India, Kerala state, Idukki district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Kerala
District:	Idukki

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

1,107,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

43.6 %

Hindu

48.9 %

Muslim

7.5 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adi Dravida	1,100	Tamil	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman	1,700	Tamil	1	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan unspecified	1,900	Tamil	1	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arayan	1,800	Malayalam	1	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Chetti	3,000	Tamil	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	4,700	Hindi	0	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Basor	1,700	Hindi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bharathar (Hindu traditions)	200	Tamil	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Dravida	7,100	Tamil	0	7,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Pancha Dravida	4,100	Malayalam	0	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	23,000	Hindi	0	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Tamil	0	12,000	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chayakkaran	500	Tamil	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Cherumar Christian	9,100	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	9,100	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	1,400	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -
Godda	30	Kannada	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hill Pulayan	2,800	Tamil	1	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	40
Ilavan	38,000	Malayalam	0	38,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaikolan	1,700	Tamil	1	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kallan unspecified	2,700	Tamil	1	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kudumi	1,800	Tamil	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuravan (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Malayalam	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Madari (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Tamil	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mala Pulayan	1,400	Telugu	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malabar Catholic	177,000	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	177,000	-1 -	-1 -
Malai Arayan	17,000	Malayalam	2	8,200	100	-1 -	8,400	-1 -	100
Malai Pandaram	100	Malayalam	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malai Vedan	500	Malayalam	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Malayan, tribe	600	Tamil	1	600	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Malayarayar	700	Malayalam	2	400	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Malayekandi	40	Malayalam	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mannan, caste	5,500	Malayalam	0	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mannan, tribal	8,600	Malayalam	1	8,500	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	40
Mappila	76,000	Malayalam	0	-1 -	76,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maravan	44,000	Tamil	1	44,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mudugar	60	Tamil	1	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mutali	700	Tamil	1	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Muthuvan	12,000	Malayalam	1	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	50
Nadar (Christian traditions)	7,900	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	7,900	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Hindu traditions)	25,000	Tamil	0	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nair	37,000	Malayalam	1	37,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Navait	800	Konkani	0	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Navithan	1,700	Tamil	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pagadai	400	Tamil	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Christian traditions)	6,800	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	6,800	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Hindu traditions)	40,000	Tamil	1	40,000	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Palleyan	1,300	Tamil	2	900	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Palliyan	1,000	Tamil	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Palliyar	300	Tamil	2	70	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Palluvan	80	Malayalam	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Panditattan	300	Malayalam	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Panikkan	900	Tamil	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions)	66,000	Tamil	1	66,000	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paravan (Christian traditions)	500	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Paravan (Hindu traditions)	4,400	Malayalam	1	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pulaya Vettuvan	20	Malayalam	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pulayan Thanda	3,700	Malayalam	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pulayan unspecified	30,000	Malayalam	0	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Samban	700	Tamil	1	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Syrian Christian	267,000	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	267,000	-1 -	-1 -
Tamil (Muslim traditions)	4,300	Tamil	0	-1 -	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ulladan	3,100	Malayalam	1	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	40
Urali	6,600	Malayalam	1	6,000	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	20
Vannan (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Tamil	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan	41,000	Tamil	1	41,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Velakkithalanayan	1,300	Malayalam	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Velan	3,800	Malayalam	0	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan unspecified	56,000	Tamil	1	56,000	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Asari	2,400	Malayalam	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma unspecified	6,600	Tamil	1	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 70	1,089,000		59 ●	527,000	81,000	200	481,000	0	400
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 182	1,107,000		158 ●	541,000	83,000	200	482,000	90	600

* 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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Prayer Cards

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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