India, Tamil Nadu state, Tirunelveli district people groups

Country: State: District:

Major People Groups *

110

Major Unreached People Groups *

Total Population

1,805,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

14.2 %

Hindu

76.5 %

Muslim

9.2 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.1 %

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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	39,000	8,642,000	0.4513 0.5%	Tamil	Hindu	SC	0
Adi Dravida Christian	13,000	662,000	1.9637 2.0%	Tamil	Christian	OBC	3
Agamudaiyan Nattaman	17,000	668,000	2.5449 2.5%	Tamil	Hindu	OBC	1
Agamudaiyan unspecified	22,000	363,000	6.0606 6.1%	Tamil	Hindu	OBC	1
Aiyanavar	400	5,500	7.2727 7.3%	Telugu	Hindu	OBC	1
Aiyanavar Christian	2,300	17,000	13.5294 13.5%	Telugu	Christian	OBC	3
Alavan	500	7,900	6.3291 6.3%	Tamil	Hindu	OBC	0
Ambalavasi	1,200	160,000	0.7500 0.8%	Malayalam	Hindu	OBC	1
Ambalavasi Tottiyan Naicker	100	11,000	0.9091 0.9%	Tamil	Hindu	OBC	1
Ambattan Christian	100	4,500	2.2222 2.2%	Tamil	Christian	OBC	3
Anuppan	20	1,100	1.8182 1.8%	Kannada	Hindu	OBC	0
Arasar	1,100	17,000	6.4706 6.5%	Malayalam	Hindu	OBC	1
Arasar Christian	7,800	58,000	13.4483 13.4%	Malayalam	Christian	OBC	3
Arunthathiyar	20,000	1,032,000	1.9380 1.9%	Tamil	Hindu	SC	0
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	5,500	3,633,000	0.1514 0.2%	Bengali	Hindu	OBC	0
Bania Chetti	2,600	742,000	0.3504 0.4%	Tamil	Hindu	OBC	0
Bania unspecified	6,400	23,939,000	0.0267 0.0%	Hindi	Hindu	OBC	0
Boya	52,000	4,049,000	1.2843 1.3%	Telugu	Hindu	OBC	0
Brahmin Ashtashasram	400	36,000	1.1111 1.1%	Tamil	Hindu	FC	0
Brahmin Christian	100	4,900	2.0408 2.0%	Tamil	Christian	OBC	3
Brahmin Dravida	4,200	125,000	3.3600 3.4%	Tamil	Hindu	FC	0
Brahmin Iyer	5,100	290,000	1.7586 1.8%	Tamil	Hindu	FC	0
Brahmin Pancha Dravida	2,800	146,000	1.9178 1.9%	Malayalam	Hindu	FC	0
Brahmin Potti	800	28,000	2.8571 2.9%	Malayalam	Hindu	FC	0
Brahmin Sholiar	1,200	48,000	2.5000 2.5%	Tamil	Hindu	FC	0
Major Groups (displayed): 110	1,785,000						88 ●
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 248	1,805,000						215 ●

* 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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