India, Tamil Nadu state, Salem district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Tamil Nadu
District:	Salem

Major People Groups

133

Major Unreached People Groups

120

Total Population

3,672,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

1.5 %

Hindu

95.5 %

Muslim

2.8 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.2 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adi Dravida	296,000	Tamil	0	296,000	-1 -	90	200	20	-1 -
Adi Dravida Christian	1,700	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman	27,000	Tamil	1	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan unspecified	34,000	Tamil	1	34,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ambalavasi	1,600	Malayalam	1	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ambalavasi Kambalattu	200	Tamil	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ambalavasi Tottiyan Naicker	900	Tamil	1	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	1,200	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Anuppan	20	Kannada	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arunthathiyar	175,000	Tamil	0	175,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -
Balagai	1,800	Kannada	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balija (Hindu traditions)	57,000	Kannada	0	57,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balija Bogam	1,000	Telugu	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balija Bolla	5,700	Telugu	0	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balija Dasari	3,100	Kannada	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Chetti	12,000	Tamil	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Bania Irupathi Nalu Manai Chetti	1,300	Telugu	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	19,000	Hindi	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700
Banijiga	1,700	Kannada	1	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	4,100	Lambadi	1	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Basor	5,400	Hindi	0	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Kannada	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Kannada	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar Kannada Balija Naicker	200	Kannada	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	2,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	2,600	Hindi	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Boya	150,000	Telugu	0	150,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Iyer	5,700	Tamil	0	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kannada	4,300	Kannada	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sholiar	2,200	Tamil	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Tamil	16,000	Tamil	0	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Telaganya	1,900	Telugu	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	66,000	Hindi	0	66,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions)	2,600	Tamil	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Hindi	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Devanga	7,900	Kannada	1	7,800	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Devendrakulathan	1,100	Tamil	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangakula	5,300	Kannada	0	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gudigar	100	Konkani	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hakki Pikki	400	Vaagri Booli	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hande Jogi	1,700	Kannada	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hasla	50	Kannada	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan	141,000	Malayalam	0	141,000	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan Christian	3,600	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,600	-1 -	-1 -
Jenu Kuruba	2,700	Kurumba, Jennu	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	7,800	Bengali	0	7,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kadu Kuruba	5,500	Kannada	0	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaikadi	3,500	Kannada	0	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaikolan	211,000	Tamil	1	211,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	26,000	Telugu	0	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal Idiga	19,000	Telugu	0	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kallan unspecified	4,600	Tamil	1	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapu Reddi	1,800	Telugu	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapu unspecified	24,000	Telugu	0	24,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kepmaris	200	Tamil	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli (Hindu traditions)	3,200	Hindi	0	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli of Gujarat	3,200	Gujarati	1	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Konda Reddi	3,600	Telugu	1	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koshti	9,200	Marathi	0	9,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuda Korava	100	Tamil	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kudumi	5,500	Tamil	0	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	2,800	Hindi	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	5,200	Gujarati	0	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunchatiga	1,800	Kannada	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuravan (Hindu traditions)	7,300	Malayalam	0	7,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	2,400	Hindi	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuruba	151,000	Kannada	1	151,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuruman	2,100	Kurumba, Betta	1	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lingayat	4,700	Kannada	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	4,700
Mahratta unspecified	19,000	Marathi	0	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malabar Catholic	1,200	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -
Malakkuravan	1,300	Tamil	1	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malayali	111,000	Tamil	1	111,000	100	-1 -	100	-1 -	40
Malayekandi	50	Malayalam	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mangala	3,900	Telugu	0	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mannan, tribal	100	Malayalam	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mappila	1,700	Malayalam	0	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maravan	94,000	Tamil	1	92,000	-1 -	-1 -	2,800	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Christian traditions)	2,500	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,500	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Hindu traditions)	9,600	Tamil	0	9,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nagartha	2,900	Kannada	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	33,000	Hindi	0	33,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nair	3,700	Malayalam	1	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Navithan	16,000	Tamil	0	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paliyan	3,200	Tamil	0	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Christian traditions)	7,100	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	7,100	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Hindu traditions)	26,000	Tamil	1	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Panniandi	1,400	Tamil	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions)	21,000	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	21,000	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions)	69,000	Tamil	1	69,000	-1 -	30	100	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	4,800	Urdu	0	-1 -	4,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	68,000	Hindi	0	68,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	9,900	Hindi	0	9,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Rajput Surajbansi	1,900	Hindi	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sali	8,500	Kannada	0	8,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Satani	8,200	Telugu	0	8,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	6,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	6,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	2,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	17,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Silpi	3,300	Telugu	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sinhalese	50	Sinhala	0	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Soligar	100	Sholaga	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Somvanshi	3,500	Marathi	0	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	8,400	Hindi	0	8,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Syrian Christian	1,700	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -
Tamil (Muslim traditions)	61,000	Tamil	0	-1 -	61,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	7,200	Hindi	0	7,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tholuva Naicker	20	Tamil	3	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiruvalluvar	200	Tamil	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Toda	100	Toda	2	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions)	36,000	Telugu	0	36,000	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Vakkaliga Gangadikara	2,200	Kannada	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vakkaliga Kunchitiga	2,200	Kannada	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vakkaliga unspecified	13,000	Kannada	1	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valluvan	7,100	Tamil	0	7,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaniyan	11,000	Tamil	2	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Christian traditions)	2,900	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,900	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Hindu traditions)	40,000	Tamil	0	40,000	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan	1,028,000	Tamil	1	1,021,000	-1 -	-1 -	6,600	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan Agnikula	49,000	Tamil	1	49,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Vathiriyan (Christian traditions)	90	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Kongu	1,500	Tamil	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Nanchilnattu	2,200	Tamil	2	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan unspecified	12,000	Tamil	1	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Vettuvan Gounder	70	Tamil	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Asari	13,000	Malayalam	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Panchal	3,300	Kannada	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma unspecified	100,000	Tamil	1	100,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	59,000	Hindi	0	59,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Ghosi	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gola	18,000	Telugu	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yenadi	1,300	Telugu	1	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 133	3,643,000		120 ●	3,488,000	96,000	200	53,000	60	6,100
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 310	3,672,000		280 ●	3,508,000	102,000	200	56,000	400	6,300

* 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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