1. Adiyan
2. Arandan
3. Eravallan
4. Hill Pulaya
5. Iular, Irulan
6. Kadar
7. Kammara (in the areas comprising the Malabar
district as specified by subsection (2) of section 5 of the States Reorganization Act. 1956 (37 of 1956)
8. Kanikaran, Kanikkar
9. Kattunayakan
10. Kochu Velan
11. Konda Kapus
12. Kondareddis
13. Koraga
14. Kota
15. Kudiya, melakudi
16. Kurrichchan
17. Kurumans
18. Karumbas
19. Maha Malasar
20. Malai Arayan
21. Malai Pandaram
22. Malai Vedan
23. Malakkuravan
24. Malasar
25. Malayan (excluding the areas comprising the Malabar district as specified by subsection (2)of section 5 of the States Reorganization Act. 1956 (37 of 1956)
26. Malayaryar
27. Mannan
28. Marati (in Hosdrug and Kasaragod taluks of Connanore district)
29. Muthuvan, Modugar, Muduvan
30. Palleyan
31. Palliyan
32. Palliyar
33. Paniyan
34. Ulladan
35. Uraly
36. Mala Vettuyan (in Kasargode and Kannur districts)
37. Ten Kurumban, Jenu Kurumban
38. Thachanadan, Thachanadan Moopan
39. Cholanaickan
40. Mavilan
41. Karimpalan
42. Vetta Kuruman
43. Mala Panickar