List of Indian castes

A list of Indian castes:

*Aiyar
*Adi Dravida
**Mala
**Madiga
*Adi Dravida
**Arunthathiyar
**Chakkili
**Paraiah
**Pallas
*Adi Karnataka
*Ancient Kshatriya Tribes
*Ahirs | Abhiras
**Dhangar
*Dhobi
**Saini
**Kamboj | Kambojas | Kamboh ("Descendants of ancient Kambojas--an Indo-Aryan tribe having Indian and Iranian affinities")
**Khash | Khasas
**Pahlav
**Yadavs | Yadavas
*Ahluwalia | Walia | Paul | Kalal
*Arain
*Arora
**Gera
*Arya Smajis
*Arya Vysyas
*Awan
*Bahi
*Balija Naidu
*Boyar caste
**Boyar/Boya/Boyan
**Boya Naidu/Boya Nayak
**Talwar Boya/Taliari Boya/Talari Boya
**Boya Palegar/Boya Palaigarar
*Bania
**Agarwal
**Barnwal
**Sahu Vaishya
**Mahuri
**Maheshwari
*Baurias
*Bhandari
*Bhatia
*Billava
*Brahmin
**Smartha or Advaitic Brahmins
***South Indian Smartha (Advaitic) Brahmins
****Iyer
****Vaidiki Kasalanadu
****Vaidiki Mulukanadu
****Vaidiki Velanadu
****Vaidiki Veginadu
****Vaidiki Telanganya
****Namboothiri
****Badaganadu
****Hoysala Kannada
****Sthanika Brahmins
****Shivalli Smartha Brahmins
****Devanga Kannada
****Koti Brahmin
****Babboor Kamme
****Ambalavasi Brahmins
****Aruvela Niyogi Brahmins
***Maharashtrian Smartha (Advaitic) Brahmins
****Karhade
****Deshastha
****Konkanastha or Chitpavan
****Maharashtrian Devrukhe Brahmins
***Saraswat Brahmins
****Gaud Saraswat Brahmins
****Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmins
***Daivadnya
**Iyengar or Vishishtadvaitic Brahmins
***Vadagalai
***Tengalai
***Hebbar
***Mysore
**Madhva or Dvaitic Brahmins
***Madhva Deshasta
**Anavil Brahmin
**Bhumihar
**Audichya Brahmin
**Bengali Brahmin
**Bengali Vaid Brahmin
**Kanyakubja Brahmin
**Shivalli Brahmins
*Bunt
*Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu
*Charan
*Chamar | Ravidasia
*Chambhar (Marathi cobbler caste)
*Chettiar
*Chuhra
*Darji
*Dalit (outcaste)
*Dhangar
*Ediga
*Ezhava
*Goud
*Gounder
*Irani
*Jat
*Jambavas
*Kapu (caste)
*Kalal
*Konar (கோனார்-யாதவர்)
*Koiry
*Kumhar | Prajapati
*Kumbhar Marathi potter caste
*Kurmi | Kanbi | Kumbi | Kunbi | Kudumbis
*Kamma (caste)
*Kayastha
*Khatris | Mahajan | Lala | Shahs
*Mediaeval Age Kshatriyas
**Rajputs
**Rajus
*Kongu Vellalar
*Kuravar
*Kuruba Gowda
*Laheri/Lahiri
*Leva Patil
*Labana
*Lingayat
*Lohana
*Lohar
*Maravar
*Mudaliar
*Mahadiga
**Madiga
**Mogaveera
**Madar
*Mahar (Marathi sweeper caste)
*Mang (Marathi dalit caste)
*Garudi (Marathi snake charmer caste)
*Kolhati (Marathi caste)
*Mali (phul)(Marathi gardener caste)
*Maratha (Marathi farmer/soldier caste)
*Mazabhi
*Mers (Kshatriyas)
*Mistry
*Nadar caste
*Naidu
*Nai
*Nair
*Ontari
*Prajapati (Kshatriya Kumhar)
*Padayatchi
*Paravas or Bharathar or Fernandos
*Pillai
*Pulayar
*Rais
*Reddiar
*Reddy
*Phool Mali
*Ror
*Sansi
*Sekhri
*Sengunthar
*Somvanshi Kshatriya Pathare Prabhu
* Sonar (Marathi Goldsmith Caste)
*Sutar (Marathi Carpenter Caste)
*Shimpi (Marathi tailor caste)
*Tarkhan
*Teli
*Tigala
*Twashta Kansar/Tambat
*Valmiki
*Velama
*Vanniyar
*Kannada Vaishya
*Vokkaliga
*Yerukala
*Yadav
*Gangwar
*Gujjars | Gurjaras