India, Tamil Nadu state, Tenkasi district people groups

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

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

1,529,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

5.8 %

Hindu

85.1 %

Muslim

9.0 %

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	37,000	Tamil	0	37,000	-1 -	20	50	-1 -	-1 -
Adi Dravida Christian	4,500	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	4,500	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman	16,000	Tamil	1	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan unspecified	22,000	Tamil	1	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Aiyanavar	400	Telugu	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Aiyanavar Christian	800	Telugu	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -
Alavan	500	Tamil	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ambalavasi	1,200	Malayalam	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Anuppan	40	Kannada	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arasar	1,000	Malayalam	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Arasar Christian	2,700	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,700	-1 -	-1 -
Arunthathiyar	19,000	Tamil	0	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	5,200	Bengali	0	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Chetti	2,400	Tamil	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Bania unspecified	5,900	Hindi	0	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Boya	49,000	Telugu	0	49,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Ashtashasram	400	Tamil	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Christian	50	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Dravida	4,000	Tamil	0	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Iyer	4,800	Tamil	0	4,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Pancha Dravida	2,700	Malayalam	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Potti	700	Malayalam	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sholiar	1,000	Tamil	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Tamil	6,300	Tamil	0	6,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	39,000	Hindi	0	39,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Velanadu	1,000	Telugu	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chackaravar	2,200	Tamil	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chackaravar Christian	300	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions)	7,600	Tamil	0	7,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chavalakkaran	400	Malayalam	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chavalakkaran Christian	90	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Chayakkaran	400	Tamil	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Cherumar Christian	12,000	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	12,000	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	2,500	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,500	-1 -	-1 -
Devendrakulathan	4,500	Tamil	0	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Divehi	20	Maldivian	0	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Idayan	3,300	Tamil	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan	92,000	Malayalam	0	92,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaikolan	24,000	Tamil	1	24,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Telugu	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kallan Tondaman	16,000	Tamil	1	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kallan unspecified	38,000	Tamil	1	38,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapu unspecified	4,300	Telugu	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kattunayakan	3,000	Tamil	1	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Kavathi	1,400	Tamil	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kavathi Christian	200	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Keralamuthali	900	Malayalam	1	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Keralamuthali Christian	90	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Kuda Korava	50	Tamil	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuravan (Hindu traditions)	3,200	Malayalam	0	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malakkuravan	500	Tamil	1	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mangala	1,000	Telugu	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maravan	192,000	Tamil	1	187,000	-1 -	-1 -	5,000	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Christian traditions)	29,000	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	29,000	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Hindu traditions)	70,000	Tamil	0	70,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nair	80,000	Malayalam	1	80,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Navithan	18,000	Tamil	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pagadai	200	Tamil	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Christian traditions)	12,000	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	12,000	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Hindu traditions)	153,000	Tamil	1	153,000	-1 -	40	100	-1 -	-1 -
Panan	1,000	Tamil	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions)	15,000	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	15,000	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions)	48,000	Tamil	1	48,000	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Puthirai Vannan	3,400	Tamil	1	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	3,600	Hindi	0	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sali	3,700	Kannada	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sali Pattariyan	300	Tamil	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	13,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Semman	400	Tamil	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	34,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	34,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Soligar	100	Sholaga	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamil (Muslim traditions)	90,000	Tamil	0	-1 -	90,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tholuva Naicker	20	Tamil	3	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiruvalluvar	80	Tamil	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Telugu	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vadugan	1,100	Telugu	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vakkaliga Kappiliyan	100	Kannada	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valluvan	1,200	Tamil	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaniyan	22,000	Tamil	2	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan	4,800	Tamil	1	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Vathiriyan (Christian traditions)	60	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Vathiriyan (Hindu traditions)	600	Tamil	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Velakkithalanayan	6,800	Malayalam	0	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Isai	1,600	Tamil	1	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Nanjanad	17,000	Tamil	1	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan unspecified	26,000	Tamil	1	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Veluthadanayar	2,000	Malayalam	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vettakkaran	300	Tamil	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vettuvan Gounder	50	Tamil	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Asari	20,000	Malayalam	0	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Kollan	2,000	Malayalam	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Thattan	6,200	Malayalam	0	6,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma unspecified	69,000	Tamil	1	69,000	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Vilkurup	400	Malayalam	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	99,000	Hindi	0	99,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Ghosi	2,700	Hindi	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gola	4,200	Telugu	0	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 99	1,506,000		83 ●	1,284,000	137,000	80	85,000	20	70
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 243	1,529,000		211 ●	1,301,000	138,000	100	89,000	100	1,000

* 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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