Country: India
Province / State: Maharashtra
District: All

Total People Groups

862

Unreached People Groups

800

Total Population

127,679,000

Buddhist

5.3 %

Christian

0.9 %

Hindu

80.6 %

Muslim

11.1 %

Sikh

0.2 %

Other Religions

1.9 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Adi 60 Adi Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Adi Andhra 2,700 Telugu Progress Gauge 2,600 - - 100 - -
 Adi Dravida 43,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 41,000 - 2,000 100 - -
Adi Dravida Christian 1,400 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 1,400 - -
 Adi Karnataka 7,500 Kannada Progress Gauge 7,400 - 80 - - -
Adi Karnataka Christian 30 Kannada Progress Gauge - - - 30 - -
Agamudaiyan Mukkulattar 800 Tamil Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman 2,600 Tamil Progress Gauge 2,600 - - - - -
 Agamudaiyan unspecified 4,800 Tamil Progress Gauge 4,800 - - - - -
 Agariya (Hindu traditions) 100 Agariya Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Ager (Hindu traditions) 900 Kannada Progress Gauge 900 - 30 - - -
 Aghori 90 Hindi Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Agri 365,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 355,000 - 10,000 - - -
 Aguri 1,600 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
 Ahmadi 2,100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 2,100 - - - -
 Ahom 70 Assamese Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
Aiyanavar 50 Telugu Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Ambalavasi 40 Malayalam Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Ambattan (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Tamil Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
Ambattan Christian 100 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 100 - -
 Andh 482,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 480,000 700 800 70 60 2,100
 Angami 300 Naga, Angami Progress Gauge - - - 300 - -
Anglo 24,000 English Progress Gauge - - - 24,000 - -
 Ansari 800,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 800,000 - - - -
 Ao 20 Naga, Ao Progress Gauge - - - 20 - -
 Arab 800 Arabic, Mesopotamian Progress Gauge - 800 - - - -
 Arain (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Arakh 1,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
 Aray Mala 300 Telugu Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Arayan 90 Malayalam Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Arora (Hindu traditions) 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 5,600 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 5,600 -
 Arwa Mala 500 Tamil Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Assamese (Muslim traditions) 300 Assamese Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
Atari 1,900 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,900 - - - -
 Audhelia 200 Chhattisgarhi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Ayyanavar 1,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
Badaik 600 Sadri Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 951,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 944,000 - 6,500 400 - 20
Badhai Kharadi 11,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 11,000 - 100 - - -
Badhai Konkani 48,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 48,000 - 700 - - -
 Badhi (Hindu traditions) 4,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,900 - 50 - - -
 Bagdi 1,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
 Baghban (Muslim traditions) 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge - 1,800 - - - -
 Baha'i 6,500 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - 6,500
 Bahelia (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Bahna (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Bahrupi 4,300 Marathi Progress Gauge 4,300 - - - - -
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) 700 Bengali Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Baiga 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 20 20 20 - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 165,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 165,000 - 500 - - 40
 Baiti 32,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 32,000 - - - - -
 Bajania 1,800 Gujarati Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
Bajgar 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Bajikar (Muslim traditions) 100 Bengali Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
Bakad 1,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
 Balai (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 17,000 - 200 - - -
Balasantoshi 24,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 24,000 - 30 - - -
 Balija (Hindu traditions) 51,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 51,000 - - - - -
Balija Bogam 1,900 Telugu Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
Balija Bolla 5,300 Telugu Progress Gauge 5,300 - - - - -
Balija Dasari 200 Kannada Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Baloch 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge - 1,200 - - - -
 Bangali (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 331,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 232,000 - - - - 98,000
 Bania Agrahari 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
Bania Bhatia 9,500 Gujarati Progress Gauge 9,500 - - - - -
Bania Brittal 40 Assamese Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
Bania Chaturth 30,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 4,800 - - - - 25,000
 Bania Chetti 83,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 71,000 - - - - 12,000
Bania Dhusar 6,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,900 - - - - -
 Bania Gahoi 12,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 8,600 - - - - 3,700
Bania Golapurab 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 80 - - - - 40
Bania Gujar 131,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 131,000 - - - - 200
 Bania Jaiswal 18,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,400 - - - - 12,000
Bania Kasar 14,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 14,000 - - - - 50
 Bania Kasarwani 11,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - 200
 Bania Kasaundhan 11,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - -
Bania Khandelwal 5,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - 3,400
 Bania Khedayata 1,700 Gujarati Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
 Bania Komti 44,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 41,000 - - - - 2,700
 Bania Lad 54,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50,000 - - - - 4,300
Bania Mahajan 18,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 18,000 - - - - 400
 Bania Mahesri 30,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 30,000 - - - - -
 Bania Mahur 59,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 51,000 - - - - 7,200
Bania Modh 3,800 Gujarati Progress Gauge 3,700 - - - - 100
Bania Nagar 7,600 Gujarati Progress Gauge 7,600 - - - - -
 Bania Nima 37,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 14,000 - - - - 23,000
 Bania Oswal 130,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 32,000 - - - - 99,000
Bania Pancham 37,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 6,100 - - - - 31,000
 Bania Porwal 57,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 28,000 - - - - 29,000
Bania Saitwal 44,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 17,000 - - - - 26,000
 Bania Srimali 69,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 26,000 - - - - 43,000
Bania Ummad 50,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 20,000 - - - - 30,000
 Bania unspecified 3,690,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,650,000 - - - 100 1,041,000
 Banijiga 17,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 17,000 - - - - -
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 1,100,000 Lambadi Progress Gauge 1,092,000 - 8,600 200 - -
 Banjara (Muslim traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
 Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions) 99,000 Lambadi Progress Gauge 99,000 - 300 - - -
 Baori 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Barda 2,300 Marathi Progress Gauge 2,300 20 - - - -
 Bari (Hindu traditions) 90,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 89,000 - 1,300 50 - -
 Baria (Hindu traditions) 24,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 24,000 - 400 - - -
Barutgar 700 Urdu Progress Gauge - 700 - - - -
 Barwala (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Basor 57,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 56,000 - 700 20 - -
Basor Kandra 2,800 Marathi Progress Gauge 2,800 - - 20 - -
 Bauri 600 Bengali Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Bavcha 500 Gujarati Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Bawaria (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Bawaria (Sikh traditions) 1,100 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 1,100 -
 Bazigar (Hindu traditions) 4,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 4,000 - - - - -
 Bedar (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 13,000 - 30 - - -
Bedar Bile 2,400 Kannada Progress Gauge 2,400 - - - - -
Bedar Kashmir (Muslim traditions) 1,600 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,600 - - - -
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) 9,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,800 - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 296,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 296,000 - 600 - - -
 Beldar (Muslim traditions) 400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 400 - - - -
Beldar Lonari (Hindu traditions) 23,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 23,000 - 50 - - -
Beldar Mith Gauda 300 Konkani, Goan Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Beldar Sunkar 7,400 Kannada Progress Gauge 7,400 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 215,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 215,000 - - - -
 Bhaina 400 Chhattisgarhi Progress Gauge 300 100 - - - -
 Bhampta 36,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 36,000 - - - - -
Bhand (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Bhand (Muslim traditions) 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge - 1,100 - - - -
 Bhandari 2,600 Odia Progress Gauge 2,600 - - - - -
Bhangi Lal Begi (Muslim traditions) 2,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 2,000 - - - -
Bhansala 178,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 178,000 - - - - -
 Bhantu 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Bhar 500 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) 4,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,600 - - - - -
 Bharia Bhumia 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - 30
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 53,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 53,000 - - - - -
 Bhathiara (Muslim traditions) 3,200 Hindi Progress Gauge - 3,200 - - - -
 Bhatia (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 16,000 - - - - -
 Bhattra 1,100 Bhatri Progress Gauge 1,100 20 - 20 20 -
Bhavit 5,900 Konkani, Goan Progress Gauge 5,900 - - - - -
Bhil Aher 34,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 33,000 30 - 20 - 60
Bhil Dhangri 400 Gujarati Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Bhil Dhanka 21,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 21,000 30 - 20 - 30
 Bhil Dubla 54,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 53,000 70 - 30 - 90
Bhil Kataria 1,200 Wagdi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
Bhil Mankar 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Bhil Mavchi (Hindu traditions) 183,000 Bhili Progress Gauge 177,000 3,200 40 900 - 2,400
Bhil Nihal 42,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 37,000 2,600 20 200 - 1,600
Bhil Paware 96,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 91,000 2,800 20 400 - 1,900
 Bhil Tadvi 68,000 Dangi Progress Gauge 30,000 34,000 - 50 - 3,400
 Bhil unspecified 2,590,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 2,469,000 65,000 2,100 15,000 500 37,000
 Bhil Vasave 624,000 Vasavi Progress Gauge 598,000 13,000 200 2,200 100 11,000
 Bhisti 2,500 Hindi Progress Gauge - 2,500 - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 543,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 541,000 - 1,100 - - -
 Bhotia Sikkim 100 Sikkimese Progress Gauge - - 100 - - -
Bhottada 60 Kuvi Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Bhoyar 69,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 69,000 - - - - -
 Bhuinmali 300 Bengali Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Bhuiya unspecified 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Bhulia 200 Odia Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Bhumij 100 Bengali Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Bhunjia 2,300 Bhunjia Progress Gauge 2,200 - - - - -
 Biar (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Bidur 309,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 309,000 - 500 - - -
Bindla 600 Telugu Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Binjhia 9,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,000 - - - - 20
Birhor 300 Birhor Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Birjia 500 Munda Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Bodo (Hindu traditions) Unknown Boro (India) Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Bohra 275,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 275,000 - - - -
 Boya 19,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 19,000 - - - - -
Brahma Kshatriya 4,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 4,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin (Sikh traditions) 1,200 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 1,200 -
 Brahmin Acharaj 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
Brahmin Anavada 13,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 13,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Anavala 7,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 7,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Audich 7,100 Gujarati Progress Gauge 7,100 - - - - -
Brahmin Bengali 4,800 Bengali Progress Gauge 4,800 - - - - -
 Brahmin Bhumihar 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Chitpavan 388,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 388,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Christian 800 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 800 - -
Brahmin Daima 4,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Deshastha 420,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 420,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Devarukha 24,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 24,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaud Saraswat 154,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 154,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 184,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 184,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Gujar Gaur 19,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 19,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gujarati 96,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 96,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Havik 100 Kannada Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 46,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 46,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 193,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 193,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kannada 42,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 42,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Karbadu 58,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 58,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Karhada 50,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 50,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kashmiri Pandit 21,000 Kashmiri Progress Gauge 21,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Khandelwal 9,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,100 - - - - -
Brahmin Khedawal 6,400 Gujarati Progress Gauge 6,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Maha 3,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,200 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 138,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 138,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Malvi 3,400 Malvi Progress Gauge 3,400 - - - - -
Brahmin Mastan 500 Odia Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
Brahmin Mewada 11,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Modh 8,300 Gujarati Progress Gauge 8,300 - - - - -
Brahmin Nagar 12,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 12,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Ojha 12,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 12,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Palliwal 4,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Pushkarna 1,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi 60 Hindi Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sanadhya 177,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 177,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 85,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 85,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sawaria 252,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 252,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Srigaud 3,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,400 - - - - -
Brahmin Srimali 3,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Tamil 10,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 10,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Tapodhan 2,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 2,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telugu 27,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 27,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 4,786,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,645,000 - 400 500 - 142,000
 Budega Jangam 28,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 28,000 - - - - -
Buna (Hindu traditions) 500 Bengali Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Burmese 1,000 Burmese Progress Gauge - - 1,000 - - -
Byagara 400 Telugu Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Byari (Beary) 28,000 Konkani Progress Gauge - 28,000 - - - -
 Chadar 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Chain 600 Bengali Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) 50 Tamil Progress Gauge - - 20 30 - -
 Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) 4,800 Tamil Progress Gauge 4,700 - 60 30 - -
 Chalvadi 3,400 Kannada Progress Gauge 2,900 - 500 - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 1,434,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,389,000 - 33,000 12,000 - -
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) 900 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 900 -
Chandala 30 Odia Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
Chapparband (Hindu traditions) 300 Kannada Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Chapparband (Muslim traditions) 2,500 Urdu Progress Gauge - 2,500 - - - -
 Charan (Hindu traditions) 35,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 35,000 - - - - -
 Chaudhari, tribal 60 Gujarati Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Chenchu 60 Telugu Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Chenna Dasar 600 Kannada Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
Cheruman (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Malayalam Progress Gauge 2,400 - 40 - - -
Cherumar Christian 500 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 500 - -
 Chhetri 700 Nepali Progress Gauge 700 - 40 - - -
Chhimba (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Chhimba (Sikh traditions) 1,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 1,000 -
 Chhipa (Hindu traditions) 36,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 34,000 - 100 - - 2,500
 Chhipa (Sikh traditions) 60 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 60 -
 Chitara 1,900 Odia Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
 Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) 45,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 45,000 - - - - -
 Chodhara 400 Chodri Progress Gauge 400 - 30 - - -
 Christian 67,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 67,000 - -
 Dabgar (Hindu traditions) 53,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 53,000 - - - - -
 Dahait 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Dakkal 1,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Dangi 2,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,000 - - - - -
 Darjee 60 Nepali Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 734,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 718,000 - 6,100 - - 9,900
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
Darzi (Sikh traditions) 400 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 400 -
 Darzi Namdev (Hindu traditions) 40,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 40,000 - 200 - - -
 Deshwali (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Devadiga (Hindu traditions) 6,800 Tulu Progress Gauge 6,800 - - - - -
Devadiga Kalavant 800 Konkani Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Devanga 28,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 27,000 - 1,000 - - -
 Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 14,000 - 200 - - -
 Dewar 300 Odia Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Dhakad 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - 20
 Dhangar Bharwad 147,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 142,000 900 2,300 1,000 20 700
Dhangri 1,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
 Dhanka 36,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 28,000 7,300 30 40 - 700
 Dhanuk 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Dhanwar 4,400 Chhattisgarhi Progress Gauge 4,300 - 50 - - -
Dhavad 1,800 Marathi Progress Gauge - 1,800 - - - -
 Dhimar 558,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 556,000 - 1,900 80 - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 22,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 22,000 - - - -
 Dhobi Parit 161,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 159,000 - 1,500 - - -
 Dhodia 18,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 18,000 50 20 - - 90
 Dhor 118,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 118,000 - 1,000 50 - -
 Divehi 200 Maldivian Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
Dohor 20,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 20,000 - 100 - - -
Dom (Dombara) 600 Telugu Progress Gauge 600 - 20 - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 3,600 Odia Progress Gauge 3,600 - 20 - - -
 Dubla unspecified 19,000 Dubli Progress Gauge 19,000 70 30 - - 50
 Dudekula 100 Telugu Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
Dulia 50 Bengali Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Ellamalawar 3,400 Kannada Progress Gauge 3,300 - 40 - - -
 Faqir 1,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 1,600 - - 20 -
 Gadaba 800 Telugu Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 5,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,300 - - - - -
 Gadaria Dhingar 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Gadaria Nikhad 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Gamit 69,000 Gamit Progress Gauge 66,000 300 - 2,500 20 400
Gammalla Unknown Odia Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Ganda 600 Odia Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
Gandharb (Muslim traditions) 800 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 800 - - - -
 Gandla 6,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 6,000 - - - - -
 Gangakula 33,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 33,000 - 80 - - -
Gaondi 2,100 Marathi Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - 20
 Garoda (Hindu traditions) 600 Gujarati Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
Garpaguri 25,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 25,000 - 80 - - -
 Gauda 1,000 Odia Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
Ghadasi 8,300 Marathi Progress Gauge 8,300 - - - - -
Ghadi 1,100 Konkani, Goan Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Ghanchi (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 12,000 - - - - -
 Ghanchi (Muslim traditions) 26,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 26,000 - - - -
 Gharti 30 Bengali Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,000 - - - - -
 Ghirth (Hindu traditions) 100 Mandeali Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Ghisadi 19,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 19,000 - - - - -
 Ghosi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Goanese 167,000 Konkani, Goan Progress Gauge - - - 167,000 - -
 Gokha 40 Odia Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Gond Arakh 44,000 Gondi, Northern Progress Gauge 40,000 100 50 20 - 3,600
Gond Jhare 53,000 Gondi, Northern Progress Gauge 48,000 200 60 30 - 4,500
Gond Mannewar 28,000 Gondi, Adilabad Progress Gauge 27,000 70 50 20 - 1,300
 Gond Maria 438,000 Gondi, Northern Progress Gauge 408,000 1,100 600 300 20 27,000
 Gond Muria 7,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 7,500 - - - - 200
 Gond Rajgond 363,000 Gondi, Northern Progress Gauge 345,000 700 700 200 - 15,000
Gond Sonjhari 49,000 Gondi, Northern Progress Gauge 47,000 60 50 - - 1,600
 Gond unspecified 1,619,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,534,000 5,900 3,200 1,200 300 73,000
 Gondhali 53,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 52,000 - 400 - - -
Gopal 35,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 35,000 - 60 - - -
 Gosain unspecified 416,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 413,000 - 3,000 - - 300
 Gosangi (Hindu traditions) 100 Telugu Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Gowari 427,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 425,000 - - 80 - 1,200
 Gujar (Hindu traditions) 273,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 272,000 - - - - 700
Gujar (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 300 -
 Gujjar (Muslim traditions) 80 Gujari Progress Gauge - 80 - - - -
 Guria 200 Odia Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Gurung Ghaleg 70 Nepali Progress Gauge 40 - 30 - - -
 Hadi 90 Bengali Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Hajam 25,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 25,000 - - - -
 Halam Unknown Kok Borok Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Halba 266,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 257,000 900 500 80 30 7,100
Halleer 100 Konkani, Goan Progress Gauge 60 - - - 40 -
Halsar 200 Kannada Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 3,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,500 - - - - -
Hammal 100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Han Chinese, Mandarin 3,400 Chinese, Mandarin Progress Gauge - - 3,000 - - 400
Hanabar 3,000 Tulu Progress Gauge 3,000 - - - - -
 Hande Jogi 300 Kannada Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Hasalaru Unknown Tulu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Hatkar 271,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 266,000 - 4,400 - - -
 Hijda 167,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 157,000 10,000 - - - -
 Hmar 20 Hmar Progress Gauge - - - 20 - -
 Ho 30 Ho Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Holar 111,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 110,000 - 1,300 50 40 -
 Holaya 19,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 18,000 - 700 - - -
Idayan 6,300 Tamil Progress Gauge 6,300 - - - - -
 Ilavan 40,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 40,000 - - - - -
Ilavan Christian 1,400 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 1,400 - -
Ilavaniyan 20 Malayalam Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 131,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 129,000 - - - - 1,800
 Jat (Muslim traditions) 2,900 Urdu Progress Gauge - 2,900 - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 109,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 109,000 -
 Jat Bajwa (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Jat Chahil (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Jat Chahil (Sikh traditions) 400 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 400 -
Jat Chima (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Jat Dagar (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Jat Dehia (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,400 - - - - -
 Jat Dhariwal (Hindu traditions) 700 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
Jat Dhillon (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Jat Dhillon (Sikh traditions) 1,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 1,000 -
 Jat Gahlot (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
Jat Ghatwal (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
Jat Gil (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Jat Gil (Sikh traditions) 1,800 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 1,800 -
Jat Kharral (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Jat Mann (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
Jat Mann (Sikh traditions) 400 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 400 -
 Jat Pachhade (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Jat Rathi (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Jat Sahrawat (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Jat Sarai (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 100 -
 Jat Sidhu (Hindu traditions) 3,300 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 3,300 - - - - -
 Jat Sidhu (Sikh traditions) 2,900 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 2,900 -
 Jat Sindhu (Hindu traditions) 3,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,000 - - - - -
Jat Sindhu (Sikh traditions) 2,800 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 2,800 -
Jat Varaich (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
Jat Virk (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Javeri 1,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
 Jewish, South Asian 4,500 Marathi Progress Gauge - - - - - 4,500
 Jhalo Malo 50 Bengali Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) 4,100 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 4,100 -
 Jingar 5,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,700 - - - - 40
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 22,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 22,000 - 300 - - -
Jogi Kanphata (Hindu traditions) 3,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,300 - 100 - - -
 Julaha 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Kabirpanthi 2,900 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 2,900 -
 Kachari (Hindu traditions) 81,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 81,000 - 80 - - -
 Kachera (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Odia Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
Kachera (Muslim traditions) 90 Urdu Progress Gauge - 90 - - - -
 Kachhi (Hindu traditions) 19,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 17,000 - - - - 1,100
 Kachhia (Hindu traditions) 19,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 18,000 - 300 - - -
 Kadia (Hindu traditions) 22,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 21,000 - 600 - - -
Kaghzi 600 Urdu Progress Gauge - 600 - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 26,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 26,000 - - - - -
Kahar (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 300 -
 Kaibartta unspecified 5,900 Bengali Progress Gauge 5,900 - 60 - - -
 Kaikadi 104,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 104,000 - 30 - - -
 Kaikolan 1,300 Tamil Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 227,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 223,000 - 2,900 - - 900
 Kalal Idiga 93,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 91,000 - 900 - - 300
Kalavant 4,400 Kannada Progress Gauge 4,400 - - - - -
 Kalbelia 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Kalingi 200 Odia Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Kallan unspecified 700 Tamil Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Kalu 200 Bengali Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 238,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 237,000 - 1,300 - - -
 Kamalia 15,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 15,000 - - - - -
 Kamar 1,700 Kamar Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
Kamathi 202,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 196,000 - 600 - - 5,700
 Kamboh (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 60 - - - - 200
 Kamboh (Sikh traditions) 4,900 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 4,900 -
 Kami 70 Nepali Progress Gauge 50 - 20 - - -
Kanai 46,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 46,000 - - - -
Kanakkan 1,500 Malayalam Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
 Kanaura 60 Kinnauri Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
Kandra 300 Odia Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Kandu 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,600 - - - - -
 Kaora 700 Bengali Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Kapali 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Kapewar 45,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 45,000 - - - - -
 Kapu Reddi 55,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 55,000 - 300 - - 50
 Kapu unspecified 223,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 222,000 - 1,600 - - 60
Karan 200 Odia Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Karwal 60 Hindi Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 158,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 156,000 - 500 - - 1,500
Kasar Otari 7,300 Telugu Progress Gauge 7,300 - - - - -
 Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) 3,300 Kashmiri Progress Gauge - 3,300 - - - -
 Kathodi 291,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 288,000 600 300 300 30 1,100
Katia 5,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,300 - 30 - - -
 Kawar 27,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 27,000 90 40 - 40 100
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 40,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 39,000 - 1,000 - - -
 Khairwar 2,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,000 - - - - 20
 Khandait 900 Odia Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Khangar (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
 Kharia 1,100 Kharia Progress Gauge 900 - - 100 - -
Kharot 20 Hindi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Kharva (Hindu traditions) 166,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 160,000 - 5,100 - - -
 Khasi 500 Khasi Progress Gauge - - - 500 - -
 Khati (Hindu traditions) 7,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 7,000 - 300 - - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 110,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 110,000 - 800 30 90 -
Khatik (Muslim traditions) 12,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 12,000 - - - -
 Khatri (Hindu traditions) 51,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 51,000 - - - - 600
 Khatri (Muslim traditions) 9,800 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 9,800 - - - -
 Khatri (Sikh traditions) 3,300 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 3,300 -
 Khavar 200 Gujarati Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Khoja 278,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 278,000 - - - -
 Kirar 29,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 29,000 - - - - -
 Kisan 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Koch (Hindu traditions) 200 Koch Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Kodaga 200 Kodava Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Kokna 700,000 Kukna Progress Gauge 692,000 4,800 400 2,000 100 1,000
 Kol 7,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,900 20 40 - - -
 Kolha 83,000 Ho Progress Gauge 82,000 - 500 60 - -
 Kolhati 27,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 27,000 - 60 - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 14,000 - 500 40 - -
 Koli Dhor 231,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 229,000 600 300 80 70 300
 Koli Mahadev 1,523,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 1,513,000 3,400 3,200 1,000 200 2,700
 Koli Malhar 288,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 284,000 500 3,300 100 30 600
 Koli of Gujarat 1,100 Gujarati Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
Koli of Sind (Hindu traditions) 7,800 Gujarati Progress Gauge 7,800 - - - - -
Koli Son 1,900 Marathi Progress Gauge 1,800 - 30 - - -
 Kolowar 198,000 Kolami, Northwestern Progress Gauge 196,000 400 200 100 40 1,100
 Kolta 100 Odia Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Kolupulvandlu 40 Telugu Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
Konai 90 Bengali Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Koracha, caste 500 Kannada Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
Korama Kunchi 80 Kannada Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Korama unspecified 3,300 Kannada Progress Gauge 3,300 - - - - -
 Kori 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Korku 265,000 Korku Progress Gauge 264,000 400 100 400 30 400
 Korku Bawaria 14,000 Korku Progress Gauge 14,000 - - 20 - -
 Korku Muwasi 18,000 Korku Progress Gauge 18,000 20 - 20 - 20
 Korwa 1,400 Telugu Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Koshti 532,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 525,000 30 3,100 - - 3,800
 Koya Racha Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Koya unspecified 500 Telugu Progress Gauge 300 200 - - - -
Kuchbandia 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
Kudavakkal 300 Kannada Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Kudumban 800 Tamil Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Kudumi 800 Tamil Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Kui Khond 600 Odia Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Kuki Chin Unknown Chin, Thado Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Kuli 20 Odia Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Kumal 20 Nepali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Sikh traditions) 3,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 3,000 -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 825,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 818,000 - 7,100 - - 50
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 7,880,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 7,784,000 - 80,000 100 500 13,000
Kunbi Anjna 113,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 111,000 - 1,100 - - 40
Kunbi Dhaneja 31,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 31,000 - - - - -
Kunbi Ghatole 221,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 220,000 - 1,100 - - 60
Kunbi Hindre 20,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 19,000 - 300 - - -
Kunbi Jadav 169,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 169,000 - 300 - - 60
 Kunbi Kadwa 72,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 72,000 - - - - -
Kunbi Khaire 58,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 58,000 - 50 - - -
 Kunbi Konkani 614,000 Konkani, Goan Progress Gauge 588,000 - 26,000 - - 300
 Kunbi Lewa 223,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 223,000 - 200 - - -
 Kunbi Lonari 88,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 88,000 - 200 - - -
 Kunbi Tirole 319,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 319,000 - 800 - - -
Kunchatiga 4,400 Kannada Progress Gauge 4,400 - - - - -
Kuravan (Christian traditions) 300 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 300 - -
 Kuravan (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Malayalam Progress Gauge 2,200 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 35,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 35,000 - - - - -
 Kuruba 35,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 35,000 - 300 - - -
 Labana (Sikh traditions) 3,700 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 3,700 -
 Lakhera 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
Lingader 5,400 Marathi Progress Gauge 4,800 - - - - 600
 Lingayat 245,000 Kannada Progress Gauge - - - - - 245,000
 Lodha (Hindu traditions) 134,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 134,000 - - - - -
 Lodha (Muslim traditions) 40 Urdu Progress Gauge - 40 - - - -
 Lohana 31,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 31,000 - - - - 700
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 666,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 660,000 - 5,100 20 - -
 Lohar (Muslim traditions) 2,100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 2,100 - - - -
Lohara 200 Sadri Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 4,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,200 - - - - -
 Machhi (Hindu traditions) 210,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 209,000 - 900 - - -
Machhi Mitna 10,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 10,000 - - - - -
 Madari (Muslim traditions) 2,400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 2,400 - - - -
Madgi 58,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 51,000 - 6,200 300 - -
 Madiga (Christian traditions) 2,500 Telugu Progress Gauge - - - 2,500 - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 15,000 - 800 80 - -
 Magar 300 Nepali Progress Gauge 200 - 40 - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 8,386,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 2,480,000 - 5,891,000 12,000 4,600 -
 Mahar (Christian traditions) 380,000 Marathi Progress Gauge - - - 380,000 - -
Mahar (Muslim traditions) 2,300 Marathi Progress Gauge - 2,300 - - - -
 Mahishya 14,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 14,000 - 200 - - -
 Mahli 204,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 202,000 - 1,900 - - 60
Mahratta Gomatang 53,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 53,000 - - - - -
 Mahratta Jadhav 2,845,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 2,816,000 - 18,000 - - 12,000
 Mahratta Konkani 470,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 467,000 - 2,800 - - 200
 Mahratta Kunbi 3,056,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 3,053,000 - 3,200 - - -
 Mahratta Pawar 621,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 619,000 - - - - 1,000
 Mahratta Shinde 547,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 531,000 - 14,000 - - 2,900
 Mahratta unspecified 27,291,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 26,895,000 - 254,000 100 - 141,000
 Mahtam (Sikh traditions) 6,700 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 6,700 -
 Mahyavanshi 15,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 15,000 - 400 30 - -
Maila 70 Tulu Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
Mairal 1,300 Marathi Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
 Majhwar 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Majothi 300 Kacchi Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
 Makrani (Muslim traditions) 2,900 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 2,900 - - - -
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Mala (Christian traditions) 3,500 Telugu Progress Gauge - - - 3,500 - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 15,000 - 700 60 - -
 Mala Dasari 1,800 Telugu Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
 Mala Jangam 8,200 Telugu Progress Gauge 8,200 - - - 20 -
 Mala Sale 400 Telugu Progress Gauge 400 - 50 - - -
 Malabar Catholic 89,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 89,000 - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 3,167,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,143,000 - 24,000 30 - 200
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 7,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 7,800 - - - - -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Mallik (Muslim traditions) 161,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 161,000 - - - -
Mana 226,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 225,000 - 900 - - -
Manbhav 25,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 25,000 - - - - -
Mandala (Hindu traditions) 40 Telugu Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Mang Garudi 41,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 40,000 - 400 - - -
 Mangala 42,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 42,000 - 300 - - -
 Mangrik 30 Ladakhi Progress Gauge - - 30 - - -
 Manihar 300 Hindi Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
Manne 2,600 Telugu Progress Gauge 2,500 - 70 - - -
 Mansoori 1,400 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 1,400 - - - -
 Mappila 38,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge - 38,000 - - - -
 Maravan 6,300 Tamil Progress Gauge 6,300 - - - - -
Maru Kumhar 800 Gujarati Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Masan Jogi 1,400 Kannada Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
Masthi 60 Telugu Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
Matang (Christian traditions) 180,000 Marathi Progress Gauge - - - 180,000 - -
 Matang (Hindu traditions) 2,545,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 2,333,000 - 205,000 3,900 900 -
 Matia 80 Bengali Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Mawalud 100,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 100,000 - - - -
 Mazhabi (Sikh traditions) 1,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 1,000 -
 Meena 20 Hindi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Megh (Hindu traditions) 41,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 39,000 - 2,000 - 30 -
 Meitei unspecified 500 Meitei Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Memon 249,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 249,000 - - - -
 Mewati (Muslim traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
 Miana 100 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Mirasi (Hindu traditions) 70 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Mitha Ayyalvar 40 Telugu Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Mizo 400 Mizo Progress Gauge - - - 400 - -
Mizo Lushai 40 Mizo Progress Gauge - - - 40 - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 147,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 139,000 - 5,200 3,500 - -
 Moger unspecified 9,800 Kannada Progress Gauge 9,600 - 300 - - -
 Molesalam 200 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
Molvi 4,500 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 4,500 - - - -
 Momna 9,700 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 9,700 - - - -
 Mudugar 90 Tamil Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) 100 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 100 - -
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) 400 Malayalam Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Mukkuvan (Muslim traditions) 20 Malayalam Progress Gauge - 20 - - - -
Mukri 60 Kannada Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Munda 500 Mundari Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Munnur 11,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - -
 Murao (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Mutrasi 14,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 14,000 - - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) 6,700 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 6,700 - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 12,000 - - - - -
 Nadia 300 Gujarati Progress Gauge 300 - 30 - - -
 Naga 400 Nagamese Progress Gauge - - - 400 - -
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 853,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 847,000 - 6,200 - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) 3,800 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 3,800 -
 Naikda 23,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 22,000 300 - 20 - 50
 Nair 60,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 60,000 - - - - -
Naksia 90 Odia Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
Nalband 30 Urdu Progress Gauge - 30 - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 6,800 Bengali Progress Gauge 6,700 - 100 - - -
 Namassej Chandel 3,800 Bengali Progress Gauge 3,700 - 50 - - -
 Nanakshahi 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - 1,100 -
Nanbai 1,300 Hindi Progress Gauge - 1,300 - - - -
 Nandiwale 700 Telugu Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 5,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,100 - - - - -
 Navithan 3,400 Tamil Progress Gauge 3,400 - - - - -
 Newah 300 Nepali Progress Gauge 200 - 50 - - -
 Nihal 4,600 Korku Progress Gauge 4,600 - 20 - - -
 Oraon 44,000 Kurux Progress Gauge 40,000 200 200 2,800 - 300
Padiar Unknown Konkani, Goan Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Paharia 3,500 Mal Paharia Progress Gauge 3,500 - - - - -
Paik 1,300 Odia Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
 Paliya 400 Bengali Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Pallan (Christian traditions) 500 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 500 - -
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 17,000 - 40 - - -
 Pan 900 Odia Progress Gauge 800 - 30 - - -
 Panchama 200 Telugu Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Pandaram 1,200 Malayalam Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
Pangul 21,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 21,000 - - - - -
 Panika 1,800 Chhattisgarhi Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
 Panka 60 Hindi Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 5,100 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 5,100 - -
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - -
Paravan (Christian traditions) Unknown Tamil Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Paravan (Hindu traditions) 50 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Pardhan 148,000 Pardhan Progress Gauge 143,000 400 300 200 - 3,400
 Pardhi 228,000 Pardhi Progress Gauge 225,000 1,300 700 100 70 1,100
 Parja unspecified 600 Odia Progress Gauge 500 40 - - - -
 Parsee 64,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge - - - - - 64,000
 Pashtun Afridi 71,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 71,000 - - - -
 Pashtun Ghilzai 5,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 5,000 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 32,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 32,000 - - - -
Pashtun Khalil 400 Hindi Progress Gauge - 400 - - - -
Pashtun Khan 8,000 Bengali Progress Gauge - 8,000 - - - -
 Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 25,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - 25,000 - - - -
Pashtun Malagori (Mullagari) 300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
 Pashtun Mohmand 23,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 23,000 - - - -
Pashtun Rohilla 400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 400 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 74,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 74,000 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 1,200,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,200,000 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 24,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 24,000 - 400 - - -
Pasi Gujar 1,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
 Pasi Kaithwan 3,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,400 - - - - -
 Pasi Rajpasi 4,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,100 - - - - -
 Patelia 2,700 Gujarati Progress Gauge 2,400 70 20 100 - 80
 Patharwat 23,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 23,000 - - - - -
Patlia 2,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
Patralu 3,800 Odia Progress Gauge 3,800 - - - - -
Patvekari (Hindu traditions) 3,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 3,000 - - - - -
Patvekari (Muslim traditions) 500 Urdu Progress Gauge - 500 - - - -
 Patwa (Hindu traditions) 5,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,400 - - - - 200
Pawaria (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Perka 7,600 Telugu Progress Gauge 7,600 - 60 - - -
 Persian 3,400 Dari Progress Gauge - 3,400 - - - -
Phudgi 10,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 10,000 - - - - -
Pichakuntla 300 Telugu Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Pindara 2,500 Urdu Progress Gauge - 2,500 - - - -
 Pinjara 87,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 87,000 - - - -
Poi 50 Mizo Progress Gauge - - - 50 - -
Pomla 90 Gujarati Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Poundra 4,200 Bengali Progress Gauge 4,200 - 30 - - -
Prabhu 3,200 Gujarati Progress Gauge 3,200 - - - - -
Prabhu Kayastha 260,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 260,000 - - - - -
Prabhu Patane 63,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 63,000 - - - - -
 Pulayan unspecified 1,400 Malayalam Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Pundari 100 Bengali Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Qalaigar 300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
 Qassab 4,200 Hindi Progress Gauge - 4,200 - - - -
Quam-e-Punjab 2,900 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - 2,900 - - - -
 Rabari (Hindu traditions) 9,800 Gujarati Progress Gauge 9,700 - 100 - - -
 Rabha 50 Assamese Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
Rachband 500 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Raddi 1,900 Kannada Progress Gauge 1,800 - 60 - - -
 Rahmani (Muslim traditions) 700 Hindi Progress Gauge - 700 - - - -
 Rai 100 Nepali Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 684,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 675,000 - 9,000 - - 200
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 11,000 - 60 - - -
 Rajbhar 8,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 8,300 - 80 - - -
Rajpur 1,600 Konkani, Goan Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 1,221,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,206,000 - 70 30 - 14,000
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 56,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - 56,000 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 30,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 700 - - - 29,000 -
 Rajput Baghel (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 22,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 22,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Bargujar (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhadauria 2,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,600 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 20,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Bundela 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Chandel 5,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 59,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 59,000 - - - - -
Rajput Chavar Gaur 2,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Dikhit 2,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) 9,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) 4,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,900 - - - - -
 Rajput Gaur 8,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 8,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) 5,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,500 - - - - -
Rajput Jadu 2,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Janjua (Hindu traditions) 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
Rajput Joia (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Kachhwaha 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Rajput Mahratta (Hindu traditions) 71,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 71,000 - - - - -
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions) 3,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,600 - - - - -
Rajput Paik 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Parihar 4,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,700 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 120,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 120,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Muslim traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions) 3,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,700 - - - - -
 Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 30,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 30,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Rawat 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Saithwar 20 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Rajput Sakarwar (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions) 2,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,300 - - - - -
 Rajput Sengar 5,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,300 - - - - -
 Rajput Sisodia 9,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,500 - - - - -
 Rajput Solanki 3,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,300 - - - - -
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions) 5,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Surajbansi 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
 Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Raju 700 Bengali Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Rajwar 3,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,100 - - - - -
Ralte 50 Mizo Progress Gauge - - - 50 - -
 Ramdasia (Sikh traditions) 4,300 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 4,300 -
Ramoshi 323,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 323,000 - - - - -
 Rangrez (Hindu traditions) 188,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 186,000 - 1,400 - - 300
 Rangrez (Muslim traditions) 9,900 Urdu Progress Gauge - 9,900 - - - -
 Rathawa 400 Rathawi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Rathia (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Ravalia 5,400 Gujarati Progress Gauge 5,400 - - - - -
 Rawal (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Rawat 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 400 - - - -
Sagar 2,100 Gujarati Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
Sagarbanshi 60 Odia Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
Sahi 1,100 Marathi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Saini (Sikh traditions) 5,100 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 5,100 -
Salat (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 1,900 - 80 - - -
 Sali 414,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 410,000 - 4,200 - - 400
 Salvi 60 Mewari Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
Sangar 33,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 33,000 - - - - -
 Sansi (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - 20 - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 200 Santhali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Saora unspecified 400 Odia Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Sarera (Hindu traditions) 4,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 4,000 - - - - -
 Sarera (Sikh traditions) 6,400 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 6,400 -
 Sarki 30 Nepali Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Satani 3,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 3,000 - 30 - - -
 Satnami 34,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 32,000 - 1,500 500 - -
Sauntia 70 Odia Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Sayyid 1,306,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,306,000 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 45,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 45,000 - - - -
 Segidi 20 Telugu Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Shabar 80 Odia Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 78,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 78,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 828,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 828,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 255,000 Bengali Progress Gauge - 255,000 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 7,397,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 7,396,000 - 80 - -
 Shaikh Usmani 51,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 51,000 - - - -
 Shan, Tai Man 30 Phake Progress Gauge - - 30 - - -
 Shenva (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Gujarati Progress Gauge 1,300 - 40 - - -
 Sherpa 40 Nepali Progress Gauge - - 40 - - -
Shinligar 800 Kannada Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Siddi (Hindu traditions) 900 Kannada Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Siddi (Muslim traditions) 200 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
Sikligar (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
Sikligar (Muslim traditions) 15,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 15,000 - - - -
 Silawat (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
Silawat (Muslim traditions) 90 Urdu Progress Gauge - 90 - - - -
 Sindhi (Muslim traditions) 9,000 Sindhi Progress Gauge - 9,000 - - - -
 Sindhi Samon 500 Sindhi Progress Gauge - 500 - - - -
 Sindhi Sumra 300 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
Sindhollu 1,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 900 - - - 200 -
 Sinhalese 900 Sinhala Progress Gauge - - 900 - - -
 Somvanshi 295,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 295,000 - - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 1,327,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,305,000 - 11,000 - - 11,000
 Sonar (Sikh traditions) 1,600 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 1,600 -
Sonar Aksali 45,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 44,000 - 400 - - -
Sonjhara 1,600 Odia Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
Sudra 400 Marathi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 12,000 - - - - -
 Sunri Sadhubanik 3,600 Bengali Progress Gauge 3,600 - - - - -
 Sunuwar 20 Nepali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 500 Bengali Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 119,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 119,000 - -
 Tamang 100 Nepali Progress Gauge 100 - 40 - - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 446,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 443,000 - 3,100 - - 80
 Tamboli (Muslim traditions) 5,700 Urdu Progress Gauge - 5,700 - - - -
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) 27,000 Tamil Progress Gauge - 27,000 - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 2,300 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,300 - - - - -
 Targala 2,600 Gujarati Progress Gauge 2,600 - - - - -
Taria 4,400 Marathi Progress Gauge 4,400 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 13,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 13,000 -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 1,588,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,572,000 - 16,000 100 600 100
 Teli (Muslim traditions) 37,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - 37,000 - - - -
 Teli Ganiga (Hindu traditions) 37,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 36,000 - 1,200 - - -
Teli Ganiga (Muslim traditions) 1,200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,200 - - - -
 Teli Sahu 81,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 81,000 - 100 - - -
 Thakar 89,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 89,000 - - - - -
 Thakkar 578,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 576,000 1,400 200 100 100 900
 Thakuri 30 Nepali Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
Thandan (Hindu traditions) 300 Malayalam Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Tharu 400 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Thori (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Thoti, tribal 200 Telugu Progress Gauge 200 - - - - 20
 Tibetan 2,600 Tibetan, Central Progress Gauge - - 2,600 - - -
 Tili 1,500 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
 Tipera 100 Kok Borok Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Tirgar (Hindu traditions) 80 Gujarati Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
Tirmali 11,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - -
 Tiyar 100 Bengali Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Turi (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Urali 60 Malayalam Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 381,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 379,000 - 1,600 - - -
 Vakkaliga unspecified 149,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 149,000 - 400 - - -
Valmiki (Buddhist traditions) 3,900 Hindi Progress Gauge - - 3,900 - - -
Valmiki (Christian traditions) 2,900 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 2,900 - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 217,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 217,000 - - - - -
Valmiki (Muslim traditions) 16,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 16,000 - - - -
 Valmiki (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 200 -
 Valmiki Mehtar 25,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 25,000 - - - - -
Vaniyan 4,300 Tamil Progress Gauge 3,200 - - 1,000 - -
 Vanjara 854,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 852,000 - 2,200 - - -
Vannan (Christian traditions) 600 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 600 - -
 Vannan (Hindu traditions) 3,200 Tamil Progress Gauge 3,200 - - - - -
 Vanniyan 70,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 70,000 - - - - -
 Varli 810,000 Varli Progress Gauge 805,000 1,100 200 1,600 100 2,800
Vasudev 1,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) 1,000 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 1,000 - -
 Vathiriyan (Hindu traditions) 80 Tamil Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Veerabhadreeya (Viramushti) 700 Telugu Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Velama 4,500 Telugu Progress Gauge 4,500 - - - - -
Velan 300 Malayalam Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Vellalan Mudaliar 1,300 Tamil Progress Gauge 1,300 - - 60 - -
 Vellalan unspecified 11,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 11,000 - - 500 - -
 Viswakarma Asari 3,700 Malayalam Progress Gauge 3,700 - - - - -
 Viswakarma Kollan 1,100 Malayalam Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Viswakarma Panchal 300 Kannada Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Viswakarma Thattan 1,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 234,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 233,000 - 400 - - 30
Vitholia 600 Gujarati Progress Gauge 500 40 - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 1,350,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,345,000 - 3,400 40 40 80
 Yadav Dhindhor 33,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 33,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Gaoli 5,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,500 - - - - -
 Yadav Ghosi 30,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 30,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 113,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 113,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions) 181,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 181,000 - - - - -
Yadav Nandbans 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Yadav Rawat 7,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 7,800 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 4,400 Bengali Progress Gauge 4,400 - - - - -
 Yakthumba, Limbu 40 Nepali Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Yenadi 4,600 Telugu Progress Gauge 4,600 - - - - -
Yerava 500 Ravula Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Yerukula 700 Telugu Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
Zarekari 600 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 600 - - - -
  Totals:  862 127,679,000   800 102,969,000 14,190,000 6,761,000 1,126,000 233,000 2,397,000
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