Country:

India

Province / State: Tamil Nadu
District: Ranipet

Number of People Groups

272

Unreached People Groups

247

Total Population

1,504,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

2.3 %

Hindu

90.1 %

Muslim

7.3 %

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 500 Telugu 500 - - - - -
 Adi Dravida 281,000 Tamil 281,000 - 100 70 20 -
Adi Dravida Christian 17,000 Tamil - - - 17,000 - -
 Adiyan 30 Malayalam 30 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman 2,700 Tamil 2,700 - - - - -
 Agamudaiyan unspecified 2,700 Tamil 2,700 - - - - -
Anglo 200 English - - - 200 - -
 Ansari 700 Urdu - 700 - - - -
 Aray Mala 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
Arayan 20 Malayalam 20 - - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Arunthathiyar 30,000 Tamil 30,000 - - - - -
 Arwa Mala 3,200 Tamil 3,200 - - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Baira 600 Kannada 600 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 90 Bengali 90 - - - - -
Bakuda 60 Tamil 60 - - - - -
 Balija (Hindu traditions) 100 Kannada 100 - - - - -
Balija Dasari 20 Kannada 20 - - - - -
Balija Musugu 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
Bandi (Hindu traditions) 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 200 Hindi 200 - - - - 30
 Bania Chetti 1,300 Tamil 800 - - - - 500
 Bania Komti 1,400 Telugu 1,400 - - - - -
 Bania Oswal 80 Hindi 50 - - - - 40
 Bania unspecified 4,600 Hindi 3,800 - - - - 800
 Banijiga 200 Kannada 200 - - - - -
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 7,400 Lambadi 7,400 - - - - -
 Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions) 600 Lambadi 600 - - - - -
 Baria (Hindu traditions) 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
Bariki Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Bedar (Hindu traditions) 600 Kannada 600 - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 300 Kannada 300 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
Bhansala 20 Marathi 20 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Bhil unspecified Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 1,800 Hindi 1,800 - - - - -
 Bohra Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Bondili 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
 Boya 9,100 Telugu 9,100 - - - - -
Brahmin Ashtashasram 200 Tamil 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Audich 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Brahmin Chitpavan 20 Marathi 20 - - - - -
 Brahmin Deshastha 400 Marathi 400 - - - - -
Brahmin Dikshitar 700 Tamil 700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaud Saraswat 100 Marathi 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Iyer 1,900 Tamil 1,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kannada 1,600 Kannada 1,600 - - - - -
Brahmin Karhada 50 Marathi 50 - - - - -
Brahmin Kosala Nadu 90 Telugu 90 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 500 Marathi 500 - - - - -
Brahmin Marathi 200 Marathi 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Mukkaniyar 90 Tamil 90 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
Brahmin Sholiar 200 Tamil 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Tamil 1,100 Tamil 1,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telaganya 400 Telugu 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telugu 1,700 Telugu 1,700 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 18,000 Hindi 18,000 - - - - 300
 Brahmin Velanadu 400 Telugu 400 - - - - -
 Budega Jangam 200 Telugu 200 - - - - -
Byagara Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) 500 Tamil - - - 500 - -
 Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) 100 Tamil 100 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
Chayakkaran 90 Tamil 90 - - - - -
 Chenchu 50 Telugu 50 - - - - -
Cherumar Christian Unknown Malayalam - - - - - -
 Christian 1,900 Hindi - - - 1,900 - -
 Dakkal Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Dandasi Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Hindi 2,200 - - - - -
 Devanga 40 Kannada 40 - - - - -
 Devendrakulathan 50 Tamil 50 - - - - -
 Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Dhangar Bharwad 70 Gujarati 70 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 33,000 Hindi 33,000 - - - - -
 Dhor Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
Dom (Dombara) 200 Telugu 200 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
Ellamalawar Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
Eravallan Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Gamit 20 Gamit 20 - - - - -
 Gandla 500 Telugu 500 - - - - -
 Gangakula 400 Kannada 400 - - - - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Gond unspecified Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Hajam 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Hakki Pikki 50 Vaagri Booli 50 - - - - -
 Holar Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
Holaya Dasar Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
 Ilavan 1,000 Malayalam 1,000 - - - - -
Ilavan Christian Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Irular 6,700 Irula 6,600 - - - - 40
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 100 -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
 Kaikolan 41,000 Tamil 41,000 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 3,900 Telugu 3,900 - - - - -
 Kalal Idiga 2,000 Telugu 2,000 - - - - -
 Kallan unspecified 1,500 Tamil 1,500 - - - - -
Kamathi Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
Kammara 40 Telugu 40 - - - - -
Kanakkan 60 Malayalam 60 - - - - -
 Kapu Reddi 5,000 Telugu 5,000 - - - - -
 Kapu unspecified 17,000 Telugu 17,000 - - - - -
 Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) Unknown Kashmiri - - - - - -
 Kattunayakan 700 Tamil 700 - - - - -
Kepmaris 50 Tamil 50 - - - - -
 Kharva (Hindu traditions) 60 Gujarati 60 - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Koli Dhor Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
 Koli Mahadev 200 Marathi 200 - - - - -
 Koli Malhar 40 Marathi 40 - - - - -
 Koli of Gujarat 100 Gujarati 100 - - - - -
 Kolupulvandlu Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Konda Dhora 30 Telugu 30 - - - - -
 Konda Reddi 40 Telugu 40 - - - - -
Koracha, tribal Unknown Tulu - - - - - -
 Korama unspecified 30 Kannada 30 - - - - -
 Koshti 100 Marathi 100 - - - - -
 Koya unspecified 40 Telugu 40 - - - - -
Kuda Korava 50 Tamil 50 - - - - -
 Kudumban Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Kudumi 4,000 Tamil 4,000 - - - - -
 Kuli Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Hindi 17,000 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Gujarati 1,000 - - - - -
Kunchatiga 100 Kannada 100 - - - - -
Kuravan (Christian traditions) 400 Tamil - - - 400 - -
 Kuravan (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Malayalam 2,100 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Hindi 2,000 - - - - -
 Kuruba 1,100 Kannada 1,100 - - - - -
 Kuruman 2,100 Kurumba, Betta 2,100 - - - - -
 Lingayat 1,700 Kannada - - - - - 1,700
 Lohana Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 5,200 Hindi 5,200 - - - - -
Madari (Hindu traditions) Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Madasi Kuruva 80 Telugu 80 - - - - -
 Madiga (Christian traditions) 200 Telugu - - - 200 - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Madiga Dasu Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 200 Marathi 200 - - - - -
 Mahar (Christian traditions) 40 Marathi - - - 40 - -
 Mahishya Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 300 Gujarati 300 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 1,100 Marathi 1,100 - - - - 20
 Mahtam (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Mahyavanshi 50 Gujarati 50 - - - - -
 Mala (Christian traditions) 300 Telugu - - - 300 - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Mala Dasari 400 Telugu 400 - - - - -
 Mala Dasu 30 Telugu 30 - - - - -
 Mala Jangam Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Mala Sale Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 400 Malayalam - - - 400 - -
Malai Pandaram 20 Malayalam 20 - - - - -
Malakkuravan 700 Tamil 700 - - - - -
 Malayali 15,000 Tamil 15,000 - - - - -
Malayekandi Unknown Malayalam - - - - - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Mangala 21,000 Telugu 21,000 - - - - -
Maniyattikkaran 400 Tamil 400 - - - - -
 Manna Dhora Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Mappila 100 Malayalam - 100 - - - -
 Maravan 70,000 Tamil 67,000 - - 2,200 - -
Masthi 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Matang (Hindu traditions) 100 Marathi 100 - - - - -
Matangi Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Meitei unspecified Unknown Meitei - - - - - -
 Memon 20 Gujarati - 20 - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) Unknown Malayalam - - - - - -
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) 20 Malayalam 20 - - - - -
 Munnur 2,900 Telugu 2,900 - - - - -
 Mutrasi 2,800 Telugu 2,700 - - 40 - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) 6,100 Tamil - - - 6,100 - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Tamil 14,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 19,000 Hindi 19,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Nair 43,000 Malayalam 43,000 - - - - -
 Navithan 8,700 Tamil 8,700 - - - - -
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) 100 Tamil 100 - - - - -
Palliyan Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
Palliyar Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
Pambada 30 Telugu 30 - - - - -
 Pannadi 60 Tamil 60 - - - - -
Panniandi 70 Tamil 70 - - - - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 60 Tamil - - - 60 - -
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 300 Tamil 300 - - - - -
Paravan (Christian traditions) Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Paravan (Hindu traditions) 80 Malayalam 80 - - - - -
 Pashtun Afridi 1,000 Urdu - 1,000 - - - -
 Pashtun Ghilzai 80 Urdu - 80 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 700 Urdu - 700 - - - -
Pashtun Khan 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Pashtun Mohmand 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 1,000 Urdu - 1,000 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 7,600 Urdu - 7,600 - - - -
Perumal Makkukkaran 90 Telugu 90 - - - - -
Pichakuntla 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Pulayan unspecified Unknown Malayalam - - - - - -
 Puthirai Vannan 70 Tamil 70 - - - - -
 Qassab 50 Urdu - 50 - - - -
 Rabari (Hindu traditions) 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 5,600 Hindi 5,500 - - - - 100
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 50 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 50 -
Rajput Chandrabansi 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Rajput Surajbansi 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Rangrez (Hindu traditions) 90 Marathi 90 - - - - -
 Rathawa 20 Rathawi 20 - - - - -
 Razu 600 Telugu 600 - - - - -
Rona Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Sali 200 Kannada 200 - - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) Unknown Santhali - - - - - -
 Sarera (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Sayyid 9,000 Urdu - 9,000 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 600 Urdu - 600 - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 1,100 Urdu - 1,100 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 6,200 Urdu - 6,200 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 2,200 Bengali - 2,200 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 29,000 Urdu - 29,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Usmani 600 Urdu - 600 - - - -
Silpi 1,600 Telugu 1,600 - - - - -
 Somvanshi 20 Marathi 20 - - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi 11,000 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 500 Malayalam - - - 500 - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - 20
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) 48,000 Tamil - 48,000 - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 6,800 Hindi 6,800 - - - - -
Thandan (Christian traditions) Unknown Malayalam - - - - - -
Thandan (Hindu traditions) 30 Malayalam 30 - - - - -
 Thoti, caste Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
Tiruvalluvar 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
 Toda Unknown Toda - - - - - -
Urikkara Naicker 100 Telugu 90 - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Telugu 17,000 - - - - -
 Vakkaliga unspecified 1,700 Kannada 1,700 - - - - -
 Valan 900 Malayalam 900 - - - - -
 Valluvan 3,200 Tamil 3,100 - - - - -
Vaniyan 17,000 Tamil 13,000 - - 4,300 - -
Vannan (Christian traditions) 1,100 Tamil - - - 1,100 - -
 Vannan (Hindu traditions) 7,100 Tamil 7,100 - - - - -
 Vanniyan 387,000 Tamil 386,000 - - 300 - -
Vanniyan Agnikula 5,800 Tamil 5,800 - - - - -
Vanniyan Kamakshiamma 19,000 Tamil 19,000 - - - - -
 Vanniyan Pala Ekiri 500 Telugu 500 - - - - -
 Varli 20 Varli 20 - - - - -
Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) 70 Tamil - - - 70 - -
 Vathiriyan (Hindu traditions) Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
Velakkithalanayan 20 Malayalam 20 - - - - -
 Velama 60 Telugu 60 - - - - -
Velan 20 Malayalam 20 - - - - -
Vellalan Tondamandalam 40 Tamil 40 - - - - -
 Vellalan unspecified 300 Tamil 200 - - 20 - -
Vellalan Vipravindolu 60 Telugu 60 - - - - -
Vettuvan 20 Malayalam 20 - - - - -
 Viswakarma Asari 9,000 Malayalam 9,000 - - - - -
 Viswakarma Kollan 50 Malayalam 50 - - - - -
Viswakarma Thattan 40 Malayalam 40 - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 23,000 Telugu 23,000 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 59,000 Hindi 59,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Ghosi 1,900 Hindi 1,900 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 52,000 Telugu 52,000 - - - - -
 Yenadi 1,600 Telugu 1,600 - - - - -
 Yerukula 1,300 Yerukula 1,300 - - - - -
  Totals:  272 1,504,000   247 1,355,000 109,000 100 35,000 200 3,500
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