Country:

India

Province / State: West Bengal
District: All

Number of People Groups

694

Unreached People Groups

623

Total Population

114,227,000

Buddhist

0.3 %

Christian

0.6 %

Hindu

69.6 %

Muslim

28.4 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

1.0 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Abdul 2,000 Urdu - 2,000 - - - -
 Adi Andhra 800 Telugu 800 - - - - -
 Adi Dravida 1,800 Tamil 1,800 - - - - -
Adi Dravida Christian 70 Tamil - - - 70 - -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman 200 Tamil 200 - - - - -
 Agamudaiyan unspecified 200 Tamil 200 - - - - -
 Agariya (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Agariya 1,200 - - - - -
Ager (Hindu traditions) 20 Kannada 20 - - - - -
 Aghori 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Agri 20 Marathi 20 - - - - -
 Aguri 581,000 Bengali 580,000 - - 700 - -
 Ahmadi 1,100 Urdu - 1,100 - - - -
 Ahom 1,300 Assamese 1,300 - - - - -
 Aka 90 Hruso 90 - - - - -
 Amat 2,600 Hindi 2,600 - - - - -
 Angami 400 Naga, Angami - - - 400 - -
Angarok 7,300 Bengali 7,300 - - - - -
Anglo Indian 19,000 English - - - 19,000 - -
 Ansari 501,000 Urdu - 501,000 - - - -
 Ao 80 Naga, Ao - - - 80 - -
 Arab 300 Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken - 300 - - - -
 Arakh Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Armenian 300 Armenian - - - 300 - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 2,400 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 2,400 -
 Assamese (Muslim traditions) 2,700 Assamese - 2,700 - - - -
Asur 4,500 Asuri 3,600 30 - 800 - 100
Badaik 81,000 Sadri 81,000 - - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 31,000 Hindi 31,000 - - - - -
 Badhi (Muslim traditions) 900 Urdu - 900 - - - -
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 3,238,000 Bengali 3,230,000 - 1,300 3,200 500 -
 Baha'i 200 Hindi - - - - - 200
 Bahelia (Hindu traditions) 6,800 Hindi 6,800 - - - - -
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) 263,000 Bengali 262,000 - - 1,100 - -
 Baiga 16,000 Hindi 16,000 20 - - - 300
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 1,421,000 Hindi 1,421,000 - - - - -
Bairagi (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Baiti 15,000 Marathi 15,000 - - - - -
Bajikar (Muslim traditions) 1,000 Bengali - 1,000 - - - -
 Balija (Hindu traditions) 40 Kannada 40 - - - - -
 Baloch 50 Urdu - 50 - - - -
 Balti Unknown Balti - - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 264,000 Hindi 239,000 - - - - 25,000
 Bania Agrahari 22,000 Hindi 22,000 - - - - -
 Bania Bais 50,000 Hindi 50,000 - - - - -
Bania Barnawar 9,700 Hindi 9,700 - - - - -
Bania Brittal 400 Assamese 400 - - - - -
 Bania Gahoi 14,000 Hindi 13,000 - - - - 1,400
 Bania Gandha Banik 288,000 Bengali 288,000 - - - - -
 Bania Jaiswal 12,000 Hindi 11,000 - - - - 1,600
 Bania Kasarwani 15,000 Hindi 15,000 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 19,000 Hindi 19,000 - - - - -
Bania Khandelwal 5,300 Hindi 1,500 - - - - 3,800
Bania Khatri 155,000 Hindi 155,000 - - - - -
Bania Mahajan 19,000 Hindi 19,000 - - - - -
 Bania Mahesri 27,000 Hindi 27,000 - - - - -
 Bania Mahur 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
Bania Modh 800 Gujarati 800 - - - - -
 Bania Oswal 19,000 Hindi 13,000 - - - - 5,300
 Bania Porwal 28,000 Hindi 24,000 - - - - 3,500
 Bania Rauniar 9,300 Hindi 9,300 - - - - -
 Bania Srimali 300 Gujarati 300 - - - - -
 Bania Subarna Banik 189,000 Bengali 189,000 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 1,343,000 Hindi 1,298,000 - - - - 45,000
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 113,000 Lambadi 113,000 - - - - -
 Banjara (Muslim traditions) 70 Urdu - 70 - - - -
 Bansphor (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Bantar 100 Maithili 100 - - - - -
 Baori 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Bari (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Hindi 2,200 - - - - -
 Baria (Hindu traditions) 400 Gujarati 400 - - - - -
 Barua 600 Bengali 80 - 500 - - -
 Barwala (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Bathudi 9,100 Odia 9,100 - - - - -
 Bauri 1,450,000 Bengali 1,444,000 - - 3,600 400 -
 Bawaria (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 300 -
 Bazigar (Hindu traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern 200 - - - - -
 Bedar (Hindu traditions) 30 Kannada 30 - - - - -
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) 100,000 Hindi 97,000 20 - 200 - 2,500
 Bedia (Muslim traditions) 4,300 Bengali - 4,300 - - - -
 Behara 2,900 Bengali - 2,900 - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 5,400 Kannada 5,400 - - - - -
Besya (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Bengali 1,200 - - - - -
Besya (Muslim traditions) 2,000 Bengali - 2,000 - - - -
Bhakat 900 Bengali 900 - - - - -
Bhalla 4,300 Bengali 4,300 - - - - -
Bhand (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Bhandari 4,900 Odia 4,900 - - - - -
Bhangi Lal Begi (Muslim traditions) 1,500 Urdu - 1,500 - - - -
 Bhar 32,000 Bhojpuri 32,000 - - - - -
 Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) 3,500 Hindi 3,500 - - - - -
Bhaskar 1,200 Bengali 1,200 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 58,000 Hindi 58,000 - - - - -
Bhathiara (Muslim traditions) 20 Urdu - 20 - - - -
 Bhatia (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Hindi 2,000 - - - - -
 Bhil unspecified 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Bhogta 22,000 Hindi 22,000 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 86,000 Hindi 85,000 - - 80 - -
 Bhotia 81,000 Nepali 8,400 300 65,000 6,500 - 90
 Bhotia Sikkim 15,000 Sikkimese 2,600 - 11,000 2,100 - -
 Bhotia Tibetan 30 Sikkimese - - 30 - - -
Bhottada 500 Kuvi 500 - - - - -
 Bhuinhar 3,800 Hindi 3,800 - - - - -
 Bhuinmali 101,000 Bengali 101,000 - 50 200 40 -
 Bhuiya Ghatwar 60,000 Hindi 59,000 - 100 300 - -
 Bhuiya unspecified 141,000 Hindi 140,000 - 400 700 30 -
 Bhumij 444,000 Bengali 437,000 1,200 30 700 100 5,400
 Biar (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Hindi 1,500 - - - - -
 Bind 83,000 Bhojpuri 83,000 - - - - -
 Binjhia 3,700 Hindi 3,700 - - - - -
Birhor 2,700 Birhor 2,400 30 20 60 - 100
 Birjia 1,500 Bijori 1,400 - - 40 - -
 Biswas (Muslim traditions) 5,700 Bengali - 5,700 - - - -
 Bodo (Hindu traditions) 42,000 Boro 38,000 - - 4,400 - -
 Bohra 800 Gujarati - 800 - - - -
 Boya 1,900 Telugu 1,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 300 -
 Brahmin Acharaj 5,900 Hindi 5,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Acharya 76,000 Bengali 76,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Anavala 200 Gujarati 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Audich 600 Gujarati 600 - - - - -
Brahmin Barna 33,000 Bengali 33,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Bhat 27,000 Bengali 27,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Bhumihar 34,000 Hindi 34,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Chitpavan 400 Marathi 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Christian 400 Tamil - - - 400 - -
Brahmin Dakshini 2,300 Hindi 2,300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Deshastha 70 Marathi 70 - - - - -
Brahmin Dravida 600 Tamil 600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 256,000 Hindi 256,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gujarati 1,300 Gujarati 1,300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 28,000 Hindi 28,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Jyoti 8,300 Odia 8,300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 437,000 Hindi 437,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Karhada 300 Marathi 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kashmiri Pandit 90 Kashmiri 90 - - - - -
 Brahmin Khandelwal 24,000 Hindi 24,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Madhyasreni 30,000 Bengali 30,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Maha 9,700 Hindi 9,700 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 26,000 Marathi 26,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Maithili 8,900 Hindi 8,900 - - - - -
Brahmin Marathi 700 Marathi 700 - - - - -
Brahmin Modh 100 Gujarati 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Ojha 4,600 Hindi 4,600 - - - - -
Brahmin Parikh 2,500 Hindi 2,500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Purohit 2,700 Marwari 2,700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Pushkarna 2,600 Marwari 2,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 1,441,000 Bengali 1,441,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Rikhisur 5,600 Hindi 5,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi 30,000 Hindi 30,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 32,000 Hindi 32,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sawaria 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
Brahmin Srimali 2,600 Hindi 2,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Tamil 1,100 Tamil 1,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telugu 1,400 Telugu 1,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 3,860,000 Hindi 3,850,000 - 300 - - 9,500
 Brahmin Utkal 145,000 Bengali 145,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Vaidik 195,000 Bengali 195,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Varendra 245,000 Bengali 245,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Vyas 2,700 Telugu 2,700 - - - - -
Buna (Hindu traditions) 307,000 Bengali 307,000 - - - - -
 Burmese 900 Burmese - - 900 - - -
 Chain 422,000 Bengali 422,000 - - 200 - -
 Chak 200 Bengali - - 200 - - -
 Chakhesang 100 Naga, Chokri - - - 100 - -
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) 400 Tamil 400 - - - - -
 Chakma 600 Chakma 400 - 200 20 - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 1,308,000 Hindi 1,285,000 - 1,000 22,000 - -
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) 400 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 400 -
 Chang 30 Naga, Chang - - - 30 - -
 Charan (Hindu traditions) 80 Gujarati 80 - - - - -
Chasadhobi 109,000 Bengali 109,000 - - - - -
Chaudhari, caste 13,000 Bengali 13,000 - - - - -
 Chaupal 7,000 Hindi 7,000 - - - - -
 Chepang 50 Nepali 50 - - - - -
 Chero 6,100 Hindi 5,600 300 - 100 - 50
Cheruman (Hindu traditions) 80 Malayalam 80 - - - - -
 Chhetri 17,000 Nepali 17,000 - 70 - - -
Chhimba (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Chhimba (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 300 -
 Chik (Hindu traditions) 3,100 Hindi 3,100 - - - - -
 Chik Baraik 26,000 Hindi 24,000 - 60 900 - 900
 Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) 3,500 Marathi 3,400 - - 40 - -
Chitrakar (Muslim traditions) 7,300 Bengali - 7,300 - - - -
 Christian 98,000 Hindi - - - 98,000 - -
 Dabgar (Hindu traditions) 300 Marathi 300 - - - - -
Dahiara 3,200 Bengali - 3,200 - - - -
Dai (Muslim traditions) 13,000 Bengali - 13,000 - - - -
 Dalu 20,000 Bengali - 20,000 - - - -
 Dangi 3,200 Hindi 3,200 - - - - -
 Darjee 22,000 Nepali 21,000 - 200 900 - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Hindi 2,700 - - - - -
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 7,200 Urdu - 7,200 - - - -
Darzi (Sikh traditions) 70 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 70 -
 Deori 300 Deori 300 - - - - -
 Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) 500 Gujarati 500 - - - - -
 Dhangar Bharwad 1,700 Gujarati 1,700 - - - - -
Dhangri 3,200 Hindi 3,200 - - - - -
 Dhanuk 71,000 Hindi 71,000 - - - - -
 Dhanwar 3,600 Chhattisgarhi 3,600 - - - - -
 Dhimal 3,400 Rangpuri 3,200 - - - - 200
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 409,000 Hindi 409,000 - 300 - 70 -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 12,000 Urdu - 12,000 - - - -
Dholi (Muslim traditions) 1,900 Urdu - 1,900 - - - -
Doai 11,000 Bengali 11,000 - - - - -
 Dom (Muslim traditions) 6,400 Urdu - 6,400 - - - -
Dom Murdafarash 61,000 Odia 61,000 - - 30 - -
 Domar (Hindu traditions) 423,000 Odia 421,000 - - 1,000 80 -
 Drukpa 9,200 Dzongkha 600 - 8,600 - - -
Dulia 445,000 Bengali 445,000 - - - - -
 Dura 100 Odia 50 - 50 - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 71,000 Hindi 70,000 - 20 300 20 -
Dusadh (Muslim traditions) 9,000 Bengali - 9,000 - - - -
 Dusadh Bahelia 18,000 Hindi 18,000 - - 20 - -
 Faqir 3,800 Urdu - 3,800 - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 18,000 Hindi 18,000 - - - - -
 Gaddi (Muslim traditions) Unknown Urdu - - - - - -
 Gamit 300 Gamit 300 - - - - -
 Ganda 3,900 Odia 3,900 - - - - -
Gandharb (Hindu traditions) 4,100 Bhojpuri 4,100 - - - - -
Gandharva 600 Nepali 600 - - - - -
 Gandla 200 Telugu 200 - - - - -
 Gangai 3,500 Nepali 3,400 - 70 - - -
 Garo (A-chik Mande) 2,700 Garo 700 20 - 1,900 - -
 Gauda 5,200 Odia 5,200 - - - - -
 Gavara 400 Malayalam 400 - - - - -
 Ghanchi (Hindu traditions) 80 Gujarati 80 - - - - -
 Gharti 17,000 Bengali 16,000 - 200 500 - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) 21,000 Hindi 21,000 - - 200 - -
Ghazi 1,800 Bengali - 1,800 - - - -
 Ghosi (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
Ghusuria 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Goanese 1,200 Konkani, Goan - - - 1,200 - -
Godra 70 Odia 70 - - - - -
 Gokha 3,700 Odia 3,700 - - - - -
 Gond unspecified 13,000 Hindi 13,000 90 20 50 - 300
 Gonrhi 12,000 Hindi 12,000 - - - - -
 Gorait 3,000 Hindi 3,000 - - - - -
 Gosain Dasnami 9,400 Hindi 9,400 - - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 29,000 Hindi 29,000 - - - - -
Gujar (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 200 -
 Guria 2,700 Odia 2,700 - - - - -
 Gurung Ghaleg 98,000 Nepali 60,000 - 23,000 15,000 - -
 Hadi 520,000 Bengali 515,000 - 200 4,000 200 -
 Hajam 59,000 Urdu - 59,000 - - - -
 Hajang 800 Bengali 800 20 - - - 20
 Halalkhor (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 501,000 Hindi 501,000 - - - - -
Halwai Maira 57,000 Hindi 57,000 - - - - -
 Han Chinese, Mandarin 4,000 Chinese, Mandarin - - 2,600 700 - 600
Hazra (Hindu traditions) 4,900 Bengali 4,900 - - - - -
 Hela 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Hira 3,200 Assamese 3,200 - - - - -
 Ho 26,000 Ho 24,000 50 200 300 - 700
 Ilavan 1,700 Malayalam 1,700 - - - - -
 Indo-Burman 700 Rakhine - 700 - - - -
Jaraj (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Bengali 11,000 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 43,000 Hindi 43,000 - - - - 70
 Jat (Muslim traditions) 56,000 Urdu - 56,000 - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 34,000 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 34,000 -
 Jat Atra 30,000 Bengali - 30,000 - - - -
Jat Bajwa (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Jat Bajwa (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
Jat Chahil (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Jat Chahil (Muslim traditions) 600 Punjabi, Eastern - 600 - - - -
 Jat Chahil (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 200 -
Jat Chima (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Jat Chima (Muslim traditions) 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
 Jat Dagar (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
Jat Dehia (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
Jat Dehia (Muslim traditions) 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
Jat Dehia (Sikh traditions) 800 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 800 -
 Jat Dhariwal (Hindu traditions) 400 Punjabi, Eastern 400 - - - - -
Jat Dhariwal (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
Jat Dhillon (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
Jat Dhillon (Muslim traditions) 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Jat Dhillon (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 200 -
 Jat Gahlot (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Jat Gahlot (Muslim traditions) 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
Jat Ghatwal (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Jat Ghatwal (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
Jat Gil (Hindu traditions) 400 Punjabi, Eastern 400 - - - - -
 Jat Gil (Muslim traditions) 400 Punjabi, Eastern - 400 - - - -
 Jat Gil (Sikh traditions) 400 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 400 -
Jat Hela 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Jat Kharral (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Jat Kharral (Muslim traditions) 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Jat Mann (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
Jat Mann (Muslim traditions) 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
Jat Mann (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 200 -
 Jat Pachhade (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Jat Rathi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Jat Sahrawat (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Jat Sarai (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 100 -
 Jat Sidhu (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Punjabi, Eastern 1,200 - - - - -
 Jat Sidhu (Muslim traditions) 600 Urdu - 600 - - - -
 Jat Sidhu (Sikh traditions) 1,400 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 1,400 -
 Jat Sindhu (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
 Jat Sindhu (Muslim traditions) 600 Punjabi, Eastern - 600 - - - -
Jat Sindhu (Sikh traditions) 900 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 900 -
Jat Varaich (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Jat Varaich (Muslim traditions) 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
Jat Virk (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Jewish, South Asian 100 Marathi - - - - - 100
 Jhalo Malo 345,000 Bengali 345,000 - 80 300 30 -
 Jhinwar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) 1,100 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 1,100 -
Jimdar 95,000 Bengali 95,000 - 20 - - -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 1,659,000 Bengali 1,659,000 - - - - -
Juang 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
 Julaha 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
Kabadi 2,700 Hindi 2,700 - - - - -
 Kabirpanthi 800 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 800 -
 Kachari Dimasa 4,200 Deori 4,200 - - - - -
 Kachhi (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
Kadar 31,000 Hindi 31,000 - - - - -
Kagate 60 Syuba - - 60 - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 438,000 Hindi 438,000 - - - - -
Kahar (Muslim traditions) 20,000 Urdu - 20,000 - - - -
Kahar (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 100 -
 Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions) 22,000 Hindi 22,000 - - - - -
Kahar Kamkar (Muslim traditions) 1,900 Bengali - 1,900 - - - -
 Kaibartta Jalia 302,000 Bengali 301,000 - 30 200 - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 587,000 Bengali 586,000 - 80 700 40 -
 Kaikolan 400 Tamil 400 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 5,000 Telugu 5,000 - - - - -
 Kalal Idiga 1,700 Telugu 1,700 - - - - -
 Kalingi 3,600 Odia 3,600 - - - - -
 Kallan unspecified 400 Tamil 400 - - - - -
 Kalu 262,000 Bengali - 262,000 - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 106,000 Hindi 106,000 - 20 - - -
 Kalwar (Muslim traditions) 2,700 Urdu - 2,700 - - - -
Kalwar Iraqi (Muslim traditions) 2,400 Urdu - 2,400 - - - -
Kalwar Sunri 18,000 Hindi 18,000 - - - - -
 Kamar 500 Kamar 500 - - - - -
 Kamboh (Sikh traditions) 1,300 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 1,300 -
 Kami 62,000 Nepali 60,000 - 800 600 - -
Kammara 50 Telugu 50 - - - - -
Kandra 132,000 Odia 132,000 - - 200 - -
 Kandu 56,000 Hindi 56,000 - - 90 - -
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
Kanjar (Muslim traditions) 4,900 Urdu - 4,900 - - - -
 Kaora 324,000 Bengali 321,000 - 400 2,500 30 -
 Kapali 253,000 Bengali 253,000 - - - - -
 Kapariya 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
 Kapu Reddi 1,900 Telugu 1,900 - - - - -
 Kapu unspecified 2,500 Telugu 2,500 - - - - -
Karan 2,200 Odia 2,200 - - - - -
Karenga 42,000 Bengali 42,000 - - 90 - -
 Karmali 3,800 Hindi 3,000 - - - - 600
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 110,000 Marathi 110,000 - - - - 100
 Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) 500 Kashmiri - 500 - - - -
 Kawar 15,000 Hindi 15,000 - - 50 300 -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 2,544,000 Hindi 2,542,000 - - 1,800 - -
 Kayastha Karan 298,000 Bengali 298,000 - - - - -
Khadala 32,000 Odia 32,000 - - - - -
 Khairwar 152,000 Bengali 152,000 - 20 70 30 -
 Khambu 272,000 Bengali 271,000 - 500 1,100 - -
 Khampti 30 Adi 30 - - - - -
 Khandait 306,000 Odia 306,000 - - 200 - -
 Kharia 71,000 Kharia 71,000 - - 100 - -
 Kharva (Hindu traditions) 80 Gujarati 80 - - - - -
 Kharwar 24,000 Hindi 23,000 20 - 400 - 300
 Khas 1,900 Nepali 1,500 - 400 - - -
 Khasi (War-Khasi) 1,700 Khasi 70 - - 1,600 - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi 11,000 - - - - -
Khatik (Muslim traditions) 2,100 Urdu - 2,100 - - - -
 Khatri (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Khatri (Sikh traditions) 2,000 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 2,000 -
 Khavar 3,900 Gujarati 3,900 - - - - -
Khetauri 5,600 Hindi 5,600 - - - - -
 Khoja 500 Gujarati - 500 - - - -
 Kisan 115,000 Hindi 115,000 300 40 200 20 600
 Koch (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Koch 14,000 - - - - 200
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 158,000 Hindi 158,000 - - - - -
 Kol 83,000 Hindi 83,000 - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 7,200 Hindi 7,200 - - - - -
 Koli Mahadev 200 Marathi 200 - - - - -
 Koli Malhar 40 Marathi 40 - - - - -
 Koli of Gujarat 6,100 Gujarati 6,100 - - - - -
Koli of Sind (Hindu traditions) Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Kolta 800 Odia 800 - - - - -
Konai 147,000 Bengali 147,000 - 20 - - -
 Konda Dhora 70 Telugu 70 - - - - -
Konwar 5,200 Bengali 5,200 - - - - -
 Kori 188,000 Hindi 182,000 300 - 2,200 20 3,200
 Korwa 3,500 Telugu 3,200 30 - 200 - -
 Koshti 20 Marathi 20 - - - - -
Kotal 30,000 Bengali 30,000 - - - - -
 Koya unspecified 200 Telugu 200 - - - - -
 Kudumban 30 Tamil 30 - - - - -
 Kui Khond 800 Odia 800 - - - - -
 Kuli 1,400 Odia 1,400 - - - - -
 Kumal 100 Nepali 100 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Hindu traditions) 1,277,000 Hindi 1,276,000 - - 900 - -
 Kumhar (Sikh traditions) 600 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 600 -
 Kumhar Magahia 26,000 Odia 26,000 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Gujarati 11,000 - - - - 20
Kunui 1,200 Bengali 1,200 - - - - -
Kurariar 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 1,680,000 Hindi 1,679,000 - - 1,200 - -
 Kurmi Mahato 144,000 Bengali 144,000 - - 200 - -
Kurol 5,900 Bengali 5,900 - - - - -
 Labana (Sikh traditions) 900 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 900 -
Laheri (Muslim traditions) 3,100 Urdu - 3,100 - - - -
 Lakhera 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Lama 300 Tibetan, Central - - 300 - - -
Let 9,400 Bengali - - - - - 9,400
 Lhomi 1,900 Lhomi - - 1,700 200 - -
 Lingayat 800 Kannada - - - - - 800
 Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) 128,000 Bengali 109,000 90 60 17,000 - 2,000
 Lohana 300 Gujarati 300 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 375,000 Hindi 375,000 - 100 100 40 -
 Lohar (Muslim traditions) 700 Urdu - 700 - - - -
Lohar Kamti 700 Maithili 700 - - - - -
Lohara 35,000 Hindi 31,000 60 2,400 1,000 - 400
 Lotha 30 Naga, Lotha - - - 30 - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 72,000 Hindi 72,000 - - - - -
 Madari (Muslim traditions) 2,100 Urdu - 2,100 - - - -
 Madiga (Christian traditions) 1,000 Telugu - - - 1,000 - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) 9,400 Telugu 9,400 - - - - -
 Magar 138,000 Nepali 125,000 - 1,100 11,000 - -
Maghaiya 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Mahali 96,000 Bengali 90,000 200 30 3,200 - 2,800
 Mahanta 53,000 Odia 53,000 - - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 44,000 Marathi 43,000 - 700 - 100 -
 Mahishya 7,489,000 Bengali 7,461,000 - 100 29,000 - -
 Mahli 3,100 Marathi 2,800 - - 50 - 200
 Mahratta Kunbi 4,800 Gujarati 4,800 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 2,000 Marathi 2,000 - - - - -
 Mahtam (Sikh traditions) 1,400 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 1,400 -
Mahuria 600 Odia 600 - - - - -
 Mahyavanshi 1,700 Gujarati 1,700 - - - - -
 Majhi 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
 Majhwar 17,000 Hindi 17,000 - 70 - - -
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 357,000 Hindi 357,000 - 20 100 50 -
Mal (Muslim traditions) 19,000 Bengali - 19,000 - - - -
 Mala (Christian traditions) 400 Telugu - - - 400 - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) 2,900 Telugu 2,900 - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 4,700 Malayalam - - - 4,700 - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 309,000 Hindi 309,000 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 51,000 Hindi 51,000 - - - - -
 Mallah (Muslim traditions) 44,000 Bengali - 44,000 - - - -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) 7,100 Hindi 7,100 - - - - -
Mallah Chain (Muslim traditions) 4,100 Bengali - 4,100 - - - -
Mallah Dhawa (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions) 22,000 Bengali - 22,000 - - - -
 Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) 6,900 Hindi 6,900 - - - - -
Mallah Kewat (Muslim traditions) 4,400 Bengali - 4,400 - - - -
 Mallik (Muslim traditions) 175,000 Gujarati - 175,000 - - - -
 Malto 52,000 Santhali 50,000 200 30 2,100 - 100
Mandala (Muslim traditions) 1,100 Gujarati - 1,100 - - - -
 Mangala 1,100 Telugu 1,100 - - - - -
 Manihar 2,300 Urdu - 2,300 - - - -
 Mappila 1,300 Malayalam - 1,300 - - - -
 Maravan 200 Tamil 200 - - - - -
Markande 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Marma 9,400 Rakhine 2,600 - 6,700 30 - 20
 Matang (Hindu traditions) 200 Marathi 200 - - - - -
 Matia 197,000 Bengali 197,000 - - - - -
 Mazhabi (Sikh traditions) 600 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 600 -
 Mech 49,000 Boro 32,000 100 60 17,000 - 80
 Megh (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Meitei unspecified 400 Meitei 400 - - - - -
 Memon 400 Gujarati - 400 - - - -
Mir 48,000 Bengali - 48,000 - - - -
 Miri 400 Mising 400 - - - - -
Mirzakhani 6,000 Bengali - 6,000 - - - -
Mishri 4,800 Bengali 4,800 - - - - -
 Mizo 1,000 Mizo - - - 1,000 - -
Mizo Fanai 30 Mizo - - - 30 - -
Mizo Lushai 700 Mizo - - - 700 - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 1,322,000 Bengali 1,321,000 - - 600 - -
 Mochi (Muslim traditions) 7,000 Urdu - 7,000 - - - -
 Moghal 129,000 Urdu - 129,000 - - - -
 Momna 200 Gujarati - 200 - - - -
 Mru 300 Mru 300 - - - - -
Mukeri 900 Urdu - 900 - - - -
 Munda 432,000 Mundari 383,000 1,400 200 37,000 80 9,700
 Munnur 2,500 Telugu 2,500 - - - - -
 Murao (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) 25,000 Hindi 25,000 - - - - -
 Mutrasi 3,000 Telugu 3,000 - - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) 600 Tamil - - - 600 - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) 700 Tamil 700 - - - - -
 Naga 3,200 Nagamese 30 - - 3,200 - -
 Naga Tangkhul 90 Naga, Tangkhul - - - 90 - -
Nagar 71,000 Bengali 71,000 - - - - -
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) 19,000 Hindi 18,000 100 50 700 - 200
 Nagarchi (Muslim traditions) Unknown Sadri - - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 1,239,000 Hindi 1,239,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) 700 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 700 -
Nai Nabasakh 12,000 Bengali 12,000 - - - - -
 Nair 1,500 Malayalam 1,500 - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 3,553,000 Bengali 3,530,000 - 1,600 21,000 600 -
 Namassej (Muslim traditions) 2,500 Bengali - 2,500 - - - -
 Namassej Chandel 1,099,000 Bengali 1,091,000 - 300 7,600 200 -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Hindi 1,300 - - - - -
 Nat (Muslim traditions) 600 Urdu - 600 - - - -
 Navithan 60 Tamil 60 - - - - -
 Newah 118,000 Nepali 108,000 - 7,200 2,500 - -
Nikari (Muslim traditions) 73,000 Bengali - 73,000 - - - -
 Nissi 40 Nyishi 40 - - - - -
 Oraon 756,000 Kurux 560,000 1,600 1,400 156,000 100 36,000
 Paharia 8,300 Santhali 8,300 - - - - -
Paik 900 Odia 900 - - - - -
 Paite (Christian traditions) 50 Chin, Paite - - - 50 - -
 Paliya 124,000 Bengali 124,000 - - - - -
Pallan (Christian traditions) 20 Tamil - - - 20 - -
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Tamil 1,500 - - - - -
 Pan 33,000 Odia 33,000 - - - - -
 Panika 16,000 Chhattisgarhi 16,000 - - - - -
Pantanti 40 Odia 40 - - - - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 200 Tamil - - - 200 - -
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 500 Tamil 500 - - - - -
Parhaiya 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Parja unspecified 1,400 Odia 1,400 - - - - -
 Parsee 1,000 Gujarati - - - - - 1,000
 Pashtun Afridi 54,000 Urdu - 54,000 - - - -
Pashtun Beteli 38,000 Bengali - 38,000 - - - -
Pashtun Dilazak 3,100 Urdu - 3,100 - - - -
 Pashtun Ghilzai 4,900 Urdu - 4,900 - - - -
Pashtun Guria 39,000 Bengali - 39,000 - - - -
Pashtun Jilan 38,000 Bengali - 38,000 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 39,000 Urdu - 39,000 - - - -
Pashtun Khalil 1,500 Urdu - 1,500 - - - -
Pashtun Khan 62,000 Urdu - 62,000 - - - -
 Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 27,000 Urdu - 27,000 - - - -
Pashtun Malagori (Mullagari) 1,300 Urdu - 1,300 - - - -
 Pashtun Mohmand 17,000 Urdu - 17,000 - - - -
Pashtun Niazi 38,000 Urdu - 38,000 - - - -
Pashtun Sur 38,000 Bengali - 38,000 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 54,000 Urdu - 54,000 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 1,035,000 Urdu - 1,035,000 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 30,000 Hindi 30,000 - - 100 20 -
 Pasi (Muslim traditions) 8,800 Urdu - 8,800 - - - -
Pasi Gujar 2,500 Hindi 2,500 - - - - -
 Pasi Kaithwan 4,500 Hindi 4,500 - - - - -
 Pasi Rajpasi 5,600 Hindi 5,600 - - - - -
Pasi Turuk 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Patelia 50 Gujarati 50 - - - - -
 Patial 1,000 Odia 1,000 - - - - -
 Patni (Hindu traditions) 37,000 Bengali 37,000 - - - - -
Patralu 7,600 Odia 7,600 - - - - -
 Patwa (Hindu traditions) 9,800 Hindi 9,800 - - - - -
 Perka 50 Telugu 50 - - - - -
 Persian 500 Dari - 500 - - - -
Peshakar 1,700 Bengali - 1,700 - - - -
 Pinjara 56,000 Urdu - 56,000 - - - -
 Pochury 50 Naga, Pochuri - - - 50 - -
 Pod 2,899,000 Bengali 2,886,000 - 1,000 12,000 200 -
Poi 300 Mizo - - - 300 - -
 Pundari 301,000 Bengali 301,000 - - - - -
Puran Bhaja 90 Panchpargania 90 - - - - -
Puran unspecified 200 Panchpargania 200 - - - - -
 Qassab 1,200 Urdu - 1,200 - - - -
 Qazi 110,000 Urdu - 110,000 - - - -
 Rabari (Hindu traditions) 300 Gujarati 300 - - - - -
 Rabha 33,000 Assamese 24,000 100 400 8,400 - 50
 Rahmani (Muslim traditions) 3,500 Urdu - 3,500 - - - -
 Rai 66,000 Nepali 32,000 - 1,000 9,300 - 24,000
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 3,857,000 Bengali 3,837,000 - 900 16,000 200 3,400
 Rajbansi (Muslim traditions) 3,100 Bengali - 3,100 - - - -
 Rajbhar 8,400 Hindi 8,400 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 960,000 Hindi 956,000 - - - - 4,100
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 32,000 Urdu - 32,000 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 7,800 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 7,800 -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 25,000 Hindi 25,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Bargujar (Hindu traditions) 3,300 Hindi 3,300 - - - - -
Rajput Batsa 40,000 Bengali 40,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhadauria 3,500 Hindi 3,500 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 21,000 Hindi 21,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Chandel 5,200 Hindi 5,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 66,000 Hindi 66,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Dikhit 3,800 Hindi 3,800 - - - - -
 Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi 11,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) 6,500 Hindi 6,500 - - - - -
 Rajput Gaur 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) 6,500 Hindi 6,500 - - - - -
Rajput Jadu 3,800 Hindi 3,800 - - - - -
Rajput Janjua (Hindu traditions) 3,300 Hindi 3,300 - - - - -
Rajput Joia (Hindu traditions) 3,000 Hindi 3,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Kachhwaha 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions) 4,500 Hindi 4,500 - - - - -
 Rajput Parihar 5,500 Hindi 5,500 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 31,000 Hindi 31,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions) 4,400 Hindi 4,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 28,000 Hindi 28,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Sakarwar (Hindu traditions) 3,300 Hindi 3,300 - - - - -
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions) 2,900 Hindi 2,900 - - - - -
Rajput Sandilya 39,000 Bengali 39,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Sengar 5,600 Hindi 5,600 - - - - -
 Rajput Solanki 3,600 Hindi 3,600 - - - - -
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions) 5,500 Hindi 5,500 - - - - -
 Rajput Surajbansi 3,700 Hindi 3,700 - - - - -
 Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Raju 545,000 Bengali 545,000 - - - - -
 Rajwar 133,000 Hindi 132,000 - - 900 - -
Ralte 200 Mizo - - - 200 - -
 Ramdasia (Sikh traditions) 900 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 900 -
Rana 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Rangrez (Hindu traditions) 3,200 Marathi 3,200 - - - - -
 Rathawa 400 Rathawi 400 - - - - -
 Rautia 17,000 Hindi 17,000 - - - - -
 Ravalia 70 Gujarati 70 - - - - -
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 26,000 Hindi 26,000 - - 300 - -
Rayeen (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Bengali 1,000 - - - - -
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 27,000 Urdu - 27,000 - - - -
 Relli 200 Odia 200 - - - - -
 Rengma 100 Naga, Southern Rengma - - - 100 - -
 Rongkup 37,000 Lepcha 1,800 100 20,000 15,000 20 100
Sagarbanshi 4,000 Odia 4,000 - - - - -
 Sahariya 21,000 Hindi 21,000 - - - - -
Sahi 900 Marathi 900 - - - - -
 Saini (Sikh traditions) 1,200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 1,200 -
 Sali 30 Kannada 30 - - - - -
 Samanthan 25,000 Odia 25,000 - - - - -
 Sangtam 90 Naga, Sangtam - - - 90 - -
Sankara 63,000 Bengali 63,000 - - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 3,052,000 Santhali 2,027,000 6,200 700 107,000 400 910,000
 Saora unspecified 41,000 Odia 40,000 100 30 500 - 700
Sardar (Muslim traditions) 12,000 Bengali - 12,000 - - - -
 Sarera (Sikh traditions) 1,400 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 1,400 -
 Sarki 17,000 Nepali 16,000 - 30 600 - -
Sauria Paharia 4,400 Santhali 3,900 20 300 200 - -
 Sayyid 625,000 Urdu - 625,000 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 17,000 Urdu - 17,000 - - - -
 Sema 100 Naga, Sumi - - - 100 - -
Shabar 2,800 Odia 2,600 - - 200 - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 273,000 Urdu - 273,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 2,644,000 Urdu - 2,644,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 3,781,000 Urdu - 3,781,000 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 21,474,000 Urdu - 21,474,000 - 30 - -
 Shaikh Usmani 165,000 Urdu - 165,000 - - - -
 Sherpa 32,000 Nepali 7,100 - 19,000 5,700 - -
 Sinhalese 60 Sinhala - - 60 - - -
Siyalgir (Hindu traditions) 8,400 Bengali 8,400 - - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 411,000 Hindi 411,000 - - - - 600
 Sonar (Sikh traditions) 500 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 500 -
Sukli 75,000 Bengali 75,000 - - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 344,000 Bengali 343,000 - - 1,000 50 -
 Sunri Sadhubanik 191,000 Bengali 190,000 - - 500 - -
 Sunuwar 40,000 Nepali 27,000 - 90 2,200 - 12,000
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 408,000 Bengali 408,000 - - - - -
Sutradhar (Muslim traditions) 41,000 Bengali - 41,000 - - - -
 Syrian Christian 5,100 Malayalam - - - 5,100 - -
 Tai Man 40 Phake - - 40 - - -
 Tamang 172,000 Nepali 11,000 600 150,000 9,500 20 300
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 491,000 Hindi 491,000 - - - - -
 Tamboli (Muslim traditions) 24,000 Urdu - 24,000 - - - -
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) 1,500 Tamil - 1,500 - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 2,018,000 Bengali 2,017,000 - - 500 - -
 Tanti (Muslim traditions) 4,500 Bengali - 4,500 - - - -
 Tarkhan (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 2,600 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 2,600 -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 1,995,000 Hindi 1,992,000 - - 2,800 - -
 Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Hindi 17,000 - - - - -
 Thakkar 80 Marathi 80 - - - - -
 Thakuri 100 Nepali 100 - - - - -
 Thami 20 Nepali 20 - - - - -
 Tharu 30,000 Hindi 28,000 - 40 1,900 - -
 Thathera (Hindu traditions) 10,000 Hindi 10,000 - - - - -
 Tibetan 14,000 Tibetan, Central 100 - 14,000 300 - -
 Tili 934,000 Bengali 934,000 - - - - -
 Tipera 100 Kok Borok 100 - - - - -
 Tiyar 269,000 Bengali 268,000 - - 500 - -
Toto 1,500 Toto 1,500 - - - - -
 Turaiha 31,000 Bhojpuri 31,000 - - - - -
 Turi (Hindu traditions) 41,000 Hindi 41,000 - - 30 - -
 Turkmen 30 Turkmen - 30 - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Telugu 2,200 - - - - -
 Vakkaliga unspecified 200 Kannada 200 - - - - -
Valmiki (Muslim traditions) 8,000 Urdu - 8,000 - - - -
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
Vaniyan 100 Tamil 70 - - 30 - -
Vannan (Christian traditions) 20 Tamil - - - 20 - -
 Vannan (Hindu traditions) 80 Tamil 80 - - - - -
 Vanniyan 2,300 Tamil 2,300 - - - - -
 Varli 400 Varli 400 - - - - -
 Vellalan unspecified 600 Tamil 600 - - 20 - -
 Viswakarma Asari 100 Malayalam 100 - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 4,400 Telugu 4,400 - - - - -
 Walang 500 Walungge - - 500 - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 4,478,000 Hindi 4,477,000 - - 1,300 - -
 Yadav Ghosi 101,000 Hindi 101,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Kaonra 45,000 Hindi 45,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Rawat 91,000 Hindi 91,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 2,848,000 Bengali 2,846,000 - - 2,500 - -
 Yakkha 5,400 Yakkha 2,200 - 100 300 - 2,700
 Yakthumba, Limbu 64,000 Nepali 42,000 60 4,600 7,900 - 9,300
 Yenadi 1,200 Telugu 1,200 - - - - -
 Yimchungra 70 Naga, Yimchungru - - - 70 - -
 Zeliang 100 Naga, Zeme - - - 100 - -
  Totals:  694 114,227,000   623 79,493,000 32,422,000 356,000 740,000 71,000 1,142,000
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