Country:

India

Province / State: Tamil Nadu
District: Kanchipuram

Number of People Groups

340

Unreached People Groups

306

Total Population

1,720,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

11.3 %

Hindu

80.5 %

Muslim

7.6 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

0.5 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Adi Andhra 1,300 Telugu 1,300 - - 60 - -
Adi Andhra Christian 600 Telugu - - - 600 - -
 Adi Dravida 347,000 Tamil 345,000 - 500 1,800 40 -
Adi Dravida Christian 82,000 Tamil - - - 82,000 - -
 Adi Karnataka 20 Kannada 20 - - - - -
 Adiyan 50 Malayalam 40 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Mukkulattar 200 Tamil 200 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman 6,400 Tamil 6,400 - - - - -
 Agamudaiyan unspecified 10,000 Tamil 10,000 - - - - -
 Ambalavasi 600 Malayalam 600 - - - - -
 Ambattan (Hindu traditions) 400 Tamil 400 - - - - -
Ambattan Christian 90 Tamil - - - 90 - -
Anglo 500 English - - - 500 - -
 Ansari 1,300 Urdu - 1,300 - - - -
 Aray Mala 40 Telugu 40 - - - - -
Arayan 60 Malayalam 60 - - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Arunthathiyar 4,800 Tamil 4,800 - - - - -
 Arwa Mala 3,900 Tamil 3,900 - - - - -
 Assamese (Muslim traditions) Unknown Assamese - - - - - -
 Badaga Unknown Badaga - - - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Bagata Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Baha'i 1,700 Hindi - - - - - 1,700
 Baira 300 Kannada 300 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 50 Bengali 50 - - - - -
 Balija (Hindu traditions) 200 Kannada 200 - - - - -
Balija Dasari 70 Kannada 70 - - - - -
Bandi (Hindu traditions) 30 Tamil 30 - - - - -
 Bangali Muslim Moghal 600 Urdu - 600 - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 900 Hindi 400 - - - - 500
 Bania Agrahari 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Bania Chetti 1,000 Tamil 500 - - - - 600
Bania Gujar 50 Gujarati 50 - - - - -
Bania Irupathi Nalu Manai Chetti 400 Telugu 400 - - - - -
 Bania Komti 400 Telugu 400 - - - - -
 Bania Mahesri 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Bania Oswal 300 Hindi 40 - - - - 300
 Bania Porwal 200 Hindi 40 - - - - 100
 Bania Srimali 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 5,200 Hindi 3,000 - - - - 2,200
 Banijiga 60 Kannada 60 - - - - -
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 60 Lambadi 60 - - - - -
 Baria (Hindu traditions) 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
Bariki 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
 Bauri Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
 Bedar (Hindu traditions) 200 Kannada 200 - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 200 Kannada 200 - - - - -
 Bhil unspecified Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Bohra 40 Gujarati - 40 - - - -
 Bondili 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Boya 60,000 Telugu 60,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Ashtashasram 200 Tamil 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Audich 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
Brahmin Bengali 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Brahmin Chitpavan 20 Marathi 20 - - - - -
 Brahmin Christian 600 Tamil - - - 600 - -
 Brahmin Deshastha 500 Marathi 500 - - - - -
Brahmin Dikshitar 900 Tamil 900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaud Saraswat 200 Marathi 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gujar Gaur 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Brahmin Iyer 2,600 Tamil 2,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kannada 1,000 Kannada 1,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Karhada 60 Marathi 60 - - - - -
Brahmin Kosala Nadu 200 Telugu 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 700 Marathi 700 - - - - -
Brahmin Marathi 80 Marathi 80 - - - - -
Brahmin Modh 60 Gujarati 60 - - - - -
Brahmin Mukkaniyar 200 Tamil 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Nambudiri 50 Malayalam 50 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sawaria 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
Brahmin Sholiar 100 Tamil 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Tamil 4,900 Tamil 4,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telaganya 800 Telugu 800 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telugu 500 Telugu 500 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 29,000 Hindi 29,000 - - - - 600
Brahmin Vadama 500 Tamil 500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Velanadu 400 Telugu 400 - - - - -
 Budega Jangam 200 Telugu 200 - - - - -
 Burmese Unknown Burmese - - - - - -
Byagara Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
Byari (Beary) 500 Konkani - 500 - - - -
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) 1,200 Tamil - - - 1,200 - -
 Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) 300 Tamil 300 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Charan (Hindu traditions) Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Chenchu 400 Telugu 400 - - 30 - -
Cherumar Christian 1,100 Malayalam - - - 1,100 - -
 Christian 16,000 Hindi - - - 16,000 - -
 Dakkal 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Dandasi Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 3,000 Hindi 3,000 - - - - -
 Devadiga (Hindu traditions) 20 Tulu 20 - - - - -
 Devanga 20 Kannada 20 - - - - -
 Devendrakulathan 400 Tamil 400 - - - - -
 Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Dhangar Bharwad 60 Gujarati 60 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 45,000 Hindi 45,000 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 900 Urdu - 900 - - - -
 Dhor Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
Dom (Dombara) 40 Telugu 40 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 100 Odia 100 - - - - -
 Dudekula 100 Telugu - 100 - - - -
Ellamalawar 20 Kannada 20 - - - - -
 Gamit Unknown Gamit - - - - - -
 Gandla 600 Telugu 600 - - - - -
 Gangakula 100 Kannada 100 - - - - -
 Ghanchi (Hindu traditions) Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Goanese 900 Konkani, Goan - - - 900 - -
Godda 20 Kannada 20 - - - - -
 Gond unspecified 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Hajam 800 Urdu - 800 - - - -
 Hakki Pikki 200 Vaagri Booli 200 - - - - -
Holaya Dasar Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
 Ilavan 1,400 Malayalam 1,400 - - - - -
Ilavan Christian 200 Tamil - - - 200 - -
 Irular 11,000 Irula 11,000 20 - 80 - 40
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 400 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 400 -
Jatapu Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
Kahar (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Kaibartta unspecified 30 Bengali 30 - - - - -
 Kaikolan 47,000 Tamil 46,000 - - 1,200 - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 2,500 Telugu 2,500 - - - - -
 Kalal Idiga 1,000 Telugu 1,000 - - - - -
 Kallan unspecified 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
 Kamboh (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
Kammara 40 Telugu 40 - - - - -
Kanakkan 20 Malayalam 20 - - - - -
 Kaniyan 60 Malayalam 20 - - 40 - -
 Kapu Reddi 1,800 Telugu 1,800 - - - - -
 Kapu unspecified 16,000 Telugu 16,000 - - - - -
Karimpalan Unknown Malayalam - - - - - -
 Karnam 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
 Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) 20 Kashmiri - 20 - - - -
 Kattunayakan 700 Tamil 700 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
Kepmaris 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
 Kharva (Hindu traditions) 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Khasi 40 Khasi - - - 40 - -
 Khatri (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 100 -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Koli Mahadev 40 Marathi 40 - - - - -
 Koli Malhar Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
 Koli of Gujarat 50 Gujarati 50 - - - - -
Koliyan 20 Tamil - - - - - -
 Kolupulvandlu Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Konda Dhora 30 Telugu 30 - - - - -
 Konda Kapu Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Konda Reddi 50 Telugu 50 - - - - -
Koracha, tribal Unknown Tulu - - - - - -
 Korama unspecified Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
 Kori Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Koya unspecified 60 Telugu 60 - - - - -
Kuda Korava 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
 Kudumban 30 Tamil 30 - - - - -
 Kudumi 2,100 Tamil 2,100 - - - - -
 Kui Khond Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Kuli Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Gujarati 1,200 - - - - -
Kunchatiga 40 Kannada 40 - - - - -
Kuravan (Christian traditions) 500 Tamil - - - 500 - -
 Kuravan (Hindu traditions) 900 Malayalam 900 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Kuruba 300 Kannada 300 - - - - -
 Kuruman 400 Kurumba, Betta 300 20 - - - -
 Labana (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
 Lingayat 2,900 Kannada - - - - - 2,900
 Lohana 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 7,100 Hindi 7,100 - - - - -
Madari (Hindu traditions) Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Madasi Kuruva 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
 Madiga (Christian traditions) 700 Telugu - - - 700 - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) 40 Telugu 40 - - - - -
 Madiga Dasu 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 60 Marathi 60 - - - - -
 Mahar (Christian traditions) 200 Marathi - - - 200 - -
 Mahishya 60 Bengali 60 - - - - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 80 Gujarati 80 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 300 Marathi 300 - - - - -
 Mahtam (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Mahyavanshi 40 Gujarati 40 - - - - -
 Mala (Christian traditions) 1,600 Telugu - - - 1,600 - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) 50 Telugu 50 - - - - -
 Mala Dasari 500 Telugu 500 - - - - -
 Mala Dasu 40 Telugu 40 - - - - -
 Mala Jangam Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Mala Sale 40 Telugu 40 - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 4,900 Malayalam - - - 4,900 - -
Malai Pandaram 30 Malayalam 30 - - - - -
 Malai Vedan 60 Malayalam 60 - - - - -
Malakkuravan 1,100 Tamil 1,000 - - - - 20
Malasar Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
Malayarayar 20 Malayalam 20 - - - - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Malla Jetty 40 Telugu 40 - - - - -
 Mangala 25,000 Telugu 25,000 - - - - -
Maniyattikkaran 200 Tamil 200 - - - - -
 Manna Dhora Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
Mannan, tribal Unknown Malayalam - - - - - -
Manne Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Mappila 900 Malayalam - 900 - - - -
 Maravan 41,000 Tamil 40,000 - - 900 - -
Masthi 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Matang (Hindu traditions) 20 Marathi 20 - - - - -
Matangi 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Meitei unspecified Unknown Meitei - - - - - -
 Memon 60 Gujarati - 60 - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
 Moger unspecified Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
 Momna 20 Gujarati - 20 - - - -
Mukha Dhora Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) 100 Malayalam - - - 100 - -
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) 50 Malayalam 50 - - - - -
 Munnur 5,200 Telugu 5,200 - - - - -
 Mutrasi 3,600 Telugu 3,600 - - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) 37,000 Tamil - - - 37,000 - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) 41,000 Tamil 41,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 26,000 Hindi 26,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Nair 30,000 Malayalam 30,000 - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Namassej Chandel Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
Navait 1,300 Konkani - 1,300 - - - -
 Navithan 14,000 Tamil 14,000 - - - - -
 Odiya 40 Odia 40 - - - - -
Pagadai Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
Pallan (Christian traditions) 200 Tamil - - - 200 - -
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) 4,200 Tamil 4,100 - 50 - - -
Palliyan Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
Palliyar Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
Pambada 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
 Pandaram 20 Malayalam 20 - - - - -
 Paniyan Unknown Paniya - - - - - -
 Pannadi 50 Tamil 50 - - - - -
Panniandi Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 1,200 Tamil - - - 1,200 - -
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Tamil 1,900 - 20 - - -
Paravan (Christian traditions) 60 Tamil - - - 60 - -
 Paravan (Hindu traditions) 100 Malayalam 100 - - - - -
 Pardhan Unknown Pardhan - - - - - -
 Pashtun Afridi 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 1,600 Urdu - 1,600 - - - -
Perumal Makkukkaran 40 Telugu 40 - - - - -
Pichakuntla 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Pod 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Pulayan unspecified Unknown Malayalam - - - - - -
 Puthirai Vannan 200 Tamil 200 - - - - -
 Qassab 60 Urdu - 60 - - - -
 Rabari (Hindu traditions) Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 30 Bengali 30 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 4,100 Hindi 4,000 - - - - 100
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 200 -
Rajput Chandrabansi 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Surajbansi 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Ramdasia (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
 Rathawa 20 Rathawi 20 - - - - -
 Ravalia Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Razu 400 Telugu 400 - - - - -
 Relli 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
Rona 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
 Saini (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Sali 100 Kannada 100 - - - - -
 Samban Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Saora unspecified Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Sayyid 4,900 Urdu - 4,900 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
Semman Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 2,700 Urdu - 2,700 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 1,700 Bengali - 1,700 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 23,000 Urdu - 23,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Usmani 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
Silpi 1,900 Telugu 1,900 - - - - -
 Sinhalese 20 Sinhala - - 20 - - -
 Siyal 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
 Soligar 30 Sholaga - - - 20 - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Hindi 16,000 - - - - 200
 Syrian Christian 7,300 Malayalam - - - 7,300 - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 500 - - - - 80
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) 89,000 Tamil - 89,000 - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 60 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 60 -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 9,600 Hindi 9,600 - - - - -
Thandan (Christian traditions) 100 Malayalam - - - 100 - -
Thandan (Hindu traditions) 200 Malayalam 200 - - - - -
 Thoti, caste 50 Telugu 50 - - - - -
 Tibetan 30 Tibetan, Central - - 30 - - -
 Tili Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
Tiruvalluvar 30 Tamil 30 - - - - -
 Toda 30 Toda 30 - - - - -
 Ulladan Unknown Malayalam - - - - - -
 Urali Unknown Malayalam - - - - - -
Urikkara Naicker 200 Telugu 200 - - - - 30
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 25,000 Telugu 25,000 - - 400 - -
 Vakkaliga unspecified 500 Kannada 500 - - - - -
 Valluvan 1,400 Tamil 1,400 - - - - -
Vaniyan 12,000 Tamil 6,700 - - 5,100 - -
Vannan (Christian traditions) 2,400 Tamil - - - 2,400 - -
 Vannan (Hindu traditions) 9,500 Tamil 9,400 - - 80 - -
 Vanniyan 351,000 Tamil 327,000 - - 24,000 - -
Vanniyan Agnikula 8,000 Tamil 7,800 - - 100 - -
Vanniyan Kalingi 2,400 Tamil 2,400 - - - - -
 Vanniyan Pala Ekiri 400 Telugu 400 - - - - -
 Varli 20 Varli 20 - - - - -
Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) 90 Tamil - - - 90 - -
 Vathiriyan (Hindu traditions) 30 Tamil 30 - - - - -
Velakkithalanayan 70 Malayalam 70 - - - - -
Velan Unknown Malayalam - - - - - -
Vellalan Isai 60 Tamil 60 - - - - -
Vellalan Mudaliar 90 Tamil 90 - - - - -
Vellalan Nanchilnattu 100 Tamil 70 - - 50 - -
Vellalan Pattanavan 60 Tamil 60 - - - - -
Vellalan Sozhia 100 Tamil 100 - - - - -
Vellalan Tondamandalam 70 Tamil 70 - - - - -
 Vellalan unspecified 700 Tamil 500 - - 200 - -
Vellalan Virakodi 60 Tamil 60 - - - - -
Vetan (Hindu traditions) 60 Tamil 60 - - - - -
Vettakkaran 100 Tamil 100 - - - - -
Vettuvan 80 Malayalam 80 - - - - -
 Viswakarma Asari 3,900 Malayalam 3,900 - - - - -
 Viswakarma Kollan 100 Malayalam 100 - - - - -
Viswakarma Thattan 100 Malayalam 100 - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 27,000 Telugu 27,000 - - 200 - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 72,000 Hindi 72,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Ghosi 1,700 Hindi 1,700 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 38,000 Telugu 38,000 - - - - -
 Yenadi 2,400 Telugu 2,400 - - - - -
 Yerukula 700 Yerukula 700 - - - - -
  Totals:  340 1,720,000   306 1,385,000 131,000 600 194,000 1,100 9,300
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