India / Tamil Nadu / Salem

Population
9,406,420
Unreached Population
6,407,190 (68.1%)
People Groups
584
Unreached People Groups
510 (87.3%)
People Group Primary Language Population Hindu Muslim Christian Buddhist Sikh Other
Anglo English 330 - - 330 - - -
Jat (Hindu traditions) Sindhi 40 40 - - - - -
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) Urdu 10 - 10 - - - -
Bengali Muslim Moghal Urdu 2,210 - 2210 - - - -
Sinhalese Sinhala 60 - - - 60 - -
Parsee Gujarati 20 - - - - - 20
Tamil (Muslim traditions) Tamil 67,800 - 67800 - - - -
Adi Andhra Telugu 280 280 - - - - -
Adi Dravida Tamil 328,000 327000 - 250 100 20 -
Adi Karnataka Kannada 40 40 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan unspecified Tamil 33,700 33700 - - - - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) Tamil 58,500 58500 - - - - -
Ambalavasi Tamil 1,800 1800 - - - - -
Ambattan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 160 160 - - - - -
Anuppan Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Ansari Urdu 1,310 - 1310 - - - -
Arasu Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Arora (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 20 - - - - 20 -
Arunthathiyar Tamil 194,000 194000 - - - 20 -
Arayan Tamil 50 50 - - - - -
Badaga Badaga 410 410 - - - - -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) Tamil 250 250 - - - - -
Balagai Kannada 2,030 2030 - - - - -
Balija (Hindu traditions) Tamil 57,000 57000 - - - - -
Banjara (Hindu traditions) Hindi 4,570 4570 - - - - -
Bania unspecified Tamil 18,700 18000 - 10 - - 670
Badhai (Hindu traditions) Sourashtra 250 250 - - - - -
Basor Tamil 5,950 5950 - - - - -
Bedar (Hindu traditions) Tamil 12,900 12900 - - - - -
Budega Jangam Tamil 150 150 - - - - -
Beldar (Hindu traditions) Tamil 1,650 1650 - - - - -
Bhat (Hindu traditions) Hindi 20 20 - - - - -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) Telugu 2,620 2620 - - - - -
Banijiga Kannada 1,870 1870 - - - - -
Bohra Gujarati 140 - 140 - - - -
Boya Tamil 166,000 166000 - - - - -
Brahmin unspecified Tamil 66,400 66200 - - - - 240
Baria (Hindu traditions) Sourashtra 190 190 - - - - -
Bhansala Sindhi 30 30 - - - - -
Byagara Telugu 10 10 - - - - -
Chenna Dasar Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Chamar (Hindu traditions) Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Chandala Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Charan (Hindu traditions) Gujarati 50 50 - - - - -
Chenchu Chenchu 10 10 - - - - -
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 2,930 2930 - - - - -
Madiga (Christian traditions) Telugu 150 - - 150 - - -
Mahar (Christian traditions) Marathi 20 - - 20 - - -
Mala (Christian traditions) Telugu 340 - - 340 - - -
Matang (Christian traditions) Marathi 10 - - 10 - - -
Dakkal Telugu 10 10 - - - - -
Darzi (Hindu traditions) Tamil 13,900 13900 - - - - -
Devendrakulathan Tamil 1,230 1230 - - - - -
Dhangar Bharwad Marathi 140 140 - - - - -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) Tamil 68,400 68400 - - - - -
Dom (Hindu traditions) Tamil 240 240 - - - - -
Dom (Dombara) Tamil 30 30 - - - - -
Gamit Sourashtra 190 190 - - - - -
Gangakula Kannada 5,830 5830 - - - - -
Garoda (Hindu traditions) Kannada 80 80 - - - - -
Gandla Kannada 70 70 - - - - -
Ghanchi (Hindu traditions) Gujarati 50 50 - - - - -
Gosain unspecified Marathi 60 60 - - - - -
Gosangi (Hindu traditions) Telugu 140 140 - - - - -
Gudigar Konkani 160 160 - - - - -
Gujar (Hindu traditions) Hindi 20 20 - - - - -
Halsar Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Hasla Tamil 60 60 - - - - -
Holaya Dasar Telugu 140 140 - - - - -
Hande Jogi Telugu 1,860 1860 - - - - -
Hakki Pikki Vaagri Booli 390 390 - - - - -
Holar Telugu 100 100 - - - - -
Christian Tamil 810 - - 810 - - -
Ilavan Tamil 156,000 156000 - 30 - - -
Irular Irula 920 920 - - - - -
Jaggali Telugu 100 100 - - - - -
Kaibartta unspecified Bengali 10 10 - - - - -
Jogi (Hindu traditions) Tamil 8,650 8650 - - - - -
Kachari (Hindu traditions) Tamil 80 80 - - - - -
Kadan Kadar 20 20 - - - - -
Kaikadi Kannada 3,910 3910 - - - - -
Kallan unspecified Tamil 4,590 4590 - - - - -
Kanakkan Tamil 80 80 - - - - -
Karimpalan Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Kepmaris Tamil 240 240 - - - - -
Kaikolan Tamil 233,000 233000 - - - - -
Kalal (Hindu traditions) Telugu 26,100 26100 - - - - -
Koli Mahadev Marathi 10 10 - - - - -
Konda Kapu Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Koli (Hindu traditions) Sourashtra 3,550 3550 - - - - -
Kori Koda 20 20 - - - - -
Koracha, caste Tamil 120 120 - - - - -
Korama unspecified Tamil 200 200 - - - - -
Koshti Tamil 10,200 10200 - - - - -
Kotegar Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Konda Reddi Malayalam 4,010 4010 - - - - -
Kattunayakan Tamil 50 50 - - - - -
Kudumban Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Kudumi Tamil 6,030 6030 - - - - -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) Tamil 3,120 3120 - - - - -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) Sourashtra 5,160 5160 - - - - -
Kunchatiga Kannada 1,980 1980 - - - - -
Alambadi Kurichchan Kurichiya 20 20 - - - - -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) Telugu 2,610 2610 - - - - -
Kuruba Tamil 167,000 167000 - - - - -
Kuruman Kannada 2,340 2340 - - - - -
Kuravan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 8,080 8080 - - - - -
Lingayat Kannada 5,240 - - - - - 5240
Lohana Sindhi 90 90 - - - - -
Madiga (Hindu traditions) Telugu 50 50 - - - - -
Mahar (Buddhist traditions) Marathi 30 30 - - - - -
Mahyavanshi Sourashtra 820 820 - - - - -
Mala (Hindu traditions) Telugu 30 30 - - - - -
Divehi Maldivian 10 - 10 - - - -
Malakkuravan Malayalam 1,470 1470 - 10 - - -
Malayekandi Tamil 60 60 - - - - -
Malayali Tamil 123,000 123000 120 130 - 10 40
Malai Arayan Telugu 10 10 - - - - -
Mappila Malayalam 1,890 - 1890 - - - -
Maravan Tamil 104,000 101000 - 3150 - - -
Masthi Telugu 20 20 - - - - -
Matang (Hindu traditions) Marathi 10 10 - - - - -
Malabar Catholic Malayalam 1,350 - - 1350 - - -
Memon Gujarati 180 - 180 - - - -
Mang Garudi Marathi 10 10 - - - - -
Mahratta unspecified Tamil 19,200 19200 - - - - -
Mala Jangam Telugu 20 20 - - - - -
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) Malayalam 50 50 - - - - -
Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) Malayalam 50 - - 50 - - -
Mahratta Kunbi Sourashtra 160 160 - - - - -
Malasar Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Mannan, tribal Tamil 130 130 - - - - -
Mochi (Hindu traditions) Tamil 910 910 - - - - -
Momna Gujarati 80 - 80 - - - -
Malai Pandaram Tamil 30 30 - - - - -
Nadar (Hindu traditions) Tamil 10,600 10600 - - - - -
Nagartha Tamil 3,230 3230 - - - - -
Nai (Hindu traditions) Tamil 36,400 36400 - - - - -
Nair Tamil 4,060 4060 - - - - -
Nat (Hindu traditions) Tamil 1,400 1400 - - - - -
Navithan Tamil 17,500 17500 - - - - -
Pale Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Paliya Bengali 20 20 - - - - -
Pambada Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Pandaram Tamil 150 150 - - - - -
Pannadi Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Panniandi Tamil 1,540 1540 - - - - -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 76,100 75900 - 140 30 10 -
Paravan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Patelia Gujarati 30 30 - - - - -
Pichakuntla Telugu 70 70 - - - - -
Pinjara Telugu 380 - 380 - - - -
Pindara Urdu 520 - 520 - - - -
Somvanshi Kannada 3,860 3860 - - - - -
Paliyan Tamil 3,520 3520 - - - - -
Pallan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 29,100 28900 - 170 - - -
Palliyan Tamil 40 40 - - - - -
Palliyar Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Puthirai Vannan Tamil 80 80 - - - - -
Qassab Urdu 20 - 20 - - - -
Rabari (Hindu traditions) Gujarati 160 160 - - - - -
Rajput (Hindu traditions) Tamil 9,860 9800 - - - - 60
Rajpur Konkani 30 30 - - - - -
Rathawa Sourashtra 250 250 - - - - -
Ravalia Gujarati 50 50 - - - - -
Razu Telugu 800 800 - - - - -
Sali Tamil 9,410 9410 - - - - -
Samban Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Satani Telugu 9,080 9080 - - - - -
Sayyid Urdu 7,050 - 7050 - - - -
Shaikh unspecified Urdu 16,600 - 16600 - - - -
Sillekyatha Marathi 50 50 - - - - -
Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 30 - - - - 30 -
Kamboh (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 30 - - - - 30 -
Khatri (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 30 - - - - 30 -
Mahtam (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 20 - - - - 20 -
Soligar Tamil 130 130 - - - - -
Sonar (Hindu traditions) Tamil 8,400 8400 - - - - -
Rajput (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 30 - - - - 30 -
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 50 - - - - 50 -
Masan Jogi Kannada 30 30 - - - - -
Syrian Christian Malayalam 1,930 - - 1930 - - -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) Tamil 30 30 - - - - -
Teli (Hindu traditions) Tamil 7,940 7940 - - - - -
Thandan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 110 110 - - - - -
Thoti, caste Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Tirgar (Hindu traditions) Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Tiruvalluvar Tamil 190 190 - - - - -
Toda Tamil 110 110 - - - - -
Ulladan Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Urali Tamil 180 180 - - - - -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions) Telugu 39,600 39500 - 80 - - -
Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) Gujarati 260 260 - - - - -
Vakkaliga unspecified Kannada 12,600 12600 - - - - -
Varli Sourashtra 210 210 - - - - -
Vathiriyan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Vetan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 330 330 - - - - -
Vettuvan Tamil 330 330 - - - - -
Viswakarma unspecified Tamil 99,800 99800 - - - - -
Vellalan unspecified Tamil 11,800 11300 - 520 - - -
Velakkithalanayan Tamil 50 50 - - - - -
Valluvan Tamil 7,890 7890 - - - - -
Vannan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 40,000 39900 - 30 - - -
Vanniyan Tamil 1,138,000 1131000 - 7330 - - -
Yenadi Telugu 1,400 1400 - - - - -
Yerukula Telugu 50 50 - - - - -
Hasalaru - 20 20 - - - - -
Jat (Sikh traditions) Hindi 160 - - - - 160 -
Jenu Kuruba Tamil 2,980 2980 - - - - -
Kadu Kuruba Kannada 6,070 6070 - - - - -
Kudiya Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Kuda Korava Tamil 120 120 - - - - -
Malayarayar Tamil 20 10 - 10 - - -
Mangala Telugu 4,350 4350 - - - - -
Ager (Hindu traditions) Sindhi 10 10 - - - - -
Munnur Telugu 150 150 - - - - -
Mutrasi Telugu 890 890 - - - - -
Kapu unspecified Telugu 24,300 24300 - - - - -
Hajam Urdu 290 - 290 - - - -
Bania Agarwal Gujarati 450 390 - - - - 60
Bania Agrahari Hindi 20 20 - - - - -
Bania Chetti Tamil 12,900 12600 - - - - 370
Bania Komti Telugu 900 860 - - - - 50
Bania Mahesri Gujarati 110 110 - - - - -
Bania Oswal Hindi 120 50 - - - - 80
Bania Srimali Hindi 30 30 - - - - -
Brahmin Audich Gujarati 250 250 - - - - -
Brahmin Deshastha Tamil 200 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Gaud Saraswat Konkani 270 270 - - - - -
Brahmin Gaur Tamil 360 360 - - - - -
Brahmin Gujar Gaur Gujarati 260 260 - - - - -
Brahmin Joshi Tamil 190 190 - - - - -
Brahmin Kannada Kannada 4,740 4740 - - - - -
Brahmin Karhada Kannada 150 150 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta Tamil 330 330 - - - - -
Brahmin Marathi Marathi 10 10 - - - - -
Brahmin Modh Gujarati 160 160 - - - - -
Brahmin Sawaria Gujarati 80 80 - - - - -
Brahmin Tamil Tamil 17,400 17400 - - - - -
Brahmin Telugu Telugu 620 620 - - - - -
Brahmin Iyer Tamil 6,320 6320 - - - - -
Brahmin Kosala Nadu Telugu 340 340 - - - - -
Brahmin Sholiar Tamil 2,480 2480 - - - - -
Brahmin Telaganya Telugu 2,140 2140 - - - - -
Brahmin Velanadu Tamil 820 820 - - - - -
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) Hindi 110 110 - - - - -
Rajput Chandrabansi Hindi 620 620 - - - - -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) Hindi 340 340 - - - - -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) Hindi 160 160 - - - - -
Rajput Surajbansi Tamil 2,060 2060 - - - - -
Devanga Tamil 8,700 8620 - 80 - - -
Vaniyan Tamil 11,700 11600 - 150 - - -
Ambalavasi Kambalattu Tamil 260 260 - - - - -
Ambalavasi Tottiyan Naicker Tamil 1,020 1020 - - - - -
Balija Bogam Telugu 1,130 1130 - - - - -
Balija Bolla Tamil 6,320 6320 - - - - -
Balija Dasari Telugu 3,380 3380 - - - - -
Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions) Lambadi 170 170 - - - - -
Beldar Kannada Balija Naicker Kannada 170 170 - - - - -
Kabirpanthi Punjabi, Eastern 20 - - - - 20 -
Kalal Idiga Telugu 20,500 20500 - - - - -
Kapu Reddi Telugu 2,030 2030 - - - - -
Shaikh Qureshi Urdu 2,370 - 2370 - - - -
Tholuva Naicker Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Vanniyan Agnikula Tamil 54,100 53800 - 370 - - -
Vellalan Isai Tamil 1,020 1020 - - - - -
Vellalan Kongu Tamil 1,690 1690 - - - - -
Vellalan Nanchilnattu Tamil 2,480 1980 - 500 - - -
Vellalan Sozhia Tamil 370 370 - - - - -
Vellalan Tondamandalam Tamil 740 740 - - - - -
Vellalan Virakodi Tamil 370 370 - - - - -
Vettuvan Gounder Tamil 80 80 - - - - -
Viswakarma Asari Tamil 14,700 14700 - - - - -
Viswakarma Kollan Malayalam 50 50 - - - - -
Viswakarma Panchal Kannada 3,610 3610 - - - - -
Viswakarma Thattan Malayalam 390 390 - - - - -
Yadav Gola Tamil 20,300 20300 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman Tamil 29,800 29800 - - - - -
Vakkaliga Kunchitiga Kannada 2,480 2480 - - - - -
Silpi Tamil 3,610 3610 - - - - -
Pashtun, Pathan Urdu 4,820 - 4820 - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) Tamil 2,790 - - 2790 - - -
Koli of Gujarat Sourashtra 3,490 3490 - - - - -
Bakad Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Thandan (Christian traditions) Tamil 50 - - 50 - - -
Adi Dravida Christian Tamil 1,920 - - 1920 - - -
Madari (Hindu traditions) Telugu 30 30 - - - - -
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) Tamil 650 - - 650 - - -
Kuravan (Christian traditions) Tamil 70 - - 70 - - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) Tamil 23,000 - - 23000 - - -
Pallan (Christian traditions) Tamil 7,840 - - 7840 - - -
Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) Tamil 100 - - 100 - - -
Vannan (Christian traditions) Tamil 3,190 - - 3190 - - -
Adi Andhra Christian Telugu 30 - - 30 - - -
Ambattan Christian Tamil 20 - - 20 - - -
Ilavan Christian Tamil 3,970 - - 3970 - - -
Bania Irupathi Nalu Manai Chetti Telugu 1,470 1470 - - - - -
Byari (Beary) Konkani 540 - 540 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini Urdu 270 - 270 - - - -
Shaikh Faruqi Urdu 420 - 420 - - - -
Shaikh Siddiqi Urdu 790 - 790 - - - -
Shaikh Usmani Urdu 250 - 250 - - - -
Vakkaliga Gangadikara Kannada 2,480 2480 - - - - -
Yadav Ghosi Tamil 1,470 1470 - - - - -
Pashtun Afridi Urdu 860 - 860 - - - -
Pashtun Kakar Urdu 610 - 610 - - - -
Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) Urdu 270 - 270 - - - -
Pashtun Mohmand Urdu 260 - 260 - - - -
Pashtun Yusafzai Urdu 860 - 860 - - - -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions) Hindi 890 890 - - - - -

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