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Major People Groups *

84

Major Unreached People Groups *

70

Total Population

2,039,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

41.9 %

Hindu

51.9 %

Muslim

6.2 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %
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Photo People Group ▲ Population Primary Language Progress
Scale		 Hindu % Muslim % Buddhist % Christian % Sikh % Other %
Ambalavasi 3,300 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Ambattan Christian 50 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Arayan 21,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 7,100 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bania Chetti 3,200 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bania unspecified 5,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0.1-2%
Bharathar (Christian traditions) 2,100 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Bharathar (Hindu traditions) 2,900 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Dravida 1,500 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Gaud Saraswat 2,600 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Iyer 2,200 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Mukkaniyar 600 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Muttad 4,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Nambudiri 3,200 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Pancha Dravida 8,200 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Potti 3,600 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin unspecified 35,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Byari (Beary) 1,200 Konkani Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Chavalakkaran 200 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Chayakkaran 1,400 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Cherumar Christian 96,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Christian 4,700 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Idayan 3,300 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Ilavan 236,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Ilavaniyan 6,300 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Ilavathi 3,700 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Ilayathu 600 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kakkalan 700 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kaniyan 6,400 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kudumi 2,600 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Malabar Catholic 278,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Malai Arayan 12,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% 0.1-2% - 10-50% - -
Malai Vedan 2,200 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 2-5% - -
Malayarayar 40 Malayalam Progress Gauge 10-50% - - 10-50% - -
Malayekandi 20 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mannan, caste 19,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Mannan, tribal 100 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mappila 113,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Marakkan (Christian traditions) 2,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Marakkan (Hindu traditions) 200 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Maravan 7,100 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Muthan 300 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) 1,900 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Nadar (Hindu traditions) 7,100 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Nair 341,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Padannan 90 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Palluvan 90 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 23,000 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 26,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% 0.1-2% - -
Paravan (Christian traditions) 2,200 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Paravan (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Pashtun, Pathan 4,300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Pathiyan 800 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Pulayan Thanda 10,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Pulayan unspecified 83,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - 0-0.1% -
Rajput (Hindu traditions) 2,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Sali Pattariyan 200 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Samban 2,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Semman 400 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Shaikh unspecified 2,100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Silpi 1,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Syrian Christian 436,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Tamil (Muslim traditions) 4,200 Tamil Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Thandan (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Ulladan 3,300 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% 0.1-2% - 2-5% - 2-5%
Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 10-50% - -
Vaniyan 7,200 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vannan (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vanniyan 2,600 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Velakkithalanayan 12,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Velan 12,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vellalan Nanjanad 3,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vellalan unspecified 19,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Veluthadanayar 6,700 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vetan (Christian traditions) 1,600 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Vetan (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Viswakarma Asari 16,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Viswakarma Kallan Muppan 200 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Viswakarma Kallasari 3,200 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Viswakarma Kollan 8,500 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Viswakarma Thattan 5,400 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Viswakarma unspecified 56,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Viswakarma Vilkurup 800 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
  Major Groups (displayed):  84 2,025,000   70 ● 50-100% 5-10% 0-0.1% 10-50% 0-0.1% 0-0.1%
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  188 2,039,000   162 ● 50-100% 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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