Skip to main content

Table 1 Ethnic, linguistic and geographical affiliations of Indian populations included in the study

From: Genetic structure of Indian populations based on fifteen autosomal microsatellite loci

 

Population

Sample size

Ethnicity

Language family

Area of sampling

Microsatellite data source

1

Jat

48

Caucasoid

Indo-European

Uttar Pradesh

[34]

2

Khatri

47

Caucasoid

Indo-European

Uttar Pradesh

[34]

3

Kurmi

52

Australoid

Austro-Asiatic

Uttar Pradesh

[34]

4

Thakur

52

Caucasoid

Indo-European

Uttar Pradesh

[34]

5

Desasth Brahmin

107

Caucasoid

Indo-European

Maharashtra

[35]

6

Dhangar

112

Australoid

Indo-European

Maharashtra

[35]

7

Chitpavan Brahmin

76

Caucasoid

Indo-European

Maharashtra

[35]

8

Maratha

102

Caucasoid

Indo-European

Maharashtra

[35]

9

Agharia

53

Caucasoid

Indo-European

Chattisgarh

[36]

10

Gond

28

Australoid

Dravidian

Chattisgarh

[36]

11

Satnami

44

Caucasoid

Indo-European

Chattisgarh

[36]

12

Teli

47

Caucasoid

Indo-European

Chattisgarh

[36]

13

Baniya

45

Caucasoid

Indo-European

Bihar

[37]

14

Bhumihar

65

Caucasoid

Indo-European

Bihar

[38]

15

Bihar Brahmin

58

Caucasoid

Indo-European

Bihar

[38]

16

Bihar Kayasth

45

Caucasoid

Indo-European

Bihar

[38]

17

Bihar Kurmi

49

Australoid

Austro-Asiatic

Bihar

[37]

18

Rajput

58

Caucasoid

Indo-European

Bihar

[38]

19

Yadav

40

Caucasoid

Indo-European

Bihar

[37]

20

Bhutia

32

Mongoloid

Tibeto-Burman

Sikkim

[39]

21

Lepcha

44

Mongoloid

Tibeto-Burman

Sikkim

[39]

22

Nepali

63

Mongoloid

Tibeto-Burman

Sikkim

[39]

23

Hmar

40

Mongoloid

Tibeto-Burman

Mizoram

[40]

24

Lai

46

Mongoloid

Tibeto-Burman

Mizoram

[40]

25

Lusei

46

Mongoloid

Tibeto-Burman

Mizoram

[40]

26

Mara

44

Mongoloid

Tibeto-Burman

Mizoram

[40]

27

Gope

60

Caucasoid

Indo-European

Orissa

[41]

28

Juang

50

Australoid

Austro-Asiatic

Orissa

[42]

29

Karan

62

Caucasoid

Indo-European

Orissa

[41]

30

Khandayat

62

Caucasoid

Indo-European

Orissa

[41]

31

Orissa Brahmin

57

Caucasoid

Indo-European

Orissa

[41]

32

Paroja

77

Australoid

Dravidian

Orissa

[42]

33

Saora

35

Australoid

Austro-Asiatic

Orissa

[42]

34

Gowda

59

Australoid

Dravidian

Karnataka

[43]

35

Iyengar Brahmin

65

Caucasoid

Dravidian

Karnataka

[43]

36

Karnataka Muslim

45

Caucasoid

Dravidian

Karnataka

[43]

37

Lingayat

98

Caucasoid

Dravidian

Karnataka

[43]

38

Chakkiliyar

49

Australoid

Dravidian

Tamil Nadu

[44]

39

Gounder

56

Australoid

Dravidian

Tamil Nadu

[44]

40

Irular

54

Australoid

Dravidian

Tamil Nadu

[44]

41

Pallar

33

Australoid

Dravidian

Tamil Nadu

[45]

42

Tanjore Kallar

101

Australoid

Dravidian

Tamil Nadu

[45]

43

Vanniyar

86

Australoid

Dravidian

Tamil Nadu

[45]

44

Paraiyar

21

Australoid

Dravidian

Tamil Nadu

[45]

45

Andhra Brahmin

106

Caucasoid

Dravidian

Andhra Pradesh

[46]

46

Raju

66

Australoid

Dravidian

Andhra Pradesh

[46]

47

Komati

104

Australoid

Dravidian

Andhra Pradesh

[46]

48

Kamma Chaudhury

106

Australoid

Dravidian

Andhra Pradesh

[47]

49

Kappu Naidu

107

Australoid

Dravidian

Andhra Pradesh

[47]

50

Kapu Reddy

107

Australoid

Dravidian

Andhra Pradesh

[47]

51

Chenchu

100

Australoid

Dravidian

Andhra Pradesh

[48]

52

Yerukula

101

Australoid

Dravidian

Andhra Pradesh

[48]

53

Naikpod Gond

104

Australoid

Dravidian

Andhra Pradesh

[48]

54

Lambadi

108

Caucasoid

Indo-European

Andhra Pradesh

[48]