Country:

India

Province / State: Tamil Nadu
District: Vellore

Major People Groups

280

Major Unreached People Groups

253

Total Population

1,922,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

3.5 %

Hindu

86.1 %

Muslim

10.1 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.3 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Adi Andhra 600 Telugu Progress Gauge 600 - - 30 - -
 Adi Dravida 341,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 341,000 - 200 100 30 -
Adi Dravida Christian 32,000 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 32,000 - -
 Adiyan 40 Malayalam Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman 3,400 Tamil Progress Gauge 3,400 - - - - -
 Agamudaiyan unspecified 3,400 Tamil Progress Gauge 3,400 - - - - -
Anglo 300 English Progress Gauge - - - 300 - -
 Ansari 1,200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,200 - - - -
 Aray Mala 20 Telugu Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Arayan Unknown Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Arunthathiyar 37,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 37,000 - - - - -
 Arwa Mala 3,900 Tamil Progress Gauge 3,900 - - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Baira 700 Kannada Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Bakuda 80 Tamil Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Balija (Hindu traditions) 200 Kannada Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Balija Dasari 30 Kannada Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
Balija Musugu 30 Telugu Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
Bandi (Hindu traditions) 30 Tamil Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - 50
 Bania Chetti 1,700 Tamil Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - 700
 Bania Komti 1,700 Telugu Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
 Bania Oswal 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 60 - - - - 60
 Bania unspecified 5,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,900 - - - - 1,200
 Banijiga 200 Kannada Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 8,700 Lambadi Progress Gauge 8,700 - - - - -
 Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions) 700 Lambadi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Baria (Hindu traditions) 20 Gujarati Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Bariki Unknown Odia Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Bedar (Hindu traditions) 800 Kannada Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 400 Kannada Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
Bhansala Unknown Marathi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Bhil unspecified Unknown Gujarati Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
 Bohra Unknown Gujarati Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Bondili 200 Telugu Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Boya 11,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Ashtashasram 300 Tamil Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Audich 20 Gujarati Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Brahmin Chitpavan 30 Marathi Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Brahmin Deshastha 500 Marathi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaud Saraswat 100 Marathi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Iyer 2,400 Tamil Progress Gauge 2,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 80 Hindi Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kannada 1,900 Kannada Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
Brahmin Karhada 60 Marathi Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
Brahmin Kosala Nadu 100 Telugu Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 600 Marathi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
Brahmin Marathi 300 Marathi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Brahmin Mukkaniyar 100 Tamil Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
Brahmin Sholiar 300 Tamil Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Tamil 1,400 Tamil Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telaganya 500 Telugu Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telugu 2,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 2,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 24,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 23,000 - - - - 400
 Brahmin Velanadu 500 Telugu Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Budega Jangam 200 Telugu Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Burmese Unknown Burmese Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) 1,000 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 1,000 - -
 Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) 100 Tamil Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Chayakkaran 100 Tamil Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Chenchu 60 Telugu Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
Cherumar Christian Unknown Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Christian 3,800 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 3,800 - -
 Dakkal Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Dandasi Unknown Odia Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,700 - - - - -
 Devanga 30 Kannada Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Devendrakulathan 60 Tamil Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) 30 Gujarati Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Dhangar Bharwad 80 Gujarati Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Dhor Unknown Marathi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Dom (Dombara) 200 Telugu Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 30 Odia Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
Ellamalawar 20 Kannada Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Eravallan Unknown Tamil Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Gamit 20 Gamit Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Gandla 500 Telugu Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Gangakula 500 Kannada Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Gond unspecified Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Hajam 500 Urdu Progress Gauge - 500 - - - -
 Hakki Pikki 70 Vaagri Booli Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Han Chinese, Mandarin Unknown Chinese, Mandarin Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Holar Unknown Marathi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Holaya Dasar Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Ilavan 1,300 Malayalam Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
Ilavan Christian 30 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 30 - -
 Irular 8,200 Irula Progress Gauge 8,100 20 - - - 40
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 100 -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 30 Bengali Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified Unknown Bengali Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Kaikolan 51,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 51,000 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 5,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 5,000 - - - - -
 Kalal Idiga 2,500 Telugu Progress Gauge 2,500 - - - - -
 Kallan unspecified 1,900 Tamil Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
Kamathi Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Kammara 50 Telugu Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
Kanakkan 70 Malayalam Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Kapu Reddi 6,200 Telugu Progress Gauge 6,200 - - - - -
 Kapu unspecified 21,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 21,000 - - - - -
 Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) 20 Kashmiri Progress Gauge - 20 - - - -
 Kattunayakan 900 Tamil Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
Kepmaris 60 Tamil Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Kharva (Hindu traditions) 70 Gujarati Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Khatri (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Koli Dhor Unknown Marathi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Koli Mahadev 200 Marathi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Koli Malhar 50 Marathi Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Koli of Gujarat 200 Gujarati Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Kolupulvandlu Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Konda Dhora 40 Telugu Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Konda Kapu Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Konda Reddi 50 Telugu Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
Koracha, tribal 20 Tulu Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Korama unspecified 30 Kannada Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Koshti 200 Marathi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Koya unspecified 50 Telugu Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
Kuda Korava 60 Tamil Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Kudumban Unknown Tamil Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Kudumi 4,900 Tamil Progress Gauge 4,900 - - - - -
 Kuli Unknown Odia Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 21,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 21,000 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Gujarati Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
Kunchatiga 100 Kannada Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Kuravan (Christian traditions) 800 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 800 - -
 Kuravan (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Malayalam Progress Gauge 2,600 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 2,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,500 - - - - -
 Kuruba 1,300 Kannada Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
 Kuruman 2,500 Kurumba, Betta Progress Gauge 2,500 - - - - -
 Labana (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Lingayat 2,500 Kannada Progress Gauge - - - - - 2,500
 Lohana Unknown Gujarati Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 6,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,100 - - - - -
Madari (Hindu traditions) Unknown Tamil Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Madasi Kuruva 100 Telugu Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Madiga (Christian traditions) 400 Telugu Progress Gauge - - - 400 - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Madiga Dasu Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 200 Marathi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Mahar (Christian traditions) 70 Marathi Progress Gauge - - - 70 - -
 Mahishya Unknown Bengali Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 400 Gujarati Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 1,300 Marathi Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - 30
 Mahtam (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Mahyavanshi 60 Gujarati Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Mala (Christian traditions) 500 Telugu Progress Gauge - - - 500 - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) 20 Telugu Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Mala Dasari 400 Telugu Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Mala Dasu 30 Telugu Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Mala Jangam Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Mala Sale Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 700 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 700 - -
Malai Pandaram 20 Malayalam Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Malakkuravan 800 Tamil Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
Malasar Unknown Tamil Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Malayali 19,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 19,000 - - - - -
Malayekandi Unknown Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Mangala 24,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 24,000 - - - - -
Maniyattikkaran 400 Tamil Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Manna Dhora Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Mappila 300 Malayalam Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
 Maravan 86,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 82,000 - - 4,200 - -
Masthi 30 Telugu Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Matang (Hindu traditions) 100 Marathi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Matangi Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Meitei unspecified Unknown Meitei Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Memon 30 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 30 - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) 20 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 20 - -
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) 20 Malayalam Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Munnur 3,400 Telugu Progress Gauge 3,400 - - - - -
 Mutrasi 3,300 Telugu Progress Gauge 3,200 - - 80 - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) 12,000 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 12,000 - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 17,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 23,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 23,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Nair 51,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 51,000 - - - - -
 Navithan 11,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - -
Pallan (Christian traditions) Unknown Tamil Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) 200 Tamil Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Palliyan Unknown Tamil Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Palliyar Unknown Tamil Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Palluvan Unknown Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Pambada 40 Telugu Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Pannadi 70 Tamil Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
Panniandi 90 Tamil Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 100 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 100 - -
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 300 Tamil Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Paravan (Christian traditions) Unknown Tamil Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Paravan (Hindu traditions) 90 Malayalam Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Pashtun Afridi 1,700 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,700 - - - -
 Pashtun Ghilzai 100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 1,100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,100 - - - -
Pashtun Khan 200 Bengali Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 500 Hindi Progress Gauge - 500 - - - -
 Pashtun Mohmand 500 Urdu Progress Gauge - 500 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 1,700 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,700 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 14,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 14,000 - - - -
 Persian Unknown Dari Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Perumal Makkukkaran 100 Telugu Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Pichakuntla 20 Telugu Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Pulayan unspecified Unknown Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Puthirai Vannan 80 Tamil Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Qassab 90 Hindi Progress Gauge - 90 - - - -
 Rabari (Hindu traditions) 20 Gujarati Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 43,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 43,000 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 7,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 7,000 - - - - 200
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 70 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 70 -
Rajput Chandrabansi 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Rajput Surajbansi 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Ramdasia (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Rangrez (Hindu traditions) 80 Marathi Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Rathawa 20 Rathawi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Razu 700 Telugu Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
Rona Unknown Odia Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Sali 200 Kannada Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) Unknown Santhali Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Sarera (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 20 -
 Sayyid 16,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 16,000 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 1,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 1,800 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,800 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 11,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 11,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 3,800 Bengali Progress Gauge - 3,800 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 53,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 53,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Usmani 1,100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,100 - - - -
Silpi 1,900 Telugu Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
 Somvanshi 20 Marathi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 14,000 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 1,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 1,000 - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - 30
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) 84,000 Tamil Progress Gauge - 84,000 - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 8,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 8,100 - - - - -
Thandan (Christian traditions) 20 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 20 - -
Thandan (Hindu traditions) 20 Malayalam Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Thoti, caste Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Tiruvalluvar 20 Tamil Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Toda Unknown Toda Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Urikkara Naicker 100 Telugu Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 20,000 - - - - -
 Vakkaliga unspecified 2,100 Kannada Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
 Valan 1,100 Malayalam Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Valluvan 3,900 Tamil Progress Gauge 3,900 - - - - -
Vaniyan 23,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 15,000 - - 8,200 - -
Vannan (Christian traditions) 2,100 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 2,100 - -
 Vannan (Hindu traditions) 9,100 Tamil Progress Gauge 9,100 - - - - -
 Vanniyan 470,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 469,000 - - 500 - -
Vanniyan Agnikula 7,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 7,000 - - 20 - -
Vanniyan Kamakshiamma 23,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 23,000 - - - - -
 Vanniyan Pala Ekiri 500 Telugu Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Varli 20 Varli Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) 100 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 100 - -
 Vathiriyan (Hindu traditions) Unknown Tamil Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Velakkithalanayan 20 Malayalam Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Velama 70 Telugu Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
Velan 20 Malayalam Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Vellalan Tondamandalam 50 Tamil Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Vellalan unspecified 300 Tamil Progress Gauge 300 - - 20 - -
Vellalan Vipravindolu 70 Telugu Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
Vettuvan 20 Malayalam Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Viswakarma Asari 11,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - -
 Viswakarma Kollan 50 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
Viswakarma Thattan 20 Malayalam Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 29,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 29,000 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 75,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 75,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Ghosi 2,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,300 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 63,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 63,000 - - - - -
 Yenadi 2,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 2,000 - - - - -
 Yerukula 1,600 Telugu Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
  Totals:  280 1,922,000   253 1,655,000 193,000 300 68,000 300 5,100
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