India / Tamil Nadu / Coimbatore

Population
8,772,220
Unreached Population
6,801,200 (77.5%)
People Groups
627
Unreached People Groups
497 (79.3%)
People Group Primary Language Population Hindu Muslim Christian Buddhist Sikh Other
Anglo Tamil 170 - - 170 - - -
Burmese Burmese 10 - - - 10 - -
Han Chinese, Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin 10 - - - 10 - -
Jat (Hindu traditions) Hindi 220 220 - - - - -
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) Urdu 10 - 10 - - - -
Meitei unspecified Meitei 10 10 - - - - -
Bengali Muslim Moghal Urdu 180 - 180 - - - -
Sinhalese Sinhala 40 - - - 40 - -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) Bengali 20 20 - - - - -
Tamil (Muslim traditions) Tamil 114,000 - 114000 - - - -
Adi Andhra Telugu 120 120 - - - - -
Adi Dravida Tamil 95,600 95200 - 140 190 10 -
Adi Karnataka Kannada 320 320 - - - - -
Adiyan Ravula 40 40 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan unspecified Tamil 20,100 20000 - 120 - - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) Telugu 69,700 69700 - - - - -
Aiyanavar Telugu 40 40 - - - - -
Ajila Malayalam 10 10 - - - - -
Ambalavasi Tamil 22,600 22100 - 540 - - -
Ambattan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 280 280 - - - - -
Anuppan Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Ansari Urdu 860 - 860 - - - -
Arora (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 60 - - - - 60 -
Arunthathiyar Telugu 91,200 91200 - - 70 20 -
Arayan Malayalam 21,900 21700 - 140 - - -
Ayyanavar Tamil 60 60 - - - - -
Badaga Badaga 8,030 7960 - 70 - - -
Baira Kannada 70 70 - - - - -
Bakuda Tamil 1,840 1840 - - - - -
Balija (Hindu traditions) Kannada 4,040 4040 - - - - -
Banjara (Hindu traditions) Telugu 900 900 - - - - -
Bania unspecified Tamil 40,100 37700 - - - - 2420
Badhai (Hindu traditions) Sindhi 70 70 - - - - -
Basor Tamil 1,800 1800 - - - - -
Bedar (Hindu traditions) Kannada 21,800 21800 - - - - -
Budega Jangam Telugu 450 450 - - - - -
Beldar (Hindu traditions) Telugu 6,040 6040 - - - - -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) Telugu 5,830 5830 - - - - -
Banijiga Tamil 1,640 1640 - - - - -
Bohra Gujarati 970 - 970 - - - -
Boya Telugu 305,000 305000 - - - - -
Brahmin unspecified Tamil 114,000 113000 - - - - 850
Baria (Hindu traditions) Gujarati 30 30 - - - - -
Bathada Kannada 30 30 - - - - -
Chamar (Hindu traditions) Tamil 60 60 - - - - -
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 79,800 79400 - 270 70 - -
Cheruman (Hindu traditions) Tamil 180 180 - - - - -
Chavalakkaran Malayalam 4,510 4510 - - - - -
Mahar (Christian traditions) Marathi 60 - - 60 - - -
Mala (Christian traditions) Telugu 110 - - 110 - - -
Marakkan (Christian traditions) Tamil 90 - - 90 - - -
Chayakkaran Tamil 820 820 - - - - -
Devadiga (Hindu traditions) Kannada 70 70 - - - - -
Devendrakulathan Tamil 38,800 38800 - - - - -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) Telugu 36,500 36500 - - - - -
Dom (Hindu traditions) Tamil 1,840 1840 - - - - -
Dom (Dombara) Tamil 290 290 - - - - -
Eravallan Tamil 2,700 2690 - 10 - - -
Gamit Gujarati 40 40 - - - - -
Gangakula Kannada 3,110 3110 - - - - -
Gandla Telugu 1,530 1530 - - - - -
Ghanchi (Hindu traditions) Gujarati 20 20 - - - - -
Goanese Konkani, Goan 740 - - 740 - - -
Godda Telugu 10 10 - - - - -
Gosangi (Hindu traditions) Telugu 220 220 - - - - -
Gavara Malayalam 6,880 6880 - - - - -
Hasla Tulu 20 20 - - - - -
Christian Tamil 7,610 - - 7610 - - -
Idayan Tamil 360 360 - - - - -
Ilavan Tamil 124,000 124000 - - - - -
Ilavathi Malayalam 8,570 8570 - - - - -
Ilavaniyan Malayalam 350 350 - - - - -
Ilayathu Malayalam 9,810 9810 - - - - -
Irular Irula 16,400 16200 30 70 - - 10
Jaggali Telugu 40 40 - - - - -
Kaibartta unspecified Bengali 20 20 - - - - -
Jogi (Hindu traditions) Tamil 50 50 - - - - -
Kadaiyar Tamil 40 40 - - - - -
Kadan Kadar 590 590 - - - - -
Kahar (Hindu traditions) Telugu 20 20 - - - - -
Kallan unspecified Tamil 30 30 - - - - -
Kanakkan Tamil 90 90 - - - - -
Kaniyan Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Karimpalan Malayalam 40 40 - - - - -
Kavara Tamil 40,400 40400 - - - - -
Kharva (Hindu traditions) Marathi 30 30 - - - - -
Kakkalan Malayalam 150 150 - - - - -
Kaikolan Tamil 398,000 397000 - 870 - - -
Kalal (Hindu traditions) Telugu 16,000 16000 - - - - -
Koli Mahadev Marathi 120 120 - - - - -
Koli Malhar Marathi 20 20 - - - - -
Kammara Tamil 50 50 - - - - -
Konda Dhora Telugu 20 20 - - - - -
Koli (Hindu traditions) Sourashtra 630 630 - - - - -
Koliyan Tamil 50 50 - - - - -
Kootan Tamil 1,070 1070 - - - - -
Kori Telugu 20 20 - - - - -
Koracha, tribal Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Korama unspecified Tamil 500 500 - - - - -
Konda Reddi Telugu 210 210 - - - - -
Kattunayakan Tamil 1,420 1410 - 10 - - -
Kudumban Tamil 4,880 4570 - 320 - - -
Kudumi Tamil 7,330 7330 - - - - -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) Telugu 2,540 2540 - - - - -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) Marathi 2,300 2300 - - - - -
Kunchatiga Kannada 2,030 2030 - - - - -
Alambadi Kurichchan Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) Telugu 7,670 7670 - - - - -
Kuruba Kannada 4,140 4140 - - - - -
Kuruman Tamil 120 120 - - - - -
Kuravan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 7,770 7770 - - - - -
Lingayat Kannada 3,270 - - - - - 3270
Lohana Gujarati 30 30 - - - - -
Madiga (Hindu traditions) Telugu 170 170 - - - - -
Mahar (Buddhist traditions) Marathi 120 120 - - - - -
Mahyavanshi Gujarati 180 180 - - - - -
Mahishya Bengali 30 30 - - - - -
Maila Tamil 70 70 - - - - -
Mala (Hindu traditions) Telugu 90 90 - - - - -
Divehi Maldivian 30 - 30 - - - -
Malakuravan Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Malakkuravan Tamil 90 90 - - - - -
Malayan, caste Malayalam 16,500 16500 - - - - -
Malayan, tribe Tamil 7,200 7200 - - - - -
Malai Arayan Telugu 30 20 - 10 - - -
Mappila Malayalam 11,500 - 11500 - - - -
Marakkan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 110 110 - - - - -
Maravan Tamil 370 370 - - - - -
Matang (Hindu traditions) Marathi 60 60 - - - - -
Mavilan Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Malabar Catholic Malayalam 21,800 - - 21800 - - -
Megh (Hindu traditions) Sindhi 40 40 - - - - -
Memon Gujarati 70 - 70 - - - -
Mahratta unspecified Marathi 720 720 - - - - -
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) Malayalam 630 630 - - - - -
Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) Malayalam 190 - - 190 - - -
Mahratta Kunbi Gujarati 190 190 - - - - -
Malasar Tamil 6,530 6520 10 10 - - -
Momna Gujarati 40 - 40 - - - -
Malai Pandaram Tamil 130 130 - - - - -
Mudugar Tamil 830 830 - - - - -
Mala Urali Telugu 2,030 2030 - - - - -
Mutali Tamil 40 30 - 10 - - -
Muthan Malayalam 1,500 1500 - - - - -
Muthuvan Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Malai Vedan Tamil 80 80 - - - - -
Nadar (Hindu traditions) Tamil 12,400 12400 - - - - -
Nai (Hindu traditions) Tamil 10,500 10500 - - - - -
Nair Tamil 38,200 38200 - - - - -
Nalkadaya Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Navithan Tamil 123,000 123000 - - - - -
Nayadi Malayalam 20 20 - - - - -
Pagadai Telugu 40 40 - - - - -
Palluvan Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Pambada Tamil 290 290 - - - - -
Panan Tamil 98,100 98100 - - - - -
Paniyan Tamil 20 10 - 10 - - -
Panikkan Malayalam 70 70 - - - - -
Pannadi Tamil 1,760 1760 - - - - -
Panniandi Tamil 1,760 1760 - - - - -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 34,800 34600 - 90 50 - -
Paravan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Pathiyan Tamil 110 110 - - - - -
Perumannan Tamil 27,200 27200 - - - - -
Pallan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 34,300 34100 - 140 60 - -
Palliyar Tamil 120 120 - 10 - - -
Pulayan unspecified Tamil 340 340 - - - - -
Puthirai Vannan Tamil 230 230 - - - - -
Qassab Urdu 150 - 150 - - - -
Rabari (Hindu traditions) Gujarati 30 30 - - - - -
Rajput (Hindu traditions) Hindi 6,500 6500 - - - - -
Rathawa Sourashtra 60 60 - - - - -
Razu Telugu 2,210 2210 - - - - -
Sali Kannada 21,800 21800 - - - - -
Samban Tamil 130 130 - - - - -
Samanthan Malayalam 110 110 - - - - -
Sayyid Tamil 18,500 - 18500 - - - -
Sayankulam Tamil 360 360 - - - - -
Semman Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Shaikh unspecified Tamil 46,700 - 46700 - - - -
Kamboh (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 40 - - - - 40 -
Khatri (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 30 - - - - 30 -
Mahtam (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 60 - - - - 60 -
Nai (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 70 - - - - 70 -
Soligar Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Sonar (Hindu traditions) Tamil 11,000 11000 - - - - -
Rajput (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 180 - - - - 180 -
Sarera (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 60 - - - - 60 -
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 120 - - - - 120 -
Syrian Christian Malayalam 22,000 - - 22000 - - -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) Tamil 80 80 - - - - -
Teli (Hindu traditions) Tamil 6,090 6090 - - - - -
Thandan (Hindu traditions) Malayalam 950 950 - - - - -
Thoti, caste Telugu 40 40 - - - - -
Thantapulayan Malayalam 20 20 - - - - -
Tiruvalluvar Tamil 70 70 - - - - -
Toda Tamil 70 30 - 40 - - -
Ulladan Malayalam 70 70 - - - - -
Urali Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions) Telugu 11,800 11700 - 70 - - -
Vakkaliga unspecified Kannada 35,100 35100 - - - - -
Valan Tamil 21,700 21700 - - - - -
Varli Gujarati 50 50 - - - - -
Vathiriyan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 60 60 - - - - -
Velan Malayalam 20 20 - - - - -
Veluthadanayar Tamil 25,700 25700 - - - - -
Vetan (Hindu traditions) Malayalam 3,110 3110 - - - - -
Vettuvan Tamil 5,640 5640 - - - - -
Viswakarma unspecified Tamil 152,000 152000 - 40 - - -
Vellalan unspecified Tamil 42,100 39000 - 3120 - - -
Velakkithalanayan Tamil 48,900 48900 - - - - -
Valluvan Tamil 4,510 4510 - - - - -
Vannan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 151,000 151000 - 200 - - -
Vanniyan Tamil 487,000 481000 - 6320 - - -
Yenadi Telugu 450 450 - - - - -
Yerukula Telugu 460 460 - - - - -
Jat (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 500 - - - - 500 -
Kudiya Telugu 10 10 - - - - -
Bandi (Hindu traditions) Telugu 40 40 - - - - -
Malayarayar Malayalam 260 260 - - - - -
Mangala Telugu 12,500 12500 - - - - -
Munnur Telugu 4,960 4960 - - - - -
Mutrasi Telugu 3,740 3700 - 40 - - -
Kapu unspecified Telugu 64,100 64100 - - - - -
Hajam Tamil 730 - 730 - - - -
Bania Agarwal Tamil 1,320 810 - - - - 510
Bania Chetti Tamil 26,300 25400 - - - - 950
Bania Komti Telugu 270 270 - - - - -
Bania Mahur Hindi 50 50 - - - - -
Bania Oswal Hindi 390 170 - - - - 230
Bania Porwal Hindi 350 230 - - - - 120
Bania Srimali Gujarati 50 50 - - - - -
Brahmin Audich Sourashtra 60 60 - - - - -
Brahmin Chitpavan Marathi 50 50 - - - - -
Brahmin Deshastha Marathi 1,690 1690 - - - - -
Brahmin Dravida Tamil 15,800 15800 - - - - -
Brahmin Gaud Saraswat Tamil 9,020 9020 - - - - -
Brahmin Gaur Marathi 2,480 2480 - - - - -
Brahmin Gujar Gaur Gujarati 200 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Joshi Tamil 250 250 - - - - -
Brahmin Kannada Kannada 450 450 - - - - -
Brahmin Karhada Marathi 200 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta Tamil 280 280 - - - - -
Brahmin Marathi Marathi 180 180 - - - - -
Brahmin Modh Sourashtra 200 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Tamil Tamil 18,000 18000 - - - - -
Brahmin Telugu Telugu 2,370 2370 - - - - -
Brahmin Nambudiri Malayalam 10,800 10800 - - - - -
Brahmin Pancha Dravida Tamil 15,800 15800 - - - - -
Brahmin Sholiar Tamil 860 860 - - - - -
Brahmin Telaganya Telugu 860 860 - - - - -
Brahmin Velanadu Tamil 860 860 - - - - -
Rajput Chandrabansi Hindi 1,090 1090 - - - - -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) Malayalam 370 370 - - - - -
Rajput Surajbansi Tamil 580 580 - - - - -
Devanga Kannada 60 60 - - - - -
Vaniyan Tamil 17,400 15800 - 1580 - - -
Cherumar Christian Tamil 1,110 - - 1110 - - -
Ambalavasi Kambalattu Tamil 1,510 1470 - 50 - - -
Ambalavasi Tottiyan Naicker Tamil 4,060 3960 - 100 - - -
Balija Bolla Telugu 450 450 - - - - -
Beldar Kannada Balija Naicker Kannada 450 450 - - - - -
Beldar Lonari (Hindu traditions) Telugu 90 90 - - - - -
Beldar Toreya Kannada 450 450 - - - - -
Kalal Idiga Telugu 12,100 12100 - - - - -
Kapu Reddi Telugu 5,300 5300 - - - - -
Vadugan Telugu 7,220 7220 - - - - -
Pulaya Vettuvan Malayalam 60 60 - - - - -
Shaikh Qureshi Urdu 4,510 - 4510 - - - -
Tholuva Naicker Tamil 740 200 - 540 - - -
Vanniyan Agnikula Tamil 6,320 6230 - 90 - - -
Vanniyan Kotton Tamil 8,680 8680 - - - - -
Vellalan Isai Tamil 2,820 2820 - - - - -
Vellalan Kongu Tamil 2,820 2820 - - - - -
Vellalan Nanchilnattu Tamil 4,850 3270 - 1580 - - -
Vellalan Nanjanad Tamil 1,470 1470 - - - - -
Vellalan Sozhia Tamil 2,820 2820 - - - - -
Vellalan Tondamandalam Tamil 2,820 2820 - - - - -
Vellalan Virakodi Tamil 1,350 1350 - - - - -
Vettuvan Gounder Tamil 900 900 - - - - -
Viswakarma Asari Tamil 19,600 19600 - - - - -
Viswakarma Kollan Tamil 20,300 20300 - - - - -
Viswakarma Thattan Tamil 15,600 15600 - - - - -
Viswakarma Vilkurup Tamil 1,350 1350 - - - - -
Yadav Gola Telugu 3,830 3830 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman Tamil 18,000 18000 - - - - -
Vakkaliga Kunchitiga Kannada 3,380 3380 - - - - -
Silpi Tamil 340 340 - - - - -
Brahmin Ashtashasram Tamil 4,060 4060 - - - - -
Pashtun, Pathan Urdu 27,400 - 27400 - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) Tamil 6,180 - - 6180 - - -
Thandan (Christian traditions) Malayalam 590 - - 590 - - -
Vetan (Christian traditions) Tamil 50 - - 50 - - -
Adi Dravida Christian Tamil 13,600 - - 13600 - - -
Madari (Hindu traditions) Telugu 72,300 72300 - - - - -
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) Tamil 51,900 - - 51900 - - -
Kuravan (Christian traditions) Tamil 540 - - 540 - - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) Tamil 18,900 - - 18900 - - -
Pallan (Christian traditions) Tamil 12,100 - - 12100 - - -
Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) Tamil 140 - - 140 - - -
Vannan (Christian traditions) Tamil 39,600 - - 39600 - - -
Aiyanavar Christian Telugu 50 - - 50 - - -
Ambattan Christian Tamil 20 - - 20 - - -
Chavalakkaran Christian Malayalam 510 - - 510 - - -
Ilavan Christian Tamil 1,350 - - 1350 - - -
Bania Irupathi Nalu Manai Chetti Telugu 3,380 3380 - - - - -
Brahmin Potti Tamil 3,380 3380 - - - - -
Byari (Beary) Kannada 4,740 - 4740 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini Urdu 900 - 900 - - - -
Shaikh Faruqi Urdu 680 - 680 - - - -
Shaikh Siddiqi Urdu 9,020 - 9020 - - - -
Yadav Ghosi Tamil 860 860 - - - - -
Pashtun Afridi Urdu 4,510 - 4510 - - - -
Pashtun Kakar Urdu 5,410 - 5410 - - - -
Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) Urdu 2,710 - 2710 - - - -
Pashtun Mohmand Urdu 2,260 - 2260 - - - -
Pashtun Yusafzai Urdu 6,770 - 6770 - - - -

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