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Major People Groups *

175

Major Unreached People Groups *

151

Total Population

5,139,000

Buddhist

0.1 %

Christian

6.8 %

Hindu

82.2 %

Muslim

9.0 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

1.8 %
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Photo People Group ▲ Population Primary Language Progress
Scale		 Hindu % Muslim % Buddhist % Christian % Sikh % Other %
Adi Andhra 43,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% 0.1-2% - -
Adi Andhra Christian 3,500 Telugu Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Adi Dravida 651,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% 0.1-2% - -
Adi Dravida Christian 85,000 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Agamudaiyan Mukkulattar 200 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman 27,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Agamudaiyan unspecified 31,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Ambalavasi 1,100 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Ambattan (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Ambattan Christian 1,100 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Anglo 2,600 English Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Ansari 16,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Aray Mala 200 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Arunthathiyar 8,500 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Arwa Mala 30,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bandi (Hindu traditions) 60 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bania Agarwal 6,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 10-50%
Bania Chetti 50,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 10-50% - - - - 10-50%
Bania Irupathi Nalu Manai Chetti 2,300 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bania Komti 7,200 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bania Oswal 4,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 5-10% - - - - 50-100%
Bania Porwal 2,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 10-50% - - - - 10-50%
Bania Trivarnika Vaisya 3,500 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bania unspecified 105,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 10-50%
Bedar (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bengali Muslim Moghal 2,200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 4,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bohra 1,400 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Bondili 100 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Boya 332,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Ashtashasram 5,400 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Christian 1,000 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Brahmin Deshastha 8,200 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Gaud Saraswat 2,500 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Gaur 16,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Gujar Gaur 1,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Iyer 41,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Joshi 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Kannada 10,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Karhada 1,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 10,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Marathi 1,200 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Mukkaniyar 11,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Sholiar 2,200 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Tamil 35,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Telaganya 3,900 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Telugu 2,400 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin unspecified 357,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0-0.1% - 0.1-2%
Brahmin Vadama 27,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Velanadu 2,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Budega Jangam 1,500 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Burmese 100 Burmese Progress Gauge - - 50-100% - - -
Byari (Beary) 5,800 Konkani Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Christian 9,800 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Darzi (Hindu traditions) 24,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Devadasi 2,200 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Devendrakulathan 900 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Dhangar Bharwad 1,200 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 1,300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Dudekula 200 Telugu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Ellamalawar 60 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Gandla 4,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Gavara 400 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Goanese 9,700 Konkani, Goan Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Godda 300 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Hajam 13,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Hakki Pikki 2,000 Vaagri Booli Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Han Chinese, Mandarin 300 Chinese, Mandarin Progress Gauge - - 50-100% - - 10-50%
Ilavan 18,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Jat (Sikh traditions) 1,200 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 50-100% -
Kaikolan 13,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 2-5% - -
Kalal (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kalal Idiga 5,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kallan unspecified 58,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kapu Reddi 3,700 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kapu unspecified 37,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Koli (Hindu traditions) 5,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Koli of Gujarat 1,700 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kuda Korava 100 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kudumi 6,700 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 5,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 5,400 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kuravan (Christian traditions) 300 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Kuravan (Hindu traditions) 3,700 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 4,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kuruman 1,600 Kurumba, Betta Progress Gauge 50-100% 0.1-2% - - - 0.1-2%
Lingayat 9,200 Kannada Progress Gauge - - - - - 50-100%
Lohar (Hindu traditions) 49,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Madasi Kuruva 700 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Madiga (Christian traditions) 2,400 Telugu Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Madiga (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Madiga Dasu 100 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mahratta Kunbi 4,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mahratta unspecified 7,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mahyavanshi 1,300 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mala (Christian traditions) 1,700 Telugu Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Mala Dasari 3,100 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mala Dasu 200 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Malabar Catholic 14,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Malakkuravan 1,200 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% 0.1-2% - 0.1-2% - -
Malayarayar 90 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Malla Jetty 400 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mangala 133,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Maniyattikkaran 1,100 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mappila 20,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Maravan 114,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 5-10% - -
Masthi 100 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Matangi 40 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mudugar 30 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) 500 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) 134,000 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Nadar (Hindu traditions) 168,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Nai (Hindu traditions) 135,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Nair 56,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Navait 6,600 Konkani Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Navithan 26,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Pallan (Hindu traditions) 4,900 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Palleyan 30 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Palliyan 100 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 5-10% - -
Pandaram 400 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 5,000 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 6,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Pashtun, Pathan 14,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Persian 200 Dari Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Perumal Makkukkaran 100 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Puthirai Vannan 900 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 5,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Rajput (Hindu traditions) 28,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Rajput Chandrabansi 5,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Rajput Surajbansi 5,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Razu 1,200 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Sayyid 24,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 1,100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Shaikh Faruqi 1,800 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Shaikh Qureshi 20,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Shaikh Siddiqi 4,500 Bengali Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Shaikh unspecified 105,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Shaikh Usmani 1,200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Silpi 10,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Sinhalese, general 600 Sinhala Progress Gauge - - 50-100% - - -
Sonar (Hindu traditions) 100,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0.1-2%
Syrian Christian 22,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 10-50%
Tamil (Muslim traditions) 222,000 Tamil Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Teli (Hindu traditions) 66,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Thandan (Christian traditions) 600 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Tiruvalluvar 60 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Toda 60 Toda Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 10-50% - -
Urikkara Naicker 100 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 46,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Vakkaliga unspecified 3,600 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Valluvan 4,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vaniyan 103,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 10-50% - -
Vannan (Christian traditions) 3,500 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Vannan (Hindu traditions) 8,700 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Vanniyan 537,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Vanniyan Agnikula 24,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Vanniyan Kalingi 24,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) 700 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Vathiriyan (Hindu traditions) 100 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vellalan Isai 9,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vellalan Mudaliar 8,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vellalan Nanchilnattu 10,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 10-50% - -
Vellalan Pattanavan 5,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vellalan Sozhia 10,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 2-5% - -
Vellalan Tondamandalam 9,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vellalan unspecified 96,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 2-5% - -
Vellalan Virakodi 8,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Viswakarma Asari 16,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Viswakarma unspecified 129,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) 137,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Yadav Ghosi 3,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Yadav Gola 98,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Yenadi 17,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% 0-0.1% - - - -
  Major Groups (displayed):  175 5,094,000   151 ● 50-100% 5-10% 0-0.1% 5-10% 0-0.1% 0.1-2%
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  412 5,139,000   357 ● 50-100% 5-10% 0-0.1% 5-10% 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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