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Major People Groups *

70

Major Unreached People Groups *

59

Total Population

1,093,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

43.5 %

Hindu

49.0 %

Muslim

7.5 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.1 %
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Photo People Group ▲ Population Primary Language Progress
Scale		 Hindu % Muslim % Buddhist % Christian % Sikh % Other %
Adi Dravida 1,100 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman 1,700 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Agamudaiyan unspecified 1,900 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Arayan 1,800 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Bania Chetti 2,900 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bania unspecified 4,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0.1-2%
Basor 1,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bharathar (Hindu traditions) 200 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Dravida 7,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Pancha Dravida 4,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin unspecified 23,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Chayakkaran 400 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Cherumar Christian 8,900 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Christian 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Godda 30 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Hill Pulayan 2,800 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 5-10% - 0.1-2%
Ilavan 38,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kaikolan 1,700 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kallan unspecified 2,700 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kudumi 1,800 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kuravan (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Madari (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mala Pulayan 1,300 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Malabar Catholic 175,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Malai Arayan 17,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 10-50% 0.1-2% - 10-50% - 0.1-2%
Malai Pandaram 100 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Malai Vedan 500 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 10-50% - -
Malayan, tribe 600 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 2-5% - -
Malayarayar 700 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 10-50% - 0.1-2%
Malayekandi 40 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mannan, caste 5,400 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mannan, tribal 8,500 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% 0.1-2% - 0.1-2% - 0.1-2%
Mappila 74,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Maravan 43,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mudugar 60 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mutali 600 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Muthuvan 12,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% 0-0.1% - 0.1-2% - 0.1-2%
Nadar (Christian traditions) 7,800 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Nadar (Hindu traditions) 24,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Nair 37,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Navait 800 Konkani Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Navithan 1,600 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Pagadai 400 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Pallan (Christian traditions) 6,700 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Pallan (Hindu traditions) 40,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Palleyan 1,300 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 10-50% - 0.1-2%
Palliyan 1,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 2-5% - 0.1-2%
Palliyar 300 Tamil Progress Gauge 10-50% - - 50-100% - -
Palluvan 80 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Panditattan 300 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Panikkan 900 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 65,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Paravan (Christian traditions) 400 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Paravan (Hindu traditions) 4,300 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Pulaya Vettuvan 20 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Pulayan Thanda 3,600 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Pulayan unspecified 30,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Samban 700 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Syrian Christian 263,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Tamil (Muslim traditions) 4,200 Tamil Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Ulladan 3,100 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% 0.1-2% - 5-10% - 0.1-2%
Urali 6,500 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% 0.1-2% - 5-10% - 0.1-2%
Vannan (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vanniyan 40,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Velakkithalanayan 1,300 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Velan 3,800 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vellalan unspecified 56,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Viswakarma Asari 2,400 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Viswakarma unspecified 6,600 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
  Major Groups (displayed):  70 1,076,000   59 ● 10-50% 5-10% 0-0.1% 10-50% - 0-0.1%
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  182 1,093,000   158 ● 10-50% 5-10% 0-0.1% 10-50% 0-0.1% 0-0.1%
* 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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