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Major People Groups *

70

Major Unreached People Groups *

58

Total Population

1,228,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

37.1 %

Hindu

58.4 %

Muslim

4.4 %

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 1,900 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Arayan 16,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% 0.1-2% - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 6,500 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
 Bania Chetti 2,600 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0.1-2%
 Bania unspecified 5,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0.1-2%
Brahmin Dravida 1,800 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaud Saraswat 2,200 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
 Brahmin Iyer 1,600 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
 Brahmin Nambudiri 1,800 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Pancha Dravida 2,200 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Potti 2,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 20,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Chavalakkaran 300 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Chayakkaran 1,600 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Cherumar Christian 42,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
 Christian 1,600 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Idayan 3,600 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
 Ilavan 147,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Ilavaniyan 5,300 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Ilavathi 3,900 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Ilayathu 800 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
 Kakkalan 800 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
 Kaniyan 6,300 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
 Kudumi 2,800 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
 Kuravan (Hindu traditions) 59,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0-0.1% - 0-0.1% -
 Malabar Catholic 166,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Malai Arayan 900 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% 0.1-2% - 10-50% - -
Malai Pandaram 500 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
 Malai Vedan 1,900 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% 0.1-2% - 0.1-2% - 2-5%
Malayarayar 50 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 10-50% - -
 Mannan, caste 11,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
 Mappila 49,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Marakkan (Christian traditions) 1,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Marakkan (Hindu traditions) 600 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
 Maravan 5,800 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
 Muthan 400 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) 3,000 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
 Nair 138,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Palleyan 30 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
 Panan 1,800 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 21,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 2,500 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
 Pathiyan 8,600 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - 0.1-2% -
Pulayan Thanda 7,500 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
 Pulayan unspecified 61,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0-0.1% - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 2,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
 Sali 1,200 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
 Samban 700 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Semman 200 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 240,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) 1,600 Tamil Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Thandan (Christian traditions) 200 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Thandan (Hindu traditions) 4,400 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
 Ulladan 2,200 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - 0.1-2%
Vaniyan 5,700 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
 Vannan (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Velakkithalanayan 9,600 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Velan 2,900 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vellalan Nanjanad 2,200 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
 Vellalan unspecified 16,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Veluthadanayar 6,400 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vetan (Christian traditions) 400 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
 Viswakarma Asari 21,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Viswakarma Kallasari 3,200 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
 Viswakarma Kollan 10,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Viswakarma Thattan 9,500 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 42,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Viswakarma Vilkurup 800 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
  Major Groups (displayed):  70 1,219,000   58 50-100% 2-5% 0-0.1% 10-50% 0-0.1% 0-0.1%
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  138 1,228,000   119 50-100% 2-5% 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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