India, Tamil Nadu state, Perambalur district people groups

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

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

669,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

1.6 %

Hindu

93.1 %

Muslim

5.2 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.1 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adi Dravida	42,000	Tamil	0	41,000	-1 -	30	40	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman	21,000	Tamil	1	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan Udayar	500	Tamil	2	500	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan unspecified	29,000	Tamil	1	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Anuppan	20	Kannada	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arunthathiyar	11,000	Tamil	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Chetti	2,400	Tamil	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Bania unspecified	3,900	Hindi	0	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Basor	3,500	Hindi	0	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bharathar (Hindu traditions)	200	Tamil	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Boya	2,500	Telugu	0	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Ashtashasram	1,600	Tamil	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Iyer	2,700	Tamil	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kannada	1,400	Kannada	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Mahratta	1,000	Marathi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Telugu	1,200	Telugu	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	21,000	Hindi	0	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions)	2,300	Tamil	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chayakkaran	700	Tamil	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Devendrakulathan	1,000	Tamil	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hill Pulayan	2,800	Tamil	1	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan	38,000	Malayalam	0	38,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaikolan	13,000	Tamil	1	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kallan Tondaman	3,700	Tamil	1	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kallan unspecified	9,600	Tamil	1	9,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapu unspecified	1,900	Telugu	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kudumi	1,000	Tamil	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mala Pulayan	2,600	Telugu	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malayali	1,700	Tamil	1	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malayan, tribe	800	Tamil	1	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maravan	37,000	Tamil	1	37,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Mutali	1,000	Tamil	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Christian traditions)	1,400	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Tamil	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nair	5,500	Malayalam	1	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Navithan	2,900	Tamil	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Christian traditions)	1,800	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Hindu traditions)	24,000	Tamil	1	24,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Palleyan	20	Tamil	2	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Palluvan	70	Malayalam	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Panikkan	800	Tamil	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions)	3,400	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,400	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions)	96,000	Tamil	1	96,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	3,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	3,300	Hindi	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	2,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	6,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamil (Muslim traditions)	20,000	Tamil	0	-1 -	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vadugan	200	Telugu	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valluvan	1,500	Tamil	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaniyan	2,600	Tamil	2	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Hindu traditions)	6,600	Tamil	0	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan	82,000	Tamil	1	82,000	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan Agnikula	4,100	Tamil	1	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Velakkithalanayan	1,400	Malayalam	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Isai	3,300	Tamil	1	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Nanchilnattu	6,100	Tamil	2	6,000	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Sozhia	4,300	Tamil	1	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan unspecified	44,000	Tamil	1	43,000	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Vipravindolu	50	Telugu	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Virakodi	4,700	Tamil	1	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Veluthadanayar	1,100	Malayalam	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vettuvan Gounder	20	Tamil	0	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma unspecified	19,000	Tamil	1	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Hindi	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gola	1,100	Telugu	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yenadi	4,900	Telugu	1	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 68	646,000		61 ●	606,000	32,000	30	8,200	20	60
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 211	669,000		186 ●	623,000	35,000	30	11,000	90	400

* 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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Prayer Cards

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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