Country:

India

Province / State: Odisha
District: All

Number of People Groups

705

Unreached People Groups

663

Total Population

48,704,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

2.7 %

Hindu

93.9 %

Muslim

2.3 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

1.1 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Adi Andhra 4,800 Telugu 4,600 - - 200 - -
Adi Andhra Christian 400 Telugu - - - 400 - -
 Adi Dravida 2,200 Tamil ☀︎ 2,200 - - - - -
Adi Dravida Christian 200 Tamil - - - 200 - -
 Adi Karnataka 30 Kannada 30 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman 70 Tamil 70 - - - - -
 Agamudaiyan unspecified 70 Tamil 70 - - - - -
 Agariya (Hindu traditions) 59,000 Agariya 59,000 - - - - -
 Agariya (Muslim traditions) 9,200 Urdu ☀︎ - 9,200 - - - -
Agaru 600 Telugu ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Aghori 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Aguri 2,300 Bengali 2,300 - - - - -
 Ahmadi 300 Urdu ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
Ajila 90 Malayalam ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
Alia 61,000 Odia ☀︎ 61,000 - - - - -
 Amat 42,000 Hindi ☀︎ 42,000 - - - - -
Anglo 100 English - - - 100 - -
 Ansari 8,400 Urdu ☀︎ - 8,400 - - - -
 Arakh 90 Hindi ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
 Arora (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 700 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 700 -
Aruva 27,000 Odia ☀︎ 27,000 - - - - -
Asari 7,400 Odia ☀︎ 7,400 - - - - -
Asur 1,400 Asuri 1,400 - - - - -
 Audhelia 70 Chhattisgarhi ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Ayyarakam 2,500 Telugu ☀︎ 2,500 - - - - -
 Badaga Unknown Badaga - - - - - -
Badaik 16,000 Sadri ☀︎ 16,000 - - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 111,000 Hindi ☀︎ 111,000 - - - - -
 Bagata 10,000 Telugu 9,800 - - 100 - 100
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 73,000 Bengali ☀︎ 73,000 - - - - -
Baggilu 1,400 Odia ☀︎ 1,400 - - - - -
Bagheti 31,000 Odia ☀︎ 31,000 - 20 - - -
 Baha'i 1,400 Hindi ☀︎ - - - - - 1,400
 Bahelia (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Bahna (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) 3,000 Bengali 3,000 - - - - -
 Baiga 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Baira 50 Kannada ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 150,000 Bengali ☀︎ 150,000 - - - - -
 Baiti 400 Marathi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Bakati 2,900 Odia ☀︎ 2,900 - - - - -
Bakuda 90 Tamil ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
 Balai (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Hindi 2,200 - - - - -
Balasantoshi 60 Marathi ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Balija (Hindu traditions) 81,000 Kannada ☀︎ 81,000 - - - - -
Balija Bogam 1,500 Telugu ☀︎ 1,500 - - - - -
Balija Bolla 8,600 Telugu ☀︎ 8,600 - - - - -
Balija Dasari 2,400 Kannada ☀︎ 2,400 - - - - -
Balija Jakkula 45,000 Telugu ☀︎ 45,000 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 43,000 Hindi ☀︎ 41,000 - - - - 2,600
 Bania Agrahari 80 Hindi ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
 Bania Bais 31,000 Hindi ☀︎ 31,000 - - - - -
Bania Barnawar 1,200 Hindi ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
 Bania Gahoi 1,300 Hindi ☀︎ 1,300 - - - - -
 Bania Gandha Banik 10,000 Bengali ☀︎ 10,000 - - - - -
Bania Golapurab 40 Hindi ☀︎ - - - - - 30
 Bania Jaiswal 600 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - 70
 Bania Kasarwani 3,200 Hindi ☀︎ 3,200 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 2,300 Hindi ☀︎ 2,300 - - - - -
Bania Khandelwal 600 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - 200
Bania Khatri 1,900 Bengali ☀︎ 1,900 - - - - -
 Bania Komti 9,900 Telugu ☀︎ 9,800 - - - - 90
Bania Mahajan 2,800 Hindi ☀︎ 2,800 - - - - -
 Bania Mahesri 3,400 Hindi ☀︎ 3,100 - - - - 300
 Bania Nima 60 Hindi ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Bania Oswal 1,900 Hindi ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - 700
 Bania Porwal 1,600 Hindi ☀︎ 1,300 - - - - 400
 Bania Rauniar 1,800 Hindi ☀︎ 1,800 - - - - -
Bania Saraogi 300 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - 300
 Bania Srimali 500 Gujarati ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 288,000 Hindi ☀︎ 281,000 - - - - 6,800
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 21,000 Lambadi 21,000 - - - - 50
 Banjara (Muslim traditions) Unknown Hindi ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions) 500 Lambadi 500 - - - - -
Banka 31,000 Odia ☀︎ 31,000 - - - - -
 Bansphor (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
 Bargunda 80 Hindi ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
 Bari (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Baria (Hindu traditions) 50 Gujarati ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Bariki 5,000 Odia 4,900 - 20 50 - -
 Basor 80 Hindi ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
Basor Kandra 40 Marathi 40 - - - - -
Basushabar 2,200 Odia ☀︎ 2,200 - - - - -
 Bathudi 245,000 Odia ☀︎ 245,000 200 - 200 30 200
 Bauri 593,000 Bengali 590,000 - 600 3,800 - -
Bauti 1,600 Odia ☀︎ 1,600 - - - - -
Bavuri 500 Telugu ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Bawaria (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 100 -
 Bazigar (Hindu traditions) 4,700 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ 4,700 - - - - -
 Bedar (Hindu traditions) 20 Kannada ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Behara 1,200 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,200 - - - -
Belama 27,000 Odia ☀︎ 27,000 - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 3,700 Kannada ☀︎ 3,700 - - - - -
Beldar Laria (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Beldar Sunkar 300 Kannada ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 23,000 Urdu ☀︎ - 23,000 - - - -
Besya (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Bengali ☀︎ 2,400 - - - - -
Bhadayi 4,400 Odia ☀︎ 4,400 - - - - -
 Bhaina 6,800 Chhattisgarhi 6,800 - - - - -
 Bhampta 600 Marathi ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
Bhand (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
 Bhandari 685,000 Odia ☀︎ 685,000 - - 100 - -
 Bhar 40 Bhojpuri ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
 Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Bharia Bhumia 12,000 Hindi ☀︎ 12,000 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 9,500 Hindi ☀︎ 9,500 - - - - -
Bhathiara (Hindu traditions) 6,900 Odia ☀︎ 6,900 - - - - -
 Bhattra 117,000 Bhatri 116,000 - - 1,100 - -
 Bhil Mavchi (Hindu traditions) 80 Bhili 80 - - - - -
 Bhil unspecified 1,400 Gujarati 1,400 - - - - -
 Bhisti 40 Hindi ☀︎ - 40 - - - -
 Bhogta 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 82,000 Hindi ☀︎ 82,000 - 100 100 - -
Bhottada 515,000 Kuvi 506,000 1,000 20 7,700 20 500
 Bhoyar 40 Hindi ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
 Bhuiya Ghatwar 20,000 Hindi 20,000 - - 20 - -
 Bhuiya unspecified 291,000 Hindi 290,000 300 - 500 30 400
 Bhulia 125,000 Odia ☀︎ 125,000 - - - - -
 Bhumia 144,000 Odia 142,000 100 - 1,700 20 100
 Bhumij 320,000 Bengali 313,000 500 20 800 20 6,500
 Bhunjia 14,000 Bhunjia ☀︎ 14,000 - - - - -
Bidur 300 Marathi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Bind 2,000 Bhojpuri ☀︎ 2,000 - - - - -
 Binjhal 155,000 Odia ☀︎ 154,000 90 - 100 - 200
 Binjhia 13,000 Hindi 12,000 20 - 300 - 600
Birhor 1,000 Birhor 500 - - 300 - 100
 Birjia 6,600 Munda 6,600 - - - - -
 Bishnoi (Hindu traditions) 113,000 Hindi ☀︎ 113,000 - - - - -
 Bohra 200 Gujarati ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
Boipari 16,000 Odia ☀︎ 16,000 - - - - -
Bolasi 26,000 Odia ☀︎ 26,000 - - - - -
Bolodia 2,200 Odia ☀︎ 2,200 - - - - -
 Bondili 1,300 Telugu ☀︎ 1,300 - - - - -
 Bondo Poraja 14,000 Bondo 14,000 - - 200 - -
 Bosantiya 6,000 Odia ☀︎ 6,000 - - - - -
 Boya 3,300 Telugu ☀︎ 3,300 - - - - -
 Brahmin (Sikh traditions) 70 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 70 -
 Brahmin Acharaj 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Audich 400 Gujarati ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Brahmin Bengali 19,000 Bengali ☀︎ 19,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Bhagor 5,400 Hindi ☀︎ 5,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Bhumihar 4,000 Hindi ☀︎ 4,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Chakula 48,000 Odia ☀︎ 48,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Dakshini 90 Hindi ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 7,900 Hindi ☀︎ 7,900 - - - - -
Brahmin Holia 37,000 Odia ☀︎ 37,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Jijhotia 10,000 Hindi ☀︎ 10,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 12,000 Hindi ☀︎ 12,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Jyoti 70,000 Odia ☀︎ 70,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 54,000 Hindi ☀︎ 54,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Khandelwal 1,300 Hindi ☀︎ 1,300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Maha 3,100 Hindi ☀︎ 3,100 - - - - -
Brahmin Marathi 300 Marathi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Brahmin Mastan 90,000 Odia ☀︎ 90,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Ojha 1,000 Hindi ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 62,000 Bengali ☀︎ 62,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Rikhisur 1,600 Hindi ☀︎ 1,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi 67,000 Hindi ☀︎ 67,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sanadhya 52,000 Hindi ☀︎ 52,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Tamil 200 Tamil ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telugu 12,000 Telugu ☀︎ 12,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 1,922,000 Hindi ☀︎ 1,920,000 - 70 - - 1,200
 Brahmin Utkal 24,000 Bengali ☀︎ 24,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Vyas 50 Telugu ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Budega Jangam 17,000 Telugu ☀︎ 17,000 - - 50 - -
Buna (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Bengali ☀︎ 15,000 - - - - -
 Burmese 30 Burmese - - 30 - - -
Byagara 70 Telugu ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
Chachati 20 Telugu ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Chadar 16,000 Hindi ☀︎ 16,000 - - - - -
 Chain 2,700 Bengali ☀︎ 2,700 - - - - -
 Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) 200 Tamil ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Chalvadi Unknown Kannada ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 201,000 Hindi 195,000 - 1,400 4,300 - -
Chandala 5,900 Odia ☀︎ 5,900 - - - - -
Chapparband (Hindu traditions) 20 Kannada ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Chaudhari, caste 100 Bengali ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Chauhan 50 Chhattisgarhi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Chaupal 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Chenchu 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Chero 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
Cherua 2,600 Odia ☀︎ 2,600 - - - - -
Cheruman (Hindu traditions) 90 Malayalam ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
 Chhetri 30 Nepali 30 - - - - -
 Chhimba (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 30 -
 Chhipa (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Chik (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Chik Baraik 3,300 Sadri 3,300 - - - - -
 Chitara 2,600 Odia ☀︎ 2,600 - - - - -
 Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Marathi ☀︎ 12,000 - - - - -
 Christian 191,000 Hindi - - - 191,000 - -
Chuditya 6,600 Odia ☀︎ 6,600 - - - - -
 Dahait 1,100 Hindi ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
Daharia 200 Chhattisgarhi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Dakkal 20 Telugu ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Dal 29,000 Odia 29,000 - - 40 - -
 Dalu 60 Bengali ☀︎ - 60 - - - -
Dammalia 6,100 Odia ☀︎ 6,100 - - - - -
 Dandasi 71,000 Odia 70,000 - 50 600 - -
 Dangi 2,000 Hindi ☀︎ 2,000 - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 30,000 Hindi ☀︎ 30,000 - - - - 30
Darzi (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - - -
Darzi Chhipi (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
 Darzi Namdev (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Telugu ☀︎ 1,400 - - - - -
Dera 3,800 Odia ☀︎ 3,800 - - - - -
 Deshwali (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
Devadasi 600 Kannada ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
Devangri 57,000 Odia ☀︎ 57,000 - - - - -
 Devendrakulathan Unknown Tamil ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) 70 Gujarati 70 - - - - -
 Dewar 1,123,000 Odia ☀︎ 1,120,000 - 2,200 700 - -
Dhakoda 19,000 Odia ☀︎ 19,000 - - - - -
 Dhangar Bharwad 2,400 Gujarati ☀︎ 2,400 - - - - -
 Dhanka 200 Gujarati 200 - - - - -
 Dhanuk 29,000 Hindi ☀︎ 29,000 - - - - -
 Dhanwar 1,900 Chhattisgarhi 1,900 - - - - -
 Dharua 21,000 Duruwa 21,000 30 - 30 - 30
 Dhimar 188,000 Hindi ☀︎ 188,000 - - 30 - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 649,000 Hindi ☀︎ 647,000 - 1,500 800 - -
Didayi 12,000 Gata' 12,000 - - 60 - 20
Dolapati 8,200 Odia ☀︎ 8,200 - - - - -
Doluva 12,000 Odia ☀︎ 12,000 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 801,000 Odia 796,000 - 400 4,400 - -
Dom Murdafarash 126,000 Odia ☀︎ 126,000 - - - - -
Dora 9,800 Odia ☀︎ 9,800 - - - - -
 Dudekula 400 Telugu ☀︎ - 400 - - - -
Dulia 3,900 Bengali ☀︎ 3,900 - - - - -
 Dura 1,200 Odia 1,000 - 200 - - -
Durgamurgi 60 Kannada ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Hindi ☀︎ 2,200 - - - - -
 Faqir 400 Hindi ☀︎ - 400 - - - -
 Gadaba 97,000 Telugu 95,000 100 - 1,800 20 70
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 4,700 Hindi ☀︎ 4,700 - - - - -
 Gamit 30 Gamit 30 - - - - -
Gammalla 2,500 Odia ☀︎ 2,500 - - - - -
 Ganda 745,000 Odia 737,000 - 400 7,500 - -
Gandhmali 14,000 Odia ☀︎ 14,000 - - - - -
 Gandia Odisha 3,900 Koya 3,800 - - 90 - -
 Gandla 17,000 Telugu ☀︎ 17,000 - - - - -
 Garoda (Hindu traditions) 300 Gujarati ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Gauda 1,751,000 Odia ☀︎ 1,750,000 - - 1,900 - -
 Gavara 500 Malayalam ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Gayinta 2,300 Odia ☀︎ 2,300 - - - - -
Ghantarghada 8,300 Odia 8,200 - - 30 - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) 129,000 Hindi 129,000 - 40 900 20 -
 Ghosi (Hindu traditions) 146,000 Hindi ☀︎ 145,000 - - 200 - -
Ghusuria 9,300 Hindi ☀︎ 9,300 - - - - -
 Goanese 200 Konkani, Goan - - - 200 - -
Godagali Unknown Odia ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Godari 80 Telugu ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
Godiya 14,000 Odia ☀︎ 14,000 - - - - -
Godra 3,800 Odia ☀︎ 3,800 - - - - -
 Gokha 241,000 Odia 240,000 - 20 700 - -
 Golla 155,000 Odia ☀︎ 155,000 - - - - -
Gond Dorla 99,000 Odia 99,000 30 - 20 - 100
Gond Jhare 19,000 Gondi, Northern ☀︎ 19,000 - - - - -
 Gond Muria 2,000 Hindi 2,000 - - 20 - -
 Gond Rajgond 245,000 Gondi, Northern 244,000 90 - 300 - 200
 Gond unspecified 895,000 Hindi 887,000 800 100 6,800 100 1,000
Gontara 1,200 Odia ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
Gopal 1,600 Gujarati ☀︎ 1,600 - - - - -
 Gorait 500 Sadri 500 - - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 14,000 Hindi ☀︎ 14,000 - - - - -
 Gosangi (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Telugu ☀︎ 1,900 - - - - -
 Gujar (Hindu traditions) 21,000 Hindi ☀︎ 21,000 - - - - -
Gujar (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 20 -
Guna 2,200 Odia ☀︎ 2,200 - - - - -
 Guria 811,000 Odia ☀︎ 811,000 - - 600 - -
 Hadi 259,000 Bengali 258,000 - 400 1,500 - -
 Hajam 13,000 Urdu ☀︎ - 13,000 - - - -
 Halalkhor (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
 Halba 22,000 Marathi 22,000 - - 400 - 40
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 6,200 Hindi ☀︎ 6,200 - - - - -
 Han Chinese, Mandarin 20 Chinese, Mandarin - - 20 - - -
 Hatkar 7,700 Marathi ☀︎ 7,700 - - - - -
 Hira 90 Assamese ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
 Ho 91,000 Ho 65,000 100 30 2,900 - 23,000
 Holar 32,000 Marathi 31,000 30 - 600 - 300
 Ilavan 1,100 Malayalam ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
Jaggali 6,700 Telugu 6,600 - 50 60 - -
Jambuvulu 40 Telugu ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
Janna 2,000 Odia ☀︎ 2,000 - - - - -
Janughanta 1,900 Odia ☀︎ 1,900 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Hindi ☀︎ 1,300 - - - - -
 Jat (Muslim traditions) 500 Urdu ☀︎ - 500 - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 12,000 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 12,000 -
Jatapu 17,000 Telugu 17,000 20 - 40 - 20
 Jhalo Malo 22,000 Bengali 22,000 - 200 100 - -
 Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 200 -
 Jingar 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 60,000 Bengali ☀︎ 60,000 - - - - -
Jogula 1,600 Odia ☀︎ 1,600 - - - - -
Juang 53,000 Odia 53,000 40 - 70 - 100
 Julaha 50 Hindi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Kabadi 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Kabirpanthi 300 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 300 -
 Kachera (Hindu traditions) 35,000 Odia ☀︎ 35,000 - - - - -
 Kachhi (Hindu traditions) 3,800 Hindi ☀︎ 3,800 - - - - -
 Kachhia (Hindu traditions) 600 Gujarati ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
Kadar 1,200 Hindi ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
Kahalia 7,600 Odia ☀︎ 7,600 - - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Hindi ☀︎ 13,000 - - - - -
 Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Kaibartta Jalia 15,000 Bengali ☀︎ 15,000 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 120,000 Bengali ☀︎ 120,000 - - - - -
 Kaikadi 500 Kannada ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Kaikolan 50 Tamil 50 - - - - -
Kalagara 4,400 Odia ☀︎ 4,400 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 4,100 Telugu ☀︎ 4,100 - - - - -
 Kalal Idiga 1,600 Telugu ☀︎ 1,600 - - - - -
 Kalingi 279,000 Odia 279,000 - - - - -
 Kalu 2,400 Bengali ☀︎ - 2,400 - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 19,000 Hindi ☀︎ 19,000 - - - - -
Kalwar Iraqi (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Kalwar Sunri 3,600 Hindi ☀︎ 3,600 - - - - -
 Kamar 80 Kamar ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
Kamathi 400 Telugu ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Kambo 55,000 Odia ☀︎ 55,000 - - - - -
 Kamboh (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Kamboh (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 300 -
Kammara 46,000 Telugu 46,000 - - 300 - -
Kamsala 33,000 Odia ☀︎ 33,000 - - - - -
Kanakkan 100 Malayalam ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Kandha Gauda 30,000 Odia 29,000 - - 200 - 200
Kandra 599,000 Odia 598,000 - 700 800 - -
 Kandu 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
Kansali 4,000 Odia ☀︎ 4,000 - - - - -
 Kaora 2,200 Bengali 2,200 - - - - -
 Kapali 1,700 Bengali ☀︎ 1,700 - - - - -
Kapewar 1,600 Telugu ☀︎ 1,600 - - - - -
 Kapu Reddi 151,000 Telugu ☀︎ 151,000 - - - - -
 Kapu unspecified 224,000 Telugu ☀︎ 224,000 - - - - -
Karan 580,000 Odia 579,000 - - 800 - -
Karenga 3,900 Bengali 3,900 - - - - -
 Karmali 70,000 Maithili 70,000 - - - - -
 Karnam 94,000 Odia ☀︎ 94,000 - - - - -
Karua 8,200 Odia ☀︎ 8,200 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 108,000 Marathi ☀︎ 108,000 - - - - -
Kasar Otari 8,600 Telugu ☀︎ 8,600 - - - - -
 Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) 20 Kashmiri ☀︎ - 20 - - - -
Katia 27,000 Hindi ☀︎ 27,000 - - - - -
 Kattunayakan 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
 Kawar 6,000 Hindi 5,900 - - 20 - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 126,000 Hindi ☀︎ 126,000 - - - - -
 Kayastha Karan 61,000 Bengali ☀︎ 61,000 - - - - -
Kela (Hindu traditions) 27,000 Odia ☀︎ 27,000 - - - - -
Khadala 100,000 Odia 99,000 - - 900 - -
 Khadura 14,000 Odia ☀︎ 14,000 - - - - -
 Khairwar 27,000 Bengali 27,000 - - - - -
 Khandait 1,572,000 Odia ☀︎ 1,572,000 - - 900 - -
 Khangar (Hindu traditions) 8,800 Hindi ☀︎ 8,800 - - - - -
 Kharia 252,000 Kharia 152,000 400 100 98,000 20 700
 Kharwar 2,600 Hindi 2,600 - - - - -
 Khati (Hindu traditions) 8,300 Hindi ☀︎ 8,300 - - - - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Hindi ☀︎ 1,600 - - - - -
 Khatri (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Khatri (Sikh traditions) 400 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 400 -
Khatti Khatti 1,900 Odia ☀︎ 1,900 - - - - -
Khodara 3,400 Odia ☀︎ 3,400 - - - - -
Khoira 2,600 Odia ☀︎ 2,600 - - - - -
 Khoja 40 Gujarati ☀︎ - 40 - - - -
Khoruda 3,500 Odia ☀︎ 3,500 - - - - -
 Kisan 373,000 Hindi 342,000 500 60 29,000 40 2,200
 Koch (Hindu traditions) 200 Koch 200 - - - - -
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
 Kol 4,600 Hindi ☀︎ 3,100 - - 80 - 1,400
Kolah Lohara 11,000 Odia 10,000 30 - 300 - 200
 Kolha 705,000 Ho 666,000 700 100 10,000 50 28,000
 Koli Mahadev 7,300 Marathi ☀︎ 7,200 - - 40 - -
 Koli Malhar 1,400 Marathi ☀︎ 1,400 - - - - -
Kollara Odisha 6,400 Odia ☀︎ 6,400 - - - - -
 Kolta 509,000 Odia 508,000 - - 900 - -
Komarao 13,000 Odia ☀︎ 13,000 - - - - -
Konai 700 Bengali ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Konda Dhora 23,000 Telugu 22,000 40 - 1,400 - 40
 Konda Reddi 600 Telugu 600 - - - - -
 Koracha, caste 90 Kannada ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
 Kori 61,000 Hindi 61,000 40 - 200 - 40
 Korku 300 Korku 300 - - - - -
Korti 1,400 Odia ☀︎ 1,400 - - - - -
 Korwa 900 Telugu 900 - - - - -
 Koshti 36,000 Marathi ☀︎ 35,000 - - 30 - -
 Kotia 8,400 Odia 8,300 20 - - - -
 Koya Eti 40,000 Koya 40,000 50 - 200 - 30
 Koya unspecified 152,000 Telugu 146,000 200 - 4,700 20 100
 Kudumban 60 Tamil 60 - - - - -
 Kudumi 38,000 Tamil ☀︎ 38,000 - - - - -
Kui Dongria 186,000 Odia 169,000 300 30 16,000 - 900
 Kui Khond 1,634,000 Odia 1,458,000 2,500 400 168,000 200 5,500
Kui Kuvi 240,000 Odia 212,000 400 50 26,000 - 1,200
Kui Padavakulam 19,000 Kui, Dawik 12,000 30 - 6,100 - 40
Kui Sitha 140,000 Odia 125,000 200 30 14,000 - 500
 Kuli 15,000 Odia 15,000 - - 30 - -
 Kumhar (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 300 -
 Kumhar Magahia 89,000 Odia ☀︎ 88,000 - - 20 - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 1,025,000 Hindi ☀︎ 1,025,000 - - 300 - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 134,000 Gujarati ☀︎ 134,000 - - - - -
 Kuravan (Hindu traditions) 50 Malayalam ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 70,000 Hindi ☀︎ 70,000 - - - - -
 Kurmi Mahato 3,200 Bengali ☀︎ 3,200 - - - - -
 Kuruba 100 Kannada 100 - - - - -
Kurunga 5,600 Odia ☀︎ 5,600 - - - - -
Kusiari 50 Bengali ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Kusta 3,300 Odia ☀︎ 3,300 - - - - -
 Labana (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
 Laheri (Hindu traditions) 3,300 Hindi ☀︎ 3,200 - - - - -
 Lakhera 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Lingayat 300 Kannada ☀︎ - - - - - 300
 Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) 11,000 Bengali 11,000 - - 50 - -
 Lohana 20 Gujarati ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 850,000 Hindi ☀︎ 850,000 - - 300 - -
Lohara 11,000 Sadri 11,000 - - - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Hindi ☀︎ 2,200 - - - - -
 Madari (Muslim traditions) 500 Urdu ☀︎ - 500 - - - -
 Madiga (Christian traditions) 1,800 Telugu - - - 1,800 - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) 2,900 Telugu 2,800 - 30 - - -
Maghaiya 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Mahanta 41,000 Bengali ☀︎ 41,000 - - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 24,000 Marathi 24,000 - 300 70 - -
 Mahar (Christian traditions) 1,400 Marathi - - - 1,400 - -
Mahara 1,700 Odia ☀︎ 1,700 - - - - -
 Mahishya 2,485,000 Bengali 2,475,000 - 70 11,000 - -
 Mahli 21,000 Marathi 18,000 30 - 400 - 3,000
 Mahratta Kunbi 1,900 Gujarati ☀︎ 1,900 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 2,500 Marathi ☀︎ 2,500 - - - - -
 Mahtam (Sikh traditions) 500 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 500 -
Mahuria 6,600 Odia ☀︎ 6,600 - - - 20 -
 Mahyavanshi 1,500 Gujarati 1,500 - - - - -
 Majhi 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Majhwar 17,000 Hindi 17,000 - - - - -
Majjula 17,000 Telugu ☀︎ 17,000 - - - - -
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 8,900 Hindi ☀︎ 8,900 - - - - -
 Mala (Christian traditions) 800 Telugu - - - 800 - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Telugu 1,600 - - - - -
 Mala Dasu Unknown Telugu ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Mala Sale Unknown Telugu ☀︎ - - - - -