India, Karnataka state, Hassan district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Karnataka
District:	Hassan

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

1,895,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.8 %

Hindu

84.7 %

Muslim

7.0 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

7.3 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adi Dravida	25,000	Tamil	0	25,000	-1 -	20	40	-1 -	-1 -
Adi Dravida Christian	2,100	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -
Adi Karnataka	220,000	Kannada	1	219,000	-1 -	300	200	20	-1 -
Adi Karnataka Christian	4,500	Kannada	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	4,500	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	1,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arasu	3,000	Kannada	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balija (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Kannada	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	800
Balija Dasari	1,100	Kannada	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Bania Chetti	4,000	Tamil	0	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	11,000	Hindi	0	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	4,200
Banijiga	12,000	Kannada	1	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	20,000	Lambadi	1	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Basor	2,200	Hindi	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar (Hindu traditions)	18,000	Kannada	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	25,000	Kannada	0	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bellara	20	Kannada	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	4,900	Urdu	0	-1 -	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Deshastha	1,600	Marathi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	2,800	Hindi	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Iyer	2,900	Tamil	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kannada	8,200	Kannada	0	8,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Mahratta	1,800	Marathi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sanadhya	2,800	Hindi	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	69,000	Hindi	0	68,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600
Byari (Beary)	3,900	Konkani	0	-1 -	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chalvadi	3,600	Kannada	0	3,600	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	1,100	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	5,100	Hindi	0	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Devanga	27,000	Kannada	1	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangakula	38,000	Kannada	0	38,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hakki Pikki	900	Vaagri Booli	1	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hande Jogi	2,000	Kannada	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hasalaru	1,300	Tulu	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Holaya	4,600	Kannada	0	4,400	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan	1,900	Malayalam	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Bengali	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaikadi	3,700	Kannada	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Telugu	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal Idiga	7,700	Telugu	0	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Konda Kapu	700	Telugu	1	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koracha, caste	1,200	Kannada	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Korama Kunchi	3,400	Kannada	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Korama unspecified	3,400	Kannada	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koshti	3,400	Marathi	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunchatiga	6,200	Kannada	0	6,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuruba	129,000	Kannada	1	129,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lingayat	133,000	Kannada	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	133,000
Madiga (Christian traditions)	1,800	Telugu	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -
Madiga (Hindu traditions)	9,000	Telugu	1	9,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Madiga (Muslim traditions)	300	Telugu	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta unspecified	6,500	Marathi	0	6,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Mala (Christian traditions)	1,600	Telugu	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -
Malabar Catholic	1,500	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -
Masan Jogi	3,100	Kannada	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meda	1,900	Kannada	1	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Moger Moyon	700	Kannada	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Moger unspecified	4,100	Kannada	0	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	5,100	Hindi	0	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Naikda	22,000	Kannada	0	22,000	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Pale	400	Kannada	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	10,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	30,000	Hindi	0	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Raya Rawat	200	Kannada	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sali	19,000	Kannada	0	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sardar (Hindu traditions)	200	Kannada	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Satani	11,000	Telugu	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	22,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	7,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	7,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Siddiqi	1,500	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	72,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	72,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sillekyatha	1,500	Kannada	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Soligaru	800	Kannada	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Somvanshi	3,200	Marathi	0	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Hindi	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Syrian Christian	2,000	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamil (Muslim traditions)	2,600	Tamil	0	-1 -	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	9,200	Hindi	0	9,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thandan (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Malayalam	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions)	29,000	Telugu	0	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vakkaliga Gangadikara	112,000	Kannada	0	112,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vakkaliga unspecified	514,000	Kannada	1	514,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan	2,100	Tamil	1	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan unspecified	2,400	Tamil	1	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma unspecified	55,000	Tamil	1	55,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	20,000	Hindi	0	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gola	1,800	Telugu	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 90	1,863,000		83 ●	1,582,000	126,000	500	15,000	20	139,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 233	1,895,000		218 ●	1,606,000	133,000	600	15,000	300	139,000

* 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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