Country: State: District:

Major People Groups *

109

Major Unreached People Groups *

93

Total Population

2,150,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

3.2 %

Hindu

94.4 %

Muslim

2.3 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.2 %
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Photo People Group Population
in District
Population
in Country
% Country
Popl in District
Primary Language Primary Religion Community
Category
Progress
Scale
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 1,100 16,133,000 0.0% Hindi Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
 Kuravan (Hindu traditions) 4,600 429,000 1.1% Malayalam Hindu SC Progress Gauge
 Lingayat 3,700 3,466,000 0.1% Kannada Other OBC Progress Gauge
Malakuravan 100 1,200 8.3% Tamil Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
Malayarayar 40 3,000 1.3% Malayalam Hindu ST Progress Gauge
 Mannan, caste 5,300 283,000 1.9% Malayalam Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
 Maravan 291,000 3,246,000 9.0% Tamil Hindu FC Progress Gauge
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) 1,400 160,000 0.9% Malayalam Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
Mutali 700 42,000 1.7% Tamil Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
Nadar (Christian traditions) 7,600 1,305,000 0.6% Tamil Christian OBC Progress Gauge
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) 34,000 3,050,000 1.1% Tamil Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
 Nair 112,000 6,799,000 1.6% Malayalam Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
Navait 800 58,000 1.4% Konkani Muslim OBC Progress Gauge
 Navithan 21,000 819,000 2.6% Tamil Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
Pagadai 4,600 8,400 54.8% Tamil Hindu SC Progress Gauge
Pallan (Christian traditions) 27,000 464,000 5.8% Tamil Christian OBC Progress Gauge
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) 206,000 2,471,000 8.3% Tamil Hindu SC Progress Gauge
Palliyar 400 6,000 6.7% Tamil Hindu ST Progress Gauge
 Panan 5,000 237,000 2.1% Tamil Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 20,000 790,000 2.5% Tamil Christian OBC Progress Gauge
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 77,000 2,215,000 3.5% Tamil Hindu SC Progress Gauge
 Pashtun, Pathan 1,500 12,879,000 0.0% Urdu Muslim OBC Progress Gauge
 Pathiyan 1,800 18,000 10.0% Malayalam Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
 Puthirai Vannan 4,600 30,000 15.3% Tamil Hindu SC Progress Gauge
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 3,100 38,905,000 0.0% Hindi Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
  Major Groups (displayed):  109 2,131,000           93
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  212 2,150,000           182
* 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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