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Major People Groups *

113

Major Unreached People Groups *

89

Total Population

1,977,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

44.9 %

Hindu

51.1 %

Muslim

3.9 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.1 %
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Photo People Group ▲ Population Primary Language Progress
Scale		 Hindu % Muslim % Buddhist % Christian % Sikh % Other %
Adi Dravida 7,400 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% 0.1-2% - -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman 13,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Agamudaiyan unspecified 15,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Aiyanavar 500 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 5-10% - -
Aiyanavar Christian 500 Telugu Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Alavan 600 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Ambalavasi 1,400 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Ambattan Christian 100 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Arasar 1,600 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 2-5% - -
Arasar Christian 5,900 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Arayan 3,800 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Arunthathiyar 1,100 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Ayyanavar 900 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 5,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bania Agarwal 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bania Chetti 2,600 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 2-5%
Bania Komti 3,700 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0.1-2%
Bania unspecified 12,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0.1-2%
Bharathar (Christian traditions) 32,000 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Bharathar (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Boya 32,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Dravida 6,200 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Gaur 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Iyer 7,600 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Pancha Dravida 7,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Potti 900 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Tamil 3,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin unspecified 41,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0-0.1%
Chackaravar 2,800 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Chackaravar Christian 800 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) 1,300 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Chavalakkaran 600 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Chavalakkaran Christian 300 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Chayakkaran 700 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Cherumar Christian 3,700 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Christian 11,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Idayan 4,100 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Ilavan 88,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Ilavan Christian 23,000 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Ilavaniyan 900 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Ilavathi 1,600 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kaikolan 36,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kallan Tondaman 6,600 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 2-5% - -
Kallan unspecified 21,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 2-5% - -
Kanikkaran 3,400 Kanikkaran Progress Gauge 50-100% 0.1-2% - 5-10% - -
Kattunayakan 900 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 2-5% - -
Kavathi 1,900 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kavathi Christian 500 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Keralamuthali Christian 300 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Kootan 400 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Krishnanvak 9,500 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kuda Korava 100 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kuravan (Christian traditions) 600 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Lingayat 1,200 Kannada Progress Gauge - - - - - 50-100%
Malabar Catholic 167,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Malai Pandaram 80 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Malakuravan 30 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Malayarayar 400 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mappila 6,700 Malayalam Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Marakkan (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Maravan 2,300 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 5-10% - -
Mudugar 80 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Mutali 900 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 10-50% - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) 313,000 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Nadar (Hindu traditions) 153,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Nair 94,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 10-50% - -
Navait 600 Konkani Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Navithan 15,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Pallan (Hindu traditions) 4,500 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 33,000 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 33,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% 0.1-2% 0-0.1% -
Paravan (Christian traditions) 13,000 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Paravan (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - 2-5% - - -
Pashtun, Pathan 1,100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Pulayan unspecified 1,900 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Rajput (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Rajput Surajbansi 2,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Sali 5,500 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Sali Pattariyan 200 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Samban 1,100 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 10-50% - -
Sayyid 1,100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Semman 700 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Shaikh unspecified 6,300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Syrian Christian 222,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Tamil (Muslim traditions) 61,000 Tamil Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Thandan (Hindu traditions) 3,300 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vaniyan 17,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 10-50% - -
Vannan (Christian traditions) 1,200 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Vannan (Hindu traditions) 5,800 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Vanniyan 166,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 5-10% - -
Vanniyan Agnikula 8,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 5-10% - -
Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) 400 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Vathiriyan (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Velakkithalanayan 8,600 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vellalan Isai 2,700 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 10-50% - -
Vellalan Nanchilnattu 10,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 10-50% - -
Vellalan Nanjanad 18,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 10-50% - -
Vellalan Sozhia 2,300 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 10-50% - -
Vellalan Tondamandalam 2,200 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 10-50% - -
Vellalan unspecified 45,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 10-50% - -
Vellalan Virakodi 2,200 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 10-50% - -
Veluthadanayar 2,500 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vetan (Christian traditions) 200 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Vetan (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vettakkaran 400 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vettuvan Gounder 30 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Viswakarma Asari 5,500 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Viswakarma Kollan 2,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Viswakarma Thattan 5,600 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Viswakarma unspecified 47,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Viswakarma Vilkurup 600 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) 18,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
  Major Groups (displayed):  113 1,963,000   89 ● 50-100% 2-5% 0-0.1% 10-50% 0-0.1% 0-0.1%
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  207 1,977,000   175 ● 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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