Country:

India

Province / State: Karnataka
District: Kolar

Major People Groups

227

Major Unreached People Groups

209

Total Population

1,834,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

1.6 %

Hindu

79.7 %

Muslim

17.8 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.8 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Adi Andhra 5,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 5,000 - - 30 - -
Adi Andhra Christian 200 Telugu Progress Gauge - - - 200 - -
 Adi Dravida 143,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 143,000 - 50 300 - -
Adi Dravida Christian 18,000 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 18,000 - -
 Adi Karnataka 235,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 234,000 - 30 300 20 -
Adi Karnataka Christian 7,200 Kannada Progress Gauge - - - 7,200 - -
 Adiyan 20 Malayalam Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman 600 Tamil Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Agamudaiyan unspecified 600 Tamil Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Andh Unknown Marathi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Anglo 300 English Progress Gauge - - - 300 - -
 Arasu 90 Kannada Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Aray Mala 60 Telugu Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Arunthathiyar 20 Tamil Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Arwa Mala 300 Tamil Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Baira 40 Kannada Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,000 - - - - -
Balagai 30 Kannada Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Balija (Hindu traditions) 88,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 87,000 - - - - 400
Balija Bogam 1,800 Telugu Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - 30
 Bania Agarwal 2,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,500 - - - - 300
 Bania Chetti 5,100 Tamil Progress Gauge 5,100 - - - - -
 Bania Komti 3,400 Telugu Progress Gauge 3,400 - - - - -
 Bania Porwal 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - 50
 Bania unspecified 20,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 18,000 - - - - 1,500
 Banijiga 101,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 101,000 - - - - -
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 300 Lambadi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions) 60 Lambadi Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Basor 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Bavcha Unknown Gujarati Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Bedar (Hindu traditions) 112,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 112,000 - - - - -
Bedar Bile 5,100 Kannada Progress Gauge 5,100 - - - - -
Bedar Kakamundi 5,100 Telugu Progress Gauge 5,100 - - - - -
Bedar Kare 5,100 Kannada Progress Gauge 5,100 - - - - -
Bedar Naik Makkalu 5,100 Kannada Progress Gauge 5,100 - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 4,400 Kannada Progress Gauge 4,400 - - - - -
Beldar Lonari (Hindu traditions) 50 Kannada Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
Beldar Sunkar 20 Kannada Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 5,900 Urdu Progress Gauge - 5,900 - - - -
Bhansala 30 Marathi Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Bhil unspecified 70 Gujarati Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 7,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 7,800 - - - - -
 Bind Unknown Bhojpuri Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Boya 3,400 Telugu Progress Gauge 3,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Chitpavan 500 Marathi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Deshastha 1,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 2,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 2,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kannada 3,500 Kannada Progress Gauge 3,500 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 1,400 Marathi Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
Brahmin Marathi 700 Marathi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Brahmin Sholiar 500 Tamil Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Tamil 1,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telugu 4,400 Telugu Progress Gauge 4,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 46,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 46,000 - - - - 400
Brahmin Vadama 700 Tamil Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Velanadu 1,400 Telugu Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Budega Jangam 2,900 Telugu Progress Gauge 2,900 - - - - -
Byari (Beary) 200 Konkani Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Chalvadi 300 Kannada Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Chenchu 200 Telugu Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Chenna Dasar 5,700 Kannada Progress Gauge 5,700 - - - - -
Cheruman (Hindu traditions) 40 Malayalam Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
Cherumar Christian 50 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 50 - -
 Chodhara Unknown Chodri Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Christian 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 1,100 - -
 Dakkal 20 Telugu Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
 Devanga 13,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 13,000 - - - - -
 Dhangar Bharwad Unknown Gujarati Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 600 Urdu Progress Gauge - 600 - - - -
Dom (Dombara) 3,500 Telugu Progress Gauge 3,500 - - - - -
 Dubla unspecified Unknown Dubli Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Ellamalawar 30 Kannada Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Gamit Unknown Gamit Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Gandla 70 Telugu Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Gangakula 7,500 Kannada Progress Gauge 7,500 - - - - -
 Garoda (Hindu traditions) 20 Gujarati Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Godari 50 Telugu Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
Godda 20 Kannada Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Gond unspecified 50 Hindi Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 90 Hindi Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Gowdulu Unknown Kannada Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Gujar (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Hajam 900 Urdu Progress Gauge - 900 - - - -
 Hakki Pikki 500 Vaagri Booli Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Hande Jogi 2,100 Kannada Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
 Holar Unknown Marathi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Holaya 400 Kannada Progress Gauge 300 - 50 - - -
 Ilavan 500 Malayalam Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Irular 70 Irula Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
Iruliga 20 Kannada Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Jaggali 300 Telugu Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Jambuvulu 900 Telugu Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 200 -
 Jenu Kuruba Unknown Kurumba, Jennu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 8,100 Bengali Progress Gauge 8,100 - - - - -
Kadu Kuruba 40 Kannada Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Kaikadi 2,600 Kannada Progress Gauge 2,600 - - - - -
 Kaikolan 700 Tamil Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 5,400 Telugu Progress Gauge 5,400 - - - - -
 Kalal Idiga 4,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 4,000 - - - - -
Kamathi 50 Telugu Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
Kanakkan 30 Malayalam Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Kapu Reddi 2,600 Telugu Progress Gauge 2,600 - - - - -
 Kapu unspecified 7,200 Telugu Progress Gauge 7,200 - - - - -
 Kathodi 30 Marathi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Kattunayakan 20 Tamil Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Kharva (Hindu traditions) 200 Gujarati Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Koli Dhor Unknown Marathi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Koli Mahadev 200 Marathi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Koli Malhar 70 Marathi Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Konda Kapu Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Koracha, caste 7,600 Kannada Progress Gauge 7,600 - - - - -
 Korama unspecified 300 Kannada Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Kori 40 Hindi Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Koshti 2,700 Marathi Progress Gauge 2,700 - - - - -
 Kudumi 300 Tamil Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 200 Gujarati Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Kunbi Anjna 70 Gujarati Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
Kunchatiga 500 Kannada Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 10,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 10,000 - - - - -
 Kuruba 78,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 78,000 - - - - -
 Lingayat 13,000 Kannada Progress Gauge - - - - - 13,000
 Madiga (Christian traditions) 400 Telugu Progress Gauge - - - 400 - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) 3,200 Telugu Progress Gauge 3,200 - - 20 - -
 Mahar (Christian traditions) 200 Marathi Progress Gauge - - - 200 - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 400 Gujarati Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 12,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 12,000 - - - - 100
 Mala (Christian traditions) 30 Telugu Progress Gauge - - - 30 - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) 500 Telugu Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Mala Dasari Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 400 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 400 - -
 Malayali 1,500 Tamil Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
 Mang Garudi 300 Marathi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Mangala 300 Telugu Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Mappila 300 Malayalam Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
 Maravan 1,300 Tamil Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
Matang (Christian traditions) 200 Marathi Progress Gauge - - - 200 - -
 Matang (Hindu traditions) 70 Marathi Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
Meda 500 Kannada Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Megh (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 40 Bengali Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Moger unspecified 20 Kannada Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) 20 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 20 - -
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) 20 Malayalam Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Mundala 600 Kannada Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) 100 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 100 - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) 200 Tamil Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Nagartha 4,300 Kannada Progress Gauge 4,300 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 20,000 - - - - -
 Naikda 81,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 81,000 100 - 20 30 40
 Nair 900 Malayalam Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
 Navithan 1,400 Tamil Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Nayadi 100 Gujarati Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Pale 60 Kannada Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) 20 Tamil Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Pandaram 800 Malayalam Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Pashtun Afridi 1,800 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,800 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 1,200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,200 - - - -
 Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 600 Hindi Progress Gauge - 600 - - - -
 Pashtun Mohmand 600 Urdu Progress Gauge - 600 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 1,800 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,800 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 25,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 25,000 - - - -
 Patelia 20 Gujarati Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Pinjara 6,100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 6,100 - - - -
 Pulayan unspecified 100 Malayalam Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Puthirai Vannan 30 Tamil Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Raddi 50 Kannada Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 25,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 25,000 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,500 - - - - 80
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 600 Hindi Progress Gauge - 600 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 20 -
 Ravalia 700 Gujarati Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Razu 1,600 Telugu Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
 Saini (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Sali 19,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 19,000 - - - - -
 Samagara Unknown Kannada Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Sardar (Hindu traditions) 200 Kannada Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Satani 3,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 3,000 - - - - -
 Sayyid 44,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 44,000 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 900 Urdu Progress Gauge - 900 - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 1,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 12,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 12,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 2,700 Bengali Progress Gauge - 2,700 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 209,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 209,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Usmani 700 Urdu Progress Gauge - 700 - - - -
 Sillekyatha 30 Kannada Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
Soligaru 500 Kannada Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Somvanshi 5,400 Marathi Progress Gauge 5,400 - - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 600 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 600 - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) 8,900 Tamil Progress Gauge - 8,900 - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 15,000 - - - - -
 Thoti, caste 200 Telugu Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Tirgar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Gujarati Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Toda Unknown Toda Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 93,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 93,000 - - - - -
 Vaddar (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Vakkaliga unspecified 48,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 48,000 - - - - -
 Valluvan 30 Tamil Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
Vaniyan 50 Tamil Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
Vannan (Christian traditions) 200 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 200 - -
 Vannan (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Tamil Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Vanniyan 27,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 27,000 - - - - -
Vanniyan Agnikula 3,900 Tamil Progress Gauge 3,900 - - - - -
Vanniyan Thigala 2,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 2,000 - - - - -
Vellalan Mudaliar 1,400 Tamil Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Vellalan unspecified 13,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 13,000 - - 40 - -
 Viswakarma Asari 700 Malayalam Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 20,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 20,000 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 36,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 36,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Dhindhor 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Yadav Ghosi 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 3,400 Telugu Progress Gauge 3,400 - - - - -
 Yenadi 1,600 Telugu Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
Yerava 100 Ravula Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Yerukula 20 Telugu Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
  Totals:  227 1,834,000   209 1,462,000 326,000 100 30,000 300 15,000
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