India, Kerala state, Kottayam district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Kerala
District:	Kottayam

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

2,067,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

42.0 %

Hindu

51.9 %

Muslim

6.1 %

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	3,400	Malayalam	1	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ambattan Christian	50	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Arayan	22,000	Malayalam	1	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	7,200	Bengali	0	7,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Chetti	3,300	Tamil	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	5,900	Hindi	0	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Bharathar (Christian traditions)	2,100	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -
Bharathar (Hindu traditions)	3,000	Tamil	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Dravida	1,500	Tamil	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaud Saraswat	2,700	Marathi	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Iyer	2,200	Tamil	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Mukkaniyar	600	Tamil	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Muttad	4,100	Malayalam	0	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Nambudiri	3,300	Malayalam	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Pancha Dravida	8,400	Malayalam	0	8,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Potti	3,700	Malayalam	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	35,000	Hindi	0	35,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Byari (Beary)	1,200	Konkani	0	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Tamil	0	2,200	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chavalakkaran	200	Malayalam	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chayakkaran	1,400	Tamil	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Cherumar Christian	97,000	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	97,000	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	4,700	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	4,700	-1 -	-1 -
Idayan	3,300	Tamil	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan	239,000	Malayalam	0	239,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavaniyan	6,400	Malayalam	0	6,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavathi	3,800	Malayalam	0	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilayathu	600	Malayalam	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kakkalan	700	Malayalam	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaniyan	6,500	Malayalam	1	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kudumi	2,600	Tamil	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malabar Catholic	282,000	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	282,000	-1 -	-1 -
Malai Arayan	12,000	Malayalam	2	7,100	50	-1 -	4,500	-1 -	-1 -
Malai Vedan	2,300	Malayalam	1	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Malayarayar	40	Malayalam	2	20	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Malayekandi	20	Malayalam	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mannan, caste	19,000	Malayalam	0	19,000	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mannan, tribal	100	Malayalam	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mappila	114,000	Malayalam	0	-1 -	114,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Marakkan (Christian traditions)	2,000	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	-1 -
Marakkan (Hindu traditions)	200	Malayalam	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maravan	7,200	Tamil	1	7,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Muthan	300	Malayalam	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Christian traditions)	2,000	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Hindu traditions)	7,200	Tamil	0	7,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nair	347,000	Malayalam	1	347,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Padannan	90	Malayalam	0	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Palluvan	90	Malayalam	0	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions)	23,000	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	23,000	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions)	26,000	Tamil	1	26,000	-1 -	100	100	-1 -	-1 -
Paravan (Christian traditions)	2,200	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,200	-1 -	-1 -
Paravan (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Malayalam	1	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	4,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pathiyan	800	Malayalam	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pulayan Thanda	10,000	Malayalam	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pulayan unspecified	83,000	Malayalam	0	82,000	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	2,500	Hindi	0	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sali Pattariyan	200	Tamil	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Samban	2,000	Tamil	1	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Semman	400	Tamil	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	2,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Silpi	1,000	Telugu	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Syrian Christian	443,000	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	443,000	-1 -	-1 -
Tamil (Muslim traditions)	4,200	Tamil	0	-1 -	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thandan (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Malayalam	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ulladan	3,300	Malayalam	1	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	80
Vaddar (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Telugu	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Vaniyan	7,300	Tamil	2	7,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Tamil	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan	2,700	Tamil	1	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Velakkithalanayan	12,000	Malayalam	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Velan	13,000	Malayalam	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Nanjanad	3,100	Tamil	1	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan unspecified	19,000	Tamil	1	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Veluthadanayar	6,800	Malayalam	0	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vetan (Christian traditions)	1,600	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -
Vetan (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Tamil	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Asari	16,000	Malayalam	0	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Kallan Muppan	200	Malayalam	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Kallasari	3,300	Malayalam	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Kollan	8,700	Malayalam	0	8,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Thattan	5,500	Malayalam	0	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma unspecified	56,000	Tamil	1	55,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Vilkurup	800	Malayalam	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 84	2,053,000		70 ●	1,060,000	126,000	400	866,000	10	200
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 188	2,067,000		162 ●	1,072,000	127,000	400	867,000	200	200

* 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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