India / Tamil Nadu / Kanchipuram

Population
3,777,530
Unreached Population
2,991,940 (79.2%)
People Groups
648
Unreached People Groups
568 (87.7%)
People Group Primary Language Population Hindu Muslim Christian Buddhist Sikh Other
Bauri Bengali 10 10 - - - - -
Anglo Tamil 510 - - 510 - - -
Assamese (Muslim traditions) Assamese 10 - 10 - - - -
Baha'i Tamil 1,580 - - - - - 1580
Burmese Burmese 10 - - - 10 - -
Jat (Hindu traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 150 150 - - - - -
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) Urdu 20 - 20 - - - -
Khasi Khasi 40 - - 40 - - -
Meitei unspecified Meitei 10 10 - - - - -
Bengali Muslim Moghal Urdu 560 - 560 - - - -
Sinhalese Sinhala 20 - - - 20 - -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 30 30 - - - - -
Tamil (Muslim traditions) Tamil 84,800 - 84800 - - - -
Tibetan Tibetan, Central 30 - - - 30 - -
Adi Andhra Telugu 1,250 1200 - 60 - - -
Adi Dravida Tamil 330,000 328000 - 1730 430 40 -
Adi Karnataka Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Adiyan Tamil 50 40 - 10 - - -
Agamudaiyan unspecified Tamil 10,000 10000 - - - - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) Tamil 72,200 72200 - - - - -
Ambalavasi Tamil 560 560 - - - - -
Ambattan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 340 340 - - - - -
Ansari Urdu 1,240 - 1240 - - - -
Aray Mala Tamil 30 30 - - - - -
Arora (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 40 - - - - 40 -
Arunthathiyar Tamil 4,540 4530 - - 10 - -
Arwa Mala Tamil 3,720 3720 - - - - -
Arayan Malayalam 60 60 - - - - -
Badaga Badaga 10 10 - - - - -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 20 20 - - - - -
Bagata Telugu 10 10 - - - - -
Baira Tamil 270 270 - - - - -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) Tamil 50 50 - - - - -
Balija (Hindu traditions) Tamil 240 240 - - - - -
Banjara (Hindu traditions) Lambadi 60 60 - - - - -
Bania unspecified Tamil 5,200 3040 - - - - 2160
Badhai (Hindu traditions) Gujarati 20 20 - - - - -
Bariki Odia 20 20 - - - - -
Bedar (Hindu traditions) Kannada 160 160 - - - - -
Budega Jangam Kannada 200 200 - - - - -
Beldar (Hindu traditions) Tamil 220 220 - - - - -
Bhil unspecified Bhili 10 10 - - - - -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) Telugu 1,000 1000 - - - - -
Banijiga Kannada 60 60 - - - - -
Bohra Gujarati 30 - 30 - - - -
Bondili Telugu 20 20 - - - - -
Boya Telugu 57,100 57100 - - - - -
Brahmin unspecified Tamil 29,400 28800 - - - - 640
Baria (Hindu traditions) Gujarati 20 20 - - - - -
Byagara Telugu 10 10 - - - - -
Chamar (Hindu traditions) Tamil 40 40 - - - - -
Charan (Hindu traditions) Gujarati 10 10 - - - - -
Chenchu Tamil 370 340 - 30 - - -
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 290 290 - - - - -
Madiga (Christian traditions) Telugu 650 - - 650 - - -
Mahar (Christian traditions) Marathi 150 - - 150 - - -
Mala (Christian traditions) Telugu 1,510 - - 1510 - - -
Dakkal Telugu 20 20 - - - - -
Dandasi Odia 10 10 - - - - -
Darzi (Hindu traditions) Tamil 3,000 3000 - - - - -
Devadiga (Hindu traditions) Tulu 20 20 - - - - -
Devendrakulathan Tamil 390 390 - - - - -
Dhangar Bharwad Marathi 60 60 - - - - -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) Tamil 45,100 45100 - - - - -
Dhor Marathi 10 10 - - - - -
Dom (Hindu traditions) Tamil 120 120 - - - - -
Dom (Dombara) Tamil 40 40 - - - - -
Dudekula Telugu 110 - 110 - - - -
Ellamalawar Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Gamit Gujarati 10 10 - - - - -
Gangakula Kannada 100 100 - - - - -
Gandla Telugu 590 590 - - - - -
Perumal Makkukkaran Telugu 40 40 - - - - -
Ghanchi (Hindu traditions) Gujarati 10 10 - - - - -
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) Telugu 10 10 - - - - -
Goanese Konkani, Goan 870 - - 870 - - -
Godda Telugu 20 20 - - - - -
Gond unspecified Telugu 20 20 - - - - -
Holaya Dasar Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Hakki Pikki Vaagri Booli 170 170 - - - - -
Christian Tamil 15,300 - - 15300 - - -
Ilavan Tamil 1,350 1350 - - - - -
Irular Irula 10,200 10100 20 80 - - 40
Jatapu Telugu 10 10 - - - - -
Kaibartta unspecified Bengali 30 30 - - - - -
Jogi (Hindu traditions) Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Kallan unspecified Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Kanakkan Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Kaniyan Tamil 50 20 - 30 - - -
Karimpalan Malayalam 10 10 - - - - -
Karnam Telugu 20 20 - - - - -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) Bengali 30 30 - - - - -
Kepmaris Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Kharva (Hindu traditions) Marathi 20 20 - - - - -
Kaikolan Tamil 45,100 44000 - 1110 - - -
Kalal (Hindu traditions) Telugu 2,500 2500 - - - - -
Koli Mahadev Marathi 40 40 - - - - -
Koli Malhar Marathi 10 10 - - - - -
Kammara Telugu 40 30 - - - - -
Konda Dhora Telugu 30 30 - - - - -
Konda Kapu Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Koli (Hindu traditions) Gujarati 210 210 - - - - -
Koliyan Tamil 20 10 - 10 - - -
Kolupulvandlu Telugu 10 10 - - - - -
Kori Telugu 10 10 - - - - -
Koracha, tribal Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Korama unspecified Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Koya unspecified Telugu 60 60 - - - - -
Konda Reddi Tamil 50 50 - - - - -
Kattunayakan Tamil 640 630 - - - - -
Kudumban Tamil 30 30 - - - - -
Kudumi Tamil 1,960 1960 - - - - -
Kuli Odia 10 10 - - - - -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) Tamil 790 790 - - - - -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) Sourashtra 1,200 1200 - - - - -
Kunchatiga Kannada 30 30 - - - - -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) Telugu 900 900 - - - - -
Kuruba Tamil 240 240 - - - - -
Kuruman Tamil 340 320 20 - - - -
Kuravan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 890 890 - - - - -
Lingayat Kannada 2,760 - - - - - 2760
Lohar (Hindu traditions) Tamil 6,770 6770 - - - - -
Lohana Gujarati 20 20 - - - - -
Madiga (Hindu traditions) Telugu 30 30 - - - - -
Mahar (Buddhist traditions) Marathi 60 60 - - - - -
Mahyavanshi Sourashtra 40 40 - - - - -
Mahishya Bengali 60 60 - - - - -
Mala (Hindu traditions) Telugu 50 50 - - - - -
Malakkuravan Tamil 1,020 990 - 10 - - 20
Manna Dhora Telugu 10 10 - - - - -
Manne Telugu 10 10 - - - - -
Mappila Malayalam 880 - 880 - - - -
Maravan Tamil 38,600 37700 - 830 - - -
Masthi Telugu 20 20 - - - - -
Matang (Hindu traditions) Marathi 20 20 - - - - -
Matangi Telugu 20 20 - - - - -
Malabar Catholic Malayalam 4,670 - - 4670 - - -
Mala Dasari Telugu 510 510 - - - - -
Madiga Dasu Telugu 20 20 - - - - -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions) Urdu 820 - 820 - - - -
Memon Gujarati 60 - 60 - - - -
Mahratta unspecified Marathi 330 330 - - - - -
Maniyattikkaran Tamil 230 230 - - - - -
Mala Jangam Telugu 10 10 - - - - -
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) Malayalam 50 50 - - - - -
Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) Malayalam 110 - - 110 - - -
Mahratta Kunbi Sourashtra 80 80 - - - - -
Madasi Kuruva Telugu 90 90 - - - - -
Malasar Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Mala Dasu Telugu 30 30 - - - - -
Mannan, tribal Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Mochi (Hindu traditions) Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Moger unspecified Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Momna Gujarati 20 - 20 - - - -
Malai Pandaram Tamil 30 30 - - - - -
Mala Sale Telugu 30 30 - - - - -
Mukha Dhora Telugu 10 10 - - - - -
Malai Vedan Tamil 50 50 - - - - -
Nadar (Hindu traditions) Tamil 38,700 38700 - - - - -
Nai (Hindu traditions) Tamil 24,400 24400 - - - - -
Nair Tamil 28,500 28500 - - - - -
Namassej (Hindu traditions) Bengali 20 20 - - - - -
Navithan Tamil 13,300 13300 - - - - -
Navait Konkani 1,200 - 1200 - - - -
Odiya Odia 30 30 - - - - -
Pagadai Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Pambada Tamil 110 110 - - - - -
Pandaram Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Paniyan Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Pannadi Tamil 50 50 - - - - -
Panniandi Telugu 10 10 - - - - -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 1,820 1810 - - 20 - -
Paravan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 140 140 - - - - -
Pardhan Telugu 10 10 - - - - -
Pichakuntla Telugu 20 20 - - - - -
Pallan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 3,970 3920 - - 50 - -
Palliyan Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Palliyar Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Poundra Bengali 20 20 - - - - -
Pulayan unspecified Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Puthirai Vannan Tamil 160 160 - - - - -
Qassab Urdu 60 - 60 - - - -
Rabari (Hindu traditions) Gujarati 10 10 - - - - -
Rajput (Hindu traditions) Tamil 4,100 3970 - - - - 130
Ramdasia (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 30 - - - - 30 -
Rathawa Sourashtra 20 20 - - - - -
Ravalia Sourashtra 10 10 - - - - -
Razu Telugu 340 340 - - - - -
Relli Telugu 20 20 - - - - -
Rona Telugu 20 20 - - - - -
Sali Telugu 140 140 - - - - -
Samban Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Saora unspecified Telugu 10 10 - - - - -
Sayyid Urdu 4,620 - 4620 - - - -
Semman Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Shaikh unspecified Tamil 23,100 - 23100 - - - -
Siyal Odia 20 20 - - - - -
Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 30 - - - - 30 -
Kahar (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 20 - - - - 20 -
Kamboh (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 20 - - - - 20 -
Khatri (Sikh traditions) Hindi 110 - - - - 110 -
Labana (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 30 - - - - 30 -
Mahtam (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 20 - - - - 20 -
Nai (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 30 - - - - 30 -
Soligar Telugu 30 10 - 20 - - -
Sonar (Hindu traditions) Tamil 16,400 16200 - - - - 170
Rajput (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 180 - - - - 180 -
Saini (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 20 - - - - 20 -
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 60 - - - - 60 -
Syrian Christian Malayalam 6,970 - - 6970 - - -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) Tamil 580 500 - - - - 80
Tanti (Hindu traditions) Bengali 20 20 - - - - -
Teli (Hindu traditions) Tamil 9,140 9140 - - - - -
Thandan (Hindu traditions) Malayalam 150 150 - - - - -
Thoti, caste Tamil 50 50 - - - - -
Tili Bengali 10 10 - - - - -
Tiruvalluvar Tamil 30 30 - - - - -
Toda Tamil 30 30 - - - - -
Ulladan Malayalam 10 10 - - - - -
Urali Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions) Telugu 23,700 23300 - 340 - - -
Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) Gujarati 20 20 - - - - -
Vakkaliga unspecified Kannada 520 520 - - - - -
Varli Gujarati 20 20 - - - - -
Vathiriyan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 30 30 - - - - -
Velan Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Vetan (Hindu traditions) Malayalam 60 60 - - - - -
Vettuvan Tamil 80 80 - - - - -
Viswakarma unspecified Tamil 26,900 26700 - 220 - - -
Vellalan unspecified Tamil 740 520 - 220 - - -
Velakkithalanayan Malayalam 70 70 - - - - -
Valluvan Tamil 1,290 1290 - - - - -
Vannan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 9,500 9420 - 80 - - -
Vanniyan Tamil 334,000 311000 - 23100 - - -
Vettakkaran Tamil 110 110 - - - - -
Yenadi Telugu 2,310 2310 - - - - -
Yerukula Telugu 660 660 - - - - -
Jat (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 430 - - - - 430 -
Mali (Hindu traditions) Tamil 30 30 - - - - -
Bandi (Hindu traditions) Tamil 30 30 - - - - -
Kuda Korava Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Malayarayar Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Kui Khond Odia 10 10 - - - - -
Mangala Telugu 23,500 23500 - - - - -
Munnur Telugu 4,960 4960 - - - - -
Mutrasi Telugu 3,380 3380 - - - - -
Kapu unspecified Telugu 15,700 15700 - - - - -
Hajam Urdu 760 - 760 - - - -
Bania Agarwal Tamil 880 410 - - - - 470
Bania Agrahari Hindi 20 20 - - - - -
Bania Chetti Tamil 990 430 - - - - 560
Bania Gujar Gujarati 50 50 - - - - -
Bania Komti Telugu 340 340 - - - - -
Bania Mahesri Hindi 30 30 - - - - -
Bania Oswal Hindi 280 30 - - - - 250
Bania Porwal Tamil 160 30 - - - - 120
Bania Srimali Tamil 20 20 - - - - 10
Brahmin Audich Gujarati 20 20 - - - - -
Brahmin Bengali Bengali 20 20 - - - - -
Brahmin Chitpavan Marathi 20 20 - - - - -
Brahmin Deshastha Tamil 430 430 - - - - -
Brahmin Gaud Saraswat Telugu 150 150 - - - - -
Brahmin Gaur Tamil 650 650 - - - - -
Brahmin Gujar Gaur Sourashtra 90 90 - - - - -
Brahmin Joshi Tamil 70 70 - - - - -
Brahmin Kannada Kannada 980 980 - - - - -
Brahmin Karhada Marathi 60 60 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta Tamil 650 650 - - - - -
Brahmin Marathi Marathi 80 80 - - - - -
Brahmin Modh Sourashtra 60 60 - - - - -
Brahmin Saraswat Tamil 620 620 - - - - -
Brahmin Sawaria Gujarati 20 20 - - - - -
Brahmin Tamil Tamil 4,620 4620 - - - - -
Brahmin Telugu Telugu 470 470 - - - - -
Brahmin Iyer Tamil 2,480 2480 - - - - -
Brahmin Kosala Nadu Telugu 210 210 - - - - -
Brahmin Nambudiri Malayalam 50 50 - - - - -
Brahmin Sholiar Tamil 100 100 - - - - -
Brahmin Telaganya Telugu 720 720 - - - - -
Brahmin Vadama Tamil 430 430 - - - - -
Brahmin Velanadu Tamil 390 390 - - - - -
Rajput Chandrabansi Hindi 230 230 - - - - -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) Hindi 160 160 - - - - -
Rajput Surajbansi Tamil 960 960 - - - - -
Devanga Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Vaniyan Tamil 11,200 6350 - 4820 - - -
Brahmin Christian Tamil 560 - - 560 - - -
Cherumar Christian Tamil 1,020 - - 1020 - - -
Balija Dasari Telugu 70 70 - - - - -
Kalal Idiga Telugu 950 950 - - - - -
Kapu Reddi Telugu 1,750 1750 - - - - -
Malla Jetty Telugu 30 30 - - - - -
Namassej Chandel Bengali 10 10 - - - - -
Shaikh Qureshi Urdu 2,590 - 2590 - - - -
Vanniyan Agnikula Tamil 7,560 7440 - 110 - - -
Vanniyan Kalingi Tamil 2,260 2260 - - - - -
Vanniyan Pala Ekiri Telugu 340 340 - - - - -
Vellalan Isai Tamil 60 60 - - - - -
Vellalan Mudaliar Tamil 90 90 - - - - -
Vellalan Nanchilnattu Tamil 110 70 - 50 - - -
Vellalan Pattanavan Tamil 60 60 - - - - -
Vellalan Sozhia Tamil 140 140 - - - - -
Vellalan Tondamandalam Tamil 70 70 - - - - -
Vellalan Virakodi Tamil 60 60 - - - - -
Viswakarma Asari Tamil 3,720 3720 - - - - -
Viswakarma Kollan Tamil 110 110 - - - - -
Viswakarma Thattan Tamil 110 110 - - - - -
Yadav Gola Tamil 36,100 36100 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Mukkulattar Tamil 230 230 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman Tamil 6,090 6090 - - - - -
Silpi Tamil 1,800 1800 - - - - -
Brahmin Ashtashasram Tamil 200 200 - - - - -
Pashtun, Pathan Urdu 1,600 - 1600 - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) Tamil 35,100 - - 35100 - - -
Koli of Gujarat Sourashtra 50 50 - - - - -
Thandan (Christian traditions) Malayalam 110 - - 110 - - -
Adi Dravida Christian Tamil 77,600 - - 77600 - - -
Madari (Hindu traditions) Telugu 10 10 - - - - -
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) Tamil 1,150 - - 1150 - - -
Kuravan (Christian traditions) Tamil 480 - - 480 - - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) Tamil 1,150 - - 1150 - - -
Paravan (Christian traditions) Tamil 60 - - 60 - - -
Pallan (Christian traditions) Tamil 200 - - 200 - - -
Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) Tamil 90 - - 90 - - -
Vannan (Christian traditions) Tamil 2,300 - - 2300 - - -
Adi Andhra Christian Telugu 540 - - 540 - - -
Ambattan Christian Tamil 90 - - 90 - - -
Ilavan Christian Tamil 190 - - 190 - - -
Bania Irupathi Nalu Manai Chetti Telugu 340 340 - - - - -
Brahmin Mukkaniyar Kannada 230 230 - - - - -
Byari (Beary) Kannada 450 - 450 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini Urdu 450 - 450 - - - -
Shaikh Faruqi Urdu 280 - 280 - - - -
Shaikh Siddiqi Urdu 1,580 - 1580 - - - -
Shaikh Usmani Urdu 150 - 150 - - - -
Yadav Ghosi Tamil 1,580 1580 - - - - -
Pashtun Afridi Urdu 280 - 280 - - - -
Pashtun Yusafzai Urdu 280 - 280 - - - -
Urikkara Naicker Telugu 180 150 - - - - 30

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