Country:

India

Province / State: Kerala
District: Thiruvananthapuram

Number of People Groups

229

Unreached People Groups

197

Total Population

4,032,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

18.6 %

Hindu

68.2 %

Muslim

13.2 %

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
 Adi Andhra Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Adi Dravida 100 Tamil ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Adi Karnataka Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
 Adiyan 20 Malayalam 20 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman 900 Tamil 900 - - - - -
 Agamudaiyan unspecified 800 Tamil 800 - - - - -
Aiyanavar 1,700 Telugu 1,700 - - 50 - -
Aiyanavar Christian 6,600 Telugu - - - 6,600 - -
 Alambadi Kurichchan 70 Kurichiya 70 - - - - -
 Alavan 2,600 Tamil ☀︎ 2,600 - - - - -
 Ambalavasi 6,600 Malayalam 6,600 - - - - -
 Ambattan (Hindu traditions) 300 Tamil ☀︎ 200 - - 20 - -
Ambattan Christian 500 Tamil - - - 500 - -
Anglo 400 English - - - 400 - -
 Arab 300 Arabic, Mesopotamian ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
Arasar 6,200 Malayalam 6,000 - - 200 - -
Arasar Christian 24,000 Malayalam - - - 24,000 - -
Arayan 19,000 Malayalam 19,000 - - 200 - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 20 -
 Arunthathiyar 50 Tamil ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Ayyanavar 14,000 Malayalam 13,000 - - 500 - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 25,000 Bengali ☀︎ 25,000 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 1,300 Hindi ☀︎ 1,300 - - - - -
 Bania Agrahari 40 Hindi ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
 Bania Chetti 14,000 Tamil ☀︎ 14,000 - - - - 80
 Bania Jaiswal 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Bania Mahajan 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Bania Mahesri 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Bania Porwal 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 24,000 Hindi ☀︎ 24,000 - - - - 70
 Bedar (Hindu traditions) 50 Kannada ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Bellara 20 Kannada ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 500 Urdu ☀︎ - 500 - - - -
Bharathar (Christian traditions) 900 Tamil - - - 900 - -
 Bharathar (Hindu traditions) 200 Tamil ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
 Bohra 600 Gujarati ☀︎ - 600 - - - -
 Boya 100 Telugu ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Brahmin Dravida 7,600 Tamil ☀︎ 7,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaud Saraswat 700 Marathi ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 2,100 Hindi ☀︎ 2,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Iyer 4,200 Tamil ☀︎ 4,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kannada 400 Kannada ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 1,300 Marathi ☀︎ 1,300 - - - - -
Brahmin Mukkaniyar 2,600 Tamil ☀︎ 2,600 - - - - -
Brahmin Muttad 5,900 Malayalam ☀︎ 5,900 - - - - -
Brahmin Nambudiri 1,800 Malayalam ☀︎ 1,800 - - - - -
Brahmin Pancha Dravida 35,000 Malayalam ☀︎ 35,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Potti 2,100 Malayalam ☀︎ 2,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 79,000 Hindi ☀︎ 79,000 - - - - -
 Burmese Unknown Burmese - - - - - -
Chackaravar 12,000 Tamil ☀︎ 12,000 - - 20 - -
Chackaravar Christian 2,200 Tamil - - - 2,200 - -
 Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) 200 Tamil ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
Chavalakkaran 2,000 Malayalam 2,000 - - - - -
Chavalakkaran Christian 900 Malayalam - - - 900 - -
Chayakkaran 2,400 Tamil ☀︎ 2,400 - - - - -
Cheruman (Hindu traditions) 300 Malayalam ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Cheruman (Muslim traditions) 70 Malayalam ☀︎ - 70 - - - -
Cherumar Christian 145,000 Malayalam - - - 145,000 - -
 Christian 2,700 Hindi - - - 2,700 - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Gavara 50 Malayalam ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Goanese 3,200 Konkani, Goan - - - 3,200 - -
Godagali Unknown Odia ☀︎ - - - - - -
Godda Unknown Kannada ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Hill Pulayan Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
Idayan 17,000 Tamil ☀︎ 17,000 - - - - -
 Ilavan 394,000 Malayalam ☀︎ 394,000 - - - - -
Ilavan Christian 1,300 Tamil - - - 1,300 - -
Ilavaniyan 2,800 Malayalam ☀︎ 2,800 - - - - -
Ilavathi 6,500 Malayalam ☀︎ 6,500 - - - - -
Ilayathu 60 Malayalam ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Irular 70 Irula 70 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 200 -
 Kaikolan 1,300 Tamil 1,300 - - - - -
 Kakkalan 1,000 Malayalam ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 70 Telugu ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Kalal Idiga 80 Telugu ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
Kalladi Unknown Malayalam ☀︎ - - - - - -
Kallan Tondaman 2,100 Tamil 2,100 - - - - -
 Kallan unspecified 1,900 Tamil 1,900 - - - - -
Kanakkan 300 Malayalam ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Kanikkaran 21,000 Kanikkaran 21,000 30 20 60 - 30
 Kaniyan 8,000 Malayalam 8,000 - - - - -
 Kapu Reddi 500 Telugu ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Kapu unspecified 400 Telugu ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Karimpalan Unknown Malayalam ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) 50 Kashmiri ☀︎ - 50 - - - -
 Kattunayakan 50 Tamil 50 - - - - -
Kavara 100 Tamil ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Kavathi 7,800 Tamil ☀︎ 7,800 - - 20 - -
Kavathi Christian 1,400 Tamil - - - 1,400 - -
Keralamuthali 300 Malayalam 300 - - - - -
Keralamuthali Christian 1,600 Malayalam - - - 1,600 - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
 Koli Mahadev 20 Marathi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Koli of Gujarat 80 Gujarati 80 - - - - -
 Konda Reddi 200 Telugu 200 - - - - -
Kootan Unknown Malayalam ☀︎ - - - - - -
Koracha, tribal Unknown Tulu - - - - - -
Krishnanvak 36,000 Malayalam ☀︎ 36,000 - - - - -
 Kudumban 50 Tamil 50 - - - - -
 Kudumi 700 Tamil ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Gujarati ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
Kuravan (Christian traditions) 600 Tamil - - - 600 - -
 Kuravan (Hindu traditions) 97,000 Malayalam ☀︎ 97,000 - 30 - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Kuruba 50 Kannada 50 - - - - -
 Kurukkal 1,300 Malayalam ☀︎ 1,300 - - - - -
 Kuruman 80 Kurumba, Betta 80 - - - - -
 Lingayat 700 Kannada ☀︎ - - - - - 700
Madari (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Tamil ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
 Madiga (Christian traditions) Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) 60 Telugu 60 - - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 20 Marathi 20 - - - - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 70 Gujarati ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 200 Marathi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Maila 20 Tulu ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Mala (Christian traditions) Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 162,000 Malayalam - - - 162,000 - -
Malai Arayan 900 Malayalam 600 - - 400 - -
Malai Pandaram 200 Malayalam 200 - - - - -
 Malai Vedan 900 Malayalam 900 - - - - -
Malakuravan Unknown Tamil ☀︎ - - - - - -
Malayan, tribe 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
Malayarayar 40 Malayalam 30 - - - - -
 Mangala Unknown Telugu ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Mannan, caste 20,000 Malayalam ☀︎ 20,000 - - - - -
Mannan, tribal 100 Malayalam 100 - - - - -
 Mappila 483,000 Malayalam ☀︎ - 483,000 - - - -
Marakkan (Christian traditions) 20 Malayalam - - - 20 - -
Marakkan (Hindu traditions) 6,400 Malayalam ☀︎ 6,400 - - - - -
 Maravan 9,000 Tamil 9,000 - - - - -
 Matang (Hindu traditions) 20 Marathi 20 - - - - -
 Mavilan 60 Tulu ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Memon 100 Gujarati ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
 Moger unspecified Unknown Kannada ☀︎ - - - - - -
Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) 16,000 Malayalam - - - 16,000 - -
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) 100,000 Malayalam ☀︎ 100,000 - - - - -
Mukkuvan (Muslim traditions) 800 Malayalam ☀︎ - 800 - - - -
Mundala 20 Kannada ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Munnur 50 Telugu ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Mutali 2,200 Tamil 1,900 - - 300 - -
 Muthan 60 Malayalam ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Muthuvan 30 Malayalam 30 - - - - -
 Mutrasi 60 Telugu ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) 87,000 Tamil - - - 87,000 - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) 466,000 Tamil ☀︎ 466,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Nair 397,000 Malayalam 397,000 - - - - -
Navait 11,000 Konkani ☀︎ - 11,000 - - - -
 Navithan 900 Tamil ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
Padannan 60 Malayalam ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
Pallan (Christian traditions) 40 Tamil - - - 40 - -
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) 700 Tamil 700 - - - - -
Palliyan 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
Palliyar Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
Palluvan 20 Malayalam ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Panan 3,000 Tamil ☀︎ 3,000 - - - - -
 Panchama Unknown Telugu ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Pandaram 1,500 Malayalam ☀︎ 1,500 - - - - -
Panikkan 500 Tamil ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Paniyan 90 Paniya 90 - - - - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 41,000 Tamil - - - 41,000 - -
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 44,000 Tamil 43,000 - 90 200 - -
Paravan (Christian traditions) 7,500 Tamil - - - 7,500 - -
 Paravan (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Malayalam 17,000 - 20 - - -
 Parsee Unknown Gujarati ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Pashtun Afridi 500 Urdu ☀︎ - 500 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 400 Urdu ☀︎ - 400 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 500 Urdu ☀︎ - 500 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 6,800 Urdu ☀︎ - 6,800 - - - -
 Pathiyan 100 Malayalam ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Perumannan 600 Malayalam ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
Pulaya Vettuvan 80 Malayalam 60 - - 20 - -
Pulayan Thanda 22,000 Malayalam ☀︎ 22,000 - - - - -
 Pulayan unspecified 149,000 Malayalam ☀︎ 149,000 - 50 - - -
 Puthirai Vannan 100 Tamil 100 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Hindi ☀︎ 1,500 - - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 100 -
 Sali 22,000 Kannada ☀︎ 22,000 - - - - -
 Samagara Unknown Kannada ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Samanthan 20 Odia ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Samban 800 Tamil 800 - - - - -
 Sayyid 5,300 Urdu ☀︎ - 5,300 - - - -
Semman 1,300 Tamil 1,300 - - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 300 Urdu ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 9,000 Urdu ☀︎ - 9,000 - - - -
Silpi 1,000 Telugu ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
 Sinhalese 100 Sinhala ☀︎ - - 100 - - -
 Syrian Christian 234,000 Malayalam - - - 234,000 - -
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) 13,000 Tamil ☀︎ - 13,000 - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 20 -
Thandan (Christian traditions) 2,700 Malayalam - - - 2,700 - -
Thandan (Hindu traditions) 56,000 Malayalam ☀︎ 56,000 - - - - -
 Ulladan 100 Malayalam 90 - - - - -
 Urali 90 Malayalam 90 - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 60 Telugu ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Vakkaliga unspecified 80 Kannada 80 - - - - -
 Valan Unknown Malayalam ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Valluvan 70 Tamil ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
Vaniyan 55,000 Tamil 54,000 - - 700 - -
Vannan (Christian traditions) 2,500 Tamil - - - 2,500 - -
 Vannan (Hindu traditions) 9,200 Tamil ☀︎ 9,100 - - 20 - -
 Vanniyan 18,000 Tamil 18,000 - - - - -
Velakkithalanayan 37,000 Malayalam ☀︎ 37,000 - - - - -
Velan 2,200 Malayalam ☀︎ 2,200 - - - - -
Vellalan Nanjanad 57,000 Tamil 57,000 - - - - -
 Vellalan unspecified 115,000 Tamil 114,000 - - 800 - -
Veluthadanayar 10,000 Malayalam ☀︎ 10,000 - - - - -
Vetan (Christian traditions) 600 Malayalam - - - 600 - -
Vetan (Hindu traditions) 10,000 Tamil ☀︎ 10,000 - - - - -
Vettakkaran 1,600 Tamil ☀︎ 1,600 - - - - -
Vettuvan 100 Malayalam ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Viswakarma Asari 81,000 Malayalam ☀︎ 81,000 - - - - -
Viswakarma Kallan Muppan 700 Malayalam ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
Viswakarma Kallasari 1,300 Malayalam ☀︎ 1,300 - - - - -
 Viswakarma Kollan 5,900 Malayalam ☀︎ 5,900 - - - - -
Viswakarma Thattan 18,000 Malayalam ☀︎ 18,000 - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 127,000 Telugu 127,000 - - 200 - -
Viswakarma Vilkurup 1,100 Malayalam ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Yenadi Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Yerukula Unknown Yerukula - - - - - -
  Totals:  229 4,032,000   197 2,751,000 531,000 300 748,000 400 800
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