India, Tamil Nadu state, Thoothukudi district people groups

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

Major People Groups

104

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

1,838,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

15.6 %

Hindu

79.8 %

Muslim

4.4 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.2 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adi Dravida	58,000	Tamil	0	57,000	-1 -	90	40	-1 -	-1 -
Adi Dravida Christian	4,100	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	4,100	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman	18,000	Tamil	1	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan unspecified	33,000	Tamil	1	33,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Aiyanavar	400	Telugu	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Aiyanavar Christian	1,600	Telugu	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -
Alavan	500	Tamil	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ambalavasi	1,200	Malayalam	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ambalavasi Tottiyan Naicker	100	Tamil	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ambattan Christian	80	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Arasar	300	Malayalam	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arasar Christian	1,100	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -
Arunthathiyar	20,000	Tamil	0	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	5,200	Bengali	0	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Chetti	1,500	Tamil	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	3,000	Hindi	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Boya	43,000	Telugu	0	43,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Ashtashasram	2,200	Tamil	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Iyer	6,100	Tamil	0	6,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kosala Nadu	600	Telugu	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Mahratta	1,600	Marathi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Mukkaniyar	600	Tamil	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sholiar	4,500	Tamil	0	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Tamil	8,400	Tamil	0	8,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	78,000	Hindi	0	78,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Velanadu	2,000	Telugu	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chackaravar	2,500	Tamil	0	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chackaravar Christian	500	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions)	1,300	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Tamil	0	15,000	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chayakkaran	400	Tamil	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Cherumar Christian	24,000	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	24,000	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	6,400	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	6,400	-1 -	-1 -
Devendrakulathan	2,700	Tamil	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jenu Kuruba	700	Kurumba, Jennu	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaikolan	32,000	Tamil	1	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kakkalan	200	Malayalam	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Telugu	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal Idiga	1,000	Telugu	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kallan Tondaman	17,000	Tamil	1	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kallan unspecified	30,000	Tamil	1	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kattunayakan	4,200	Tamil	1	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Kavathi	1,700	Tamil	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kavathi Christian	400	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Keralamuthali	500	Malayalam	1	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Keralamuthali Christian	50	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Kuda Korava	70	Tamil	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Hindi	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuravan (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Malayalam	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lingayat	3,000	Kannada	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,000
Malakkuravan	200	Tamil	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malakuravan	70	Tamil	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malayali	1,300	Tamil	1	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mangala	1,200	Telugu	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mannan, caste	3,100	Malayalam	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maravan	252,000	Tamil	1	235,000	-1 -	-1 -	17,000	-1 -	-1 -
Mutali	500	Tamil	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Christian traditions)	55,000	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	55,000	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Hindu traditions)	75,000	Tamil	0	75,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nair	44,000	Malayalam	1	44,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Navithan	21,000	Tamil	0	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pagadai	1,400	Tamil	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Christian traditions)	107,000	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	107,000	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Hindu traditions)	193,000	Tamil	1	193,000	-1 -	80	400	-1 -	-1 -
Palliyar	100	Tamil	2	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Panan	2,900	Tamil	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions)	46,000	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	46,000	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions)	67,000	Tamil	1	67,000	-1 -	50	400	-1 -	-1 -
Paravan (Christian traditions)	10,000	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	10,000	-1 -	-1 -
Paravan (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Malayalam	1	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Puthirai Vannan	4,600	Tamil	1	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	3,700	Hindi	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	2,400	Hindi	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sali	4,400	Kannada	0	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sali Pattariyan	400	Tamil	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Samban	300	Tamil	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	3,700	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Semman	300	Tamil	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	18,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Silpi	8,100	Telugu	0	8,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamil (Muslim traditions)	58,000	Tamil	0	-1 -	58,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Telugu	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vakkaliga unspecified	1,400	Kannada	1	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaniyan	38,000	Tamil	2	33,000	-1 -	-1 -	4,900	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Hindu traditions)	2,600	Tamil	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan	3,900	Tamil	1	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Vathiriyan (Christian traditions)	900	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -
Vathiriyan (Hindu traditions)	6,000	Tamil	0	6,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Velakkithalanayan	9,600	Malayalam	0	9,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Isai	2,800	Tamil	1	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Nanchilnattu	4,500	Tamil	2	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Sozhia	1,100	Tamil	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Tondamandalam	1,100	Tamil	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan unspecified	65,000	Tamil	1	61,000	-1 -	-1 -	3,600	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Virakodi	1,100	Tamil	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Veluthadanayar	2,200	Malayalam	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vetan (Christian traditions)	100	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Vetan (Hindu traditions)	7,300	Tamil	0	7,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vettakkaran	300	Tamil	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma unspecified	105,000	Tamil	1	105,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	113,000	Hindi	0	113,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Ghosi	3,000	Hindi	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gola	9,800	Telugu	0	9,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 104	1,824,000		85 ●	1,455,000	80,000	300	286,000	20	3,100
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 197	1,838,000		168 ●	1,467,000	80,000	300	288,000	100	3,100

* 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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