India / Tamil Nadu / Erode

Population
5,750,820
Unreached Population
4,982,030 (86.6%)
People Groups
613
Unreached People Groups
493 (80.4%)
People Group Primary Language Population Hindu Muslim Christian Buddhist Sikh Other
Anglo English 180 - - 180 - - -
Burmese Burmese 10 - - - 10 - -
Han Chinese, Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin 10 - - - 10 - -
Jat (Hindu traditions) Hindi 50 50 - - - - -
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) Urdu 10 - 10 - - - -
Meitei unspecified Meitei 10 10 - - - - -
Bengali Muslim Moghal Urdu 5,570 - 5570 - - - -
Sinhalese Sinhala 30 - - - 30 - -
Parsee Gujarati 20 - - - - - 20
Tamil (Muslim traditions) Tamil 44,100 - 44100 - - - -
Adi Andhra Telugu 40 40 - - - - -
Adi Dravida Tamil 87,500 87300 - 180 50 10 -
Adi Karnataka Kannada 420 420 - - - - -
Adiyan Ravula 180 180 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan unspecified Tamil 13,800 13800 - - - - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) Tamil 36,700 36700 - - - - -
Ambalavasi Tamil 810 810 - - - - -
Anuppan Kannada 50 50 - - - - -
Ansari Urdu 1,420 - 1420 - - - -
Arasu Kannada 50 50 - - - - -
Arunthathiyar Tamil 88,300 88200 - - 20 10 -
Arayan Malayalam 70 70 - - - - -
Badaga Kannada 8,090 8090 - - - - -
Baira Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) Tamil 70 70 - - - - -
Balagai Kannada 1,270 1270 - - - - -
Balija (Hindu traditions) Telugu 42,000 42000 - - - - -
Banjara (Hindu traditions) Lambadi 440 440 - - - - -
Bania unspecified Tamil 30,200 29900 - - - - 310
Badhai (Hindu traditions) Gujarati 70 70 - - - - -
Basor Tamil 4,400 4400 - - - - -
Bedar (Hindu traditions) Konkani 8,600 8600 - - - - -
Budega Jangam Tamil 1,180 1180 - - - - -
Beldar (Hindu traditions) Tamil 138,000 138000 - - - - -
Bhat (Hindu traditions) Telugu 20 20 - - - - -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) Kannada 2,250 2250 - - - - -
Banijiga Kannada 2,650 2650 - - - - -
Bohra Gujarati 110 - 110 - - - -
Boya Tamil 93,400 93400 - - - - -
Brahmin unspecified Tamil 64,800 64600 - - - - 240
Byagara Telugu 70 70 - - - - -
Chenna Dasar Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Chalvadi Tamil 50 50 - - - - -
Chhetri Nepali 20 20 - - - - -
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 171,000 171000 - 70 40 10 -
Cheruman (Hindu traditions) Malayalam 10 10 - - - - -
Madiga (Christian traditions) Telugu 500 - - 500 - - -
Mahar (Christian traditions) Marathi 10 - - 10 - - -
Mala (Christian traditions) Telugu 270 - - 270 - - -
Matang (Christian traditions) Marathi 50 - - 50 - - -
Dakkal Telugu 10 10 - - - - -
Darzi (Hindu traditions) Tamil 9,450 9450 - - - - -
Devadiga (Hindu traditions) Tulu 90 90 - - - - -
Devendrakulathan Tamil 1,130 1130 - - - - -
Dhangar Bharwad Marathi 50 50 - - - - -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) Tamil 56,600 56600 - - - - -
Dom (Hindu traditions) Tamil 180 180 - - - - -
Dom (Dombara) Tamil 680 680 - - - - -
Eravallan Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Gangakula Kannada 6,200 6200 - - - - -
Garoda (Hindu traditions) Kannada 60 60 - - - - -
Gandla Telugu 70 70 - - - - -
Goanese Konkani, Goan 410 - - 410 - - -
Gosain unspecified Marathi 60 60 - - - - -
Gosangi (Hindu traditions) Telugu 1,810 1810 - - - - -
Gudigar Konkani 230 230 - - - - -
Gujar (Hindu traditions) Hindi 30 30 - - - - -
Halsar Tulu 20 20 - - - - -
Hasla Tulu 50 50 - - - - -
Holaya Dasar Kannada 120 120 - - - - -
Hande Jogi Telugu 1,380 1380 - - - - -
Hakki Pikki Kannada 410 410 - - - - -
Holar Kannada 1,040 1040 - - - - -
Christian Tamil 550 - - 550 - - -
Ilavan Tamil 960 960 - - - - -
Irular Telugu 350 340 - - - - -
Jaggali Telugu 20 20 - - - - -
Kaibartta unspecified Bengali 10 10 - - - - -
Jogi (Hindu traditions) Tamil 5,940 5940 - - - - -
Kaikadi Kannada 4,860 4860 - - - - -
Kallan unspecified Tamil 40 40 - - - - -
Kanakkan Tamil 120 120 - - - - -
Kaniyan Tamil 30 20 - - - - -
Karimpalan Malayalam 70 70 - - - - -
Kasar (Hindu traditions) Kannada 90 90 - - - - -
Kepmaris Tamil 230 230 - - - - -
Kharva (Hindu traditions) Marathi 80 80 - - - - -
Kaikolan Tamil 127,000 127000 - - - - -
Kalal (Hindu traditions) Telugu 5,860 5860 - - - - -
Koli Mahadev Marathi 90 90 - - - - -
Koli Malhar Marathi 60 60 - - - - -
Konda Dhora Kui (India) 20 20 - - - - -
Koli (Hindu traditions) Telugu 110 110 - - - - -
Koliyan Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Kori Koda 10 10 - - - - -
Korama unspecified Tamil 340 340 - - - - -
Koshti Telugu 9,890 9700 - 190 - - -
Kotegar Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Konda Reddi Malayalam 2,090 2090 - - - - -
Kattunayakan Telugu 100 100 - - - - -
Kudumban Tamil 20 -100 - 120 - - -
Kudumi Tamil 5,030 5030 - - - - -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) Tamil 58,800 58800 - - - - -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) Gujarati 1,960 1960 - - - - -
Kunchatiga Telugu 2,300 2300 - - - - -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) Telugu 2,030 2030 - - - - -
Kuruba Tamil 451,000 451000 - - - - -
Kuruman Tamil 80 70 - - - - -
Kuravan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 15,100 15100 - - - - -
Lingayat Kannada 3,250 - - - - - 3250
Lohana Sindhi 10 10 - - - - -
Madiga (Hindu traditions) Telugu 10 10 - - - - -
Mahar (Buddhist traditions) Marathi 10 10 - - - - -
Mahyavanshi Gujarati 30 30 - - - - -
Maila Tamil 80 80 - - - - -
Mala (Hindu traditions) Telugu 20 20 - - - - -
Malakkuravan Tamil 250 250 - - - - -
Malayekandi Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Malai Arayan Telugu 20 10 - 10 - - -
Mappila Malayalam 1,930 - 1930 - - - -
Maravan Tamil 80,600 79300 - 1350 - - -
Masthi Telugu 10 10 - - - - -
Matang (Hindu traditions) Marathi 20 20 - - - - -
Mavilan Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Malabar Catholic English 1,080 - - 1080 - - -
Memon Gujarati 90 - 90 - - - -
Mahratta unspecified Tamil 22,600 22600 - - - - -
Mala Jangam Telugu 20 20 - - - - -
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) Malayalam 60 60 - - - - -
Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) Malayalam 30 - - 30 - - -
Malasar Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Mannan, tribal Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Mochi (Hindu traditions) Tamil 680 680 - - - - -
Moger unspecified Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Momna Gujarati 30 - 30 - - - -
Malai Pandaram Tamil 30 30 - - - - -
Mudugar Tamil 30 30 - - - - -
Malai Vedan Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Nadar (Hindu traditions) Tamil 27,500 27500 - - - - -
Nagartha Tamil 2,400 2400 - - - - -
Nai (Hindu traditions) Tamil 30,100 30100 - - - - -
Nair Tamil 6,320 6320 - - - - -
Nat (Hindu traditions) Tamil 1,040 1040 - - - - -
Navithan Tamil 38,500 38500 - - - - -
Pagadai Tamil 30 30 - - - - -
Pale Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Palluvan Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Pambada Tamil 70 70 - - - - -
Pandaram Tamil 140 140 - - - - -
Pannadi Tamil 1,420 1420 - - - - -
Panniandi Tamil 1,450 1450 - - - - -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 9,470 9470 - - - - -
Paravan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 90 90 - - - - -
Pinjara Telugu 370 - 370 - - - -
Pindara Urdu 1,260 - 1260 - - - -
Somvanshi Kannada 6,540 6540 - - - - -
Paliyan Tamil 2,590 2590 - - - - -
Pallan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 25,000 24900 - 80 - - -
Palliyar Kannada 40 40 - 10 - - -
Pulayan unspecified Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Puthirai Vannan Tamil 60 60 - - - - -
Qassab Urdu 20 - 20 - - - -
Rajput (Hindu traditions) Tamil 6,270 6230 - - - - 40
Rajpur Konkani 120 120 - - - - -
Razu Telugu 610 610 - - - - -
Sali Tamil 5,190 5190 - - - - -
Samban Tamil 30 30 - - - - -
Satani Telugu 5,860 5860 - - - - -
Sayyid Urdu 2,710 - 2710 - - - -
Shaikh unspecified Urdu 18,700 - 18700 - - - -
Sillekyatha Marathi 50 50 - - - - -
Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 30 - - - - 30 -
Khatri (Sikh traditions) Hindi 30 - - - - 30 -
Soligar Sholaga 5,960 5950 - 10 - - -
Sonar (Hindu traditions) Tamil 11,200 11200 - - - - -
Rajput (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 90 - - - - 90 -
Masan Jogi Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Syrian Christian Malayalam 1,690 - - 1690 - - -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) Kannada 1,420 1360 - - - - 50
Teli (Hindu traditions) Tamil 56,200 56200 - - - - -
Thoti, caste Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Tirgar (Hindu traditions) Kannada 50 50 - - - - -
Tiruvalluvar Tamil 90 90 - - - - -
Toda Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Urali Hindi 14,100 12900 30 1140 - - 20
Vaddar (Hindu traditions) Telugu 4,340 4340 - - - - -
Vakkaliga unspecified Kannada 21,300 21300 - - - - -
Vathiriyan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Velan Malayalam 20 20 - - - - -
Vetan (Hindu traditions) Malayalam 380 380 - - - - -
Vettuvan Tamil 70 70 - - - - -
Viswakarma unspecified Tamil 63,000 63000 - - - - -
Vellalan unspecified Tamil 18,400 16400 - 2050 - - -
Velakkithalanayan Malayalam 60 60 - - - - -
Valluvan Tamil 4,430 4430 - - - - -
Vannan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 40,500 40500 - 40 - - -
Vanniyan Tamil 139,000 137000 - 1350 - - -
Yenadi Telugu 1,080 1080 - - - - -
Yerukula Yerukula 900 900 - - - - -
Hasalaru Kannada 50 50 - - - - -
Jat (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 270 - - - - 270 -
Jenu Kuruba Tamil 3,870 3870 - - - - -
Kadu Kuruba Tamil 4,750 4750 - - - - -
Bandi (Hindu traditions) Tamil 850 850 - - - - -
Kuda Korava Tamil 70 70 - - - - -
Malayarayar Malayalam 20 20 - - - - -
Mangala Telugu 4,060 4060 - - - - -
Munnur Telugu 900 900 - - - - -
Mutrasi Telugu 960 960 - - - - -
Kapu unspecified Telugu 27,800 27800 - - - - -
Hajam Urdu 320 - 320 - - - -
Bania Agarwal Sourashtra 560 550 - - - - 20
Bania Chetti Tamil 15,800 15700 - - - - 140
Bania Komti Telugu 3,610 3610 - - - - -
Brahmin Deshastha Tamil 680 680 - - - - -
Brahmin Gaud Saraswat Konkani 390 390 - - - - -
Brahmin Gaur Tamil 1,350 1350 - - - - -
Brahmin Gujar Gaur Gujarati 170 170 - - - - -
Brahmin Joshi Tamil 230 230 - - - - -
Brahmin Kannada Kannada 2,370 2370 - - - - -
Brahmin Karhada Marathi 50 50 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta Tamil 560 560 - - - - -
Brahmin Marathi Marathi 60 60 - - - - -
Brahmin Saraswat Tamil 340 340 - - - - -
Brahmin Tamil Tamil 12,600 12600 - - - - -
Brahmin Telugu Telugu 2,370 2370 - - - - -
Brahmin Iyer Tamil 6,770 6770 - - - - -
Brahmin Kosala Nadu Telugu 340 340 - - - - -
Brahmin Sholiar Tamil 3,380 3380 - - - - -
Brahmin Telaganya Telugu 1,130 1130 - - - - -
Brahmin Velanadu Telugu 560 560 - - - - -
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) Hindi 160 160 - - - - -
Rajput Chandrabansi Hindi 290 290 - - - - -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) Hindi 230 230 - - - - -
Rajput Surajbansi Tamil 2,710 2710 - - - - -
Devanga Kannada 8,290 7790 - 500 - - -
Vaniyan Tamil 5,910 5020 - 890 - - -
Cherumar Christian Tamil 70 - - 70 - - -
Balija Bogam Telugu 1,130 1130 - - - - -
Balija Bolla Telugu 3,950 3950 - - - - -
Beldar Kannada Balija Naicker Kannada 4,740 4740 - - - - -
Beldar Lonari (Hindu traditions) Kannada 3,380 3380 - - - - -
Beldar Sunkar Kannada 2,030 2030 - - - - -
Beldar Toreya Kannada 560 560 - - - - -
Kalal Idiga Telugu 5,410 5410 - - - - -
Kapu Reddi Telugu 15,200 15200 - - - - -
Shaikh Qureshi Urdu 2,030 - 2030 - - - -
Vanniyan Agnikula Tamil 5,640 5570 - 70 - - -
Vellalan Isai Tamil 1,350 1350 - - - - -
Vellalan Kongu Tamil 1,690 1690 - - - - -
Vellalan Nanchilnattu Tamil 4,060 3050 - 1020 - - -
Vellalan Sozhia Tamil 1,690 1690 - - - - -
Vellalan Tondamandalam Tamil 3,050 3050 - - - - -
Vellalan Virakodi Tamil 1,350 1350 - - - - -
Vettuvan Gounder Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Viswakarma Asari Tamil 9,020 9020 - - - - -
Viswakarma Kollan Malayalam 110 110 - - - - -
Viswakarma Panchal Kannada 3,380 3380 - - - - -
Viswakarma Thattan Malayalam 50 50 - - - - -
Yadav Gola Telugu 3,050 3050 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman Tamil 12,600 12600 - - - - -
Vakkaliga Kunchitiga Kannada 1,240 1240 - - - - -
Silpi Tamil 3,380 3380 - - - - -
Pashtun, Pathan Urdu 4,830 - 4830 - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) Tamil 10,800 - - 10800 - - -
Koli of Gujarat Kacchi 30 30 - - - - -
Bakad Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Adi Karnataka Christian Kannada 10 - - 10 - - -
Adi Dravida Christian Tamil 8,480 - - 8480 - - -
Madari (Hindu traditions) Tamil 2,800 2800 - - - - -
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) Tamil 13,500 - - 13500 - - -
Kuravan (Christian traditions) Tamil 1,020 - - 1020 - - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) Tamil 4,480 - - 4480 - - -
Paravan (Christian traditions) Tamil 10 - - 10 - - -
Pallan (Christian traditions) Tamil 3,500 - - 3500 - - -
Vannan (Christian traditions) Tamil 8,040 - - 8040 - - -
Ilavan Christian Tamil 60 - - 60 - - -
Bania Irupathi Nalu Manai Chetti Telugu 730 730 - - - - -
Byari (Beary) Tamil 510 - 510 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini Urdu 340 - 340 - - - -
Shaikh Siddiqi Urdu 680 - 680 - - - -
Vakkaliga Gangadikara Kannada 1,240 1240 - - - - -
Yadav Ghosi Tamil 560 560 - - - - -
Pashtun Afridi Urdu 1,020 - 1020 - - - -
Pashtun Kakar Urdu 680 - 680 - - - -
Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) Urdu 340 - 340 - - - -
Pashtun Mohmand Urdu 340 - 340 - - - -
Pashtun Yusafzai Urdu 1,020 - 1020 - - - -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions) Telugu 190 190 - - - - -
Urikkara Naicker Telugu 30 30 - - - - -

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