India, Kerala state, Kollam district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Kerala
District:	Kollam

Major People Groups

103

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

2,769,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

15.4 %

Hindu

66.0 %

Muslim

18.5 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Aiyanavar	1,000	Telugu	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Aiyanavar Christian	4,000	Telugu	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	4,000	-1 -	-1 -
Alavan	1,200	Tamil	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ambalavasi	3,500	Malayalam	1	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ambattan Christian	200	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Arasar	3,300	Malayalam	1	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Arasar Christian	14,000	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	14,000	-1 -	-1 -
Arayan	8,500	Malayalam	1	8,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Bengali	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Chetti	7,300	Tamil	0	7,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Bania unspecified	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Bellara	20	Kannada	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Dravida	5,600	Tamil	0	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Iyer	1,600	Tamil	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Mukkaniyar	1,800	Tamil	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Muttad	3,100	Malayalam	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Nambudiri	1,300	Malayalam	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Pancha Dravida	11,000	Malayalam	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Potti	1,600	Malayalam	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	45,000	Hindi	0	45,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chackaravar	5,600	Tamil	0	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chackaravar Christian	200	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Tamil	0	1,800	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chavalakkaran	1,100	Malayalam	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Chavalakkaran Christian	500	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Chayakkaran	1,200	Tamil	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Cherumar Christian	53,000	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	53,000	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	1,300	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -
Godagali	40	Odia	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Idayan	7,700	Tamil	0	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan	284,000	Malayalam	0	284,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavaniyan	1,400	Malayalam	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavathi	3,200	Malayalam	0	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaikolan	1,000	Tamil	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kakkalan	800	Malayalam	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kallan Tondaman	1,100	Tamil	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kallan unspecified	1,100	Tamil	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanikkaran	2,400	Kanikkaran	1	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaniyan	3,800	Malayalam	1	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kavathi	3,700	Tamil	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kavathi Christian	900	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -
Keralamuthali	2,600	Malayalam	1	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Keralamuthali Christian	1,000	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -
Krishnanvak	17,000	Malayalam	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuravan (Christian traditions)	400	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Kuravan (Hindu traditions)	114,000	Malayalam	0	114,000	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurukkal	1,100	Malayalam	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malabar Catholic	110,000	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	110,000	-1 -	-1 -
Malai Pandaram	1,100	Malayalam	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malai Vedan	2,000	Malayalam	1	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Malakuravan	50	Tamil	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mannan, caste	12,000	Malayalam	0	12,000	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mappila	489,000	Malayalam	0	-1 -	489,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maravan	4,500	Tamil	1	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mukkuvan (Christian traditions)	6,000	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	6,000	-1 -	-1 -
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions)	26,000	Malayalam	0	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mukkuvan (Muslim traditions)	300	Malayalam	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mutali	1,100	Tamil	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Christian traditions)	54,000	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	54,000	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Hindu traditions)	379,000	Tamil	0	379,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nair	274,000	Malayalam	1	274,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Navait	7,900	Konkani	0	-1 -	7,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Hindu traditions)	4,200	Tamil	1	4,200	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Palliyan	90	Tamil	1	50	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Palliyar	60	Tamil	2	30	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Palluvan	300	Malayalam	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Panan	3,600	Tamil	0	3,500	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pandaram	900	Malayalam	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions)	32,000	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	32,000	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions)	26,000	Tamil	1	25,000	-1 -	40	200	-1 -	-1 -
Paravan (Christian traditions)	600	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Paravan (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Malayalam	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	5,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pulaya Vettuvan	30	Malayalam	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pulayan Thanda	11,000	Malayalam	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pulayan unspecified	94,000	Malayalam	0	94,000	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sali	9,800	Kannada	0	9,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	1,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Semman	300	Tamil	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	2,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Syrian Christian	142,000	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	142,000	-1 -	-1 -
Tamil (Muslim traditions)	5,400	Tamil	0	-1 -	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thandan (Christian traditions)	3,300	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,300	-1 -	-1 -
Thandan (Hindu traditions)	61,000	Malayalam	0	61,000	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ulladan	200	Malayalam	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaniyan	24,000	Tamil	2	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Christian traditions)	1,600	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Hindu traditions)	4,400	Tamil	0	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan	6,700	Tamil	1	6,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Velakkithalanayan	17,000	Malayalam	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Velan	3,000	Malayalam	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Nanjanad	37,000	Tamil	1	37,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan unspecified	62,000	Tamil	1	62,000	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Veluthadanayar	5,100	Malayalam	0	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vetan (Christian traditions)	400	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Vetan (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Tamil	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vettakkaran	800	Tamil	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Asari	52,000	Malayalam	0	52,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Kallasari	1,000	Malayalam	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Kollan	3,700	Malayalam	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Thattan	12,000	Malayalam	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma unspecified	87,000	Tamil	1	87,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Vilkurup	800	Malayalam	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 103	2,753,000		82 ●	1,815,000	512,000	300	426,000	20	90
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 207	2,769,000		174 ●	1,828,000	513,000	300	428,000	200	100

* District level entries that are less than 1,000 individuals AND less than 1% of the groups total in the country are not displayed.

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Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity. ✸︎+◼︎	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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