India / Kerala / Ernakulam

Population
6,122,160
Unreached Population
4,367,060 (71.3%)
People Groups
645
Unreached People Groups
506 (78.4%)
People Group Primary Language Population Hindu Muslim Christian Buddhist Sikh Other
Anglo Tamil 1,510 - - 1510 - - -
Arab Arabic, Mesopotamian 30 - 30 - - - -
Burmese Burmese 10 - - - 10 - -
Han Chinese, Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin 30 - - - 30 - -
Jat (Hindu traditions) Sindhi 60 60 - - - - -
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) Urdu 10 - 10 - - - -
Khasi Khasi 30 - - 30 - - -
Mizo Mizo 20 - - 20 - - -
Meitei unspecified Meitei 10 10 - - - - -
Bengali Muslim Moghal Malayalam 150 - 150 - - - -
Sinhalese Sinhala 50 - - - 50 - -
Parsee Gujarati 10 - - - - - 10
Persian Dari 30 - 30 - - - -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 30 30 - - - - -
Tamil (Muslim traditions) Tamil 15,000 - 15000 - - - -
Adi Andhra Telugu 70 70 - - - - -
Adi Dravida Malayalam 510 510 - - - - -
Adi Karnataka Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Adiyan Malayalam 10 10 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan unspecified Malayalam 1,230 1230 - - - - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) Telugu 890 890 - - - - -
Alavan Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Ambalavasi Malayalam 24,800 24800 - - - - -
Ambattan (Hindu traditions) Malayalam 3,560 3530 - 30 - - -
Arora (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 40 - - - - 40 -
Arunthathiyar Tamil 100 100 - - - - -
Arayan Malayalam 17,700 16800 - 920 - - -
Ayyanavar Malayalam 40 40 - - - - -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) Hindi 20 20 - - - - -
Bakuda Malayalam 10 10 - - - - -
Balija (Hindu traditions) Telugu 30 30 - - - - -
Bania unspecified Malayalam 12,700 11800 - - - - 910
Badhai (Hindu traditions) Malayalam 60 60 - - - - -
Bedar (Hindu traditions) Malayalam 90 90 - - - - -
Beldar (Hindu traditions) Konkani 30 30 - - - - -
Bellara Malayalam 10 10 - - - - -
Bhampta Marathi 440 440 - - - - -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) Telugu 40 40 - - - - -
Bharathar (Hindu traditions) Malayalam 70 70 - - - - -
Bohra Gujarati 600 - 600 - - - -
Boya Kannada 630 630 - - - - -
Brahmin unspecified Malayalam 70,600 70400 - - - - 250
Baria (Hindu traditions) Gujarati 10 10 - - - - -
Bhansala Sindhi 10 10 - - - - -
Chamar (Hindu traditions) Hindi 50 50 - - - - -
Chandala Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) Malayalam 1,460 1460 - - - - -
Cheruman (Hindu traditions) Malayalam 230 230 - - - - -
Chavalakkaran Malayalam 200 180 - 20 - - -
Madiga (Christian traditions) Telugu 20 - - 20 - - -
Mala (Christian traditions) Telugu 10 - - 10 - - -
Devadasi Malayalam 900 900 - - - - -
Dhangar Bharwad Marathi 60 60 - - - - -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) Konkani 210 210 - - - - -
Dom (Dombara) Telugu 10 10 - - - - -
Eluthassan Malayalam 47,600 47600 - - - - -
Mukkari Malayalam 1,240 1240 - - - - -
Eravallan Malayalam 20 20 - - - - -
Faqir Malayalam 20 - 20 - - - -
Gamit Gujarati 20 20 - - - - -
Gangakula Malayalam 50 50 - - - - -
Gandla Malayalam 5,830 5830 - - - - -
Goanese Konkani, Goan 1,000 - - 1000 - - -
Godagali Odia 10 10 - - - - -
Gavara Malayalam 50 50 - - - - -
Holar Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Hill Pulayan Paliyan 30 30 - - - - -
Christian Malayalam 3,840 - - 3840 - - -
Idayan Malayalam 1,040 1040 - - - - -
Ilavan Malayalam 490,000 490000 - 230 - - -
Ilayathu Malayalam 2,890 2890 - - - - -
Irular Malayalam 20 20 - - - - -
Kaibartta unspecified Bengali 70 70 - - - - -
Kadaiyar Malayalam 10 10 - - - - -
Kalladi Malayalam 20 20 - - - - -
Kallan unspecified Malayalam 21,600 21600 - - - - -
Kallasari Malayalam 10,800 10800 - - - - -
Kanakkan Malayalam 1,720 1720 - - - - -
Kanikkaran Kanikkaran 180 170 - 10 - - -
Kaniyan Malayalam 10,600 10600 - - - - -
Karimpalan Malayalam 10 10 - - - - -
Kavara Malayalam 60 60 - - - - -
Kharva (Hindu traditions) Marathi 10 10 - - - - -
Kakkalan Malayalam 1,810 1810 - - - - -
Kaikolan Malayalam 10,400 10400 - - - - -
Kallattu Kurup Malayalam 1,000 1000 - - - - -
Kalal (Hindu traditions) Konkani 40 40 - - - - -
Kollakar Malayalam 1,830 1830 - - - - -
Koli Mahadev Marathi 20 20 - - - - -
Koli Malhar Marathi 10 10 - - - - -
Koli (Hindu traditions) Malayalam 760 760 - - - - -
Koracha, tribal Malayalam 10 10 - - - - -
Koshti Telugu 230 230 - - - - -
Konda Reddi Telugu 50 40 - 10 - - -
Koli of Sind (Hindu traditions) Sindhi 30 30 - - - - -
Kattunayakan Telugu 20 20 - - - - -
Kudumban Malayalam 600 600 - - - - -
Kudumi Konkani 40,800 40800 - - - - -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) Telugu 630 630 - - - - -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) Konkani 450 450 - - - - -
Alambadi Kurichchan Kurichiya 60 60 - - - - -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) Telugu 50 50 - - - - -
Kuruba Kannada 80 80 - - - - -
Kurukkal Malayalam 870 870 - - - - -
Kuruman Malayalam 90 90 - - - - -
Kuravan (Hindu traditions) Malayalam 1,920 1920 - - - - -
Lingayat Kannada 270 - - - - - 270
Lohana Sindhi 50 50 - - - - -
Madiga (Hindu traditions) Telugu 200 200 - - - - -
Mahar (Buddhist traditions) Marathi 30 30 - - - - -
Mahyavanshi Gujarati 90 90 - - - - -
Mahishya Bengali 60 60 - - - - -
Maila Malayalam 40 40 - - - - -
Mala (Hindu traditions) Telugu 110 110 - - - - -
Malakuravan Malayalam 10 10 - - - - -
Malayan, tribe Odia 520 520 - 10 - - -
Malai Arayan Malayalam 2,500 1760 10 730 - - -
Mappila Malayalam 515,000 - 515000 - - - -
Maravan Malayalam 1,410 1410 - - - - -
Matang (Hindu traditions) Marathi 10 10 - - - - -
Malabar Catholic Malayalam 614,000 - - 614000 - - -
Cheruman (Muslim traditions) Malayalam 20 - 20 - - - -
Megh (Hindu traditions) Sindhi 20 20 - - - - -
Memon Kacchi 3,160 - 3160 - - - -
Mahratta unspecified Konkani 200 200 - - - - -
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) Malayalam 6,050 6050 - - - - -
Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) Malayalam 1,430 - - 1430 - - -
Mahratta Kunbi Kacchi 480 480 - - - - -
Malasar Malayalam 10 10 - - - - -
Mukkuvan (Muslim traditions) Malayalam 80 - 80 - - - -
Mannan, caste Malayalam 16,900 16900 - - - - -
Mannan, tribal Malayalam 290 280 - 10 - - -
Moger unspecified Malayalam 10 10 - - - - -
Malai Pandaram Tamil 70 70 - - - - -
Musari Malayalam 4,400 4400 - - - - -
Muthuvan Malayalam 3,040 3020 - 20 - - -
Malai Vedan Malayalam 140 140 - - - - -
Nadar (Hindu traditions) Malayalam 5,220 5220 - - - - -
Nai (Hindu traditions) Malayalam 250 250 - - - - -
Nair Malayalam 363,000 363000 - - - - -
Namassej (Hindu traditions) Bengali 40 40 - - - - -
Navithan Malayalam 10,200 10200 - - - - -
Nayadi Malayalam 80 80 - - - - -
Palluvan Malayalam 340 340 - - - - -
Panan Malayalam 1,160 1160 - - - - -
Pandaram Malayalam 13,500 13500 - - - - -
Panditattan Malayalam 8,140 8140 - - - - -
Paniyan Malayalam 40 40 - - - - -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) Malayalam 26,200 26000 - - 180 - -
Paravan (Hindu traditions) Malayalam 3,910 3910 - - - - -
Pardhi Konkani 2,520 2520 - - - - -
Pathiyan Malayalam 160 160 - - - - -
Perumannan Malayalam 620 620 - - - - -
Pichakuntla Telugu 150 150 - - - - -
Pallan (Hindu traditions) Malayalam 280 280 - - - - -
Palliyan Malayalam 10 10 - - - - -
Palleyan Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Palliyar Tamil 30 20 - 10 - - -
Poundra Bengali 30 30 - - - - -
Pulayan unspecified Malayalam 198,000 198000 - - 260 10 -
Puthirai Vannan Malayalam 20 20 - - - - -
Rabari (Hindu traditions) Gujarati 20 20 - - - - -
Rajput (Hindu traditions) Sindhi 5,360 5360 - - - - -
Ramdasia (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 20 - - - - 20 -
Rathawa Gujarati 30 30 - - - - -
Sali Konkani 1,270 1270 - - - - -
Samban Malayalam 160 160 - - - - -
Samanthan Malayalam 1,550 1550 - - - - -
Sayyid Malayalam 3,990 - 3990 - - - -
Semman Malayalam 90 90 - - - - -
Shabi Malayalam 1,920 - 1920 - - - -
Shaikh unspecified Malayalam 13,800 - 13800 - - - -
Kamboh (Sikh traditions) Hindi 30 - - - - 30 -
Khatri (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 30 - - - - 30 -
Labana (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 20 - - - - 20 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions) Sindhi 30 30 - - - - -
Rajput (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 170 - - - - 170 -
Saini (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 20 - - - - 20 -
Sarera (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 20 - - - - 20 -
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 50 - - - - 50 -
Syrian Christian Malayalam 753,000 - - 753000 - - -
Tanti (Hindu traditions) Bengali 20 20 - - - - -
Thandan (Hindu traditions) Malayalam 2,990 2990 - - - - -
Tarkhan (Hindu traditions) Hindi 30 30 - - - - -
Ulladan Malayalam 4,270 3960 10 300 - - 10
Urali Malayalam 110 100 - 10 - - -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions) Telugu 1,160 1160 - - - - -
Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) Marathi 20 20 - - - - -
Vakkaliga unspecified Konkani 240 240 - - - - -
Valan Malayalam 29,500 29500 - - - - -
Varli Marathi 20 20 - - - - -
Velan Malayalam 18,200 18100 - - 70 - -
Veluthadanayar Malayalam 11,000 11000 - - - - -
Vetan (Hindu traditions) Malayalam 80 80 - - - - -
Vettuvan Malayalam 12,900 12800 - - 50 - -
Viswakarma unspecified Malayalam 10,100 9870 - 230 - - -
Vellalan unspecified Malayalam 15,300 11300 - 4050 - - -
Velakkithalanayan Malayalam 9,990 9990 - - - - -
Valluvan Malayalam 80 80 - - - - -
Vannan (Hindu traditions) Malayalam 1,230 1230 - - - - -
Vanniyan Malayalam 9,070 9070 - - - - -
Bagdi Marwari (India) 20 20 - - - - -
Yenadi Telugu 20 20 - - - - -
Yerukula Yerukula 20 20 - - - - -
Jat (Sikh traditions) Hindi 470 - - - - 470 -
Mali (Hindu traditions) Malayalam 440 440 - - - - -
Padannan Malayalam 320 320 - - - - -
Bandi (Hindu traditions) Konkani 60 50 - - - - -
Malayarayar Tamil 80 70 - 10 - - -
Mangala Telugu 80 80 - - - - -
Jewish, South Asian Malayalam 150 - - - - - 150
Munnur Telugu 180 180 - - - - -
Mutrasi Telugu 190 190 - - - - -
Kapu unspecified Telugu 130 130 - - - - -
Bania Agarwal Hindi 1,130 900 - - - - 230
Bania Chetti Kannada 1,430 1270 - - - - 160
Bania Oswal Hindi 420 160 - - - - 260
Bania Porwal Hindi 390 260 - - - - 140
Brahmin Gaud Saraswat Konkani 10,200 10200 - - - - -
Brahmin Gaur Malayalam 2,260 2260 - - - - -
Brahmin Gujarati Gujarati 370 370 - - - - -
Brahmin Kannada Kannada 70 70 - - - - -
Brahmin Karhada Konkani 270 270 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta Marathi 790 790 - - - - -
Brahmin Saraswat Konkani 630 630 - - - - -
Brahmin Tamil Tamil 2,640 2640 - - - - -
Brahmin Telugu Telugu 230 230 - - - - -
Brahmin Iyer Tamil 7,330 7330 - - - - -
Brahmin Muttad Malayalam 1,130 1130 - - - - -
Brahmin Nambudiri Malayalam 19,700 19700 - - - - -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) Hindi 380 380 - - - - -
Rajput Mahratta (Hindu traditions) Konkani 440 440 - - - - -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) Hindi 180 180 - - - - -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) Hindi 160 160 - - - - -
Rajput Thakur Malayalam 190 190 - - - - -
Devanga Konkani 6,900 6900 - - - - -
Vaniyan Malayalam 2,310 2310 - - - - -
Ambalavasi Tottiyan Naicker Malayalam 450 450 - - - - -
Kalal Idiga Konkani 50 50 - - - - -
Kapu Reddi Telugu 30 30 - - - - -
Pulaya Vettuvan Malayalam 30 30 - - - - -
Pulayan Thanda Malayalam 25,000 25000 - - - - -
Sali Pattariyan Malayalam 170 170 - - - - -
Shaikh Qureshi Malayalam 1,350 - 1350 - - - -
Viswakarma Asari Malayalam 1,800 1800 - - - - -
Viswakarma Kallan Muppan Malayalam 370 370 - - - - -
Viswakarma Kallasari Malayalam 500 500 - - - - -
Viswakarma Kollan Malayalam 1,760 1760 - - - - -
Viswakarma Thattan Malayalam 2,930 2930 - - - - -
Viswakarma Vilkurup Malayalam 630 630 - - - - -
Yadav Sadgope Bengali 30 30 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman Malayalam 730 730 - - - - -
Silpi Malayalam 370 370 - - - - -
Mali Malayalam 10 10 - - - - -
Pashtun, Pathan Malayalam 14,200 - 14200 - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) Malayalam 1,730 - - 1730 - - -
Koli of Gujarat Kacchi 200 200 - - - - -
Thandan (Christian traditions) Malayalam 150 - - 150 - - -
Madari (Hindu traditions) Malayalam 410 410 - - - - -
Bharathar (Christian traditions) Malayalam 120 - - 120 - - -
Paravan (Christian traditions) Malayalam 500 - - 500 - - -
Ambattan Christian Malayalam 1,740 - - 1740 - - -
Chavalakkaran Christian Malayalam 20 - - 20 - - -
Ilavan Christian Tamil 22,300 - - 22300 - - -
Brahmin Mukkaniyar Malayalam 2,480 2480 - - - - -
Byari (Beary) Konkani, Goan 1,350 - 1350 - - - -
Pashtun Afridi Urdu 450 - 450 - - - -
Pashtun Kakar Urdu 300 - 300 - - - -
Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) Urdu 150 - 150 - - - -
Pashtun Mohmand Urdu 150 - 150 - - - -
Pashtun Yusafzai Urdu 450 - 450 - - - -

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