India, Karnataka state, Mysore district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Karnataka
District:	Mysore

Major People Groups

135

Major Unreached People Groups

129

Total Population

3,269,000

Buddhist

1.5 %

Christian

1.2 %

Hindu

82.9 %

Muslim

9.7 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

4.6 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adi Dravida	22,000	Tamil	0	21,000	-1 -	40	200	-1 -	-1 -
Adi Dravida Christian	2,400	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -
Adi Karnataka	378,000	Kannada	1	365,000	-1 -	12,000	1,000	40	-1 -
Adi Karnataka Christian	18,000	Kannada	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	18,000	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman	1,000	Tamil	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan unspecified	1,200	Tamil	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ambalavasi	1,600	Malayalam	1	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	2,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Anuppan	30	Kannada	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arasu	1,800	Kannada	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badaga	8,300	Badaga	1	8,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balagai	900	Kannada	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balija (Hindu traditions)	41,000	Kannada	0	40,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,000
Balija Bogam	900	Telugu	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Balija Dasari	3,600	Kannada	0	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Bania Agarwal	1,700	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600
Bania Chetti	1,900	Tamil	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Irupathi Nalu Manai Chetti	800	Telugu	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	49,000	Hindi	0	37,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	12,000
Banijiga	35,000	Kannada	1	35,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	3,200	Lambadi	1	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Basor	3,100	Hindi	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar (Hindu traditions)	9,400	Kannada	0	9,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	137,000	Kannada	0	137,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar Lonari (Hindu traditions)	3,300	Kannada	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar Sunkar	1,600	Kannada	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	13,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Boya	2,000	Telugu	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Anavada	500	Gujarati	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Chitpavan	2,400	Marathi	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Deshastha	5,700	Marathi	0	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Iyer	6,600	Tamil	0	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kannada	19,000	Kannada	0	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Mahratta	6,500	Marathi	0	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sanadhya	9,200	Hindi	0	9,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sholiar	3,300	Tamil	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Tamil	4,100	Tamil	0	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Telugu	3,100	Telugu	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	137,000	Hindi	0	135,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,200
Brahmin Vadama	1,800	Tamil	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Velanadu	2,600	Telugu	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Byari (Beary)	5,700	Konkani	0	-1 -	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Hindi	1	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	7,600	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	7,600	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Hindi	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi Namdev (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Telugu	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Devanga	9,400	Kannada	1	9,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	1,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Divehi	80	Maldivian	0	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangakula	301,000	Kannada	0	301,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gudigar	200	Konkani	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hakki Pikki	1,900	Vaagri Booli	1	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Hande Jogi	1,600	Kannada	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Holaya	6,500	Kannada	0	4,200	-1 -	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan	1,300	Malayalam	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jambuvulu	3,300	Telugu	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Javeri	40	Hindi	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jenu Kuruba	22,000	Kurumba, Jennu	0	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	5,200	Bengali	0	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kadan	400	Malayalam	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kadu Kuruba	1,900	Kannada	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Kaikadi	4,200	Kannada	0	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Telugu	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal Idiga	11,000	Telugu	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalavant	200	Kannada	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapu unspecified	1,700	Telugu	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kodaga	1,400	Kodava	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Korama Kunchi	5,700	Kannada	0	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Korama unspecified	5,600	Kannada	0	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kori	1,300	Hindi	1	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koshti	4,700	Marathi	0	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	35,000	Hindi	0	35,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunchatiga	2,800	Kannada	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuruba	239,000	Kannada	1	239,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lingayat	133,000	Kannada	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	133,000
Madiga (Christian traditions)	4,700	Telugu	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	4,700	-1 -	-1 -
Madiga (Hindu traditions)	52,000	Telugu	1	51,000	-1 -	600	80	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta Kunbi	1,300	Gujarati	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta unspecified	26,000	Marathi	0	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Mala (Christian traditions)	1,200	Telugu	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -
Mappila	2,700	Malayalam	0	-1 -	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maravan	1,100	Tamil	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meda	3,900	Kannada	1	3,900	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nagartha	1,800	Kannada	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Hindi	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Naikda	273,000	Kannada	0	272,000	400	20	100	40	500
Navithan	1,100	Tamil	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paliyan	2,200	Tamil	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Palluvan	200	Malayalam	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pannadi	900	Tamil	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Afridi	2,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Kakar	1,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Yusafzai	2,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	33,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	33,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pindara	5,700	Urdu	0	-1 -	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	1,800	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raddi	1,300	Kannada	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	45,000	Hindi	0	45,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	5,900	Hindi	0	5,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Raya Rawat	200	Kannada	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Razu	3,000	Telugu	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sali	5,900	Kannada	0	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sardar (Hindu traditions)	300	Kannada	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Satani	8,500	Telugu	0	8,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	46,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	46,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Faruqi	1,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	15,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Siddiqi	3,100	Bengali	0	-1 -	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	166,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	166,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sillekyatha	1,000	Kannada	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Soligaru	7,400	Kannada	0	7,400	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Somvanshi	5,700	Marathi	0	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Sonar (Muslim traditions)	500	Urdu	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Syrian Christian	1,700	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	4,000	Hindi	0	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamil (Muslim traditions)	9,800	Tamil	0	-1 -	9,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	41,000	Hindi	0	41,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thandan (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Malayalam	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tibetan	34,000	Tibetan, Central	1	-1 -	-1 -	34,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions)	29,000	Telugu	0	29,000	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vakkaliga Gangadikara	66,000	Kannada	0	66,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vakkaliga Kunchitiga	43,000	Kannada	0	43,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vakkaliga unspecified	329,000	Kannada	1	329,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Tamil	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan	1,400	Tamil	1	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Mudaliar	1,800	Tamil	1	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan unspecified	18,000	Tamil	1	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Panchal	1,200	Kannada	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma unspecified	81,000	Tamil	1	81,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	7,200	Hindi	0	7,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yerava	2,000	Ravula	1	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 135	3,234,000		129 ●	2,685,000	314,000	48,000	37,000	80	149,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 314	3,269,000		294 ●	2,711,000	318,000	48,000	40,000	1,200	149,000

* 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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