Country:

India

Province / State: Tamil Nadu
District: Sivaganga

Number of People Groups

193

Unreached People Groups

170

Total Population

1,571,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

5.5 %

Hindu

91.0 %

Muslim

5.3 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.2 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Adi Andhra 50 Telugu 50 - - - - -
 Adi Dravida 48,000 Tamil ☀︎ 48,000 - 40 70 - -
Adi Dravida Christian 900 Tamil - - - 900 - -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman 11,000 Tamil 11,000 - - 90 - -
Agamudaiyan Udayar 1,000 Tamil 1,000 - - 30 - -
 Agamudaiyan unspecified 11,000 Tamil 11,000 - - 100 - -
 Alavan 90 Tamil ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
 Ambalavasi 1,000 Malayalam 1,000 - - - - -
Ambalavasi Tottiyan Naicker 100 Tamil 100 - - - - -
 Ambattan (Hindu traditions) 90 Tamil ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
Ambattan Christian Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
Anglo 20 English - - - 20 - -
Anuppan 50 Kannada ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Arasar Unknown Malayalam - - - - - -
Arasar Christian 30 Malayalam - - - 30 - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 30 -
 Arunthathiyar 1,700 Tamil ☀︎ 1,700 - - - - -
 Ayyanavar 90 Malayalam 90 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 90 Bengali ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
 Balija (Hindu traditions) 100 Kannada ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 700 Hindi ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Bania Chetti 23,000 Tamil ☀︎ 23,000 - - - - 20
 Bania Komti 300 Telugu ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Bania Mahesri 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 34,000 Hindi ☀︎ 34,000 - - - - 100
 Basor 9,000 Hindi ☀︎ 9,000 - - - - -
Bathada 20 Kannada ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal Unknown Urdu ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Bohra 30 Gujarati ☀︎ - 30 - - - -
 Boya 6,300 Telugu ☀︎ 6,300 - - - - -
Brahmin Dravida 1,200 Tamil ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 1,600 Hindi ☀︎ 1,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Iyer 4,100 Tamil ☀︎ 4,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kannada 1,700 Kannada ☀︎ 1,700 - - - - -
Brahmin Kosala Nadu 500 Telugu ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 500 Marathi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Brahmin Pancha Dravida 1,200 Malayalam ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
Brahmin Potti 200 Malayalam ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Sholiar 200 Tamil ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Tamil 11,000 Tamil ☀︎ 11,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telaganya 2,500 Telugu ☀︎ 2,500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telugu 3,600 Telugu ☀︎ 3,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 46,000 Hindi ☀︎ 46,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Velanadu 500 Telugu ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Budega Jangam 200 Telugu ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Burmese Unknown Burmese - - - - - -
Chackaravar 100 Tamil ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) 900 Tamil - - - 900 - -
 Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Tamil ☀︎ 11,000 - - - - -
Chayakkaran 1,800 Tamil ☀︎ 1,800 - - - - -
Cherumar Christian 70 Malayalam - - - 70 - -
 Christian 300 Hindi - - - 300 - -
 Devanga 200 Kannada 200 - - - - -
 Devendrakulathan 1,300 Tamil ☀︎ 1,300 - - - - -
 Dhangar Bharwad 70 Gujarati ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
Dom (Dombara) Unknown Telugu ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
 Gavara 30 Malayalam ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Hill Pulayan 7,500 Tamil 7,500 - - - - -
 Holar Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
 Ilavan 103,000 Malayalam ☀︎ 103,000 - - - - -
Ilavan Christian 700 Tamil - - - 700 - -
Ilavaniyan 100 Malayalam ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Ilavathi 30 Malayalam ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Irular 20 Irula 20 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 60 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 60 -
Kadaiyar 100 Tamil 100 - - - - -
 Kaikolan 17,000 Tamil 17,000 - - - - -
 Kakkalan 300 Malayalam ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 30 Telugu ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Kallan Tondaman 25,000 Tamil 25,000 - - 300 - -
 Kallan unspecified 67,000 Tamil 67,000 - - 500 - -
Kammara Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
Kanakkan 300 Malayalam ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Kaniyan 30 Malayalam 30 - - - - -
 Kapu Reddi 400 Telugu ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Kapu unspecified 3,700 Telugu ☀︎ 3,700 - - - - -
Karimpalan 30 Malayalam ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Kattunayakan 400 Tamil 400 - - - - -
Kavara 30 Tamil ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Kharva (Hindu traditions) 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Koli Mahadev 20 Marathi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Koli of Gujarat 50 Gujarati 50 - - - - -
 Konda Reddi 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
Krishnanvak 100 Malayalam ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Kuda Korava 30 Tamil ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Kudumban Unknown Tamil - - - 20 - -
 Kudumi 7,300 Tamil ☀︎ 7,300 - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Hindi ☀︎ 1,600 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 300 Gujarati ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Kuravan (Christian traditions) 400 Tamil - - - 400 - -
 Kuravan (Hindu traditions) 7,700 Malayalam ☀︎ 7,700 - - - - -
 Kuruba 300 Kannada 300 - - - - -
 Lingayat 2,900 Kannada ☀︎ - - - - - 2,900
 Lohana Unknown Gujarati ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 100 Marathi 100 - - - - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 60 Gujarati ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 200 Marathi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Mahyavanshi 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Mala (Christian traditions) 80 Telugu - - - 80 - -
Mala Pulayan 6,300 Telugu ☀︎ 6,300 - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 300 Malayalam - - - 300 - -
Malai Pandaram 40 Malayalam 40 - - - - -
 Malai Vedan 50 Malayalam 50 - - - - -
Malakkuravan 100 Tamil 100 - - - - -
Malakuravan 70 Tamil ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
Malayan, tribe 1,700 Tamil 1,700 - - - - -
 Mannan, caste 2,300 Malayalam ☀︎ 2,300 - - - - -
 Mappila 500 Malayalam ☀︎ - 500 - - - -
 Maravan 175,000 Tamil 171,000 - - 3,500 - -
 Matang (Hindu traditions) 20 Marathi 20 - - - - -
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) Unknown Malayalam ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Munnur 2,400 Telugu ☀︎ 2,400 - - - - -
Mutali 2,400 Tamil 2,400 - - - - -
 Mutrasi 3,700 Telugu ☀︎ 3,700 - - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) 11,000 Tamil - - - 11,000 - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) 28,000 Tamil ☀︎ 28,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 20 -
 Nair 61,000 Malayalam 61,000 - - - - -
Nalkadaya Unknown Tulu ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Navithan 13,000 Tamil ☀︎ 13,000 - - - - -
Pagadai 60 Tamil ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Paliyan Unknown Tamil ☀︎ - - - - - -
Pallan (Christian traditions) 3,500 Tamil - - - 35,000 - -
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) 96,000 Tamil 96,000 - - 500 - -
Palleyan 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
 Panan 1,200 Tamil ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
Panikkan 1,700 Tamil ☀︎ 1,700 - - - - -
Panniandi Unknown Tamil ☀︎ - - - - - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 25,000 Tamil - - - 25,000 - -
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 81,000 Tamil 80,000 - 20 100 - -
Paravan (Christian traditions) 300 Tamil - - - 300 - -
 Paravan (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Malayalam 1,200 - - - - -
 Pashtun Afridi 600 Urdu ☀︎ - 600 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 300 Urdu ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 600 Urdu ☀︎ - 600 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 2,300 Urdu ☀︎ - 2,300 - - - -
 Pathiyan 90 Malayalam ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
Perumannan 90 Malayalam ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
 Puthirai Vannan 1,100 Tamil 1,100 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Hindi ☀︎ 2,700 - - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 20 -
 Rajput Surajbansi 600 Hindi ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Razu 6,100 Telugu ☀︎ 6,100 - - - - -
 Sali 300 Kannada ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Samban 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
 Sayyid 3,100 Urdu ☀︎ - 3,100 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 600 Urdu ☀︎ - 600 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 300 Bengali ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 12,000 Urdu ☀︎ - 12,000 - - - -
Silpi 900 Telugu ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
 Sinhalese Unknown Sinhala ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 400 Malayalam - - - 400 - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) 63,000 Tamil ☀︎ - 63,000 - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Thandan (Hindu traditions) 300 Malayalam ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Thoti, caste Unknown Telugu ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 3,400 Telugu ☀︎ 3,400 - - - - -
Vakkaliga Kappiliyan 1,200 Kannada ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
Vakkaliga Kunchitiga 3,700 Kannada ☀︎ 3,700 - - - - -
 Vakkaliga unspecified 6,900 Kannada 6,900 - - - - -
 Valan 40 Malayalam ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
 Valluvan 900 Tamil ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
Vaniyan 8,200 Tamil 7,900 - - 400 - -
Vannan (Christian traditions) 2,900 Tamil - - - 2,900 - -
 Vannan (Hindu traditions) 22,000 Tamil ☀︎ 22,000 - - 30 - -
 Vanniyan 3,600 Tamil 3,600 - - 30 - -
Vanniyan Agnikula 200 Tamil 200 - - - - -
Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) 20 Tamil - - - 20 - -
 Vathiriyan (Hindu traditions) 20 Tamil ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Velakkithalanayan 5,800 Malayalam ☀︎ 5,800 - - - - -
Velan Unknown Malayalam ☀︎ - - - - - -
Vellalan Isai 11,000 Tamil 11,000 - - - - -
Vellalan Nanchilnattu 15,000 Tamil 14,000 - - 500 - -
Vellalan Sozhia 19,000 Tamil 19,000 - - - - -
Vellalan Tondamandalam 25,000 Tamil 25,000 - - - - -
 Vellalan unspecified 120,000 Tamil 118,000 - - 1,600 - -
Vellalan Virakodi 12,000 Tamil 12,000 - - - - -
Veluthadanayar 2,900 Malayalam ☀︎ 2,900 - - - - -
Vetan (Hindu traditions) 400 Tamil ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Vettuvan 500 Malayalam ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Viswakarma Asari 2,700 Malayalam ☀︎ 2,700 - - - - -
 Viswakarma Kollan 300 Malayalam ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Viswakarma Thattan 400 Malayalam ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 72,000 Tamil 72,000 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 113,000 Hindi ☀︎ 113,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Ghosi 3,600 Hindi ☀︎ 3,600 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 11,000 Telugu ☀︎ 11,000 - - - - -
  Totals:  193 1,571,000   170 1,429,000 83,000 80 86,000 100 3,100
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