20 -
 Mazhabi (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 100 -
 Megh (Hindu traditions) 4,200 Hindi 4,200 - - - - -
 Memon 9,700 Gujarati - 9,700 - - - -
 Mewati (Muslim traditions) 90 Urdu - 90 - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 6,600 Bengali 6,600 - - - - -
 Moger unspecified 2,700 Kannada 2,700 - - - - -
 Momna 1,000 Gujarati - 1,000 - - - -
Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) Unknown Malayalam - - - - - -
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) 100 Malayalam 100 - - - - -
Mukri Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
 Munnur 700 Telugu 700 - - - - -
 Mutrasi 800 Telugu 800 - - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) 400 Tamil - - - 400 - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Tamil 1,700 - - - - -
 Nadia 80 Gujarati 60 - - - - -
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 58,000 Hindi 58,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) 500 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 500 -
 Naikda 400 Kannada 400 - - - - -
 Nair 6,200 Malayalam 6,200 - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 500 Bengali 500 - - - - -
 Namassej Chandel 400 Bengali 400 - - - - -
 Navithan 300 Tamil 300 - - - - -
 Oraon 4,700 Kurux 4,500 20 50 100 - 30
 Paliya 70 Bengali 70 - - - - -
Pallan (Christian traditions) 50 Tamil - - - 50 - -
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Tamil 1,600 - - - - -
 Pan 50 Odia 50 - - - - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 300 Tamil - - - 300 - -
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Tamil 1,000 - - - - -
 Pardhan 700 Pardhan 600 - - - - -
 Pardhi 3,300 Pardhi 3,200 40 20 - - -
 Parja unspecified 50 Odia 50 - - - - -
 Parsee 1,400 Gujarati - - - - - 1,400
 Pashtun Afridi 800 Urdu - 800 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
 Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Pashtun Mohmand 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 800 Urdu - 800 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 13,000 Urdu - 13,000 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 3,300 Hindi 3,300 - - - - -
 Patelia 400 Gujarati 300 - - 30 - -
 Patharwat 2,100 Marathi 2,100 - - - - -
Patlia 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
Patvekari (Hindu traditions) 400 Kannada 400 - - - - -
Patvekari (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Patwa (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Persian 100 Dari - 100 - - - -
Phudgi 7,800 Marathi 7,800 - - - - -
 Pinjara 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Pod 400 Bengali 400 - - - - -
Pomla Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
Prabhu Kayastha 63,000 Marathi 63,000 - - - - -
Prabhu Patane 1,400 Marathi 1,400 - - - - -
 Pulayan unspecified 200 Malayalam 200 - - - - -
 Rabari (Hindu traditions) 800 Gujarati 800 - - - - -
 Raddi 100 Kannada 100 - - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 500 Bengali 500 - - - - -
 Rajbhar 1,800 Hindi 1,800 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 48,000 Hindi 47,000 - - - - 700
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 1,300 Urdu - 1,300 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 4,300 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 4,300 -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Sisodia 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Raju 70 Bengali 70 - - - - -
 Ramdasia (Sikh traditions) 800 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 800 -
Ramoshi 400 Marathi 400 - - - - -
 Rangrez (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Marathi 1,000 - - - - -
 Rangrez (Muslim traditions) 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Rathawa 30 Rathawi 30 - - - - -
 Ravalia 800 Gujarati 800 - - - - -
 Saini (Sikh traditions) 900 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 900 -
 Sali 13,000 Kannada 13,000 - - - - -
Sangar 700 Marathi 700 - - - - -
 Sansi (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Saora unspecified 50 Odia 50 - - - - -
 Sarera (Sikh traditions) 1,200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 1,200 -
 Sayyid 100,000 Urdu - 100,000 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 4,300 Urdu - 4,300 - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 5,700 Urdu - 5,700 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 62,000 Urdu - 62,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 17,000 Bengali - 17,000 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 578,000 Urdu - 578,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Usmani 3,600 Urdu - 3,600 - - - -
 Shenva (Hindu traditions) 400 Gujarati 400 - - - - -
 Sindhi (Muslim traditions) 1,300 Sindhi - 1,300 - - - -
Sindhollu 300 Telugu 200 - - - 50 -
 Sinhalese 90 Sinhala - - 90 - - -
 Somvanshi 227,000 Marathi 227,000 - - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 96,000 Hindi 95,000 - - - - 800
 Sonar (Sikh traditions) 400 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 400 -
Sonar Aksali 1,000 Marathi 1,000 - - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 6,000 Bengali 6,000 - - - - -
 Sunri Sadhubanik 1,500 Bengali 1,500 - - - - -
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 60 Bengali 60 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 34,000 Malayalam - - - 34,000 - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 24,000 Hindi 24,000 - - - - -
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) 1,500 Tamil - 1,500 - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Targala 900 Gujarati 900 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 2,000 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 2,000 -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 34,000 Hindi 34,000 - - - - -
 Teli (Muslim traditions) 22,000 Urdu - 22,000 - - - -
 Thakkar 128,000 Marathi 128,000 300 40 30 30 100
 Tili 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Tipera 30 Kok Borok - 30 - - - -
 Tirgar (Hindu traditions) 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Turi (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 5,400 Telugu 5,400 - - - - -
 Vakkaliga unspecified 5,600 Kannada 5,600 - - - - -
Valmiki (Buddhist traditions) 200 Hindi - - 200 - - -
Valmiki (Christian traditions) 1,300 Hindi - - - 1,300 - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 24,000 Hindi 24,000 - - - - -
Valmiki (Muslim traditions) 1,400 Urdu - 1,400 - - - -
 Valmiki (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Valmiki Mehtar 3,800 Hindi 3,800 - - - - -
Vaniyan 500 Tamil 300 - - 200 - -
 Vanjara 84,000 Marathi 84,000 - - - - -
Vannan (Christian traditions) 40 Tamil - - - 40 - -
 Vannan (Hindu traditions) 200 Tamil 200 - - - - -
 Vanniyan 5,700 Tamil 5,700 - - - - -
 Varli 524,000 Varli 521,000 600 100 1,100 80 1,900
Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) 200 Tamil - - - 200 - -
 Vathiriyan (Hindu traditions) 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
Velan 100 Malayalam 100 - - - - -
Vellalan Mudaliar 100 Tamil 100 - - - - -
 Vellalan unspecified 800 Tamil 800 - - 40 - -
 Viswakarma Asari 600 Malayalam 600 - - - - -
 Viswakarma Kollan 200 Malayalam 200 - - - - -
Viswakarma Thattan 200 Malayalam 200 - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 2,700 Telugu 2,700 - - - - -
Vitholia 40 Gujarati 40 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Hindi 17,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 5,000 Telugu 5,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Hindi 1,300 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 400 Bengali 400 - - - - -
 Yenadi 300 Telugu 300 - - - - -
Yerava 70 Ravula 70 - - - - -
  Totals:  474 9,685,000   442 7,687,000 1,059,000 459,000 194,000 39,000 245,000
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