India, Kerala state, Kasaragod district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Kerala
District:	Kasaragod

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

1,346,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

6.6 %

Hindu

56.8 %

Muslim

36.4 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.2 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ajila	40	Malayalam	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ambalavasi	2,100	Malayalam	1	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baira	900	Kannada	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bakad	400	Hindi	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bakuda	4,000	Tamil	0	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Chetti	3,400	Tamil	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Bania unspecified	6,100	Hindi	0	6,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Bellara	20	Kannada	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Havik	3,400	Kannada	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Muttad	5,100	Malayalam	0	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Nambudiri	5,100	Malayalam	0	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	34,000	Hindi	0	34,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Byari (Beary)	6,900	Konkani	0	-1 -	6,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions)	3,500	Tamil	0	3,500	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chaptegar	400	Konkani, Goan	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Divehi	80	Maldivian	0	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gatti	600	Tulu	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwakki Wakkal	3,200	Kannada	1	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hasla	20	Kannada	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Holaya	1,100	Kannada	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan	9,300	Malayalam	0	9,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaikolan	6,500	Tamil	1	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kavuthiyan	4,100	Malayalam	0	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kitaran	1,000	Malayalam	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koracha, tribal	1,500	Tulu	1	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Kotegar	900	Kannada	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kudiya	800	Kudiya	1	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lingayat	2,300	Kannada	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,300
Mahratta unspecified	34,000	Marathi	0	34,000	-1 -	200	20	-1 -	50
Maila	100	Tulu	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mala Vettuvan	17,000	Malayalam	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malabar Catholic	35,000	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	35,000	-1 -	-1 -
Malai Vedan	200	Malayalam	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malayan, caste	1,200	Malayalam	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malayekandi	300	Malayalam	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mannan, caste	3,200	Malayalam	0	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mappila	477,000	Malayalam	0	-1 -	477,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mavilan	27,000	Tulu	0	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Moger unspecified	24,000	Kannada	0	24,000	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mukkari	100	Malayalam	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Christian traditions)	4,500	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	4,500	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Hindu traditions)	36,000	Tamil	0	36,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nair	387,000	Malayalam	1	387,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nalakeyava	300	Kannada	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nalkadaya	1,900	Tulu	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Navithan	1,100	Tamil	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Palluvan	80	Malayalam	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pandaram	500	Malayalam	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Panditattan	500	Malayalam	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Perumannan	1,500	Malayalam	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pulaya Vettuvan	100	Malayalam	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pulayan Thanda	1,100	Malayalam	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pulayan unspecified	9,300	Malayalam	0	9,200	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajpur	4,500	Konkani, Goan	0	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	3,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Silpi	1,600	Telugu	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Syrian Christian	48,000	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	48,000	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	2,300	Hindi	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thandan (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Malayalam	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thoti, caste	300	Telugu	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vakkaliga unspecified	17,000	Kannada	1	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valanchian	800	Malayalam	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaniyan	15,000	Tamil	2	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Hindu traditions)	3,200	Tamil	0	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Velakkithalanayan	1,000	Malayalam	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Veluthadanayar	3,800	Malayalam	0	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vettakkaran	60	Tamil	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vettuvan	14,000	Malayalam	0	14,000	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Asari	6,700	Malayalam	0	6,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Kallasari	1,800	Malayalam	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Kollan	2,200	Malayalam	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Thattan	2,200	Malayalam	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma unspecified	33,000	Tamil	1	33,000	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 73	1,332,000		69 ●	754,000	488,000	300	88,000	0	2,500
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 172	1,346,000		160 ●	764,000	490,000	300	89,000	100	2,500

* 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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