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Major People Groups *

96

Major Unreached People Groups *

87

Total Population

1,393,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

2.8 %

Hindu

92.8 %

Muslim

4.3 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.2 %
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Photo People Group ▲ Population Primary Language Progress
Scale		 Hindu % Muslim % Buddhist % Christian % Sikh % Other %
Adi Dravida 12,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0-0.1% 0.1-2% - -
Alavan 90 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Ambalavasi Kambalattu 90 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Ambalavasi Tottiyan Naicker 400 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Anuppan 40 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Arunthathiyar 17,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bania Chetti 19,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0.1-2%
Bania unspecified 27,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0-0.1%
Basor 8,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bedar (Hindu traditions) 3,600 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Boya 5,600 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Christian 70 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Brahmin Gaur 2,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Iyer 7,700 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Kannada 1,300 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Pancha Dravida 1,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Sholiar 1,300 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Tamil 14,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Telugu 3,200 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin unspecified 64,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) 1,100 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) 51,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0-0.1% - - -
Chayakkaran 1,600 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Devendrakulathan 2,300 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Gangakula 1,800 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Hill Pulayan 6,400 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Ilavan 83,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kaikolan 29,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kakkalan 500 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kalal (Hindu traditions) 3,800 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kalal Idiga 3,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kallan Tondaman 3,900 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Kallan unspecified 10,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Kapu unspecified 10,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kuda Korava 60 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kudumi 3,100 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kuravan (Hindu traditions) 3,500 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Lingayat 2,100 Kannada Progress Gauge - - - - - 50-100%
Madari (Hindu traditions) 1,800 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mala Pulayan 5,400 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Malakuravan 50 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Malayan, tribe 3,700 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mangala 2,600 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mannan, caste 1,900 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Maravan 109,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Mutali 2,100 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) 7,700 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Nadar (Hindu traditions) 51,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Nai (Hindu traditions) 8,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Nair 43,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Navait 800 Konkani Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Navithan 29,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Pallan (Christian traditions) 15,000 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Pallan (Hindu traditions) 105,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0-0.1% 0.1-2% - -
Palleyan 60 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Palliyan 400 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Palliyar 700 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0.1-2%
Panan 1,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Panikkan 3,300 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 6,500 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 63,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0-0.1% 0-0.1% 0-0.1% -
Pashtun, Pathan 1,300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Puthirai Vannan 1,500 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 8,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Rajput (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Sayankulam 100 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Sayyid 2,400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Shaikh Qureshi 1,600 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Shaikh unspecified 11,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Tamil (Muslim traditions) 40,000 Tamil Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Tiruvalluvar 20 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vadugan 1,600 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vakkaliga Kappiliyan 1,200 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vakkaliga Kunchitiga 1,200 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vakkaliga unspecified 9,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vaniyan 14,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Vannan (Hindu traditions) 7,500 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vanniyan 61,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Vanniyan Agnikula 3,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Velakkithalanayan 5,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vellalan Isai 4,300 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vellalan Kongu 700 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vellalan Nanchilnattu 6,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 10-50% - -
Vellalan Sozhia 3,200 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vellalan Tondamandalam 4,800 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vellalan unspecified 44,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 2-5% - -
Vellalan Virakodi 3,200 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Veluthadanayar 2,500 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Viswakarma Asari 2,100 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Viswakarma unspecified 116,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) 110,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Yadav Ghosi 2,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Yadav Gola 7,500 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
  Major Groups (displayed):  96 1,358,000   87 ● 50-100% 2-5% 0-0.1% 2-5% 0-0.1% 0.1-2%
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  242 1,393,000   217 ● 50-100% 2-5% 0-0.1% 2-5% 0-0.1% 0.1-2%
* 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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