India, Karnataka state, Shimoga district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Karnataka
District:	Shimoga

Major People Groups

114

Major Unreached People Groups

109

Total Population

1,937,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

2.0 %

Hindu

77.2 %

Muslim

13.3 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

7.4 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adi Dravida	18,000	Tamil	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Adi Dravida Christian	2,100	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -
Adi Karnataka	91,000	Kannada	1	79,000	-1 -	20	12,000	-1 -	-1 -
Adi Karnataka Christian	12,000	Kannada	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	12,000	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	2,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arasu	600	Kannada	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balija (Hindu traditions)	20,000	Kannada	0	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balija Bogam	800	Telugu	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Chetti	8,400	Tamil	0	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,900
Bania Irupathi Nalu Manai Chetti	400	Telugu	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	23,000	Hindi	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	5,300
Banijiga	14,000	Kannada	1	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	66,000	Lambadi	1	66,000	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions)	8,200	Lambadi	1	8,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Basor	3,900	Hindi	0	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bathada	200	Kannada	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar (Hindu traditions)	76,000	Kannada	0	76,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar Bile	3,600	Kannada	0	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar Kare	3,600	Kannada	0	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar Naik Makkalu	3,600	Kannada	0	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	28,000	Kannada	0	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	5,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Boya	1,400	Telugu	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Chitpavan	1,000	Marathi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Deshastha	2,300	Marathi	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	4,500	Hindi	0	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Havik	1,600	Kannada	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	4,700	Hindi	0	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kannada	9,200	Kannada	0	9,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Mahratta	3,100	Marathi	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Marathi	1,600	Marathi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sanadhya	4,800	Hindi	0	4,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Tamil	1,600	Tamil	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Telugu	1,500	Telugu	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	95,000	Hindi	0	92,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,300
Byari (Beary)	5,500	Konkani	0	-1 -	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chalvadi	13,000	Kannada	0	13,000	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	5,800	Hindi	1	5,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chenna Dasar	900	Kannada	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	2,900	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,900	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	16,000	Hindi	0	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Devanga	16,000	Kannada	1	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Dombara)	1,300	Telugu	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangakula	35,000	Kannada	0	35,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gawli	300	Marathi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosangi (Hindu traditions)	400	Telugu	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gudigar	400	Konkani	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hakki Pikki	1,500	Vaagri Booli	1	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Halsar	600	Kannada	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hande Jogi	900	Kannada	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hasalaru	8,300	Tulu	0	8,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hasla	300	Kannada	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Holaya	1,900	Kannada	0	1,800	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan	2,100	Malayalam	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	6,300	Bengali	0	6,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaikadi	4,900	Kannada	0	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	133,000	Telugu	0	133,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal Idiga	113,000	Telugu	0	113,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapu unspecified	3,000	Telugu	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koracha, caste	3,100	Kannada	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koracha, tribal	200	Tulu	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Korama Kunchi	800	Kannada	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Korama unspecified	7,600	Kannada	0	7,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kotegar	800	Kannada	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	7,900	Hindi	0	7,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunchatiga	15,000	Kannada	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuruba	78,000	Kannada	1	75,000	-1 -	-1 -	3,100	-1 -	-1 -
Lingayat	132,000	Kannada	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	132,000
Madiga (Christian traditions)	1,600	Telugu	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -
Madiga (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Telugu	1	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta Kunbi	1,900	Gujarati	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta unspecified	45,000	Marathi	0	44,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600
Masan Jogi	1,900	Kannada	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meda	3,300	Kannada	1	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Bengali	1	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Moger Moyon	300	Kannada	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Moger unspecified	1,700	Kannada	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mutrasi	1,100	Telugu	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nagartha	1,800	Kannada	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	4,100	Hindi	0	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Naikda	48,000	Kannada	0	48,000	100	-1 -	20	-1 -	300
Panchama	70	Telugu	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Afridi	1,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Kakar	1,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Yusafzai	1,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	28,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	4,700	Urdu	0	-1 -	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	34,000	Hindi	0	34,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	4,200	Hindi	0	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Sada	100	Kannada	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Sali	10,000	Kannada	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sardar (Hindu traditions)	200	Kannada	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Satani	4,600	Telugu	0	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	33,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	33,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Faruqi	1,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	14,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Siddiqi	4,600	Bengali	0	-1 -	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	146,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	146,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sillekyatha	2,400	Kannada	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sindhollu	100	Telugu	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Somvanshi	11,000	Marathi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Syrian Christian	1,700	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -
Tamil (Muslim traditions)	4,900	Tamil	0	-1 -	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions)	85,000	Telugu	0	85,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vakkaliga Gangadikara	14,000	Kannada	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vakkaliga unspecified	166,000	Kannada	1	166,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Mudaliar	1,000	Tamil	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan unspecified	7,700	Tamil	1	7,200	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Asari	1,400	Malayalam	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma unspecified	42,000	Tamil	1	42,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 114	1,906,000		109 ●	1,473,000	254,000	100	36,000	10	144,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 269	1,937,000		253 ●	1,496,000	259,000	100	38,000	300	144,000

* 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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