Country:

India

Province / State: Karnataka
District: Hassan

Number of People Groups

233

Unreached People Groups

218

Total Population

2,062,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.9 %

Hindu

84.4 %

Muslim

6.9 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

7.8 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Adi Andhra 50 Telugu 50 - - - - -
 Adi Dravida 29,000 Tamil 29,000 - 30 50 - -
Adi Dravida Christian 2,500 Tamil - - - 2,500 - -
 Adi Karnataka 256,000 Kannada 255,000 - 300 200 20 -
Adi Karnataka Christian 5,300 Kannada - - - 5,300 - -
 Adiyan Unknown Malayalam - - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman 300 Tamil 300 - - - - -
 Agamudaiyan unspecified 300 Tamil 300 - - - - -
Ager (Hindu traditions) Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
 Andh Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
 Ansari 1,200 Urdu - 1,200 - - - -
 Arasu 3,500 Kannada 3,500 - - - - -
Arayan 40 Malayalam 40 - - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
 Ayyanavar 50 Malayalam 50 - - - - -
 Baira Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 70 Bengali 70 - - - - -
Balagai 30 Kannada - - - - - -
 Balija (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Kannada 13,000 - - - - 800
Balija Bogam 300 Telugu 300 - - - - -
Balija Dasari 1,300 Kannada 1,300 - - - - 70
 Bania Agarwal 800 Hindi 500 - - - - 300
 Bania Chetti 4,700 Tamil 4,700 - - - - -
 Bania Porwal 400 Hindi 300 - - - - 50
 Bania unspecified 11,000 Hindi 6,800 - - - - 4,200
 Banijiga 14,000 Kannada 14,000 - - - - -
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 23,000 Lambadi 23,000 - - - - -
 Basor 2,600 Hindi 2,600 - - - - -
 Bedar (Hindu traditions) 18,000 Kannada 18,000 - - - - -
Bedar Bile 1,100 Kannada 1,100 - - - - -
Bedar Kare 1,100 Kannada 1,100 - - - - -
Bedar Naik Makkalu 1,100 Kannada 1,100 - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 25,000 Kannada 25,000 - - - - -
Beldar Lonari (Hindu traditions) 400 Kannada 400 - - - - -
Beldar Sunkar 200 Kannada 200 - - - - -
Bellara 20 Kannada 20 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 5,700 Urdu - 5,700 - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Bhil unspecified 300 Gujarati 300 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Bhotia Sikkim 40 Sikkimese - - 40 - - -
 Bind 20 Bhojpuri 20 - - - - -
 Boya 700 Telugu 700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Chitpavan 900 Marathi 900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Deshastha 1,800 Marathi 1,800 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 3,200 Hindi 3,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Iyer 3,300 Tamil 3,300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kannada 9,500 Kannada 9,500 - - - - -
Brahmin Karhada 200 Marathi 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 2,100 Marathi 2,100 - - - - -
Brahmin Marathi 700 Marathi 700 - - - - -
Brahmin Modh 200 Gujarati 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sanadhya 3,200 Hindi 3,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Tamil 1,000 Tamil 1,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telugu 1,000 Telugu 1,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 69,000 Hindi 68,000 - - - - 600
 Budega Jangam 200 Telugu 200 - - - - -
Byari (Beary) 4,600 Konkani - 4,600 - - - -
 Chalvadi 4,200 Kannada 4,200 - 70 - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Chenna Dasar 200 Kannada 200 - - - - -
Cheruman (Hindu traditions) 70 Malayalam 70 - - - - -
Cherumar Christian 60 Malayalam - - - 60 - -
 Christian 1,300 Hindi - - - 1,300 - -
 Dakkal Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 5,100 Hindi 5,100 - - - - -
 Devanga 31,000 Kannada 31,000 - - - - -
 Dhangar Bharwad 70 Gujarati 70 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 30,000 Hindi 30,000 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 800 Urdu - 800 - - - -
 Dhor 40 Marathi 40 - - - - -
Dom (Dombara) 800 Telugu 800 - - - - -
 Gandla 60 Telugu 60 - - - - -
 Gangakula 45,000 Kannada 45,000 - - - - -
 Gond unspecified 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Gosangi (Hindu traditions) 90 Telugu 90 - - - - -
 Gowdulu Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
 Gujar (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Hajam 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
 Hakki Pikki 1,100 Vaagri Booli 1,100 - - - - -
Halsar 50 Kannada 50 - - - - -
 Hande Jogi 2,400 Kannada 2,400 - - - - -
 Hasalaru 1,500 Tulu 1,500 - - - - -
 Holaya 5,300 Kannada 5,200 - 200 - - -
 Ilavan 2,200 Malayalam 2,200 - - - - -
Ilavan Christian 50 Tamil - - - 50 - -
 Irular 40 Irula - - - - - 40
Iruliga 20 Kannada 20 - - - - -
Jambuvulu 30 Telugu 30 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 200 -
 Jenu Kuruba 100 Kurumba, Jennu 100 - - - - -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Bengali 2,400 - - - - -
Kadu Kuruba 30 Kannada 30 - - - - -
 Kaikadi 4,300 Kannada 4,300 - - - - -
 Kaikolan 80 Tamil 80 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 10,000 Telugu 10,000 - - - - -
 Kalal Idiga 9,000 Telugu 9,000 - - - - -
Kamathi 60 Telugu 60 - - - - -
Kanakkan 20 Malayalam 20 - - - - -
 Kapu Reddi 400 Telugu 400 - - - - -
 Kapu unspecified 1,000 Telugu 1,000 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 300 Marathi 300 - - - - -
 Kathodi Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
 Kattunayakan Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Kharva (Hindu traditions) 100 Gujarati 100 - - - - -
 Khatri (Muslim traditions) 300 Gujarati - 300 - - - -
 Kokna Unknown Kukna - - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Koli Dhor 20 Marathi 20 - - - - -
 Koli Mahadev 200 Marathi 200 - - - - -
 Koli Malhar 70 Marathi 70 - - - - -
 Koli of Gujarat 300 Gujarati 300 - - - - -
 Kolupulvandlu Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Konda Kapu 800 Telugu 800 - - - - -
 Koracha, caste 1,400 Kannada 1,400 - - - - -
Koracha, tribal 20 Tulu 20 - - - - -
Korama Kunchi 4,000 Kannada 4,000 - - - - -
 Korama unspecified 3,400 Kannada 3,400 - - - - -
 Kori 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
 Koshti 4,000 Marathi 4,000 - - - - -
 Koya unspecified Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Kudumi 80 Tamil 80 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Hindi 14,000 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 200 Gujarati 200 - - - - -
Kunchatiga 7,200 Kannada 7,200 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Kuruba 151,000 Kannada 151,000 - - - - -
 Lingayat 155,000 Kannada - - - - - 155,000
Madari (Hindu traditions) 100 Tamil 100 - - - - -
 Madiga (Christian traditions) 2,100 Telugu - - - 2,100 - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Telugu 11,000 - - 20 - -
 Madiga (Muslim traditions) 300 Telugu - 300 - - - -
 Mahar (Christian traditions) 40 Marathi - - - 40 - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 600 Gujarati 600 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 6,500 Marathi 6,400 - - - - 60
 Mala (Christian traditions) 1,800 Telugu - - - 1,800 - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) 30 Telugu - - - 20 - -
 Malabar Catholic 1,700 Malayalam - - - 1,700 - -
Malaikudi 30 Tulu 30 - - - - -
 Malayali 200 Tamil 200 - - - - -
Manbhav 20 Marathi 20 - - - - -
 Mangala 200 Telugu 200 - - - - -
 Mappila 500 Malayalam - 500 - - - -
 Maravan 400 Tamil 400 - - - - -
 Masan Jogi 3,600 Kannada 3,600 - - - - -
Meda 2,200 Kannada 2,200 - - - - -
 Megh (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
Moger Moyon 800 Kannada 800 - - - - -
 Moger unspecified 4,100 Kannada 4,100 - - - - -
Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) 40 Malayalam - - - 40 - -
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) 80 Malayalam 80 - - - - -
Mundala 100 Kannada 100 - - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) 100 Tamil - - - 100 - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) 700 Tamil 700 - - - - -
Nagartha 100 Kannada 100 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 5,900 Hindi 5,900 - - - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Naikda 25,000 Kannada 25,000 40 - - - 20
 Nair 100 Malayalam 100 - - - - -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Navithan 400 Tamil 400 - - - - -
Pale 500 Kannada 500 - - - - -
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
Palliyan Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Pandaram 90 Malayalam 90 - - - - -
 Paniyan 50 Paniya 50 - - - - -
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 80 Tamil 80 - - - - -
 Paravan (Hindu traditions) Unknown Malayalam - - - - - -
 Pardhi Unknown Pardhi - - - - - -
 Pashtun Afridi 700 Urdu - 700 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 600 Urdu - 600 - - - -
 Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Pashtun Mohmand 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 1,000 Urdu - 1,000 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 10,000 Urdu - 10,000 - - - -
 Pindara 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Pinjara 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
 Pulayan unspecified 70 Malayalam 70 - - - - -
 Raddi 100 Kannada 100 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Hindi 1,200 - - - - 60
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
Raneyar 30 Kannada 30 - - - - -
Raya Rawat 300 Kannada 300 - - - - -
 Razu 500 Telugu 500 - - - - -
 Sali 23,000 Kannada 23,000 - - - - -
 Samagara 80 Kannada 80 - - - - -
Sardar (Hindu traditions) 300 Kannada 300 - - - - -
 Satani 13,000 Telugu 13,000 - - - - -
 Sayyid 26,000 Urdu - 26,000 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 1,000 Urdu - 1,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 800 Urdu - 800 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 8,700 Urdu - 8,700 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 1,800 Bengali - 1,800 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 72,000 Urdu - 72,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Usmani 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
 Sillekyatha 1,800 Kannada 1,800 - - - - -
Sindhollu 70 Telugu 70 - - - - -
Soligaru 900 Kannada 900 - - - - -
 Somvanshi 3,700 Marathi 3,700 - - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 10,000 Hindi 10,000 - - - - 100
 Sonar (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Syrian Christian 2,300 Malayalam - - - 2,300 - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Hindi 1,300 - - - - -
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) 3,000 Tamil - 3,000 - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi 11,000 - - - - -
Thandan (Christian traditions) 20 Malayalam - - - 20 - -
Thandan (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Malayalam 1,500 - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 34,000 Telugu 34,000 - - - - -
Vakkaliga Gangadikara 130,000 Kannada 130,000 - - - - -
 Vakkaliga unspecified 514,000 Kannada 514,000 - - - - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
Vaniyan 200 Tamil 100 - - 80 - -
Vannan (Christian traditions) 60 Tamil - - - 60 - -
 Vannan (Hindu traditions) 300 Tamil 300 - - - - -
 Vanniyan 2,500 Tamil 2,500 - - - - -
 Vellalan unspecified 2,400 Tamil 2,300 - - 40 - -
 Viswakarma Asari 1,100 Malayalam 1,100 - - - - -
 Viswakarma Kollan 300 Malayalam 300 - - - - -
Viswakarma Thattan 400 Malayalam 400 - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 55,000 Telugu 55,000 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Hindi 20,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Dhindhor 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Yadav Ghosi 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 2,100 Telugu 2,100 - - - - -
 Yenadi 400 Telugu 400 - - - - -
Yerava Unknown Ravula - - - - - -
 Yerukula 70 Yerukula 70 - - - - -
  Totals:  233 2,062,000   218 1,740,000 142,000 700 18,000 300 161,000
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