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Major People Groups *

88

Major Unreached People Groups *

72

Total Population

1,497,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

11.0 %

Hindu

80.8 %

Muslim

7.7 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

0.6 %
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Photo People Group ▲ Population Primary Language Progress
Scale		 Hindu % Muslim % Buddhist % Christian % Sikh % Other %
Adi Andhra 1,100 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 2-5% - -
Adi Andhra Christian 500 Telugu Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Adi Dravida 294,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% 0.1-2% 0-0.1% -
Adi Dravida Christian 69,000 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Agamudaiyan Mukkulattar 200 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman 5,400 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Agamudaiyan unspecified 10,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Ambattan Christian 80 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Ansari 1,100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Arunthathiyar 4,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Arwa Mala 3,300 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Baha'i 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - 50-100%
Baira 200 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bania unspecified 5,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 10-50%
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Boya 51,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Christian 500 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Brahmin Iyer 2,200 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Tamil 4,100 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin unspecified 29,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 2-5%
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) 1,000 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Christian 14,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Darzi (Hindu traditions) 3,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Ilavan 1,200 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Irular 9,100 Irula Progress Gauge 50-100% 0.1-2% - 0.1-2% - 0.1-2%
Kaikolan 40,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 2-5% - -
Kalal (Hindu traditions) 2,500 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kapu Reddi 1,600 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kapu unspecified 16,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kepmaris 20 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kuda Korava 20 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kudumi 1,800 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kuravan (Christian traditions) 400 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Lingayat 2,500 Kannada Progress Gauge - - - - - 50-100%
Lohar (Hindu traditions) 6,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mala (Christian traditions) 1,300 Telugu Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Mala Dasari 500 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Malabar Catholic 4,200 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Malakkuravan 900 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - 2-5%
Mangala 21,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Maniyattikkaran 200 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Maravan 34,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 2-5% - -
Munnur 4,400 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mutrasi 3,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) 31,000 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Nadar (Hindu traditions) 34,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Nai (Hindu traditions) 22,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Nair 25,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Navait 1,100 Konkani Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Navithan 12,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Pallan (Hindu traditions) 3,500 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Pambada 100 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 1,000 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Pashtun, Pathan 1,600 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Perumal Makkukkaran 40 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 45,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Rajput (Hindu traditions) 4,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 2-5%
Sayyid 4,100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Shaikh Qureshi 2,300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Shaikh Siddiqi 1,400 Bengali Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Shaikh unspecified 23,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Silpi 1,600 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Sonar (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0.1-2%
Syrian Christian 6,200 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Tamil (Muslim traditions) 76,000 Tamil Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Teli (Hindu traditions) 8,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Tiruvalluvar 30 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Toda 30 Toda Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Urikkara Naicker 200 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 10-50%
Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 21,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Valluvan 1,200 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vaniyan 9,900 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 10-50% - -
Vannan (Christian traditions) 2,100 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Vannan (Hindu traditions) 9,500 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Vanniyan 297,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 5-10% - -
Vanniyan Agnikula 6,700 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Vanniyan Kalingi 2,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vanniyan Pala Ekiri 300 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) 80 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Vettakkaran 100 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Viswakarma Asari 3,300 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Viswakarma unspecified 27,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) 72,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Yadav Ghosi 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Yadav Gola 32,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Yenadi 2,100 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
  Major Groups (displayed):  88 1,463,000   72 ● 50-100% 5-10% 0-0.1% 10-50% 0-0.1% 0.1-2%
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  339 1,497,000   305 ● 50-100% 5-10% 0-0.1% 10-50% 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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