India / Tamil Nadu / Namakkal

Population
4,672,990
Unreached Population
3,206,240 (68.6%)
People Groups
535
Unreached People Groups
468 (87.5%)
People Group Primary Language Population Hindu Muslim Christian Buddhist Sikh Other
Jat (Hindu traditions) Sindhi 50 50 - - - - -
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) Urdu 10 - 10 - - - -
Bengali Muslim Moghal Urdu 1,640 - 1640 - - - -
Sinhalese Sinhala 110 - - - 110 - -
Tamil (Muslim traditions) Tamil 22,000 - 22000 - - - -
Adi Andhra Telugu 60 60 - - - - -
Adi Dravida Tamil 92,200 92200 - - 10 - -
Adi Karnataka Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Adiyan Tamil 30 30 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan unspecified Tamil 15,900 15900 - - - - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) Tamil 31,000 31000 - - - - -
Ambalavasi Tamil 830 830 - - - - -
Ambattan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 140 140 - - - - -
Anuppan Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Ansari Urdu 290 - 290 - - - -
Arasu Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Arora (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 30 - - - - 30 -
Arunthathiyar Tamil 206,000 206000 - - - 20 -
Arayan Malayalam 20 20 - - - - -
Badaga Badaga 160 160 - - - - -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) Tamil 110 110 - - - - -
Balagai Tamil 990 990 - - - - -
Balija (Hindu traditions) Tamil 27,100 27100 - - - - -
Banjara (Hindu traditions) Hindi 2,230 2230 - - - - -
Bania unspecified Tamil 9,100 9050 - 10 - - 40
Badhai (Hindu traditions) Sourashtra 120 120 - - - - -
Basor Tamil 2,930 2930 - - - - -
Bedar (Hindu traditions) Telugu 5,800 5800 - - - - -
Budega Jangam Tamil 140 140 - - - - -
Beldar (Hindu traditions) Telugu 730 730 - - - - -
Bhat (Hindu traditions) Hindi 20 20 - - - - -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) Tamil 1,270 1270 - - - - -
Banijiga Tamil 610 610 - - - - -
Bohra Gujarati 30 - 30 - - - -
Boya Telugu 72,500 72500 - - - - -
Brahmin unspecified Tamil 35,700 35700 - - - - 30
Baria (Hindu traditions) Sourashtra 100 100 - - - - -
Bhansala Sindhi 10 10 - - - - -
Byagara Telugu 10 10 - - - - -
Chenna Dasar Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Charan (Hindu traditions) Gujarati 20 20 - - - - -
Chenchu Chenchu 20 20 - - - - -
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 2,160 2160 - - - - -
Madiga (Christian traditions) Telugu 30 - - 30 - - -
Mala (Christian traditions) Telugu 30 - - 30 - - -
Dakkal Telugu 10 10 - - - - -
Darzi (Hindu traditions) Tamil 6,770 6770 - - - - -
Devendrakulathan Tamil 9,150 9150 - - - - -
Dhangar Bharwad Marathi 80 80 - - - - -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) Tamil 32,600 32600 - - - - -
Dom (Hindu traditions) Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Gamit Gujarati 90 90 - - - - -
Gangakula Kannada 2,610 2610 - - - - -
Garoda (Hindu traditions) Kannada 30 30 - - - - -
Gandla Telugu 20 20 - - - - -
Ghanchi (Hindu traditions) Gujarati 20 20 - - - - -
Gosain unspecified Gujarati 80 80 - - - - -
Gosangi (Hindu traditions) Telugu 580 580 - - - - -
Gudigar Konkani 80 80 - - - - -
Gujar (Hindu traditions) Hindi 10 10 - - - - -
Halsar Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Hasla Tamil 30 30 - - - - -
Holaya Dasar Telugu 70 70 - - - - -
Hande Jogi Telugu 520 520 - - - - -
Hakki Pikki Vaagri Booli 200 200 - - - - -
Holar Kannada 50 50 - - - - -
Christian Tamil 2,770 - - 2770 - - -
Ilavan Tamil 81,900 81900 - - - - -
Irular Telugu 780 780 - - - - -
Kaibartta unspecified Bengali 10 10 - - - - -
Jogi (Hindu traditions) Tamil 4,110 4110 - - - - -
Kachari (Hindu traditions) Tamil 50 50 - - - - -
Kadaiyar Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Kaikadi Kannada 2,310 2310 - - - - -
Kallan unspecified Tamil 2,310 2310 - - - - -
Kanakkan Tamil 50 50 - - - - -
Kaniyan Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Kepmaris Tamil 120 120 - - - - -
Kharva (Hindu traditions) Marathi 10 10 - - - - -
Kaikolan Tamil 92,000 92000 - - - - -
Kalal (Hindu traditions) Telugu 12,800 12800 - - - - -
Koli Mahadev Marathi 10 10 - - - - -
Kammara Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Koli (Hindu traditions) Gujarati 1,780 1780 - - - - -
Koliyan Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Kori Koda 10 10 - - - - -
Koracha, caste Tamil 150 150 - - - - -
Koracha, tribal Kannada 150 140 - - - - -
Korama unspecified Tamil 100 100 - - - - -
Koshti Tamil 3,540 3540 - - - - -
Kotegar Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Konda Reddi Telugu 50 50 - - - - -
Kattunayakan Hindi 40 40 - - - - -
Kudumban Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Kudumi Tamil 2,970 2970 - - - - -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) Tamil 1,590 1590 - - - - -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) Sourashtra 970 970 - - - - -
Kunchatiga Kannada 1,110 1110 - - - - -
Alambadi Kurichchan Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) Telugu 1,440 1440 - - - - -
Kuruba Tamil 65,800 65800 - - - - -
Kuruman Kannada 40 40 - - - - -
Kuravan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 4,230 4230 - - - - -
Lingayat Kannada 120 - - - - - 120
Lohana Sindhi 50 50 - - - - -
Mahar (Buddhist traditions) Marathi 10 10 - - - - -
Mahyavanshi Gujarati 190 190 - - - - -
Mala (Hindu traditions) Telugu 10 10 - - - - -
Divehi Maldivian 20 - 20 - - - -
Malakuravan Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Malakkuravan Tamil 250 250 - - - - -
Malayekandi Telugu 20 20 - - - - -
Malayali Tamil 60,800 60600 30 140 - - 30
Malai Arayan Telugu 20 20 - - - - -
Mappila Malayalam 720 - 720 - - - -
Maravan Tamil 50,400 50100 - 360 - - -
Masthi Telugu 10 10 - - - - -
Matang (Hindu traditions) Marathi 10 10 - - - - -
Mavilan Tamil 1,660 1660 - - - - -
Malabar Catholic Malayalam 430 - - 430 - - -
Memon Gujarati 80 - 80 - - - -
Mang Garudi Marathi 10 10 - - - - -
Mahratta unspecified Tamil 9,640 9640 - - - - -
Mala Jangam Telugu 10 10 - - - - -
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) Malayalam 20 20 - - - - -
Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) Malayalam 20 - - 20 - - -
Mahratta Kunbi Gujarati 80 80 - - - - -
Mochi (Hindu traditions) Tamil 460 460 - - - - -
Momna Gujarati 30 - 30 - - - -
Malai Pandaram Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Mundala Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Malai Vedan Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Nadar (Hindu traditions) Tamil 5,240 5240 - - - - -
Nagartha Tamil 1,600 1600 - - - - -
Nai (Hindu traditions) Tamil 17,600 17600 - - - - -
Nair Malayalam 100 100 - - - - -
Nalkadaya Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Nat (Hindu traditions) Tamil 700 700 - - - - -
Navithan Tamil 9,020 9020 - - - - -
Pale Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Palluvan Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Paliya Bengali 10 10 - - - - -
Pambada Tamil 440 440 - - - - -
Pandaram Tamil 80 80 - - - - -
Paniyan Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Pannadi Tamil 30 30 - - - - -
Panniandi Tamil 580 580 - - - - -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 13,000 13000 - - - - -
Paravan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Patelia Gujarati 10 10 - - - - -
Pichakuntla Telugu 30 30 - - - - -
Pinjara Telugu 480 - 480 - - - -
Pindara Urdu 510 - 510 - - - -
Somvanshi Kannada 2,060 2060 - - - - -
Paliyan Tamil 1,740 1740 - - - - -
Pallan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 54,900 54900 - - - - -
Palliyan Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Palliyar Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Pulayan unspecified Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Puthirai Vannan Tamil 30 30 - - - - -
Qassab Urdu 60 - 60 - - - -
Rabari (Hindu traditions) Gujarati 50 50 - - - - -
Rajput (Hindu traditions) Tamil 5,050 5050 - - - - -
Rajpur Konkani 50 50 - - - - -
Rathawa Sourashtra 140 140 - - - - -
Ravalia Gujarati 20 20 - - - - -
Razu Telugu 410 410 - - - - -
Sali Tamil 4,330 4330 - - - - -
Satani Telugu 1,860 1860 - - - - -
Sayyid Urdu 2,660 - 2660 - - - -
Shaikh unspecified Urdu 4,800 - 4800 - - - -
Sillekyatha Marathi 20 20 - - - - -
Khatri (Sikh traditions) Hindi 20 - - - - 20 -
Labana (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 10 - - - - 10 -
Nai (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 20 - - - - 20 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions) Tamil 3,740 3740 - - - - -
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 20 - - - - 20 -
Masan Jogi Kannada 30 30 - - - - -
Syrian Christian Malayalam 770 - - 770 - - -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) Tamil 420 410 - - - - 10
Teli (Hindu traditions) Tamil 3,770 3770 - - - - -
Thandan (Hindu traditions) Malayalam 60 60 - - - - -
Thoti, caste Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Tirgar (Hindu traditions) Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Tiruvalluvar Tamil 30 30 - - - - -
Toda Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Ulladan Malayalam 10 10 - - - - -
Urali Malayalam 10 10 - - - - -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions) Telugu 17,800 17800 - 50 - - -
Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) Gujarati 140 140 - - - - -
Vakkaliga unspecified Kannada 4,630 4630 - - - - -
Varli Sourashtra 100 100 - - - - -
Vetan (Hindu traditions) Malayalam 170 170 - - - - -
Vettuvan Tamil 170 170 - - - - -
Viswakarma unspecified Tamil 46,700 46700 - - - - -
Vellalan unspecified Tamil 5,810 5550 - 260 - - -
Velakkithalanayan Malayalam 30 30 - - - - -
Valluvan Tamil 2,250 2250 - - - - -
Vannan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 24,900 24900 - - - - -
Vanniyan Tamil 598,000 594000 - 4170 - - -
Yenadi Telugu 3,270 3270 - - - - -
Yerukula Yerukula 60 60 - - - - -
Hasalaru Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Jat (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 80 - - - - 80 -
Jenu Kuruba Tamil 2,270 2270 - - - - -
Kadu Kuruba Kannada 1,960 1960 - - - - -
Kuda Korava Tamil 70 70 - - - - -
Malayarayar Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Mangala Telugu 2,230 2230 - - - - -
Ager (Hindu traditions) Marathi 10 10 - - - - -
Munnur Telugu 770 770 - - - - -
Mutrasi Telugu 3,270 3270 - - - - -
Kapu unspecified Telugu 13,500 13500 - - - - -
Hajam Urdu 140 - 140 - - - -
Bania Agarwal Gujarati 160 150 - - - - 10
Bania Chetti Tamil 5,980 5980 - - - - -
Bania Komti Telugu 230 210 - - - - 10
Bania Srimali Gujarati 70 70 - - - - -
Brahmin Audich Gujarati 120 120 - - - - -
Brahmin Deshastha Tamil 410 410 - - - - -
Brahmin Gaur Tamil 1,090 1090 - - - - -
Brahmin Gujar Gaur Gujarati 140 140 - - - - -
Brahmin Kannada Kannada 2,590 2590 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta Tamil 300 300 - - - - -
Brahmin Tamil - 14,700 14700 - - - - -
Brahmin Telugu Telugu 1,240 1240 - - - - -
Brahmin Iyer Tamil 3,160 3160 - - - - -
Brahmin Kosala Nadu Telugu 200 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Sholiar Tamil 1,240 1240 - - - - -
Brahmin Telaganya Telugu 320 320 - - - - -
Brahmin Velanadu Tamil 420 420 - - - - -
Rajput Chandrabansi Hindi 1,040 1040 - - - - -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) Hindi 380 380 - - - - -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) Hindi 170 170 - - - - -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) Hindi 160 160 - - - - -
Rajput Surajbansi Tamil 1,040 1040 - - - - -
Devanga Kannada 3,120 3060 - 70 - - -
Vaniyan Tamil 5,290 5210 - 80 - - -
Ambalavasi Kambalattu Telugu 170 170 - - - - -
Ambalavasi Tottiyan Naicker Tamil 500 500 - - - - -
Balija Bogam Telugu 560 560 - - - - -
Balija Bolla Tamil 3,050 3050 - - - - -
Balija Dasari Telugu 2,480 2480 - - - - -
Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions) Lambadi 230 230 - - - - -
Beldar Kannada Balija Naicker Kannada 80 80 - - - - -
Kalal Idiga Telugu 10,200 10200 - - - - -
Kapu Reddi Telugu 1,090 1090 - - - - -
Sali Pattariyan Malayalam 10 10 - - - - -
Shaikh Qureshi Urdu 1,130 - 1130 - - - -
Vanniyan Agnikula Tamil 28,200 28000 - 230 - - -
Vellalan Isai Tamil 620 620 - - - - -
Vellalan Kongu Tamil 830 830 - - - - -
Vellalan Nanchilnattu Tamil 1,240 990 - 250 - - -
Vellalan Sozhia Tamil 200 200 - - - - -
Vellalan Tondamandalam Tamil 420 420 - - - - -
Vellalan Virakodi Tamil 200 200 - - - - -
Vettuvan Gounder Tamil 50 50 - - - - -
Viswakarma Asari Tamil 7,440 7440 - - - - -
Viswakarma Kollan Malayalam 140 140 - - - - -
Viswakarma Panchal Tamil 2,030 2030 - - - - -
Viswakarma Thattan Malayalam 230 230 - - - - -
Yadav Gola Tamil 10,500 10500 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman Tamil 15,200 15200 - - - - -
Vakkaliga Kunchitiga Kannada 450 450 - - - - -
Silpi Tamil 2,030 2030 - - - - -
Pashtun, Pathan Urdu 1,650 - 1650 - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) Tamil 820 - - 820 - - -
Koli of Gujarat Sourashtra 1,780 1780 - - - - -
Bakad Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Thandan (Christian traditions) Tamil 20 - - 20 - - -
Adi Dravida Christian Tamil 1,080 - - 1080 - - -
Madari (Hindu traditions) Telugu 20 20 - - - - -
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) Tamil 410 - - 410 - - -
Kuravan (Christian traditions) Tamil 30 - - 30 - - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) Tamil 2,890 - - 2890 - - -
Pallan (Christian traditions) Tamil 2,710 - - 2710 - - -
Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) Tamil 10 - - 10 - - -
Vannan (Christian traditions) Tamil 1,110 - - 1110 - - -
Ambattan Christian Tamil 20 - - 20 - - -
Ilavan Christian Tamil 740 - - 740 - - -
Bania Irupathi Nalu Manai Chetti Telugu 1,360 1360 - - - - -
Shaikh Siddiqi Urdu 450 - 450 - - - -
Vakkaliga Gangadikara Kannada 230 230 - - - - -
Yadav Ghosi Tamil 790 790 - - - - -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions) Hindi 290 290 - - - - -

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