India, Tamil Nadu state, Nagapattinam district people groups

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

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

806,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

2.4 %

Hindu

89.4 %

Muslim

8.1 %

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	127,000	Tamil	0	127,000	-1 -	30	50	-1 -	-1 -
Adiyan	400	Malayalam	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Agamudaiyan Nattaman	7,500	Tamil	1	7,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan Udayar	300	Tamil	2	300	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan unspecified	8,500	Tamil	1	8,400	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Ambattan (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Tamil	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Anuppan	20	Kannada	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Chetti	9,000	Tamil	0	8,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Bania unspecified	14,000	Hindi	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Basor	4,100	Hindi	0	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bharathar (Hindu traditions)	300	Tamil	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Boya	2,800	Telugu	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Iyer	4,600	Tamil	0	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sholiar	600	Tamil	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Tamil	11,000	Tamil	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	39,000	Hindi	0	38,000	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	30
Chayakkaran	800	Tamil	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hill Pulayan	2,200	Tamil	1	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan	40,000	Malayalam	0	40,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaikolan	8,700	Tamil	1	8,700	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Kallan Tondaman	28,000	Tamil	1	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kallan unspecified	58,000	Tamil	1	58,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koliyan	2,000	Tamil	1	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Kuda Korava	20	Tamil	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuravan (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Malayalam	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta unspecified	3,000	Marathi	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mala Pulayan	1,400	Telugu	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malakkuravan	300	Tamil	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malakuravan	20	Tamil	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malayan, tribe	1,000	Tamil	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mannan, caste	1,100	Malayalam	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maravan	1,500	Tamil	1	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Mutali	1,100	Tamil	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Christian traditions)	1,600	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Hindu traditions)	5,500	Tamil	0	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nair	12,000	Malayalam	1	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Navithan	1,300	Tamil	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Christian traditions)	2,200	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,200	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Hindu traditions)	36,000	Tamil	1	36,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Palliyan	90	Tamil	1	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Panikkan	900	Tamil	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions)	13,000	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	13,000	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions)	50,000	Tamil	1	50,000	-1 -	20	60	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	1,700	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Perumal Makkukkaran	20	Telugu	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Razu	2,400	Telugu	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	2,800	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	1,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	8,700	Urdu	0	-1 -	8,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamil (Muslim traditions)	49,000	Tamil	0	-1 -	49,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiruvalluvar	20	Tamil	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valluvan	2,300	Tamil	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaniyan	3,300	Tamil	2	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Hindu traditions)	4,500	Tamil	0	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan	57,000	Tamil	1	56,000	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan Agnikula	2,900	Tamil	1	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Velakkithalanayan	2,700	Malayalam	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Isai	4,300	Tamil	1	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Nanchilnattu	5,600	Tamil	2	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Sozhia	4,700	Tamil	1	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Tondamandalam	12,000	Tamil	1	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan unspecified	46,000	Tamil	1	45,000	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Virakodi	2,600	Tamil	1	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Veluthadanayar	1,300	Malayalam	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Asari	1,200	Malayalam	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma unspecified	24,000	Tamil	1	24,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	26,000	Hindi	0	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gola	2,100	Telugu	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 69	784,000		63 ●	702,000	64,000	60	18,000	10	400
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 223	806,000		201 ●	721,000	65,000	70	19,000	60	500

* 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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