India, Tamil Nadu state, Tiruvannamalai district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Tamil Nadu
District:	Tiruvannamalai

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

2,673,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

2.6 %

Hindu

93.5 %

Muslim

3.5 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.4 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adi Andhra Christian	5,500	Telugu	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	5,500	-1 -	-1 -
Adi Dravida	511,000	Tamil	0	511,000	-1 -	100	200	40	-1 -
Adi Dravida Christian	24,000	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	24,000	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman	5,900	Tamil	1	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan unspecified	11,000	Tamil	1	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arunthathiyar	37,000	Tamil	0	37,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arwa Mala	7,500	Tamil	0	7,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bandi (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Tamil	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Chetti	4,000	Tamil	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600
Bania unspecified	19,000	Hindi	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	6,400
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	16,000	Lambadi	1	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	2,900	Hindi	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Boya	18,000	Telugu	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Ashtashasram	500	Tamil	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Iyer	3,500	Tamil	0	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kannada	3,000	Kannada	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Mukkaniyar	300	Tamil	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sholiar	1,800	Tamil	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Tamil	9,800	Tamil	0	9,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Telaganya	2,000	Telugu	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Telugu	3,700	Telugu	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	58,000	Hindi	0	56,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,200
Brahmin Velanadu	1,000	Telugu	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	4,700	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	4,700	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	5,500	Hindi	0	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandla	900	Telugu	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Irular	25,000	Irula	1	25,000	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90
Kaikolan	90,000	Tamil	1	90,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kallan unspecified	4,400	Tamil	1	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapu Reddi	2,000	Telugu	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapu unspecified	74,000	Telugu	0	74,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kattunayakan	1,500	Tamil	1	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuda Korava	70	Tamil	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	36,000	Hindi	0	36,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuravan (Christian traditions)	2,900	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,900	-1 -	-1 -
Kuravan (Hindu traditions)	2,900	Malayalam	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuruman	4,500	Kurumba, Betta	1	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lingayat	1,500	Kannada	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,500
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Madasi Kuruva	200	Telugu	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta unspecified	3,900	Marathi	0	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Mala Dasari	800	Telugu	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malakkuravan	3,600	Tamil	1	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malayali	55,000	Tamil	1	55,000	70	20	20	-1 -	-1 -
Mangala	42,000	Telugu	0	42,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maniyattikkaran	600	Tamil	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Masthi	30	Telugu	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munnur	5,000	Telugu	0	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mutrasi	6,600	Telugu	0	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Christian traditions)	4,000	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	4,000	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Hindu traditions)	20,000	Tamil	0	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	42,000	Hindi	0	42,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Navithan	21,000	Tamil	0	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pannadi	200	Tamil	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Panniandi	1,100	Tamil	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Tamil	1	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	3,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Perumal Makkukkaran	100	Telugu	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	72,000	Hindi	0	72,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	3,400	Hindi	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Sayyid	2,800	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	1,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	12,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Silpi	4,100	Telugu	0	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	29,000	Hindi	0	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamil (Muslim traditions)	73,000	Tamil	0	-1 -	73,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Hindi	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thoti, caste	300	Telugu	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiruvalluvar	30	Tamil	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions)	36,000	Telugu	0	36,000	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Vakkaliga unspecified	4,700	Kannada	1	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valluvan	5,000	Tamil	0	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaniyan	41,000	Tamil	2	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	10,000	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Christian traditions)	14,000	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	14,000	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Hindu traditions)	24,000	Tamil	0	24,000	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan	751,000	Tamil	1	750,000	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan Agnikula	37,000	Tamil	1	37,000	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma unspecified	48,000	Tamil	1	48,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	133,000	Hindi	0	133,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Ghosi	3,600	Hindi	0	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gola	116,000	Telugu	0	116,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yenadi	4,200	Telugu	1	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 82	2,653,000		75 ●	2,486,000	92,000	200	66,000	40	10,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 206	2,673,000		183 ●	2,500,000	94,000	200	68,000	200	10,000

* 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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