People enumerated

3,55,50,759

Households

1,12,36,849

Average household

3.16

people

Districts

33

Castes listed

245

The state by social category

Telangana population by social category
Social categorySharePopulation
SC Scheduled Castes17.42%61,91,294
ST Scheduled Tribes10.43%37,08,408
BC Backward Classes56.36%2,00,37,668
OC Other Castes15.79%56,13,389

The twelve largest entries

Twelve largest entries by population
Caste or communityPopulationShare of Telangana
Madiga36,57,55110.29%
Shaik/ Sheikh27,95,7277.86%
Mudiraj, Mutrasi, Tenugollu26,39,0277.42%
Sugalis, Lambadis, Banjara24,04,0566.76%
Yadava (Golla)20,18,7255.68%
Reddy17,10,2444.81%
Goud [Ediga, Gouda (Gamalla), Kalalee, Gounda, and Srisayana (Segidi)16,30,1874.59%
Mala, Mala Ayawaru14,71,5144.14%
Munnurukapu13,75,0183.87%
No Caste12,06,9183.39%
Padmasali (Sali, Salivan, Pattusali, Senapathulu, Thogata Sali)11,82,2523.33%
Rajaka (Chakali, Vannar)9,95,9722.80%