India, Kerala state, Pathanamthitta district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Kerala
District:	Pathanamthitta

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

1,235,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

37.1 %

Hindu

58.4 %

Muslim

4.5 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ambalavasi	1,900	Malayalam	1	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arayan	16,000	Malayalam	1	16,000	-1 -	20	100	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	6,500	Bengali	0	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Chetti	2,600	Tamil	0	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Bania unspecified	5,900	Hindi	0	5,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Brahmin Dravida	1,800	Tamil	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaud Saraswat	2,200	Marathi	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Iyer	1,600	Tamil	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Nambudiri	1,800	Malayalam	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Pancha Dravida	2,200	Malayalam	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Potti	2,000	Malayalam	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	20,000	Hindi	0	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chavalakkaran	300	Malayalam	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chayakkaran	1,600	Tamil	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Cherumar Christian	42,000	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	42,000	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	1,600	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -
Idayan	3,600	Tamil	0	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan	148,000	Malayalam	0	148,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavaniyan	5,300	Malayalam	0	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavathi	3,900	Malayalam	0	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilayathu	900	Malayalam	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kakkalan	800	Malayalam	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaniyan	6,300	Malayalam	1	6,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kudumi	2,800	Tamil	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuravan (Hindu traditions)	59,000	Malayalam	0	59,000	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malabar Catholic	167,000	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	167,000	-1 -	-1 -
Malai Arayan	1,000	Malayalam	2	600	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Malai Pandaram	500	Malayalam	1	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malai Vedan	1,900	Malayalam	1	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	50
Malayarayar	50	Malayalam	2	30	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Mannan, caste	11,000	Malayalam	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mappila	49,000	Malayalam	0	-1 -	49,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Marakkan (Christian traditions)	1,000	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -
Marakkan (Hindu traditions)	600	Malayalam	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maravan	5,900	Tamil	1	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Muthan	400	Malayalam	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Christian traditions)	3,000	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,000	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Tamil	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nair	139,000	Malayalam	1	139,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Tamil	1	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Palleyan	30	Tamil	2	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Panan	1,800	Tamil	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions)	21,000	Tamil	1	21,000	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	2,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pathiyan	8,600	Malayalam	0	8,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pulayan Thanda	7,600	Malayalam	0	7,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pulayan unspecified	61,000	Malayalam	0	60,000	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	2,500	Hindi	0	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sali	1,200	Kannada	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Samban	700	Tamil	1	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Semman	200	Tamil	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Syrian Christian	241,000	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	241,000	-1 -	-1 -
Tamil (Muslim traditions)	1,600	Tamil	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thandan (Christian traditions)	200	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Thandan (Hindu traditions)	4,400	Malayalam	0	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ulladan	2,200	Malayalam	1	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaniyan	5,700	Tamil	2	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Tamil	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Velakkithalanayan	9,700	Malayalam	0	9,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Velan	2,900	Malayalam	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Nanjanad	2,200	Tamil	1	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan unspecified	16,000	Tamil	1	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Veluthadanayar	6,500	Malayalam	0	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vetan (Christian traditions)	400	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Asari	21,000	Malayalam	0	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Kallasari	3,200	Malayalam	0	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Kollan	10,000	Malayalam	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Thattan	9,600	Malayalam	0	9,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma unspecified	42,000	Tamil	1	42,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Vilkurup	800	Malayalam	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 70	1,225,000		58 ●	714,000	53,000	100	457,000	20	100
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 138	1,235,000		119 ●	721,000	55,000	200	459,000	200	300

* 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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