Country:

India

Province / State: Tamil Nadu
District: Dharmapuri

Number of People Groups

230

Unreached People Groups

208

Total Population

1,791,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.9 %

Hindu

96.5 %

Muslim

2.5 %

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 Andhra 40 Telugu 40 - - - - -
 Adi Dravida 212,000 Tamil ☀︎ 212,000 - 20 90 - -
Adi Dravida Christian 4,500 Tamil - - - 4,500 - -
 Adi Karnataka 30 Kannada 30 - - - - -
 Adiyan 20 Malayalam 20 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman 13,000 Tamil 13,000 - - - - -
 Agamudaiyan unspecified 14,000 Tamil 14,000 - - - - -
Ager (Hindu traditions) 20 Kannada ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Ajila Unknown Malayalam ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Alambadi Kurichchan 2,900 Kurichiya 2,900 - - - - -
 Ambalavasi 500 Malayalam 500 - - - - -
 Ansari 400 Urdu ☀︎ - 400 - - - -
 Arasu 1,800 Kannada ☀︎ 1,800 - - - - -
 Aray Mala 50 Telugu ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Arunthathiyar 45,000 Tamil ☀︎ 45,000 - - - - -
 Arwa Mala 20 Tamil ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Badaga 20 Badaga 20 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 30 Bengali ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Balagai 1,400 Kannada ☀︎ 1,400 - - - - -
 Balija (Hindu traditions) 45,000 Kannada ☀︎ 45,000 - - - - -
Balija Bogam 900 Telugu ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
Balija Bolla 5,000 Telugu ☀︎ 5,000 - - - - -
Balija Dasari 1,100 Kannada ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Bania Chetti 7,800 Tamil ☀︎ 7,800 - - - - 30
Bania Irupathi Nalu Manai Chetti 800 Telugu ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
 Bania Komti 1,000 Telugu ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 13,000 Hindi ☀︎ 13,000 - - - - 30
 Banijiga 900 Kannada 900 - - - - -
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Lambadi 1,100 - - - - -
 Basor 1,600 Hindi ☀︎ 1,600 - - - - -
 Bedar (Hindu traditions) 32,000 Kannada ☀︎ 32,000 - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 2,500 Kannada ☀︎ 2,500 - - - - -
Beldar Toreya 300 Kannada ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 900 Urdu ☀︎ - 900 - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Hindi ☀︎ 1,700 - - - - -
 Bohra 20 Gujarati ☀︎ - 20 - - - -
 Boya 50,000 Telugu ☀︎ 50,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Christian 30 Tamil - - - 30 - -
 Brahmin Deshastha 500 Marathi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 900 Hindi ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Iyer 2,100 Tamil ☀︎ 2,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kannada 2,300 Kannada ☀︎ 2,300 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 600 Marathi ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Tamil 3,700 Tamil ☀︎ 3,700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telugu 1,600 Telugu ☀︎ 1,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 26,000 Hindi ☀︎ 26,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Velanadu 300 Telugu ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Budega Jangam 100 Telugu ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Burmese Unknown Burmese - - - - - -
Byagara 50 Telugu ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) 50 Tamil - - - 50 - -
 Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) 200 Tamil ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Chalvadi Unknown Kannada ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Chenna Dasar 30 Kannada ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Cherumar Christian 200 Malayalam - - - 200 - -
 Christian 400 Hindi - - - 400 - -
 Dakkal Unknown Telugu ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 9,300 Hindi ☀︎ 9,300 - - - - -
 Devadiga (Hindu traditions) 30 Tulu ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Devanga 10,000 Kannada 10,000 - - 60 - -
 Devendrakulathan 200 Tamil ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 24,000 Hindi ☀︎ 24,000 - - - - -
 Dhor 100 Marathi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 200 Odia 200 - - - - -
Ellamalawar 30 Kannada ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Gandla 900 Telugu ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
 Gangakula 19,000 Kannada ☀︎ 19,000 - - - - -
 Goanese 70 Konkani, Goan - - - 70 - -
 Godari 50 Telugu ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 60 Hindi ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Gosangi (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Telugu ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
 Gujar (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Hajam 100 Urdu ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
 Hakki Pikki 200 Vaagri Booli 200 - - - - -
Halleer Unknown Konkani, Goan ☀︎ - - - - - -
Halsar 20 Kannada ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Hande Jogi 700 Kannada ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Ho Unknown Ho - - - - - -
 Holar 800 Marathi 800 - - - - -
Holaya Dasar Unknown Telugu ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Ilavan 5,400 Malayalam ☀︎ 5,400 - - - - -
Ilavan Christian 50 Tamil - - - 50 - -
 Irular 9,200 Irula 9,200 - - 20 - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 100 -
 Jenu Kuruba 400 Kurumba, Jennu ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 5,400 Bengali ☀︎ 5,400 - - - - -
Kadu Kuruba 200 Kannada ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Kaikadi 5,000 Kannada ☀︎ 5,000 - - - - -
 Kaikolan 55,000 Tamil 55,000 - - 100 - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 4,300 Telugu ☀︎ 4,300 - - - - -
 Kalal Idiga 4,100 Telugu ☀︎ 4,100 - - - - -
 Kallan unspecified 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
 Kaniyan Unknown Malayalam - - - - - -
 Kapu Reddi 3,600 Telugu ☀︎ 3,600 - - - - -
 Kapu unspecified 18,000 Telugu ☀︎ 18,000 - - - - -
Karimpalan Unknown Malayalam ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Kattunayakan 100 Tamil 100 - - - - -
Kepmaris 60 Tamil ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Koli Mahadev 70 Marathi ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Koli Malhar 20 Marathi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Koli of Gujarat 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Konda Dhora Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Konda Kapu Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Konda Reddi 70 Telugu 70 - - - - -
 Korama unspecified 200 Kannada ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Koshti 14,000 Marathi ☀︎ 14,000 - - - - -
Kotegar 30 Kannada ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Kuda Korava 50 Tamil ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Kudiya Unknown Kudiya - - - - - -
 Kudumi 2,100 Tamil ☀︎ 2,100 - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Gujarati ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
Kunchatiga 11,000 Kannada ☀︎ 11,000 - - - - -
Kuravan (Christian traditions) 100 Tamil - - - 100 - -
 Kuravan (Hindu traditions) 7,800 Malayalam ☀︎ 7,800 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 2,300 Hindi ☀︎ 2,300 - - - - -
 Kuruba 67,000 Kannada 67,000 - - - - -
 Kuruman 14,000 Kurumba, Betta 14,000 - - - - -
 Lingayat 1,300 Kannada ☀︎ - - - - - 1,300
Madari (Hindu traditions) 30 Tamil ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Madiga (Christian traditions) 100 Telugu - - - 100 - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 200 Marathi 200 - - - - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 100 Gujarati ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 22,000 Marathi ☀︎ 22,000 - - - - -
Maila 20 Tulu ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Mala (Christian traditions) 100 Telugu - - - 100 - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Mala Sale Unknown Telugu ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 100 Malayalam - - - 100 - -
Malai Arayan Unknown Malayalam - - - - - -
Malakkuravan 70 Tamil 70 - - - - -
Malasar 200 Tamil 200 - - - - -
 Malayali 43,000 Tamil 43,000 30 - 90 - -
Malayarayar 20 Malayalam 20 - - - - -
Malayekandi 70 Malayalam ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Mangala 3,400 Telugu ☀︎ 3,400 - - - - -
 Mappila 300 Malayalam ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
 Maravan 39,000 Tamil 39,000 - - - - -
 Masan Jogi 80 Kannada ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
 Memon 20 Gujarati ☀︎ - 20 - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 700 Bengali 700 - - - - -
 Munnur 500 Telugu ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Mutrasi 1,200 Telugu ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) 5,000 Tamil - - - 5,000 - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) 28,000 Tamil ☀︎ 28,000 - - - - -
 Nadia 20 Gujarati ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Nagartha 3,100 Kannada ☀︎ 3,100 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Hindi ☀︎ 15,000 - - - - -
 Nair 200 Malayalam 200 - - - - -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Navithan 6,800 Tamil ☀︎ 6,800 - - - - -
Pale 20 Kannada ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Pallan (Christian traditions) 20 Tamil - - - 20 - -
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) 500 Tamil 500 - - - - -
Palliyan 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
Palliyar 30 Tamil 30 - - - - -
 Pandaram 200 Malayalam ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Pannadi 40 Tamil ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
Panniandi 2,000 Tamil ☀︎ 2,000 - - - - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 1,100 Tamil - - - 1,100 - -
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Tamil 2,400 - - - - -
 Paravan (Hindu traditions) 20 Malayalam 20 - - - - -
 Pashtun Afridi 400 Urdu ☀︎ - 400 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 300 Urdu ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 300 Urdu ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 2,400 Urdu ☀︎ - 2,400 - - - -
Pichakuntla 20 Telugu ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Pindara 100 Urdu ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
 Pinjara 1,000 Urdu ☀︎ - 1,000 - - - -
 Pulayan unspecified Unknown Malayalam ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Puthirai Vannan 40 Tamil 40 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Hindi ☀︎ 1,700 - - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 30 -
Rajput Chandrabansi 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Surajbansi 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Rawat 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Razu 700 Telugu ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Sali 16,000 Kannada ☀︎ 16,000 - - - - -
 Satani 5,500 Telugu ☀︎ 5,500 - - - - -
 Sayyid 1,000 Urdu ☀︎ - 1,000 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 200 Urdu ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 300 Urdu ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 1,900 Urdu ☀︎ - 1,900 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 900 Bengali ☀︎ - 900 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 9,800 Urdu ☀︎ - 9,800 - - - -
 Sillekyatha 100 Kannada ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Silpi 2,000 Telugu ☀︎ 2,000 - - - - -
 Sinhalese Unknown Sinhala ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Soligar 100 Sholaga 100 - - - - -
 Somvanshi 11,000 Marathi ☀︎ 11,000 - - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 4,200 Hindi ☀︎ 4,200 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 300 Malayalam - - - 300 - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) 25,000 Tamil ☀︎ - 25,000 - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 3,000 Hindi ☀︎ 3,000 - - - - -
Thandan (Christian traditions) Unknown Malayalam - - - - - -
Thandan (Hindu traditions) 20 Malayalam ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Thoti, caste 40 Telugu ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
 Tirgar (Hindu traditions) 50 Gujarati ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Tiruvalluvar 20 Tamil ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 50,000 Telugu ☀︎ 50,000 - - 30 - -
Vakkaliga Gangadikara 2,100 Kannada ☀︎ 2,100 - - - - -
Vakkaliga Kunchitiga 2,100 Kannada ☀︎ 2,100 - - - - -
 Vakkaliga unspecified 15,000 Kannada 15,000 - - - - -
 Valluvan 2,300 Tamil ☀︎ 2,300 - - - - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Vaniyan 4,200 Tamil 4,100 - - 50 - -
Vannan (Christian traditions) 1,100 Tamil - - - 1,100 - -
 Vannan (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Tamil ☀︎ 17,000 - - - - -
 Vanniyan 491,000 Tamil 490,000 - - 700 - -
Vanniyan Agnikula 24,000 Tamil 24,000 - - 30 - -
Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) 20 Tamil - - - 20 - -
Velakkithalanayan 2,900 Malayalam ☀︎ 2,900 - - - - -
Vellalan Isai 2,700 Tamil 2,700 - - - - -
Vellalan Kongu 2,700 Tamil ☀︎ 2,700 - - - - -
Vellalan Sozhia 3,300 Tamil 3,300 - - - - -
Vellalan Tondamandalam 6,500 Tamil 6,500 - - - - -
 Vellalan unspecified 30,000 Tamil 28,000 - - 1,500 - -
Vellalan Virakodi 2,100 Tamil 2,100 - - - - -
 Viswakarma Asari 4,500 Malayalam ☀︎ 4,500 - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 28,000 Tamil 28,000 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 23,000 Hindi ☀︎ 23,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Ghosi 600 Hindi ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 8,500 Telugu ☀︎ 8,500 - - - - -
 Yenadi 1,000 Telugu 1,000 - - - - -
 Yerukula 200 Telugu 200 - - - - -
  Totals:  230 1,791,000   208 1,729,000 45,000 40 16,000 200 1,400
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