Country:

India

Province / State: Karnataka
District: Shimoga

Number of People Groups

271

Unreached People Groups

255

Total Population

2,107,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

2.1 %

Hindu

77.1 %

Muslim

13.0 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

7.8 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Adi Andhra 90 Telugu 90 - - - - -
 Adi Dravida 20,000 Tamil 20,000 - - 90 - -
Adi Dravida Christian 2,500 Tamil - - - 2,500 - -
 Adi Karnataka 105,000 Kannada 91,000 - 20 14,000 - -
Adi Karnataka Christian 14,000 Kannada - - - 14,000 - -
 Adiyan 30 Malayalam 30 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman 700 Tamil 700 - - - - -
 Agamudaiyan unspecified 600 Tamil 600 - - - - -
 Andh 50 Marathi 50 - - - - -
 Ansari 2,600 Urdu - 2,600 - - - -
 Arasu 600 Kannada 600 - - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Arunthathiyar 900 Tamil 900 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Bakuda Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
Balagai 30 Kannada 30 - - - - -
 Balija (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Kannada 20,000 - - - - -
Balija Bogam 900 Telugu 900 - - - - -
Bandi (Hindu traditions) Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 900 Hindi 800 - - - - 200
 Bania Chetti 9,700 Tamil 7,500 - - - - 2,200
Bania Irupathi Nalu Manai Chetti 500 Telugu 500 - - - - -
 Bania Komti 400 Telugu 400 - - - - -
Bania Marwadi 50 Marwari - - - - - 50
 Bania unspecified 23,000 Hindi 18,000 - - - - 5,300
 Banijiga 16,000 Kannada 16,000 - - - - -
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 76,000 Lambadi 76,000 - 20 - - -
 Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions) 9,400 Lambadi 9,400 - - - - -
Barda Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
 Basor 4,500 Hindi 4,500 - - - - -
Bathada 200 Kannada 200 - - - - -
 Bedar (Hindu traditions) 77,000 Kannada 77,000 - - - - -
Bedar Bile 4,100 Kannada 4,100 - - - - -
Bedar Kare 4,100 Kannada 4,100 - - - - -
Bedar Naik Makkalu 4,100 Kannada 4,100 - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 28,000 Kannada 28,000 - - - - -
Beldar Lonari (Hindu traditions) 300 Kannada 300 - - - - -
Beldar Sunkar 200 Kannada 200 - - - - -
Bhansala 90 Marathi 90 - - - - -
 Bhil unspecified 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Bind Unknown Bhojpuri - - - - - -
 Boya 1,600 Telugu 1,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Chitpavan 1,200 Marathi 1,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Deshastha 2,700 Marathi 2,700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 5,200 Hindi 5,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gujar Gaur 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
Brahmin Havik 1,900 Kannada 1,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 5,400 Hindi 5,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kannada 11,000 Kannada 11,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Karhada 300 Marathi 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Khandelwal 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Maha 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 3,500 Marathi 3,500 - - - - -
Brahmin Marathi 1,900 Marathi 1,900 - - - - -
Brahmin Mewada 400 Gujarati 400 - - - - -
Brahmin Nambudiri 100 Malayalam 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sanadhya 5,500 Hindi 5,500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 2,300 Hindi 2,300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sawaria 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Tamil 1,900 Tamil 1,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telugu 1,800 Telugu 1,800 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 96,000 Hindi 92,000 - - - - 3,300
 Budega Jangam 800 Telugu 800 - - - - -
Byagara Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
Byari (Beary) 6,400 Konkani - 6,400 - - - -
 Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
 Chalvadi 15,000 Kannada 15,000 - 20 - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 6,700 Hindi 6,700 - - - - -
Chandala Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Chenchu 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Chenna Dasar 1,100 Kannada 1,100 - - - - -
Cheruman (Hindu traditions) 100 Malayalam 100 - - - - -
Cherumar Christian 70 Malayalam - - - 70 - -
 Christian 3,300 Hindi - - - 3,300 - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Hindi 16,000 - - - - -
 Darzi Namdev (Hindu traditions) 400 Marathi 400 - - - - -
 Devanga 19,000 Kannada 19,000 - - - - -
 Dhangar Bharwad 90 Gujarati 90 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 35,000 Hindi 35,000 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 900 Urdu - 900 - - - -
 Dhor 40 Marathi 40 - - - - -
Dom (Dombara) 1,500 Telugu 1,500 - - - - -
 Gandla 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
 Gangakula 41,000 Kannada 41,000 - - - - -
Gantichore Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
Gawli 400 Marathi 400 - - - - -
Godda Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
 Gond unspecified 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Gosangi (Hindu traditions) 400 Telugu 400 - - - - -
 Gowdulu 50 Kannada 50 - - - - -
 Gudigar 500 Konkani 500 - - - - -
 Gujar (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Hajam 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
 Hakki Pikki 1,700 Vaagri Booli 1,700 - - 20 - -
Halsar 600 Kannada 600 - - - - -
 Halwakki Wakkal 90 Kannada 90 - - - - -
 Hande Jogi 1,100 Kannada 1,100 - - - - -
 Hasalaru 9,600 Tulu 9,600 - - - - -
Hasla 300 Kannada 300 - - - - -
 Holar Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
 Holaya 2,200 Kannada 2,100 - 30 - - -
 Ilavan 2,400 Malayalam 2,400 - - - - -
Ilavan Christian 90 Tamil - - - 90 - -
 Irular 300 Irula 300 - - - - -
Iruliga 20 Kannada 20 - - - - -
Jaggali 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
Jambuvulu 40 Telugu 40 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 300 -
 Jenu Kuruba 50 Kurumba, Jennu 50 - - - - -
 Jingar 90 Marwari 90 - - - - -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 7,200 Bengali 7,200 - - - - -
Kadu Kuruba 40 Kannada 40 - - - - -
 Kaikadi 5,700 Kannada 5,700 - - - - -
 Kaikolan 100 Tamil 100 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 134,000 Telugu 134,000 - - - - -
 Kalal Idiga 130,000 Telugu 130,000 - - - - -
Kalavant 90 Kannada 90 - - - - -
Kalladi Unknown Malayalam - - - - - -
Kallan unspecified 50 Tamil 50 - - - - -
Kamathi 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
Kanakkan 100 Malayalam 100 - - - - -
 Kapu Reddi 500 Telugu 500 - - - - -
 Kapu unspecified 3,000 Telugu 3,000 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 300 Marathi 300 - - - - -
 Kattunayakan Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Kharva (Hindu traditions) 400 Gujarati 400 - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Koli Dhor Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
 Koli Mahadev 700 Marathi 700 - - - - -
 Koli Malhar 200 Marathi 200 - - - - -
 Koli of Gujarat 100 Gujarati 100 - - - - -
 Kolupulvandlu 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Koracha, caste 3,500 Kannada 3,500 - - - - -
Koracha, tribal 200 Tulu 200 - - - - -
Korama Kunchi 900 Kannada 900 - - - - -
 Korama unspecified 7,600 Kannada 7,600 - - - - -
 Kori 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Kota Unknown Kota - - - - - -
Kotegar 900 Kannada 900 - - - - -
 Koya unspecified Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
Kudiya Unknown Kudiya - - - - - -
 Kudumi 200 Tamil 200 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Hindu traditions) 9,100 Hindi 9,100 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 100 Gujarati 100 - - - - -
Kunbi Anjna 30 Gujarati 30 - - - - -
Kunchatiga 17,000 Kannada 17,000 - - - - -
 Kuravan (Hindu traditions) 200 Malayalam 200 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Kuruba 90,000 Kannada 87,000 - - 3,600 - -
 Kuruman 20 Kurumba, Betta 20 - - - - -
 Lingayat 152,000 Kannada - - - - - 152,000
 Lohana Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
Madari (Hindu traditions) Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Madiga (Christian traditions) 1,800 Telugu - - - 1,800 - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Telugu 1,900 - - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
 Mahar (Christian traditions) 100 Marathi - - - 100 - -
 Mahishya 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 2,200 Gujarati 2,200 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 45,000 Marathi 45,000 - - - - 600
 Mahyavanshi Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Mala (Christian traditions) 700 Telugu - - - 700 - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) 300 Telugu 300 - - - - -
 Mala Dasari Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 1,100 Malayalam - - - 1,100 - -
Malaikudi 30 Tulu 30 - - - - -
 Malayali 100 Tamil 100 - - - - -
 Mangala 300 Telugu 300 - - - - -
 Mappila 500 Malayalam - 500 - - - -
 Maravan 700 Tamil 700 - - - - -
 Masan Jogi 2,200 Kannada 2,200 - - - - -
Matang (Christian traditions) 50 Marathi - - - 50 - -
Meda 3,800 Kannada 3,800 - - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Bengali 2,600 - - - - -
Moger Moyon 300 Kannada 300 - - - - -
 Moger unspecified 1,700 Kannada 1,700 - - - - -
 Moghal 6,400 Urdu - 6,400 - - - -
Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) 20 Malayalam - - - 20 - -
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) 100 Malayalam 100 - - - - -
Mundala 20 Kannada 20 - - - - -
 Munnur 1,100 Telugu 1,100 - - - - -
 Mutrasi 1,300 Telugu 1,300 - - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) 200 Tamil - - - 200 - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) 500 Tamil 500 - - - - -
 Nadia 30 Gujarati 30 - - - - -
Nagartha 2,100 Kannada 2,100 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 4,700 Hindi 4,700 - - - - -
 Naikda 56,000 Kannada 55,000 200 - 30 - 300
 Nair 200 Malayalam 200 - - - - -
Nalakeyava Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Navithan 700 Tamil 700 - - - - -
 Nayadi Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
Pale 90 Kannada 90 - - - - -
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
Palliyan 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
 Panchama 80 Telugu 80 - - - - -
 Pandaram 100 Malayalam 100 - - - - -
 Paniyan Unknown Paniya - - - - - -
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 70 Tamil 70 - - - - -
 Pashtun Afridi 1,900 Urdu - 1,900 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 1,300 Urdu - 1,300 - - - -
 Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 600 Urdu - 600 - - - -
 Pashtun Mohmand 600 Urdu - 600 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 1,900 Urdu - 1,900 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 29,000 Urdu - 29,000 - - - -
 Persian Unknown Dari - - - - - -
Pindara 600 Urdu - 600 - - - -
 Pinjara 5,400 Urdu - 5,400 - - - -
 Pulayan unspecified 100 Malayalam 100 - - - - -
 Raddi 70 Kannada 70 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 4,200 Hindi 4,100 - - - - 100
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
Raneyar Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
 Ravalia 600 Gujarati 600 - - - - -
Sada 200 Kannada - - - - - 200
 Saini (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Sali 12,000 Kannada 12,000 - - - - -
 Samagara 1,000 Kannada 1,000 - - - - -
Sardar (Hindu traditions) 200 Kannada 200 - - - - -
 Satani 5,400 Telugu 5,400 - - - - -
 Sayyid 38,000 Urdu - 38,000 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 700 Urdu - 700 - - - -
Shaikh Faruqi 1,400 Urdu - 1,400 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 16,000 Urdu - 16,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 5,300 Urdu - 5,300 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 147,000 Urdu - 147,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Usmani 900 Urdu - 900 - - - -
 Sillekyatha 2,800 Kannada 2,800 - - - - -
Sindhollu 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
Soligaru 90 Kannada 90 - - - - -
 Somvanshi 13,000 Marathi 13,000 - - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi 11,000 - - - - 100
 Sonar (Muslim traditions) 20 Urdu - 20 - - - -
 Syrian Christian 2,000 Malayalam - - - 2,000 - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) 5,700 Tamil - 5,700 - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 2,300 Hindi 2,300 - - - - -
 Thoti, caste 30 Telugu 30 - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 99,000 Telugu 99,000 - - - - -
Vaddar (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
Vakkaliga Gangadikara 16,000 Kannada 16,000 - - - - -
 Vakkaliga unspecified 168,000 Kannada 168,000 - - - - -
 Valluvan 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
Vaniyan 200 Tamil 100 - - 70 - -
Vannan (Christian traditions) 100 Tamil - - - 100 - -
 Vannan (Hindu traditions) 600 Tamil 600 - - - - -
 Vanniyan 600 Tamil 600 - - - - -
Vellalan Mudaliar 1,200 Tamil 1,200 - - - - -
 Vellalan unspecified 7,800 Tamil 7,300 - - 500 - -
 Viswakarma Asari 1,600 Malayalam 1,600 - - - - -
 Viswakarma Kollan 70 Malayalam 70 - - - - -
Viswakarma Thattan 600 Malayalam 600 - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 42,000 Telugu 42,000 - - - - -
Vitholia Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi 12,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Dhindhor 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Yadav Ghosi 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 900 Telugu 900 - - - - -
 Yenadi 600 Telugu 600 - - - - -
Yerava Unknown Ravula - - - - - -
 Yerukula 100 Yerukula 100 - - - - -
  Totals:  271 2,107,000   255 1,624,000 273,000 100 44,000 300 165,000
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