Country: State: District:

Major People Groups *

176

Major Unreached People Groups *

152

Total Population

5,389,000

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
in District
Population
in Country
% Country
Popl in District
Primary Language Primary Religion Community
Category
Progress
Scale
Malakkuravan 1,300 21,000 6.2% Tamil Hindu ST Progress Gauge
Malayarayar 90 3,100 2.9% Malayalam Hindu ST Progress Gauge
 Malla Jetty 400 15,000 2.7% Telugu Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
 Mangala 139,000 2,047,000 6.8% Telugu Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
Maniyattikkaran 1,200 5,300 22.6% Tamil Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
 Mappila 21,000 9,184,000 0.2% Malayalam Muslim OBC Progress Gauge
 Maravan 119,000 3,375,000 3.5% Tamil Hindu FC Progress Gauge
Masthi 100 2,100 4.8% Telugu Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
Matangi 40 3,800 1.1% Telugu Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
 Mudugar 30 1,900 1.6% Tamil Hindu ST Progress Gauge
Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) 500 42,000 1.2% Malayalam Christian OBC Progress Gauge
Nadar (Christian traditions) 141,000 1,358,000 10.4% Tamil Christian OBC Progress Gauge
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) 176,000 3,178,000 5.5% Tamil Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 141,000 12,706,000 1.1% Hindi Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
 Nair 59,000 7,077,000 0.8% Malayalam Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
Navait 6,900 60,000 11.5% Konkani Muslim OBC Progress Gauge
 Navithan 28,000 853,000 3.3% Tamil Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) 5,100 2,570,000 0.2% Tamil Hindu SC Progress Gauge
Palleyan 30 2,100 1.4% Tamil Hindu ST Progress Gauge
Palliyan 100 6,600 1.5% Tamil Hindu ST Progress Gauge
 Pandaram 500 30,000 1.7% Malayalam Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 5,200 822,000 0.6% Tamil Christian OBC Progress Gauge
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 6,300 2,306,000 0.3% Tamil Hindu SC Progress Gauge
 Pashtun, Pathan 15,000 12,041,000 0.1% Urdu Muslim OBC Progress Gauge
 Persian 200 7,700 2.6% Dari Muslim OBC Progress Gauge
  Major Groups (displayed):  176 5,344,000           152
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  412 5,389,000           357
* 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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