India / Tamil Nadu / Madurai

Population
8,955,000
Unreached Population
7,903,060 (88.3%)
People Groups
567
Unreached People Groups
449 (79.2%)
People Group Primary Language Population Hindu Muslim Christian Buddhist Sikh Other
Anglo Tamil 150 - - 150 - - -
Burmese Burmese 10 - - - 10 - -
Han Chinese, Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin 10 - - - 10 - -
Jat (Hindu traditions) Hindi 140 140 - - - - -
Bengali Muslim Moghal Urdu 40 - 40 - - - -
Sinhalese Sinhala 40 - - - 40 - -
Tamil (Muslim traditions) Tamil 116,000 - 116000 - - - -
Adi Andhra Telugu 50 50 - - - - -
Adi Dravida Tamil 45,600 45500 - 90 60 - -
Adiyan Telugu 40 40 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan unspecified Tamil 820 820 - - - - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) Tamil 234,000 234000 - - - - -
Alavan Tamil 200 200 - - - - -
Ambalavasi Tamil 2,230 2230 - - - - -
Ambattan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 160 160 - - - - -
Anuppan Kannada 110 110 - - - - -
Arasar Malayalam 10 10 - - - - -
Arunthathiyar Tamil 9,680 9680 - - - - -
Arayan Malayalam 50 50 - - - - -
Ayyanavar Tamil 240 240 - - - - -
Baira Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) Hindi 450 450 - - - - -
Balija (Hindu traditions) Kannada 240 240 - - - - -
Bania unspecified Tamil 71,600 70600 - - - - 960
Badhai (Hindu traditions) Gujarati 860 860 - - - - -
Basor Tamil 21,900 21900 - - - - -
Bedar (Hindu traditions) Kannada 7,760 7760 - - - - -
Budega Jangam Tamil 430 430 - - - - -
Beldar (Hindu traditions) Tamil 780 780 - - - - -
Bhat (Hindu traditions) Telugu 10 10 - - - - -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) Telugu 3,220 3220 - - - - -
Banijiga Kannada 2,200 2200 - - - - -
Bohra Gujarati 170 - 170 - - - -
Boya Tamil 15,300 15300 - - - - -
Brahmin unspecified Tamil 161,000 161000 - 30 - - 420
Baria (Hindu traditions) Sourashtra 610 610 - - - - -
Bathada Tamil 60 60 - - - - -
Chamar (Hindu traditions) Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Chandala Tamil 40 40 - - - - -
Chackaravar Tamil 270 270 - - - - -
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 74,400 74400 - - 30 - -
Mala (Christian traditions) Telugu 30 - - 30 - - -
Chayakkaran Tamil 4,470 4470 - - - - -
Devendrakulathan Tamil 3,160 3160 - - - - -
Dhangar Bharwad Sourashtra 2,060 2060 - - - - -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) Tamil 18,400 18400 - - - - -
Dom (Hindu traditions) Tamil 790 790 - - - - -
Dom (Dombara) Tamil 250 250 - - - - -
Gamit Sourashtra 260 260 - - - - -
Gangakula Kannada 4,800 4800 - - - - -
Gandla Kannada 1,020 1020 - - - - -
Perumal Makkukkaran Telugu 50 50 - - - - -
Ghanchi (Hindu traditions) Gujarati 170 170 - - - - -
Gavara Malayalam 160 160 - - - - -
Holar Kannada 10 10 - - - - -
Hill Pulayan Tamil 18,400 18400 - - - - -
Christian Tamil 4,100 - - 4100 - - -
Idayan Tamil 250 250 - - - - -
Ilavan Tamil 230,000 230000 - - - - -
Ilavathi Malayalam 270 270 - - - - -
Ilavaniyan Tamil 850 850 - - - - -
Irular Telugu 20 20 - - - - -
Kadaiyar Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Kadan Telugu 10 10 - - - - -
Kalladi Malayalam 20 20 - - - - -
Kallan unspecified Tamil 26,200 26100 - 160 - - -
Kanakkan Tamil 730 730 - - - - -
Kaniyan Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Karimpalan Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Kasar (Hindu traditions) Kannada 50 50 - - - - -
Kavara Tamil 60 60 - - - - -
Kharva (Hindu traditions) Marathi 30 30 - - - - -
Kakkalan Tamil 1,560 1560 - - - - -
Kaikolan Tamil 81,100 81100 - - - - -
Kalal (Hindu traditions) Tamil 8,720 8720 - - - - -
Koli Mahadev Marathi 30 30 - - - - -
Koli Malhar Marathi 20 20 - - - - -
Kammara Tamil 180 180 - - - - -
Koli (Hindu traditions) Gujarati 2,200 2200 - - - - -
Kori Koda 150 150 - - - - -
Korama unspecified Tamil 370 370 - - - - -
Koshti Tamil 390 390 - - - - -
Konda Reddi Telugu 60 60 - - - - -
Krishnanvak Tamil 300 300 - - - - -
Kattunayakan Telugu 5,420 5310 10 60 - - 40
Kudumban Tamil 370 120 - 260 - - -
Kudumi Tamil 8,010 8010 - - - - -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) Tamil 1,690 1690 - - - - -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) Sourashtra 13,700 13700 - - - - -
Kunchatiga Kannada 1,510 1510 - - - - -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) Telugu 4,530 4530 - - - - -
Kuruba Kannada 650 650 - - - - -
Kuruman Kannada 20 20 - - - - -
Kuravan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 7,170 7170 - - - - -
Lingayat Kannada 9,810 - - - - - 9810
Lohana Sindhi 20 20 - - - - -
Madiga (Hindu traditions) Telugu 10 10 - - - - -
Mahar (Buddhist traditions) Marathi 50 50 - - - - -
Mahyavanshi Sourashtra 620 620 - - - - -
Maila Tulu 20 20 - - - - -
Mala (Hindu traditions) Telugu 20 20 - - - - -
Malakuravan Malayalam 120 120 - - - - -
Malakkuravan Tamil 360 350 - - - - -
Malayan, tribe Tamil 1,020 1020 - - - - -
Mappila Malayalam 1,480 - 1480 - - - -
Maravan Tamil 279,000 277000 - 1850 - - -
Matang (Hindu traditions) Marathi 30 30 - - - - -
Malabar Catholic English 820 - - 820 - - -
Memon Gujarati 150 - 150 - - - -
Mahratta unspecified Marathi 360 360 - - - - -
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) Malayalam 60 60 - - - - -
Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) Tamil 20 - - 20 - - -
Mahratta Kunbi Sourashtra 170 170 - - - - -
Malasar Malayalam 20 20 - - - - -
Mannan, caste Tamil 5,530 5530 - - - - -
Momna Gujarati 60 - 60 - - - -
Malai Pandaram Tamil 50 50 - - - - -
Mala Pulayan Tamil 15,500 15500 - - - - -
Mutali Tamil 5,750 5750 - - - - -
Malai Vedan Tamil 5,080 5080 - - - - -
Nadar (Hindu traditions) Tamil 106,000 106000 - - - - -
Nai (Hindu traditions) Telugu 23,300 23300 - - - - -
Nair Tamil 101,000 101000 - - - - -
Nalkadaya Tulu 20 20 - - - - -
Navithan Tamil 82,900 82900 - - - - -
Navait Tamil 2,460 - 2460 - - - -
Nayadi Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Pagadai Telugu 350 350 - - - - -
Panan Tamil 2,950 2950 - - - - -
Paniyan Tamil 30 30 - 10 - - -
Panikkan Tamil 9,320 9320 - - - - -
Pannadi Tamil 40 40 - - - - -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 157,000 157000 - 170 30 20 -
Paravan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 140 140 - - - - -
Patelia Gujarati 50 50 - - - - -
Pathiyan Tamil 540 540 - - - - -
Perumannan Tamil 240 240 - - - - -
Paliyan Tamil 50 50 - - - - -
Pallan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 150,000 150000 - 680 30 10 -
Palliyan Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Palliyar Tamil 360 360 - - - - -
Pulayan unspecified Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Puthirai Vannan Tamil 2,180 2110 - 60 - - -
Rabari (Hindu traditions) Gujarati 50 50 - - - - -
Raddi Kannada 70 70 - - - - -
Rajput (Hindu traditions) Tamil 31,200 31200 - - - - 80
Rathawa Gujarati 150 150 - - - - -
Ravalia Gujarati 50 50 - - - - -
Razu Telugu 1,440 1440 - - - - -
Sali Kannada 1,670 1670 - - - - -
Samban Tamil 270 270 - - - - -
Sayyid Urdu 6,620 - 6620 - - - -
Sayankulam Tamil 410 410 - - - - -
Semman Tamil 180 180 - - - - -
Shaikh unspecified Tamil 39,100 - 39100 - - - -
Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 50 - - - - 50 -
Soligar Telugu 20 20 - - - - -
Sonar (Hindu traditions) Tamil 2,320 2270 - - - - 50
Rajput (Sikh traditions) Punjabi, Eastern 140 - - - - 140 -
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) Hindi 90 - - - - 90 -
Syrian Christian English 1,240 - - 1240 - - -
Teli (Hindu traditions) Kannada 470 470 - - - - -
Thandan (Hindu traditions) Malayalam 1,390 1390 - - - - -
Thoti, caste Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Tiruvalluvar Tamil 40 40 - - - - -
Toda Tamil 10 - - 10 - - -
Urali Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions) Tamil 6,290 6290 - - - - -
Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) Gujarati 260 260 - - - - -
Vakkaliga unspecified Tamil 20,500 20500 - - - - -
Valan Tamil 70 70 - - - - -
Varli Sourashtra 230 230 - - - - -
Vathiriyan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 60 60 - - - - -
Velan Malayalam 10 10 - - - - -
Veluthadanayar Tamil 6,990 6990 - - - - -
Vetan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 770 770 - - - - -
Vettuvan Tamil 1,150 1150 - - - - -
Viswakarma unspecified Tamil 374,000 373000 - 310 - - -
Vellalan unspecified Tamil 111,000 106000 - 4450 - - -
Velakkithalanayan Tamil 9,080 9080 - - - - -
Valluvan Tamil 1,450 1450 - - - - -
Vannan (Hindu traditions) Tamil 19,100 19100 - - - - -
Vanniyan Tamil 148,000 147000 - 1080 - - -
Yenadi Telugu 560 560 - - - - -
Yerukula Yerukula 30 30 - - - - -
Jat (Sikh traditions) Saraiki 160 - - - - 160 -
Kudiya Tamil 10 10 - - - - -
Kuda Korava Tamil 90 90 - - - - -
Malayarayar Malayalam 30 30 10 - - - -
Mangala Telugu 6,200 6200 - - - - -
Patnulkaran Tamil 250 250 - - - - -
Munnur Telugu 1,060 1060 - - - - -
Mutrasi Telugu 820 690 - 140 - - -
Kapu unspecified Telugu 14,400 14400 - - - - -
Hajam Urdu 1,080 - 1080 - - - -
Bania Agarwal Gujarati 1,040 910 - - - - 120
Bania Chetti Tamil 49,400 48700 - - - - 630
Bania Komti Telugu 790 790 - - - - -
Bania Oswal Gujarati 680 540 - - - - 140
Bania Srimali Hindi 320 320 - - - - -
Brahmin Anavala Sourashtra 230 230 - - - - -
Brahmin Audich Sourashtra 770 770 - - - - -
Brahmin Dravida Tamil 2,480 2480 - - - - -
Brahmin Gaud Saraswat Konkani 110 110 - - - - -
Brahmin Gaur Tamil 7,560 7560 - - - - -
Brahmin Gujar Gaur Sourashtra 830 830 - - - - -
Brahmin Joshi Tamil 600 600 - - - - -
Brahmin Kannada Kannada 3,610 3610 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta Tamil 60 60 - - - - -
Brahmin Marathi Marathi 20 20 - - - - -
Brahmin Modh Sourashtra 210 210 - - - - -
Brahmin Saraswat Tamil 180 180 - - - - -
Brahmin Sawaria Sourashtra 200 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Tamil Tamil 37,200 37200 - - - - -
Brahmin Telugu Telugu 9,020 9020 - - - - -
Brahmin Iyer Tamil 19,600 19600 - - - - -
Brahmin Kosala Nadu Telugu 450 450 - - - - -
Brahmin Nambudiri Malayalam 190 190 - - - - -
Brahmin Pancha Dravida Tamil 2,480 2480 - - - - -
Brahmin Sholiar Tamil 3,610 3610 - - - - -
Brahmin Telaganya Telugu 1,690 1690 - - - - -
Brahmin Velanadu Tamil 560 560 - - - - -
Rajput Chandrabansi Hindi 600 600 - - - - -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) Hindi 230 230 - - - - -
Rajput Solanki Gujarati 60 60 - - - - -
Rajput Surajbansi Tamil 6,090 6090 - - - - -
Devanga Kannada 1,690 1640 - 50 - - -
Vaniyan Tamil 37,200 36700 - 470 - - -
Brahmin Christian Tamil 140 - - 140 - - -
Cherumar Christian Tamil 1,270 - - 1270 - - -
Ambalavasi Kambalattu Tamil 170 170 - - - - -
Ambalavasi Tottiyan Naicker Tamil 1,050 1050 - - - - -
Kalal Idiga Tamil 7,890 7890 - - - - -
Kapu Reddi Telugu 900 900 - - - - -
Vadugan Telugu 4,290 4290 - - - - -
Shaikh Qureshi Urdu 2,820 - 2820 - - - -
Tholuva Naicker Tamil 20 20 - - - - -
Vanniyan Agnikula Tamil 7,220 7160 - 60 - - -
Vellalan Isai Tamil 11,300 11300 - - - - -
Vellalan Kongu Tamil 1,690 1690 - - - - -
Vellalan Nanchilnattu Tamil 15,600 14800 - 790 - - -
Vellalan Sozhia Tamil 8,570 8570 - - - - -
Vellalan Tondamandalam Tamil 13,000 12600 - 340 - - -
Vellalan Virakodi Tamil 8,570 8570 - - - - -
Viswakarma Asari Tamil 5,750 5750 - - - - -
Viswakarma Kollan Malayalam 1,690 1690 - - - - -
Viswakarma Thattan Tamil 900 900 - - - - -
Yadav Gola Tamil 18,000 18000 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman Tamil 450 450 - - - - -
Vakkaliga Kappiliyan Kannada 2,260 2260 - - - - -
Vakkaliga Kunchitiga Kannada 2,260 2260 - - - - -
Silpi Tamil 1,800 1800 - - - - -
Brahmin Ashtashasram Tamil 210 210 - - - - -
Pashtun, Pathan Urdu 14,100 - 14100 - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) Tamil 21,000 - - 21000 - - -
Koli of Gujarat Kacchi 2,110 2110 - - - - -
Adi Dravida Christian Tamil 1,740 - - 1740 - - -
Madari (Hindu traditions) Telugu 120 120 - - - - -
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) Tamil 2,790 - - 2790 - - -
Kuravan (Christian traditions) Tamil 240 - - 240 - - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) Tamil 17,400 - - 17400 - - -
Paravan (Christian traditions) Tamil 30 - - 30 - - -
Pallan (Christian traditions) Tamil 47,100 - - 47100 - - -
Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) Tamil 270 - - 270 - - -
Vannan (Christian traditions) Tamil 590 - - 590 - - -
Ambattan Christian Tamil 10 - - 10 - - -
Arasar Christian Malayalam 30 - - 30 - - -
Ilavan Christian Tamil 760 - - 760 - - -
Brahmin Potti Tamil 50 50 - - - - -
Byari (Beary) Konkani 510 - 510 - - - -
Kallan Tondaman Tamil 10,400 10200 - 160 - - -
Shaikh Faruqi Urdu 260 - 260 - - - -
Shaikh Siddiqi Urdu 560 - 560 - - - -
Yadav Ghosi Telugu 6,770 6770 - - - - -
Pashtun Afridi Urdu 1,800 - 1800 - - - -
Pashtun Kakar Urdu 1,020 - 1020 - - - -
Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) Urdu 560 - 560 - - - -
Pashtun Mohmand Urdu 560 - 560 - - - -
Pashtun Yusafzai Urdu 1,800 - 1800 - - - -

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