India, Karnataka state, Tumkur district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Karnataka
District:	Tumkur

Major People Groups

102

Major Unreached People Groups

100

Total Population

2,817,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.3 %

Hindu

84.5 %

Muslim

9.8 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

5.4 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adi Dravida	71,000	Tamil	0	71,000	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Adi Dravida Christian	3,300	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,300	-1 -	-1 -
Adi Karnataka	260,000	Kannada	1	260,000	-1 -	50	200	30	-1 -
Adi Karnataka Christian	4,800	Kannada	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	4,800	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	2,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arasu	600	Kannada	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balija (Hindu traditions)	59,000	Kannada	0	58,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	900
Balija Bogam	1,100	Telugu	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balija Gopanthi	5,700	Telugu	0	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	1,100	Hindi	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Bania Chetti	4,800	Tamil	0	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Bania Irupathi Nalu Manai Chetti	800	Telugu	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	13,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,700
Banijiga	57,000	Kannada	1	57,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	41,000	Lambadi	1	41,000	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions)	4,300	Lambadi	1	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Basor	1,700	Hindi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar (Hindu traditions)	166,000	Kannada	0	166,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar Bile	9,200	Kannada	0	9,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar Kakamundi	9,200	Telugu	0	9,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar Kare	9,200	Kannada	0	9,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar Naik Makkalu	9,200	Kannada	0	9,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	38,000	Kannada	0	38,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	6,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	6,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Deshastha	1,400	Marathi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	2,200	Hindi	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	4,500	Hindi	0	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kannada	4,600	Kannada	0	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Mahratta	1,600	Marathi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sanadhya	2,600	Hindi	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Telugu	3,400	Telugu	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	74,000	Hindi	0	73,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600
Chalvadi	2,900	Kannada	0	2,900	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	5,300	Hindi	0	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Devanga	14,000	Kannada	1	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Dombara)	1,600	Telugu	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandla	1,200	Telugu	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangakula	17,000	Kannada	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hakki Pikki	600	Vaagri Booli	1	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hande Jogi	2,400	Kannada	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hasalaru	900	Tulu	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Iruliga	300	Kannada	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jambuvulu	600	Telugu	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	3,700	Bengali	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaikadi	6,300	Kannada	0	6,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	19,000	Telugu	0	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal Idiga	16,000	Telugu	0	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapu unspecified	2,600	Telugu	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kolupulvandlu	40	Telugu	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koracha, caste	2,400	Kannada	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Korama Kunchi	800	Kannada	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Korama unspecified	8,300	Kannada	0	8,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koshti	3,900	Marathi	0	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Hindi	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunchatiga	131,000	Kannada	0	131,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Hindi	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuruba	149,000	Kannada	1	149,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lingayat	146,000	Kannada	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	146,000
Madiga (Hindu traditions)	32,000	Telugu	1	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta unspecified	11,000	Marathi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Masan Jogi	500	Kannada	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meda	1,300	Kannada	1	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	6,700	Hindi	0	6,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Naikda	200,000	Kannada	0	199,000	300	-1 -	30	-1 -	200
Pashtun Afridi	2,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Kakar	1,700	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Yusafzai	2,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	32,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pindara	4,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	6,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	6,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	36,000	Hindi	0	36,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Raya Rawat	200	Kannada	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sali	9,200	Kannada	0	9,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sardar (Hindu traditions)	200	Kannada	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Satani	13,000	Telugu	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	42,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	42,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Faruqi	1,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	15,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Siddiqi	4,100	Bengali	0	-1 -	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	149,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	149,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sillekyatha	4,400	Kannada	0	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Soligaru	700	Kannada	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Somvanshi	4,700	Marathi	0	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	9,800	Hindi	0	9,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions)	72,000	Telugu	0	72,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vakkaliga Gangadikara	71,000	Kannada	0	71,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vakkaliga Kunchitiga	18,000	Kannada	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vakkaliga unspecified	330,000	Kannada	1	330,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan	68,000	Tamil	1	68,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan Agnikula	6,600	Tamil	1	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan Pala Ekiri	500	Telugu	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan Thigala	7,900	Tamil	1	7,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan unspecified	2,500	Tamil	1	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma unspecified	34,000	Tamil	1	34,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	132,000	Hindi	0	132,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Dhindhor	3,800	Hindi	0	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Ghosi	3,700	Hindi	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gola	13,000	Telugu	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 102	2,791,000		100 ●	2,360,000	270,000	100	8,600	50	152,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 238	2,817,000		223 ●	2,379,000	276,000	200	9,700	400	152,000

* 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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