India / Karnataka / Udupi

Population
3,540,840
Unreached Population
3,355,350 (94.8%)
People Groups
541
Unreached People Groups
464 (85.8%)
People Group Primary Language Population Hindu Muslim Christian Buddhist Sikh Other
Anglo Konkani, Goan 50 - - 50 - - -
Arab Arabic, Mesopotamian 30 - 30 - - - -
Parsee Gujarati 10 - - - - - 10
Tamil (Muslim traditions) Tamil 580 - 580 - - - -
Tipera Kok Borok 10 10 - - - - -
Adi Andhra Telugu 170 170 - - - - -
Adi Dravida Tulu 44,800 44700 - - 30 - -
Adi Karnataka Kannada 1,250 1210 - - 30 - -
Agamudaiyan unspecified Konkani, Goan 180 180 - - - - -
Agri Konkani, Goan 120 120 - - - - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) Tulu 1,300 1300 - - - - -
Ajila Malayalam 10 10 - - - - -
Ambalavasi Malayalam 1,710 1710 - - - - -
Ambattan (Hindu traditions) Tulu 150 150 - - - - -
Anuppan Kannada 60 60 - - - - -
Andh Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Anduran Konkani, Goan 1,060 1060 - - - - -
Ansari Urdu 1,740 - 1740 - - - -
Arora (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 20 - - - - 20 -
Arunthathiyar Telugu 10 10 - - - - -
Arayan Malayalam 370 370 - - - - -
Badaga Badaga 30 30 - - - - -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) Kannada 110 110 - - - - -
Bakuda Kannada 30 30 - - - - -
Balagai Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Balija (Hindu traditions) Tulu 1,750 1750 - - - - -
Banjara (Hindu traditions) Kannada 1,700 1700 - - - - -
Bania unspecified Kannada 9,200 5720 - - - - 3480
Badhai (Hindu traditions) Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Bedar (Hindu traditions) Konkani, Goan 50 50 - - - - -
Budega Jangam Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Beldar (Hindu traditions) Tulu 1,670 1670 - - - - -
Bellara Konkani, Goan 780 780 - - - - -
Bhil unspecified Konkani 360 330 20 10 - - -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) Kannada 30 30 - - - - -
Bhatia (Hindu traditions) Konkani, Goan 40 40 - - - - -
Bharathar (Hindu traditions) Malayalam 100 100 - - - - -
Banijiga Kannada 100 100 - - - - -
Boya Konkani, Goan 200 200 - - - - -
Brahmin unspecified Tulu 102,000 101000 - - - - 800
Bhansala Marathi 90 90 - - - - -
Bathada Kannada 2,660 2660 - - - - -
Chenna Dasar Kannada 80 80 - - - - -
Chamar (Hindu traditions) Konkani, Goan 320 320 - - - - -
Chaliyan Tulu 2,390 2390 - - - - -
Chalvadi Kannada 130 130 - - - - -
Cheruman (Hindu traditions) Tulu 11,800 11800 - - - - -
Chodhara Telugu 50 50 - - - - -
Chaptegar Konkani, Goan 2,590 2590 - - - - -
Madiga (Christian traditions) Kannada 80 - - 80 - - -
Mahar (Christian traditions) Marathi 10 - - 10 - - -
Mala (Christian traditions) Telugu 20 - - 20 - - -
Charodi Konkani, Goan 4,060 3990 - 70 - - -
Darzi (Hindu traditions) Konkani, Goan 120 120 - - - - -
Devadiga (Hindu traditions) Tulu 52,400 52400 - - - - -
Dhangar Bharwad Kannada 60 60 - - - - -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) Tulu 11,800 11800 - - - - -
Dhor Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Dom (Dombara) Kannada 170 170 - - - - -
Gangakula Tulu 7,240 7240 - - - - -
Gatti Tulu 2,530 2530 - - - - -
Gauda Konkani, Goan 20 20 - - - - -
Gondhali Marathi 90 90 - - - - -
Gandla Tulu 4,910 4910 - - - - -
Ghadi Konkani, Goan 240 240 - - - - -
Goanese Konkani, Goan 2,110 - - 2110 - - -
Godda Kannada 540 510 - - 30 - -
Gond unspecified Marathi 100 100 - - - - -
Gopal Gujarati 20 20 - - - - -
Gosain unspecified Marathi 60 60 - - - - -
Gudigar Konkani, Goan 110 110 - - - - -
Gujar (Hindu traditions) Marathi 90 90 - - - - -
Gowdulu Konkani, Goan 20 20 - - - - -
Habura Konkani, Goan 20 20 - - - - -
Halsar Tulu 80 80 - - - - -
Hanabar Tulu 28,300 28300 - - - - -
Hasla Kannada 530 530 - - - - -
Hande Jogi Kannada 30 30 - - - - -
Hakki Pikki Vaagri Booli 10 10 - - - - -
Holar Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Harkantra Tulu 1,170 1170 - - - - -
Halwakki Wakkal Konkani, Goan 2,810 2620 - 190 - - -
Christian Konkani, Goan 1,040 - - 1040 - - -
Idayan Tulu 110 110 - - - - -
Ilavan Tamil 6,870 6870 - - - - -
Jambuvulu Kannada 40 40 - - - - -
Jogi (Hindu traditions) Tulu 4,470 4470 - - - - -
Kachari (Hindu traditions) Konkani, Goan 90 90 - - - - -
Kalladi Malayalam 10 10 - - - - -
Kallan unspecified Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Kamar Kannada 30 30 - - - - -
Kamathi Kannada 100 100 - - - - -
Kanakkan Malayalam 20 20 - - - - -
Kaniyan Kannada 250 250 - - - - -
Kavuthiyan Malayalam 670 670 - - - - -
Koli Dhor Tulu 30 30 - - - - -
Kharva (Hindu traditions) Konkani, Goan 250 250 - - - - -
Kaikolan Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Kalal (Hindu traditions) Konkani, Goan 241,000 241000 - - - - -
Koli Mahadev Marathi 410 410 - - - - -
Koli Malhar Konkani, Goan 120 120 - - - - -
Kammara Tulu 10 10 - - - - -
Kodaga Kodava 80 80 - - - - -
Konda Kapu Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Kokna Tulu 40 40 - - - - -
Koli (Hindu traditions) Kannada 170 170 - - - - -
Kori Koda 110 110 - - - - -
Koracha, caste Kannada 50 50 - - - - -
Koracha, tribal Tulu 10,100 10000 30 10 - - 60
Korama unspecified Kannada 220 220 - - - - -
Kotegar Kannada 390 390 - - - - -
Prabhu Kayastha Kannada 70 70 - - - - -
Kudumban Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Kudumi Konkani, Goan 20,400 20400 - - - - -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) Tulu 52,600 52600 - - - - -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) Konkani, Goan 720 720 - - - - -
Kunchatiga Kannada 280 280 - - - - -
Alambadi Kurichchan Konkani, Goan 370 370 - - - - -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) Telugu 60 60 - - - - -
Kuruba Konkani, Goan 420 370 - 50 - - -
Kuravan (Hindu traditions) Tulu 30 30 - - - - -
Lingayat Kannada 2,750 - - - - - 2750
Lohana Sindhi 10 10 - - - - -
Madiga (Hindu traditions) Telugu 520 520 - - - - -
Mahar (Buddhist traditions) Marathi 250 220 - - 30 - -
Mahyavanshi Marathi 10 10 - - - - -
Mala (Hindu traditions) Telugu 70 70 - - - - -
Malayekandi Tulu 30 30 - - - - -
Mappila Malayalam 8,570 - 8570 - - - -
Maravan Tamil 60 60 - - - - -
Malabar Catholic English 25,800 - - 25800 - - -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions) Tulu 280 - 280 - - - -
Meda Tulu 10 10 - - - - -
Memon Gujarati 30 - 30 - - - -
Mahratta unspecified Tulu 33,500 33500 10 10 - - -
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) Malayalam 1,560 1560 - - - - -
Malasar Tulu 10 10 - - - - -
Malava Tulu 7,940 7940 - - - - -
Mukkuvan (Muslim traditions) Malayalam 30 - 30 - - - -
Mannan, caste Malayalam 1,080 1080 - - - - -
Mochi (Hindu traditions) Kannada 70 70 - - - - -
Moger unspecified Kannada 6,690 6680 - - 10 - -
Rajput (Muslim traditions) Urdu 30 - 30 - - - -
Mala Sale Telugu 10 10 - - - - -
Mukri Kannada 510 510 - - - - -
Mundala Kannada 5,770 5770 - - - - -
Nadar (Hindu traditions) Tamil 4,340 4340 - - - - -
Nai (Hindu traditions) Tulu 10,400 10400 - - - - -
Nair Konkani, Goan 41,600 41600 - - - - -
Nalkadaya Kannada 380 380 - - - - -
Nalakeyava Kannada 1,230 1230 - - - - -
Navithan Tamil 30 30 - - - - -
Navait Konkani, Goan 1,170 - 1170 - - - -
Nayadi Malayalam 30 30 - - - - -
Naikda Tulu 5,480 5450 10 10 - - -
Palluvan Kannada 50 50 - - - - -
Pambada Kannada 150 150 - - - - -
Panan Malayalam 30 30 - - - - -
Pandaram Kannada 140 140 - - - - -
Panditattan Kannada 80 80 - - - - -
Pan Konkani, Goan 630 630 - - - - -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 60 60 - - - - -
Paravan (Hindu traditions) Malayalam 1,300 1300 - - - - -
Somvanshi Tulu 5,230 5230 - - - - -
Pallan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Palleyan Tulu 90 90 - - - - -
Patramela Konkani, Goan 1,960 1960 - - - - -
Pulayan unspecified Tulu 4,040 4040 - - - - -
Rajput (Hindu traditions) Kannada 360 360 - - - - -
Rajpur Konkani, Goan 22,200 22200 - - - - -
Ramoshi Marathi 10 10 - - - - -
Raneyar Kannada 1,190 1190 - - - - -
Ravalia Marathi 420 420 - - - - -
Sali Konkani, Goan 8,380 8380 - - - - -
Samban Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Samagara Kannada 2,310 2310 - - - - -
Samanthan Malayalam 30 30 - - - - -
Satani Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Sayyid Konkani, Goan 7,260 - 7260 - - - -
Brahmin (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 10 - - - - 10 -
Sudri Tulu 470 - - 470 - - -
Shaikh unspecified Urdu 30,000 - 30000 - - - -
Sikligar (Hindu traditions) Kannada 2,450 2450 - - - - -
Sikligar (Muslim traditions) Urdu 420 - 420 - - - -
Sillekyatha Kannada 170 170 - - - - -
Nai (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 20 - - - - 20 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions) Tulu 10,000 9870 - - - - 140
Rajput (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 50 - - - - 50 -
Sudra Konkani, Goan 420 410 - 10 - - -
Masan Jogi Kannada 110 110 - - - - -
Syrian Christian English 38,000 - - 38000 - - -
Teli (Hindu traditions) Tulu 24,400 24400 - - - - -
Thandan (Hindu traditions) Konkani, Goan 120 120 - - - - -
Thoti, caste Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Tirmali Konkani, Goan 30 30 - - - - -
Toda Tulu 120 120 - - - - -
Urali Malayalam 23,900 23900 - - - - -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions) Kannada 3,670 3670 - - - - -
Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) Marathi 10 10 - - - - -
Vakkaliga unspecified Kannada 75,100 75100 - - - - -
Velan Malayalam 30 30 - - - - -
Veluthadanayar Malayalam 1,510 1510 - - - - -
Vettuvan Malayalam 70 70 - - - - -
Viswakarma unspecified Tulu 47,600 47600 - - - - -
Vellalan unspecified Kannada 50 50 - - - - -
Velakkithalanayan Malayalam 50 50 - - - - -
Vannan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 120 120 - - - - -
Vanniyan Tamil 700 700 - - - - -
Yenadi Telugu 30 30 - - - - -
Yerukula Telugu 30 30 - - - - -
Yerava Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Hasalaru Tulu 60 60 - - - - -
Holaya Kannada 210 170 - - 40 - -
Iruliga Tulu 20 20 - - - - -
Jat (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 110 - - - - 110 -
Jenu Kuruba Marathi 20 20 - - - - -
Kadu Kuruba Tulu 20 20 - - - - -
Kudiya Tulu 20 20 - - - - -
Malaikudi Tulu 1,870 1870 - - - - -
Mali (Hindu traditions) Kannada 940 940 - - - - -
Bandi (Hindu traditions) Tulu 20 20 - - - - -
Mangala Kannada 30 30 - - - - -
Kapu unspecified Telugu 20 20 - - - - -
Hajam Kannada 140 - 140 - - - -
Bania Agarwal Tulu 640 390 - - - - 250
Bania Chetti Kannada 3,410 2590 - - - - 810
Brahmin Chitpavan Konkani, Goan 1,350 1350 - - - - -
Brahmin Gaur Konkani, Goan 5,080 5080 - - - - -
Brahmin Gujar Gaur Hindi 740 740 - - - - -
Brahmin Joshi Konkani, Goan 540 540 - - - - -
Brahmin Kanaujia Marathi 9,020 9020 - - - - -
Brahmin Kannada Kannada 5,080 5080 - - - - -
Brahmin Khandelwal Marwari (India) 420 420 - - - - -
Brahmin Maha Kannada 170 170 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta Konkani, Goan 4,690 4690 - - - - -
Brahmin Marathi Marathi 1,250 1250 - - - - -
Brahmin Mewada Konkani, Goan 540 540 - - - - -
Brahmin Modh Hindi 450 450 - - - - -
Brahmin Nagar Hindi 420 420 - - - - -
Brahmin Sanadhya Konkani, Goan 7,110 7110 - - - - -
Brahmin Saraswat Konkani, Goan 1,140 1140 - - - - -
Brahmin Sawaria Hindi 70 70 - - - - -
Brahmin Tamil Tamil 200 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Telugu Telugu 60 60 - - - - -
Brahmin Nambudiri Malayalam 170 170 - - - - -
Devanga Tulu 8,570 8350 - 140 - - 90
Vaniyan Kannada 390 280 - 110 - - -
Brahmin Christian Tulu 50 - - 50 - - -
Cherumar Christian Tulu 2,180 - - 2180 - - -
Balija Bogam Kannada 30 30 - - - - -
Beldar Mith Gauda Konkani, Goan 230 230 - - - - -
Devadiga Kalavant Tulu 900 900 - - - - -
Kalal Idiga Konkani, Goan 210,000 210000 - - - - -
Kapu Reddi Telugu 20 20 - - - - -
Moger Moyon Kannada 1,020 1020 - - - - -
Pulayan Thanda Malayalam 940 940 - - - - -
Shaikh Qureshi Urdu 3,610 - 3610 - - - -
Viswakarma Asari Tulu 4,180 4180 - - - - -
Viswakarma Kollan Malayalam 1,450 1450 - - - - -
Viswakarma Thattan Malayalam 1,330 1330 - - - - -
Yadav Dhindhor Kannada 80 80 - - - - -
Yadav Gola Kannada 230 230 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Mukkulattar Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman Tamil 80 80 - - - - -
Marata Tulu 38,200 38100 20 10 - - 40
Nadar (Christian traditions) Tulu 880 - - 880 - - -
Koli of Gujarat Gujarati 20 20 - - - - -
Adi Karnataka Christian Konkani, Goan 20 - - 20 - - -
Adi Dravida Christian Tamil 1,380 - - 1380 - - -
Madari (Hindu traditions) Kannada 40 40 - - - - -
Bharathar (Christian traditions) Malayalam 90 - - 90 - - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) Tulu 50 - - 50 - - -
Paravan (Christian traditions) - 470 - - 470 - - -
Vannan (Christian traditions) Tamil 10 - - 10 - - -
Ilavan Christian Konkani, Goan 790 - - 790 - - -
Brahmin Havik Kannada 1,870 1870 - - - - -
Byari (Beary) Konkani, Goan 52,700 - 52700 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini Urdu 250 - 250 - - - -
Shaikh Faruqi Urdu 340 - 340 - - - -
Shaikh Siddiqi Urdu 900 - 900 - - - -
Yadav Ghosi Kannada 80 80 - - - - -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions) Kannada 60 60 - - - - -

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