India, Tamil Nadu state, Ariyalur district people groups

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

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

834,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

4.6 %

Hindu

94.4 %

Muslim

0.9 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.1 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adi Dravida	59,000	Tamil	0	59,000	-1 -	40	60	-1 -	-1 -
Adi Dravida Christian	2,600	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,600	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman	28,000	Tamil	1	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan Udayar	700	Tamil	2	600	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan unspecified	37,000	Tamil	1	36,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Anuppan	20	Kannada	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arunthathiyar	6,500	Tamil	0	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Chetti	3,200	Tamil	0	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	5,700	Hindi	0	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Basor	5,200	Hindi	0	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bharathar (Hindu traditions)	200	Tamil	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Boya	3,600	Telugu	0	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Ashtashasram	2,200	Tamil	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Iyer	4,200	Tamil	0	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kannada	1,800	Kannada	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Tamil	1,400	Tamil	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Telugu	1,100	Telugu	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	30,000	Hindi	0	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions)	1,300	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions)	3,100	Tamil	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chayakkaran	1,000	Tamil	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hill Pulayan	2,000	Tamil	1	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan	54,000	Malayalam	0	54,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Irular	9,900	Irula	1	9,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Kaikolan	19,000	Tamil	1	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kakkalan	200	Malayalam	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kallan Tondaman	4,100	Tamil	1	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kallan unspecified	14,000	Tamil	1	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapu unspecified	2,900	Telugu	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kudumi	1,400	Tamil	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuravan (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Malayalam	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mala Pulayan	3,700	Telugu	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malakuravan	20	Tamil	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malayan, tribe	1,200	Tamil	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mannan, caste	1,300	Malayalam	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maravan	52,000	Tamil	1	51,000	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Mutali	1,500	Tamil	1	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Christian traditions)	4,900	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	4,900	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Tamil	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nair	10,000	Malayalam	1	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Navithan	4,000	Tamil	0	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Christian traditions)	6,700	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	6,700	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Tamil	1	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Panikkan	1,200	Tamil	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions)	18,000	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	18,000	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions)	102,000	Tamil	1	102,000	-1 -	50	100	20	-1 -
Perumal Makkukkaran	20	Telugu	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamil (Muslim traditions)	5,700	Tamil	0	-1 -	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiruvalluvar	30	Tamil	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Urikkara Naicker	40	Telugu	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vadugan	400	Telugu	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valluvan	1,800	Tamil	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaniyan	4,000	Tamil	2	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Christian traditions)	1,600	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Hindu traditions)	8,300	Tamil	0	8,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan	106,000	Tamil	1	106,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Velakkithalanayan	2,700	Malayalam	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Isai	5,100	Tamil	1	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Kongu	4,300	Tamil	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Nanchilnattu	8,600	Tamil	2	8,500	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Sozhia	6,600	Tamil	1	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan unspecified	63,000	Tamil	1	63,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Vipravindolu	30	Telugu	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Virakodi	6,600	Tamil	1	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Veluthadanayar	1,700	Malayalam	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vettuvan Gounder	30	Tamil	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Asari	1,600	Malayalam	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma unspecified	28,000	Tamil	1	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	22,000	Hindi	0	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yenadi	6,700	Telugu	1	6,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 71	813,000		62 ●	770,000	5,700	90	37,000	20	80
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 216	834,000		191 ●	788,000	7,800	100	38,000	100	600

* 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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