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Major People Groups *

140

Major Unreached People Groups *

123

Total Population

3,191,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

3.1 %

Hindu

91.0 %

Muslim

5.5 %

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 Dravida 41,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% 0.1-2% - -
Adi Dravida Christian 1,600 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Alavan 200 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Ambalavasi 2,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Ambalavasi Kambalattu 200 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Ambalavasi Tottiyan Naicker 900 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Anuppan 100 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Arunthathiyar 8,600 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Ayyanavar 200 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bania Chetti 44,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0.1-2%
Bania unspecified 72,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0.1-2%
Banijiga 2,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Basor 20,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bathada 50 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bedar (Hindu traditions) 7,800 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 3,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Boya 14,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Christian 100 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Brahmin Dravida 2,200 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Gaur 6,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Iyer 18,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Kannada 3,200 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Pancha Dravida 2,200 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Sholiar 3,200 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Tamil 33,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Telaganya 1,500 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Telugu 8,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin unspecified 161,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0-0.1% - 0.1-2%
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) 2,500 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) 66,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0-0.1% - - -
Chayakkaran 4,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Cherumar Christian 1,100 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Christian 3,700 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Devanga 1,500 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 2-5% - -
Devendrakulathan 2,800 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Dhangar Bharwad 1,800 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Gandla 900 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Gangakula 4,300 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Hill Pulayan 16,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Ilavan 205,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Ilavaniyan 800 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kaikolan 72,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kakkalan 1,400 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kalal (Hindu traditions) 8,700 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kalal Idiga 7,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kallan Tondaman 9,300 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Kallan unspecified 26,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Kapu unspecified 14,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kattunayakan 4,800 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% 0.1-2% - 0.1-2% - 0.1-2%
Koli (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Koli of Gujarat 1,900 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kuda Korava 80 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kudumban 300 Tamil Progress Gauge 10-50% - - 50-100% - -
Kudumi 7,100 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kunchatiga 1,300 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kuravan (Christian traditions) 200 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Kuravan (Hindu traditions) 6,400 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 4,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Lingayat 8,700 Kannada Progress Gauge - - - - - 50-100%
Mala Pulayan 14,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Malai Pandaram 50 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Malai Vedan 4,500 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Malakkuravan 300 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Malakuravan 100 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Malayan, tribe 900 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Malayarayar 30 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% 10-50% - - - -
Mangala 5,500 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mannan, caste 4,900 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mappila 1,300 Malayalam Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Maravan 248,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Mutali 5,100 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) 19,000 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Nadar (Hindu traditions) 94,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Nai (Hindu traditions) 21,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Nair 90,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Navait 2,200 Konkani Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Navithan 74,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Pagadai 300 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Pallan (Christian traditions) 42,000 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Pallan (Hindu traditions) 134,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0-0.1% 0.1-2% 0-0.1% -
Palliyar 300 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Panan 2,600 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Panikkan 8,300 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 16,000 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 139,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0-0.1% 0.1-2% 0-0.1% -
Pashtun Afridi 1,600 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Pashtun Yusafzai 1,600 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Pashtun, Pathan 14,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Pathiyan 500 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Patnulkaran 200 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Perumal Makkukkaran 40 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Puthirai Vannan 1,900 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 2-5% - -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 18,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Rajput (Hindu traditions) 31,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0.1-2%
Rajput Surajbansi 5,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Razu 1,300 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Sali 1,500 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Samban 200 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Sayankulam 400 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Sayyid 5,900 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Semman 200 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Shaikh Qureshi 2,500 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Shaikh unspecified 39,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Silpi 1,600 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Sonar (Hindu traditions) 2,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 2-5%
Syrian Christian 1,100 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Tamil (Muslim traditions) 103,000 Tamil Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Thandan (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Tholuva Naicker 20 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Tiruvalluvar 40 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 5,600 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vadugan 3,800 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vakkaliga Kappiliyan 2,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vakkaliga Kunchitiga 2,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vakkaliga unspecified 21,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Valluvan 1,300 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vaniyan 33,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Vannan (Hindu traditions) 19,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vanniyan 132,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Vanniyan Agnikula 6,400 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) 200 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Velakkithalanayan 8,100 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vellalan Isai 10,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vellalan Kongu 1,500 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vellalan Nanchilnattu 14,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 5-10% - -
Vellalan Sozhia 7,600 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vellalan Tondamandalam 12,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 2-5% - -
Vellalan unspecified 111,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 2-5% - -
Vellalan Virakodi 7,600 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Veluthadanayar 6,200 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vetan (Hindu traditions) 700 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vettuvan 1,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Viswakarma Asari 5,100 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Viswakarma Kollan 1,500 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Viswakarma unspecified 374,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0-0.1% - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) 234,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Yadav Ghosi 6,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Yadav Gola 16,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
  Major Groups (displayed):  140 3,160,000   123 ● 50-100% 5-10% 0-0.1% 2-5% 0-0.1% 0.1-2%
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  279 3,191,000   250 ● 50-100% 5-10% 0-0.1% 2-5% 0-0.1% 0.1-2%
* District level entries that are less than 1,000 individuals AND less than 1% of the groups total in the country are not displayed.

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