India, Tamil Nadu state, Thoothukudi district people groups

Country: State: District:

Major People Groups *

105

Major Unreached People Groups *

Total Population

1,918,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

15.6 %

Hindu

79.9 %

Muslim

4.4 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.2 %

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People Group	Population in District	Population in Country	% Country Popl in District	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Community Category	Progress Scale
Adi Dravida	60,000	8,995,000	0.6670 0.7%	Tamil	Hindu	SC	0
Adi Dravida Christian	4,300	689,000	0.6241 0.6%	Tamil	Christian	OBC	3
Agamudaiyan Nattaman	19,000	695,000	2.7338 2.7%	Tamil	Hindu	OBC	1
Agamudaiyan unspecified	35,000	935,000	3.7433 3.7%	Tamil	Hindu	OBC	1
Aiyanavar	400	5,700	7.0175 7.0%	Telugu	Hindu	OBC	1
Aiyanavar Christian	1,600	18,000	8.8889 8.9%	Telugu	Christian	OBC	3
Alavan	500	8,200	6.0976 6.1%	Tamil	Hindu	OBC	0
Ambalavasi	1,300	167,000	0.7784 0.8%	Malayalam	Hindu	OBC	1
Ambalavasi Tottiyan Naicker	100	12,000	0.8333 0.8%	Tamil	Hindu	OBC	1
Ambattan Christian	80	4,700	1.7021 1.7%	Tamil	Christian	OBC	3
Arasar	300	18,000	1.6667 1.7%	Malayalam	Hindu	OBC	1
Arasar Christian	1,200	60,000	2.0000 2.0%	Malayalam	Christian	OBC	3
Arunthathiyar	20,000	1,074,000	1.8622 1.9%	Tamil	Hindu	SC	0
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	5,400	3,781,000	0.1428 0.1%	Bengali	Hindu	OBC	0
Bania Chetti	1,500	772,000	0.1943 0.2%	Tamil	Hindu	OBC	0
Bania unspecified	3,200	30,963,000	0.0103 0.0%	Hindi	Hindu	OBC	0
Boya	45,000	4,213,000	1.0681 1.1%	Telugu	Hindu	OBC	0
Brahmin Ashtashasram	2,300	38,000	6.0526 6.1%	Tamil	Hindu	FC	0
Brahmin Iyer	6,300	302,000	2.0861 2.1%	Tamil	Hindu	FC	0
Brahmin Kosala Nadu	600	51,000	1.1765 1.2%	Telugu	Hindu	FC	0
Brahmin Mahratta	1,700	474,000	0.3586 0.4%	Marathi	Hindu	FC	0
Brahmin Mukkaniyar	600	27,000	2.2222 2.2%	Tamil	Hindu	FC	0
Brahmin Saraswat	1,200	634,000	0.1893 0.2%	Hindi	Hindu	FC	0
Brahmin Sholiar	4,600	50,000	9.2000 9.2%	Tamil	Hindu	FC	0
Brahmin Tamil	8,700	493,000	1.7647 1.8%	Tamil	Hindu	FC	0
Major Groups (displayed): 105	1,904,000						86 ●
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 197	1,918,000						168 ●

* 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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Prayer Cards

Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity. ✸︎+◼︎	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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