Country:

India

Province / State: Tamil Nadu
District: Viluppuram

Number of People Groups

240

Unreached People Groups

214

Total Population

2,635,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

3.7 %

Hindu

92.1 %

Muslim

3.8 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.3 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Adi Andhra 500 Telugu 500 - - - - -
 Adi Dravida 687,000 Tamil ☀︎ 686,000 - 100 300 50 -
Adi Dravida Christian 31,000 Tamil - - - 31,000 - -
 Adi Karnataka Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
 Adiyan 200 Malayalam 200 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman 28,000 Tamil 28,000 - - 200 - -
 Agamudaiyan unspecified 33,000 Tamil 33,000 - - 200 - -
 Alambadi Kurichchan Unknown Kurichiya - - - - - -
 Ambalavasi 400 Malayalam 400 - - - - -
Anglo 100 English - - - 100 - -
 Ansari 900 Urdu ☀︎ - 900 - - - -
 Aray Mala 30 Telugu ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Arayan 30 Malayalam 30 - - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Arunthathiyar 19,000 Tamil ☀︎ 19,000 - - - - -
 Arwa Mala 6,100 Tamil ☀︎ 6,100 - - - - -
 Bagata Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Balija (Hindu traditions) 100 Kannada ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Balija Dasari 20 Kannada ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - 50
 Bania Chetti 15,000 Tamil ☀︎ 13,000 - - - - 2,800
Bania Irupathi Nalu Manai Chetti 600 Telugu ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Bania Komti 900 Telugu ☀︎ 700 - - - - 100
 Bania Oswal 60 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - 30
 Bania unspecified 21,000 Hindi ☀︎ 17,000 - - - - 3,400
 Banijiga 70 Kannada 70 - - - - -
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Lambadi 13,000 - - - - -
 Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions) 600 Lambadi 600 - - - - -
Bariki Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Basor 2,100 Hindi ☀︎ 2,100 - - - - -
 Bedar (Hindu traditions) 200 Kannada ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 200 Kannada ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 300 Urdu ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
 Bhil unspecified Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
 Bondili 20 Telugu ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Boya 16,000 Telugu ☀︎ 16,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Ashtashasram 400 Tamil ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Christian 50 Tamil - - - 50 - -
 Brahmin Deshastha Unknown Marathi ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaud Saraswat 200 Marathi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 1,500 Hindi ☀︎ 1,500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gujar Gaur 70 Hindi ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Brahmin Iyer 4,100 Tamil ☀︎ 4,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kannada 3,400 Kannada ☀︎ 3,400 - - - - -
Brahmin Karhada 100 Marathi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Brahmin Kosala Nadu 200 Telugu ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 1,100 Marathi ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
Brahmin Marathi 50 Marathi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Brahmin Mukkaniyar 400 Tamil ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Brahmin Sholiar 500 Tamil ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Tamil 9,500 Tamil ☀︎ 9,500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telaganya 700 Telugu ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telugu 1,200 Telugu ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 47,000 Hindi ☀︎ 46,000 - - - - 400
Brahmin Vadama 500 Tamil ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Velanadu 900 Telugu ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
 Budega Jangam 300 Telugu ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Byagara Unknown Telugu ☀︎ - - - - - -
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) 400 Tamil - - - 400 - -
 Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) 100 Tamil ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Chayakkaran 200 Tamil ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Chenchu 600 Telugu 600 - - - - -
Cherumar Christian 20 Malayalam - - - 20 - -
 Christian 6,200 Hindi - - - 6,200 - -
 Dakkal 20 Telugu ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Dandasi Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 4,000 Hindi ☀︎ 4,000 - - - - -
 Devanga 30 Kannada 30 - - - - -
 Devendrakulathan 40 Tamil ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 62,000 Hindi ☀︎ 62,000 - - - - -
 Dhor Unknown Marathi ☀︎ - - - - - -
Dom (Dombara) 200 Telugu ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Odia 1,300 - - - - -
Ellamalawar 20 Kannada ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Eravallan Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Gandla 800 Telugu ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
 Gangakula 300 Kannada ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Goanese 200 Konkani, Goan - - - 200 - -
Godda Unknown Kannada ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Hajam 800 Urdu ☀︎ - 800 - - - -
 Hakki Pikki 900 Vaagri Booli 900 - - - - -
 Ilavan 600 Malayalam ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
Ilavan Christian 30 Tamil - - - 30 - -
 Irular 13,000 Irula 13,000 - - 20 - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 50 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 50 -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 50 Bengali ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Kaikolan 55,000 Tamil 55,000 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Telugu ☀︎ 1,900 - - - - -
 Kalal Idiga 900 Telugu ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
Kalladi 200 Malayalam ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Kallan unspecified 3,900 Tamil 3,900 - - - - -
Kammara Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
Kanakkan 50 Malayalam ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Kapu Reddi 600 Telugu ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Kapu unspecified 7,300 Telugu ☀︎ 7,300 - - - - -
Karimpalan 20 Malayalam ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) Unknown Kashmiri ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Kattunayakan 1,900 Tamil 1,900 - - - - -
Kepmaris 60 Tamil ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Khatri (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
 Koli of Gujarat 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Konda Dhora 70 Telugu 70 - - - - -
 Konda Reddi 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Kori 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Koya unspecified 80 Telugu 80 - - - - -
Kuda Korava 30 Tamil ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Kudumban Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Kudumi 5,000 Tamil ☀︎ 5,000 - - - - -
 Kuli Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 30,000 Hindi ☀︎ 30,000 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 600 Gujarati ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
Kunchatiga 20 Kannada ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Kuravan (Christian traditions) 700 Tamil - - - 700 - -
 Kuravan (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Malayalam ☀︎ 1,400 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Kuruba 1,700 Kannada 1,700 - - - - -
 Labana (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Lingayat 1,900 Kannada ☀︎ - - - - - 1,900
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 8,800 Hindi ☀︎ 8,800 - - - - -
 Madasi Kuruva 200 Telugu ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Madiga Dasu 20 Telugu ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
 Mahar (Christian traditions) 30 Marathi - - - 30 - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 20 Gujarati ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 200 Marathi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Mahtam (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
Maila Unknown Tulu ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Mala (Christian traditions) 50 Telugu - - - 50 - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Mala Dasari 70 Telugu ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Mala Dasu Unknown Telugu ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Mala Jangam Unknown Telugu ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 300 Malayalam - - - 300 - -
Malai Pandaram 100 Malayalam 100 - - - - -
Malakkuravan 1,300 Tamil 1,300 - - - - -
 Malayali 33,000 Tamil 33,000 70 - 20 - 30
Malayekandi 20 Malayalam ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Mangala 26,000 Telugu ☀︎ 26,000 - - - - -
Maniyattikkaran 500 Tamil ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Mappila 200 Malayalam ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
Marakkan (Hindu traditions) Unknown Malayalam ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Maravan 94,000 Tamil 93,000 - - 600 - -
Masthi 20 Telugu ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Matang (Hindu traditions) 20 Marathi 20 - - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Mudugar Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) 20 Malayalam - - - 20 - -
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) 20 Malayalam ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Munnur 2,300 Telugu ☀︎ 2,300 - - - - -
 Mutrasi 2,200 Telugu ☀︎ 2,200 - - 30 - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) 24,000 Tamil - - - 24,000 - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) 58,000 Tamil ☀︎ 58,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 33,000 Hindi ☀︎ 33,000 - - - - -
 Nair 9,700 Malayalam 9,700 - - - - -
 Navithan 14,000 Tamil ☀︎ 14,000 - - - - -
Pagadai Unknown Tamil ☀︎ - - - - - -
Pallan (Christian traditions) Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) 200 Tamil 200 - - - - -
Panniandi 200 Tamil ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 1,800 Tamil - - - 1,800 - -
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Tamil 1,400 - - - - -
Paravan (Christian traditions) Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Paravan (Hindu traditions) 90 Malayalam 90 - - - - -
 Pashtun Afridi 700 Urdu ☀︎ - 700 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 500 Urdu ☀︎ - 500 - - - -
 Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 200 Hindi ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
 Pashtun Mohmand 200 Urdu ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 700 Urdu ☀︎ - 700 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 4,100 Urdu ☀︎ - 4,100 - - - -
Perumal Makkukkaran 200 Telugu ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Puthirai Vannan 40 Tamil 40 - - - - -
 Qassab 80 Hindi ☀︎ - 80 - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi ☀︎ 1,300 - - - - 40
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 30 -
 Rajput Surajbansi 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Ramdasia (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Rangrez (Hindu traditions) 30 Marathi ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Razu 200 Telugu ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Saini (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Sali 40 Kannada ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
 Saora unspecified Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Sarera (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Sayyid 5,300 Urdu ☀︎ - 5,300 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 500 Urdu ☀︎ - 500 - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 900 Urdu ☀︎ - 900 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 6,300 Urdu ☀︎ - 6,300 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 4,100 Bengali ☀︎ - 4,100 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 20,000 Urdu ☀︎ - 20,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Usmani 500 Urdu ☀︎ - 500 - - - -
Silpi 2,600 Telugu ☀︎ 2,600 - - - - -
 Sinhalese Unknown Sinhala ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Soligar Unknown Sholaga - - - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 19,000 Hindi ☀︎ 19,000 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 500 Malayalam - - - 500 - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - 30
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) 54,000 Tamil ☀︎ - 54,000 - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 20 -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi ☀︎ 12,000 - - - - -
Thandan (Christian traditions) 30 Malayalam - - - 30 - -
Thandan (Hindu traditions) 50 Malayalam ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Tiruvalluvar 60 Tamil ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Toda 20 Toda 20 - - - - -
 Urali Unknown Malayalam - - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 30,000 Telugu ☀︎ 30,000 - - 50 - -
 Vakkaliga unspecified 600 Kannada 600 - - - - -
 Valluvan 2,500 Tamil ☀︎ 2,500 - - - - -
Vaniyan 25,000 Tamil 19,000 - - 6,000 - -
Vannan (Christian traditions) 8,400 Tamil - - - 8,400 - -
 Vannan (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Tamil ☀︎ 20,000 - - 50 - -
 Vanniyan 667,000 Tamil 653,000 - - 14,000 - -
Vanniyan Agnikula 30,000 Tamil 29,000 - - 700 - -
Vanniyan Kamakshiamma 18,000 Tamil 18,000 - - 300 - -
Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) 20 Tamil - - - 20 - -
Velakkithalanayan 20 Malayalam ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Velama 30 Telugu ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Vellalan Isai 600 Tamil 600 - - - - -
Vellalan Mudaliar 200 Tamil 200 - - - - -
Vellalan Nanchilnattu 700 Tamil 700 - - 20 - -
Vellalan Pattanavan 100 Tamil ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Vellalan Sozhia 200 Tamil 200 - - - - -
Vellalan Tondamandalam 1,800 Tamil 1,800 - - - - -
 Vellalan unspecified 6,000 Tamil 5,700 - - 300 - -
Vellalan Vipravindolu 100 Telugu ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Vellalan Virakodi 200 Tamil 200 - - - - -
Vettuvan 20 Malayalam ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Viswakarma Asari 11,000 Malayalam ☀︎ 11,000 - - - - -
 Viswakarma Kollan 1,400 Malayalam ☀︎ 1,400 - - - - -
Viswakarma Thattan 1,400 Malayalam ☀︎ 1,400 - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 47,000 Tamil 47,000 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 86,000 Hindi ☀︎ 86,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Ghosi 2,700 Hindi ☀︎ 2,700 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 68,000 Telugu ☀︎ 68,000 - - - - -
 Yenadi 3,800 Telugu 3,800 - - - - -
 Yerukula 900 Telugu 900 - - - - -
  Totals:  240 2,635,000   214 2,428,000 101,000 200 96,000 200 8,800
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