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

Major People Groups

139

Major Unreached People Groups

123

Total Population

3,222,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

3.1 %

Hindu

90.9 %

Muslim

5.5 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.3 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adi Dravida	41,000	Tamil	0	41,000	-1 -	50	80	-1 -	-1 -
Adi Dravida Christian	1,600	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -
Alavan	200	Tamil	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ambalavasi	2,000	Malayalam	1	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ambalavasi Kambalattu	200	Tamil	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ambalavasi Tottiyan Naicker	1,000	Tamil	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Anuppan	100	Kannada	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arunthathiyar	8,700	Tamil	0	8,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ayyanavar	200	Malayalam	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Chetti	45,000	Tamil	0	44,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600
Bania unspecified	72,000	Hindi	0	71,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,000
Banijiga	2,000	Kannada	1	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Basor	20,000	Hindi	0	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bathada	50	Kannada	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar (Hindu traditions)	7,800	Kannada	0	7,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	3,200	Hindi	0	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Boya	14,000	Telugu	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Christian	100	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Dravida	2,200	Tamil	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	6,800	Hindi	0	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Iyer	18,000	Tamil	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kannada	3,300	Kannada	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Pancha Dravida	2,200	Malayalam	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sholiar	3,300	Tamil	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Tamil	34,000	Tamil	0	34,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Telaganya	1,500	Telugu	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Telugu	8,200	Telugu	0	8,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	161,000	Hindi	0	161,000	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	400
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions)	2,500	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,500	-1 -	-1 -
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions)	67,000	Tamil	0	67,000	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chayakkaran	4,000	Tamil	0	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Cherumar Christian	1,200	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	3,700	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,700	-1 -	-1 -
Devanga	1,500	Kannada	1	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Devendrakulathan	2,900	Tamil	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhangar Bharwad	1,900	Gujarati	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandla	900	Telugu	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangakula	4,300	Kannada	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hill Pulayan	17,000	Tamil	1	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan	208,000	Malayalam	0	208,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavaniyan	800	Malayalam	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaikolan	73,000	Tamil	1	73,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kakkalan	1,400	Malayalam	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	8,700	Telugu	0	8,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal Idiga	7,100	Telugu	0	7,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kallan Tondaman	9,400	Tamil	1	9,300	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Kallan unspecified	26,000	Tamil	1	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Kapu unspecified	14,000	Telugu	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kattunayakan	4,900	Tamil	1	4,800	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	40
Koli (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli of Gujarat	1,900	Gujarati	1	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuda Korava	80	Tamil	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kudumban	300	Tamil	2	100	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Kudumi	7,200	Tamil	0	7,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Gujarati	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunchatiga	1,400	Kannada	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuravan (Christian traditions)	200	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Kuravan (Hindu traditions)	6,500	Malayalam	0	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	4,100	Hindi	0	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lingayat	8,900	Kannada	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	8,900
Mala Pulayan	14,000	Telugu	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malai Pandaram	50	Malayalam	1	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malai Vedan	4,600	Malayalam	1	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malakkuravan	300	Tamil	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malakuravan	100	Tamil	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malayan, tribe	900	Tamil	1	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mangala	5,600	Telugu	0	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mannan, caste	5,000	Malayalam	0	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mappila	1,300	Malayalam	0	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maravan	252,000	Tamil	1	250,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -
Mutali	5,200	Tamil	1	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Christian traditions)	19,000	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	19,000	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Hindu traditions)	96,000	Tamil	0	96,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	21,000	Hindi	0	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nair	91,000	Malayalam	1	91,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Navait	2,200	Konkani	0	-1 -	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Navithan	75,000	Tamil	0	75,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pagadai	300	Tamil	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Christian traditions)	43,000	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	43,000	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Hindu traditions)	136,000	Tamil	1	135,000	-1 -	30	600	-1 -	-1 -
Palliyar	300	Tamil	2	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Panan	2,700	Tamil	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Panikkan	8,400	Tamil	0	8,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions)	16,000	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	16,000	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions)	142,000	Tamil	1	141,000	-1 -	30	200	20	-1 -
Pashtun Afridi	1,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Yusafzai	1,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	14,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pathiyan	500	Malayalam	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patnulkaran	200	Tamil	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Perumal Makkukkaran	40	Telugu	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Puthirai Vannan	2,000	Tamil	1	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	18,000	Hindi	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	31,000	Hindi	0	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Rajput Surajbansi	5,500	Hindi	0	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Razu	1,300	Telugu	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sali	1,500	Kannada	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Samban	200	Tamil	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayankulam	400	Tamil	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	6,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	6,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Semman	200	Tamil	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	2,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	39,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	39,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Silpi	1,600	Telugu	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	2,300	Hindi	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Syrian Christian	1,100	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -
Tamil (Muslim traditions)	104,000	Tamil	0	-1 -	104,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thandan (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Malayalam	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tholuva Naicker	20	Tamil	3	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiruvalluvar	40	Tamil	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions)	5,700	Telugu	0	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vadugan	3,900	Telugu	0	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vakkaliga Kappiliyan	2,000	Kannada	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vakkaliga Kunchitiga	2,000	Kannada	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vakkaliga unspecified	21,000	Kannada	1	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valluvan	1,300	Tamil	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaniyan	34,000	Tamil	2	33,000	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Hindu traditions)	19,000	Tamil	0	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan	134,000	Tamil	1	133,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan Agnikula	6,500	Tamil	1	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Vathiriyan (Christian traditions)	200	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Velakkithalanayan	8,200	Malayalam	0	8,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Isai	10,000	Tamil	1	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Kongu	1,500	Tamil	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Nanchilnattu	14,000	Tamil	2	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Sozhia	7,700	Tamil	1	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Tondamandalam	12,000	Tamil	1	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan unspecified	111,000	Tamil	1	106,000	-1 -	-1 -	4,500	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Virakodi	7,700	Tamil	1	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Veluthadanayar	6,300	Malayalam	0	6,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vetan (Hindu traditions)	700	Tamil	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vettuvan	1,000	Malayalam	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Asari	5,200	Malayalam	0	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Kollan	1,500	Malayalam	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma unspecified	374,000	Tamil	1	373,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	234,000	Hindi	0	234,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Ghosi	6,100	Hindi	0	6,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gola	16,000	Telugu	0	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 139	3,190,000		123 ●	2,906,000	173,000	100	98,000	30	11,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 279	3,222,000		250 ●	2,930,000	177,000	200	101,000	400	11,000

* 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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