India, Kerala state, Thiruvananthapuram district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Kerala
District:	Thiruvananthapuram

Major People Groups

112

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

3,536,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

18.2 %

Hindu

68.8 %

Muslim

13.0 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Aiyanavar	1,500	Telugu	1	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Aiyanavar Christian	5,700	Telugu	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	5,700	-1 -	-1 -
Alavan	2,200	Tamil	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ambalavasi	5,700	Malayalam	1	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ambattan Christian	500	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Arab	300	Arabic, Mesopotamian	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arasar	5,300	Malayalam	1	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Arasar Christian	21,000	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	21,000	-1 -	-1 -
Arayan	16,000	Malayalam	1	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Ayyanavar	12,000	Malayalam	1	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	22,000	Bengali	0	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Chetti	12,000	Tamil	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70
Bania unspecified	24,000	Hindi	0	24,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70
Bellara	20	Kannada	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bharathar (Christian traditions)	800	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -
Bharathar (Hindu traditions)	100	Tamil	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Dravida	6,500	Tamil	0	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Iyer	3,600	Tamil	0	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Mahratta	1,100	Marathi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Mukkaniyar	2,200	Tamil	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Muttad	5,100	Malayalam	0	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Nambudiri	1,500	Malayalam	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Pancha Dravida	30,000	Malayalam	0	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Potti	1,800	Malayalam	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	79,000	Hindi	0	79,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chackaravar	10,000	Tamil	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Chackaravar Christian	1,900	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,900	-1 -	-1 -
Chavalakkaran	1,800	Malayalam	1	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chavalakkaran Christian	700	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -
Chayakkaran	2,100	Tamil	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Cherumar Christian	124,000	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	124,000	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	2,300	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,300	-1 -	-1 -
Goanese	2,800	Konkani, Goan	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,800	-1 -	-1 -
Idayan	15,000	Tamil	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan	338,000	Malayalam	0	338,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan Christian	1,100	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavaniyan	2,400	Malayalam	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavathi	5,600	Malayalam	0	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaikolan	1,100	Tamil	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kakkalan	900	Malayalam	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kallan Tondaman	1,800	Tamil	1	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kallan unspecified	1,900	Tamil	1	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanikkaran	18,000	Kanikkaran	1	18,000	20	20	50	-1 -	30
Kaniyan	6,800	Malayalam	1	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kavathi	6,700	Tamil	0	6,700	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Kavathi Christian	1,200	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -
Keralamuthali	300	Malayalam	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Keralamuthali Christian	1,400	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -
Krishnanvak	31,000	Malayalam	0	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Gujarati	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuravan (Christian traditions)	600	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Kuravan (Hindu traditions)	83,000	Malayalam	0	83,000	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurukkal	1,100	Malayalam	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malabar Catholic	139,000	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	139,000	-1 -	-1 -
Malai Arayan	800	Malayalam	2	500	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Malai Pandaram	200	Malayalam	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malai Vedan	800	Malayalam	1	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mannan, caste	17,000	Malayalam	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mappila	415,000	Malayalam	0	-1 -	415,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Marakkan (Hindu traditions)	5,500	Malayalam	0	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maravan	7,700	Tamil	1	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mukkuvan (Christian traditions)	13,000	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	13,000	-1 -	-1 -
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions)	86,000	Malayalam	0	86,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mukkuvan (Muslim traditions)	700	Malayalam	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mutali	1,900	Tamil	1	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Christian traditions)	75,000	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	75,000	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Hindu traditions)	400,000	Tamil	0	400,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nair	341,000	Malayalam	1	341,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Navait	9,100	Konkani	0	-1 -	9,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Panan	2,500	Tamil	0	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pandaram	1,200	Malayalam	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Panikkan	400	Tamil	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions)	35,000	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	35,000	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions)	37,000	Tamil	1	37,000	-1 -	80	200	-1 -	-1 -
Paravan (Christian traditions)	6,400	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	6,400	-1 -	-1 -
Paravan (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Malayalam	1	14,000	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	6,800	Urdu	0	-1 -	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pulaya Vettuvan	70	Malayalam	1	50	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Pulayan Thanda	19,000	Malayalam	0	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pulayan unspecified	149,000	Malayalam	0	149,000	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sali	19,000	Kannada	0	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Samban	700	Tamil	1	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	4,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Semman	1,100	Tamil	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	9,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	9,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sinhalese	100	Sinhala	0	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Syrian Christian	201,000	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	201,000	-1 -	-1 -
Tamil (Muslim traditions)	11,000	Tamil	0	-1 -	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thandan (Christian traditions)	2,300	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,300	-1 -	-1 -
Thandan (Hindu traditions)	48,000	Malayalam	0	48,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaniyan	47,000	Tamil	2	46,000	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Christian traditions)	2,200	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,200	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Hindu traditions)	9,200	Tamil	0	9,100	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan	15,000	Tamil	1	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Velakkithalanayan	32,000	Malayalam	0	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Velan	1,900	Malayalam	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Nanjanad	49,000	Tamil	1	49,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan unspecified	115,000	Tamil	1	114,000	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -
Veluthadanayar	8,800	Malayalam	0	8,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vetan (Christian traditions)	500	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Vetan (Hindu traditions)	8,900	Tamil	0	8,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vettakkaran	1,400	Tamil	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Asari	69,000	Malayalam	0	69,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Kallan Muppan	600	Malayalam	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Kallasari	1,100	Malayalam	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Kollan	5,100	Malayalam	0	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Thattan	15,000	Malayalam	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma unspecified	127,000	Tamil	1	127,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Vilkurup	900	Malayalam	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 112	3,518,000		88 ●	2,420,000	456,000	300	642,000	20	200
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 229	3,536,000		197 ●	2,433,000	459,000	300	642,000	400	700

* 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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