India, Tamil Nadu state, Kanyakumari district people groups

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

Major People Groups

114

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

2,003,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

45.0 %

Hindu

51.0 %

Muslim

3.9 %

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	7,500	Tamil	0	7,400	-1 -	70	20	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman	13,000	Tamil	1	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan unspecified	15,000	Tamil	1	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Aiyanavar	500	Telugu	1	500	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Aiyanavar Christian	500	Telugu	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Alavan	700	Tamil	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ambalavasi	1,500	Malayalam	1	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ambattan Christian	100	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Arasar	1,600	Malayalam	1	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Arasar Christian	6,000	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	6,000	-1 -	-1 -
Arayan	3,900	Malayalam	1	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arunthathiyar	1,100	Tamil	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ayyanavar	900	Malayalam	1	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	5,000	Bengali	0	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Chetti	2,600	Tamil	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Bania Komti	3,700	Telugu	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Bania unspecified	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Bharathar (Christian traditions)	32,000	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	32,000	-1 -	-1 -
Bharathar (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Tamil	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Boya	32,000	Telugu	0	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Dravida	6,300	Tamil	0	6,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Iyer	7,700	Tamil	0	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Pancha Dravida	7,100	Malayalam	0	7,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Potti	900	Malayalam	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Tamil	3,100	Tamil	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	41,000	Hindi	0	41,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Chackaravar	2,800	Tamil	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chackaravar Christian	800	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions)	1,300	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Tamil	0	1,900	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chavalakkaran	600	Malayalam	1	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chavalakkaran Christian	300	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Chayakkaran	700	Tamil	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Cherumar Christian	3,800	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,800	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	11,000	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	11,000	-1 -	-1 -
Idayan	4,200	Tamil	0	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan	90,000	Malayalam	0	89,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan Christian	23,000	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	23,000	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavaniyan	1,000	Malayalam	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavathi	1,600	Malayalam	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaikolan	37,000	Tamil	1	37,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kallan Tondaman	6,700	Tamil	1	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Kallan unspecified	21,000	Tamil	1	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -
Kanikkaran	3,500	Kanikkaran	1	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Kattunayakan	900	Tamil	1	900	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Kavathi	1,900	Tamil	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kavathi Christian	600	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Keralamuthali Christian	300	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Kootan	400	Malayalam	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Krishnanvak	9,700	Malayalam	0	9,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuda Korava	100	Tamil	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuravan (Christian traditions)	600	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Lingayat	1,200	Kannada	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,200
Malabar Catholic	169,000	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	169,000	-1 -	-1 -
Malai Pandaram	80	Malayalam	1	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malakuravan	30	Tamil	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malayarayar	400	Malayalam	2	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mappila	6,800	Malayalam	0	-1 -	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Marakkan (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Malayalam	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maravan	2,300	Tamil	1	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Mudugar	80	Tamil	1	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Mutali	900	Tamil	1	500	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Christian traditions)	318,000	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	318,000	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Hindu traditions)	155,000	Tamil	0	155,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nair	95,000	Malayalam	1	83,000	-1 -	-1 -	13,000	-1 -	-1 -
Navait	600	Konkani	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Navithan	15,000	Tamil	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Hindu traditions)	4,600	Tamil	1	4,500	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions)	34,000	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	34,000	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions)	34,000	Tamil	1	33,000	-1 -	90	200	-1 -	-1 -
Paravan (Christian traditions)	14,000	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	14,000	-1 -	-1 -
Paravan (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Malayalam	1	2,100	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	1,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pulayan unspecified	1,900	Malayalam	0	1,800	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Surajbansi	2,200	Hindi	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sali	5,600	Kannada	0	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sali Pattariyan	200	Tamil	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Samban	1,100	Tamil	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	1,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Semman	700	Tamil	1	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	6,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	6,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Syrian Christian	226,000	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	226,000	-1 -	-1 -
Tamil (Muslim traditions)	62,000	Tamil	0	-1 -	62,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thandan (Hindu traditions)	3,300	Malayalam	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaniyan	17,000	Tamil	2	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	5,600	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Christian traditions)	1,200	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Hindu traditions)	5,800	Tamil	0	5,800	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan	169,000	Tamil	1	152,000	-1 -	-1 -	17,000	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan Agnikula	8,200	Tamil	1	7,300	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -
Vathiriyan (Christian traditions)	400	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Vathiriyan (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Tamil	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Velakkithalanayan	8,800	Malayalam	0	8,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Isai	2,800	Tamil	1	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Nanchilnattu	11,000	Tamil	2	6,100	-1 -	-1 -	4,500	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Nanjanad	18,000	Tamil	1	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	2,200	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Sozhia	2,400	Tamil	1	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Tondamandalam	2,200	Tamil	1	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan unspecified	45,000	Tamil	1	35,000	-1 -	-1 -	9,600	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Virakodi	2,300	Tamil	1	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Veluthadanayar	2,600	Malayalam	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vetan (Christian traditions)	200	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Vetan (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Tamil	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vettakkaran	500	Tamil	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vettuvan Gounder	30	Tamil	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Asari	5,600	Malayalam	0	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Kollan	2,000	Malayalam	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Thattan	5,700	Malayalam	0	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma unspecified	47,000	Tamil	1	46,000	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Vilkurup	600	Malayalam	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	18,000	Hindi	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 114	1,991,000		90 ●	1,012,000	78,000	400	899,000	10	1,500
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 207	2,003,000		175 ●	1,021,000	79,000	400	901,000	200	1,500

* 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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