India, Tamil Nadu state, Erode district people groups

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

Major People Groups

136

Major Unreached People Groups

126

Total Population

2,396,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

2.4 %

Hindu

94.0 %

Muslim

3.4 %

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	79,000	Tamil	0	79,000	-1 -	40	200	-1 -	-1 -
Adi Dravida Christian	7,700	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	7,700	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman	11,000	Tamil	1	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan unspecified	14,000	Tamil	1	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	1,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Anuppan	40	Kannada	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arunthathiyar	80,000	Tamil	0	80,000	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badaga	7,300	Badaga	1	7,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balagai	1,200	Kannada	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balija (Hindu traditions)	42,000	Kannada	0	42,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balija Bogam	1,000	Telugu	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balija Bolla	3,600	Telugu	0	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bandi (Hindu traditions)	800	Tamil	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Chetti	14,000	Tamil	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Bania Irupathi Nalu Manai Chetti	700	Telugu	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Komti	3,300	Telugu	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	30,000	Hindi	0	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Banijiga	2,400	Kannada	1	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Basor	4,000	Hindi	0	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar (Hindu traditions)	8,600	Kannada	0	8,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	138,000	Kannada	0	138,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar Kannada Balija Naicker	4,300	Kannada	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar Lonari (Hindu traditions)	3,100	Kannada	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar Sunkar	1,800	Kannada	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar Toreya	500	Kannada	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	5,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	2,300	Hindi	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Boya	84,000	Telugu	0	84,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Iyer	6,100	Tamil	0	6,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kannada	2,100	Kannada	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sholiar	3,100	Tamil	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Tamil	11,000	Tamil	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Telaganya	1,000	Telugu	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Telugu	2,100	Telugu	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	65,000	Hindi	0	65,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Budega Jangam	1,100	Telugu	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions)	12,000	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	12,000	-1 -	-1 -
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions)	155,000	Tamil	0	155,000	-1 -	40	60	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	9,500	Hindi	0	9,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Devanga	7,500	Kannada	1	7,000	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Devendrakulathan	1,000	Tamil	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangakula	5,600	Kannada	0	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosangi (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Telugu	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gudigar	200	Konkani	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hakki Pikki	400	Vaagri Booli	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hande Jogi	1,200	Kannada	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hasla	40	Kannada	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jenu Kuruba	3,500	Kurumba, Jennu	0	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	5,400	Bengali	0	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kadu Kuruba	4,300	Kannada	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaikadi	4,400	Kannada	0	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaikolan	115,000	Tamil	1	115,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	5,900	Telugu	0	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal Idiga	4,900	Telugu	0	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapu Reddi	14,000	Telugu	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapu unspecified	28,000	Telugu	0	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kepmaris	200	Tamil	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Konda Reddi	1,900	Telugu	1	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koshti	8,900	Marathi	0	8,800	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Kuda Korava	60	Tamil	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kudumi	4,500	Tamil	0	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	53,000	Hindi	0	53,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Gujarati	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunchatiga	2,100	Kannada	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuravan (Christian traditions)	900	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -
Kuravan (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Malayalam	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuruba	407,000	Kannada	1	407,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lingayat	2,900	Kannada	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,900
Madari (Hindu traditions)	2,500	Tamil	0	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta unspecified	23,000	Marathi	0	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maila	70	Tulu	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malakkuravan	200	Tamil	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mangala	3,700	Telugu	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mappila	1,700	Malayalam	0	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maravan	73,000	Tamil	1	72,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -
Mudugar	30	Tamil	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Christian traditions)	9,800	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	9,800	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Hindu traditions)	25,000	Tamil	0	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nagartha	2,200	Kannada	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	27,000	Hindi	0	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nair	5,700	Malayalam	1	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Navithan	35,000	Tamil	0	35,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paliyan	2,300	Tamil	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Christian traditions)	3,200	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,200	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Hindu traditions)	23,000	Tamil	1	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Pambada	70	Telugu	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pannadi	1,300	Tamil	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Panniandi	1,300	Tamil	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions)	4,000	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	4,000	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions)	8,600	Tamil	1	8,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	4,800	Urdu	0	-1 -	4,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pindara	1,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	57,000	Hindi	0	57,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	6,300	Hindi	0	6,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Rajput Surajbansi	2,400	Hindi	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sali	4,700	Kannada	0	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Satani	5,300	Telugu	0	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	2,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	1,800	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	19,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Silpi	3,100	Telugu	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Soligar	5,400	Sholaga	1	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Somvanshi	5,900	Marathi	0	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Syrian Christian	1,500	Malayalam	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Tamil (Muslim traditions)	40,000	Tamil	0	-1 -	40,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	51,000	Hindi	0	51,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiruvalluvar	80	Tamil	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Urali	13,000	Malayalam	1	12,000	30	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	20
Urikkara Naicker	30	Telugu	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions)	3,900	Telugu	0	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vakkaliga Gangadikara	1,100	Kannada	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vakkaliga Kunchitiga	1,100	Kannada	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vakkaliga unspecified	21,000	Kannada	1	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valluvan	4,000	Tamil	0	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaniyan	5,300	Tamil	2	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Christian traditions)	7,300	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	7,300	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Hindu traditions)	41,000	Tamil	0	41,000	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan	125,000	Tamil	1	124,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan Agnikula	5,100	Tamil	1	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Isai	1,200	Tamil	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Kongu	1,500	Tamil	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Nanchilnattu	3,700	Tamil	2	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Sozhia	1,500	Tamil	1	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Tondamandalam	2,800	Tamil	1	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan unspecified	18,000	Tamil	1	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Virakodi	1,200	Tamil	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vettuvan Gounder	20	Tamil	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Asari	8,200	Malayalam	0	8,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Panchal	3,100	Kannada	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma unspecified	63,000	Tamil	1	63,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	37,000	Hindi	0	37,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gola	2,800	Telugu	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 136	2,368,000		126 ●	2,233,000	77,000	100	55,000	30	3,700
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 290	2,396,000		261 ●	2,252,000	82,000	200	58,000	400	3,800

* 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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