India / Karnataka / Dakshina Kannada

Population
6,257,520
Unreached Population
5,897,320 (94.2%)
People Groups
605
Unreached People Groups
524 (86.6%)
People Group Primary Language Population Hindu Muslim Christian Buddhist Sikh Other
Anglo Konkani 390 - - 390 - - -
Arab Arabic, Mesopotamian 90 - 90 - - - -
Parsee Gujarati 10 - - - - - 10
Persian Dari 10 - 10 - - - -
Tamil (Muslim traditions) Tamil 1,610 - 1610 - - - -
Tibetan Tibetan, Central 50 - - - 50 - -
Adi Andhra Telugu 160 160 - - - - -
Adi Dravida Tulu 37,000 36900 - 50 - - -
Adi Karnataka Kannada 2,540 2540 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan unspecified Tamil 80 80 - - - - -
Agri Konkani, Goan 140 140 - - - - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) Tulu 2,200 2200 - - - - -
Ajila Malayalam 2,290 2290 - - - - -
Ambalavasi Malayalam 2,770 2770 - - - - -
Ambattan (Hindu traditions) Tulu 250 250 - - - - -
Anuppan Konkani, Goan 290 290 - - - - -
Andh Marathi 20 20 - - - - -
Anduran Konkani 1,740 1740 - - - - -
Ansari Tulu 3,160 - 3160 - - - -
Arora (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 40 - - - - 40 -
Arunthathiyar Kannada 30 30 - - - - -
Arayan Malayalam 610 610 - - - - -
Badaga Badaga 1,530 1530 - - - - -
Baira Konkani, Goan 4,070 4070 - - - - -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) Konkani, Goan 160 160 - - - - -
Bakuda Kannada 1,150 1150 - - - - -
Balagai Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Balija (Hindu traditions) Tulu 2,860 2860 - - - - -
Banjara (Hindu traditions) Konkani, Goan 1,620 1620 - - - - -
Bania unspecified Kannada 13,300 6580 - - - - 6720
Barda Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Badhai (Hindu traditions) Kannada 30 30 - - - - -
Bedar (Hindu traditions) Konkani, Goan 40 40 - - - - -
Budega Jangam Kannada 110 110 - - - - -
Beldar (Hindu traditions) Konkani, Goan 2,110 2110 - - - - -
Bhil unspecified Tamil 100 90 - - - - -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) Kannada 30 30 - - - - -
Bhatia (Hindu traditions) Hindi 50 50 - - - - -
Bharathar (Hindu traditions) Malayalam 160 160 - - - - -
Bind Kannada 30 30 - - - - -
Banijiga Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Boya Konkani, Goan 320 320 - - - - -
Brahmin unspecified Tulu 151,000 148000 - - - - 3400
Bhansala Marathi 80 80 - - - - -
Bathada Kannada 40 40 - - - - -
Byagara Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Chenna Dasar Konkani, Goan 460 460 - - - - -
Chamar (Hindu traditions) Kannada 2,190 2180 - - 10 - -
Chaliyan Tulu 3,870 3870 - - - - -
Chalvadi Kannada 170 170 - - - - -
Chenchu Telugu 10 10 - - - - -
Cheruman (Hindu traditions) Tulu 14,400 14400 - - - - -
Chodhara Telugu 10 10 - - - - -
Chaptegar Konkani, Goan 4,220 4220 - - - - -
Madiga (Christian traditions) Kannada 140 - - 140 - - -
Mahar (Christian traditions) Marathi 20 - - 20 - - -
Mala (Christian traditions) Telugu 50 - - 50 - - -
Charodi Konkani, Goan 6,450 6330 - 120 - - -
Dakkal Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Darzi (Hindu traditions) Konkani 210 210 - - - - -
Devadiga (Hindu traditions) Tulu 63,300 63300 - - - - -
Dhangar Bharwad Marathi 60 60 - - - - -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) Tulu 12,800 12800 - - - - -
Dhor Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Dom (Dombara) Kannada 140 140 - - - - -
Dubla unspecified Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Gamit Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Gangakula Tulu 8,910 8910 - - - - -
Gatti Tulu 4,130 4130 - - - - -
Gauda Konkani 50 50 - - - - -
Gondhali Marathi 160 160 - - - - -
Gandla Tulu 6,560 6560 - - - - -
Ghadi Konkani 390 390 - - - - -
Goanese Konkani 6,990 - - 6990 - - -
Godda Kannada 890 880 - - 10 - -
Gond unspecified Kannada 80 80 - - - - -
Gopal Gujarati 10 10 - - - - -
Gosain unspecified Kannada 50 50 - - - - -
Gudigar Konkani 160 160 - - - - -
Gujar (Hindu traditions) Konkani 80 80 - - - - -
Gowdulu Tamil 30 30 - - - - -
Habura Konkani 30 30 - - - - -
Hanabar Tulu 37,600 37600 - - - - -
Hande Jogi Kannada 170 170 - - - - -
Holar Kannada 30 30 - - - - -
Harkantra Tulu 1,890 1890 - - - - -
Halwakki Wakkal Konkani, Goan 4,580 4260 - 320 - - -
Christian Konkani, Goan 1,920 - - 1920 - - -
Idayan Tulu 160 160 - - - - -
Ilavan Tamil 11,200 11200 - - - - -
Jambuvulu Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Jogi (Hindu traditions) Tulu 6,180 6180 - - - - -
Kachari (Hindu traditions) Marathi 160 160 - - - - -
Kadaiyar Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Kalladi Malayalam 60 60 - - - - -
Kallan unspecified Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Kamar Hindi 20 20 - - - - -
Kamathi Telugu 90 90 - - - - -
Kanakkan Malayalam 30 30 - - - - -
Kanikkaran Kanikkaran 20 20 - - - - -
Kaniyan Kannada 4,210 4210 - - - - -
Kavuthiyan Malayalam 1,130 1130 - - - - -
Koli Dhor Tulu 30 30 - - - - -
Kharva (Hindu traditions) Konkani 430 430 - - - - -
Kaikolan Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Kalal (Hindu traditions) Tulu 318,000 318000 - - - - -
Koli Mahadev Konkani, Goan 690 690 - - - - -
Koli Malhar Marathi 200 200 - - - - -
Kammara Tulu 20 20 - - - - -
Kodaga Kodava 4,770 4770 - - - - -
Konda Kapu Kannada 40 40 - - - - -
Kokna Tulu 10 10 - - - - -
Koli (Hindu traditions) Kannada 280 280 - - - - -
Kolupulvandlu Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Kori Koda 190 190 - - - - -
Koracha, caste Kannada 50 50 - - - - -
Koracha, tribal Marathi 5,220 5110 10 - - - 100
Korama unspecified Kannada 200 200 - - - - -
Kotegar Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Koya unspecified Tulu 10 10 - - - - -
Prabhu Kayastha Marathi 60 60 - - - - -
Kathodi Tulu 20 20 - - - - -
Kudumban Tulu 20 20 - - - - -
Kudumi Konkani, Goan 22,600 22600 - - - - -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) Tulu 63,700 63700 - - - - -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) Marathi 1,040 1040 - - - - -
Kunchatiga Konkani, Goan 480 480 - - - - -
Alambadi Kurichchan Konkani, Goan 640 640 - - - - -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) Telugu 50 50 - - - - -
Kuruba Konkani, Goan 710 630 - 80 - - -
Kuravan (Hindu traditions) Kannada 100 100 - - - - -
Lingayat Kannada 10,400 - - - - - 10400
Lohana Gujarati 10 10 - - - - -
Madiga (Hindu traditions) Telugu 570 570 - - - - -
Mahar (Buddhist traditions) Marathi 930 910 - - 20 - -
Maila Kannada 1,960 1960 - - - - -
Mala (Hindu traditions) Telugu 100 100 - - - - -
Malayekandi Tulu 90 90 - - - - -
Manne Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Mappila Malayalam 44,300 - 44300 - - - -
Maravan Tamil 50 50 - - - - -
Matang (Hindu traditions) Marathi 10 10 - - - - -
Mavilan Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Malabar Catholic Malayalam 81,800 - - 81800 - - -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions) Kannada 960 - 960 - - - -
Meda Tulu 160 160 - - - - -
Memon Gujarati 170 - 170 - - - -
Mahratta unspecified Tulu 44,700 44500 50 30 - - 70
Mala Jangam Telugu 10 10 - - - - -
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) Malayalam 2,650 2650 - - - - -
Malava Tulu 10,200 10200 - - - - -
Mukkuvan (Muslim traditions) Malayalam 30 - 30 - - - -
Mannan, caste Malayalam 1,860 1860 - - - - -
Mochi (Hindu traditions) Kannada 120 120 - - - - -
Moger unspecified Kannada 44,800 44800 - - 10 - -
Rajput (Muslim traditions) Urdu 80 - 80 - - - -
Mukri Kannada 750 750 - - - - -
Mundala Kannada 16,600 16600 - - - - -
Nadar (Hindu traditions) Tulu 8,580 8580 - - - - -
Nadia Kannada 40 40 - - - - -
Nai (Hindu traditions) Tulu 13,700 13700 - - - - -
Nair Tamil 49,400 49400 - - - - -
Nalkadaya Kannada 430 430 - - - - -
Nalakeyava Kannada 5,170 5170 - - - - -
Navithan Tamil 30 30 - - - - -
Navait Konkani, Goan 4,770 - 4770 - - - -
Naikda Tulu 17,500 17400 30 30 - - 20
Pale Kannada 30 30 - - - - -
Palluvan Kannada 50 50 - - - - -
Pambada Kannada 640 640 - - - - -
Panan Malayalam 20 20 - - - - -
Pandaram Tamil 160 160 - - - - -
Panditattan Kannada 70 70 - - - - -
Paniyan Tamil 30 30 - - - - -
Pan Konkani 1,070 1070 - - - - -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) Tulu 620 620 - - - - -
Paravan (Hindu traditions) Malayalam 2,340 2340 - - - - -
Somvanshi Tulu 7,020 7020 - - - - -
Pallan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 490 490 - - - - -
Palliyan Tamil 30 30 - - - - -
Palleyan Malayalam 80 80 - - - - -
Patramela Konkani 3,200 3200 - - - - -
Pulayan unspecified Tulu 6,600 6600 - - - - -
Rajput (Hindu traditions) Konkani 620 620 - - - - -
Rajpur Konkani, Goan 24,700 24700 - - - - -
Ramoshi Marathi 10 10 - - - - -
Raneyar Kannada 1,680 1680 - - - - -
Ravalia Konkani, Goan 720 720 - - - - -
Sali Konkani 10,600 10600 - - - - -
Samban Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Samagara Kannada 4,090 4090 - - - - -
Samanthan Malayalam 30 30 - - - - -
Satani Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Sayyid Urdu 22,900 - 22900 - - - -
Brahmin (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 30 - - - - 30 -
Sudri Tulu 800 - - 800 - - -
Shaikh unspecified Urdu 148,000 - 148000 - - - -
Sikligar (Hindu traditions) Tulu 3,990 3990 - - - - -
Sikligar (Muslim traditions) Urdu 720 - 720 - - - -
Sillekyatha Kannada 160 160 - - - - -
Nai (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 50 - - - - 50 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions) Tulu 15,600 15400 - - - - 240
Rajput (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 190 - - - - 190 -
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 40 - - - - 40 -
Sudra Konkani, Goan 720 700 - 20 - - -
Masan Jogi Kannada 30 30 - - - - -
Syrian Christian Malayalam 89,100 - - 89100 - - -
Teli (Hindu traditions) Tulu 27,900 27900 - - - - -
Thandan (Hindu traditions) Kannada 110 110 - - - - -
Thoti, caste Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Tirmali Konkani 30 30 - - - - -
Urali Malayalam 27,100 27100 - - - - -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions) Telugu 2,860 2860 - - - - -
Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) Marathi 20 20 - - - - -
Vakkaliga unspecified Tulu 84,500 84500 - - - - -
Varli Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Velan Tulu 30 30 - - - - -
Veluthadanayar Malayalam 2,570 2570 - - - - -
Vettuvan Malayalam 120 120 - - - - -
Viswakarma unspecified Tulu 71,800 71800 - - - - -
Vellalan unspecified Kannada 100 90 - 10 - - -
Velakkithalanayan Tulu 30 30 - - - - -
Valluvan Malayalam 10 10 - - - - -
Vannan (Hindu traditions) Tulu 100 100 - - - - -
Vanniyan Tulu 1,200 1200 - - - - -
Yenadi Telugu 30 30 - - - - -
Yerukula Telugu 30 30 - - - - -
Yerava Kodava 50 40 - - - - -
Hasalaru Marathi 130 130 - - - - -
Holaya Kannada 16,100 15600 - - 430 - -
Iruliga Tulu 10 10 - - - - -
Jat (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 190 - - - - 190 -
Jenu Kuruba Kannada 50 50 - - - - -
Kadu Kuruba Tulu 140 140 - - - - -
Kudiya Marathi 100 100 - - - - -
Malaikudi English 7,710 7680 20 10 - - -
Mali (Hindu traditions) Tulu 1,540 1540 - - - - -
Soligaru Tulu 40 40 - - - - -
Bandi (Hindu traditions) Tulu 20 20 - - - - -
Mangala Telugu 70 70 - - - - -
Ager (Hindu traditions) Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Kapu unspecified Kannada 220 220 - - - - -
Hajam Kannada 720 - 720 - - - -
Bania Agarwal Tulu 1,040 450 - - - - 590
Bania Chetti Kannada 2,570 1050 - - - - 1520
Bania Oswal Hindi 510 60 - - - - 450
Bania Porwal Hindi 360 70 - - - - 290
Brahmin Chitpavan Konkani 1,350 1350 - - - - -
Brahmin Gaur Kannada 5,640 5640 - - - - -
Brahmin Kanaujia Konkani, Goan 4,510 4510 - - - - -
Brahmin Kannada Kannada 10,200 10200 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta Konkani, Goan 3,380 3380 - - - - -
Brahmin Marathi Konkani, Goan 1,380 1380 - - - - -
Brahmin Sanadhya Konkani 4,510 4510 - - - - -
Brahmin Saraswat Konkani 1,020 1020 - - - - -
Brahmin Sawaria Marathi 110 110 - - - - -
Brahmin Tamil Tamil 340 340 - - - - -
Brahmin Telugu Telugu 100 100 - - - - -
Brahmin Nambudiri Malayalam 290 290 - - - - -
Devanga Tulu 10,800 10500 - 240 - - -
Vaniyan Malayalam 680 480 - 190 - - -
Brahmin Christian Tulu 80 - - 80 - - -
Cherumar Christian English 3,770 - - 3770 - - -
Balija Bogam Kannada 70 70 - - - - -
Beldar Mith Gauda Konkani, Goan 180 180 - - - - -
Devadiga Kalavant Tulu 250 250 - - - - -
Kalal Idiga Tulu 255,000 255000 - - - - -
Kapu Reddi Telugu 30 30 - - - - -
Moger Moyon Kannada 8,350 8350 - - - - -
Pulayan Thanda Malayalam 1,600 1600 - - - - -
Shaikh Qureshi Urdu 6,200 - 6200 - - - -
Viswakarma Asari Malayalam 3,380 3380 - - - - -
Viswakarma Kollan Malayalam 1,240 1240 - - - - -
Viswakarma Thattan Malayalam 1,130 1130 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Mukkulattar Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman Tamil 60 60 - - - - -
Marata Tulu 54,800 54700 80 40 10 10 30
Nadar (Christian traditions) Tulu 1,500 - - 1500 - - -
Koli of Gujarat Gujarati 50 50 - - - - -
Bakad Kannada 40 40 - - - - -
Adi Karnataka Christian Konkani, Goan 20 - - 20 - - -
Adi Dravida Christian Tulu 2,670 - - 2670 - - -
Madari (Hindu traditions) Kannada 30 30 - - - - -
Bharathar (Christian traditions) Malayalam 160 - - 160 - - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) Tulu 70 - - 70 - - -
Paravan (Christian traditions) Malayalam 800 - - 800 - - -
Vannan (Christian traditions) Tulu 20 - - 20 - - -
Ilavan Christian Tamil 1,350 - - 1350 - - -
Brahmin Havik Konkani, Goan 3,200 3200 - - - - -
Byari (Beary) Konkani 313,000 - 313000 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini Urdu 450 - 450 - - - -
Shaikh Faruqi Urdu 560 - 560 - - - -
Shaikh Siddiqi Urdu 2,030 - 2030 - - - -
Shaikh Usmani Urdu 340 - 340 - - - -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions) Kannada 20 20 - - - - -

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