India, Tamil Nadu state, Pudukkottai district people groups

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

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

1,838,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

4.1 %

Hindu

89.5 %

Muslim

6.3 %

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	61,000	Tamil	0	61,000	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Adiyan	300	Malayalam	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman	41,000	Tamil	1	41,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan unspecified	52,000	Tamil	1	52,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Alavan	90	Tamil	0	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ambalavasi	1,100	Malayalam	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ambattan (Hindu traditions)	42,000	Tamil	0	42,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Anuppan	50	Kannada	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Chetti	24,000	Tamil	0	24,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	38,000	Hindi	0	38,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Basor	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bharathar (Hindu traditions)	900	Tamil	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Boya	7,400	Telugu	0	7,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Ashtashasram	1,100	Tamil	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Dravida	1,200	Tamil	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Iyer	3,900	Tamil	0	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Pancha Dravida	1,300	Malayalam	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sholiar	1,100	Tamil	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Tamil	16,000	Tamil	0	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	44,000	Hindi	0	44,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions)	3,700	Tamil	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chayakkaran	2,100	Tamil	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	1,800	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -
Devendrakulathan	1,000	Tamil	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hill Pulayan	8,900	Tamil	1	8,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan	116,000	Malayalam	0	116,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kadaiyar	2,300	Tamil	1	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaikolan	35,000	Tamil	1	35,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kallan Tondaman	67,000	Tamil	1	67,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kallan unspecified	164,000	Tamil	1	164,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapu unspecified	2,000	Telugu	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuda Korava	100	Tamil	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kudumi	3,200	Tamil	0	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Hindi	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuravan (Christian traditions)	200	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Kuravan (Hindu traditions)	5,500	Malayalam	0	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lingayat	2,100	Kannada	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,100
Mala Pulayan	1,000	Telugu	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malakuravan	40	Tamil	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malayan, tribe	500	Tamil	1	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mannan, caste	2,700	Malayalam	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maravan	22,000	Tamil	1	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -
Mutali	2,900	Tamil	1	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Christian traditions)	17,000	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	17,000	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Hindu traditions)	53,000	Tamil	0	53,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nair	34,000	Malayalam	1	34,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Navithan	36,000	Tamil	0	36,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Christian traditions)	14,000	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	14,000	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Hindu traditions)	92,000	Tamil	1	91,000	-1 -	40	200	-1 -	-1 -
Palliyan	200	Tamil	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Panan	1,400	Tamil	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Panikkan	500	Tamil	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions)	31,000	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	31,000	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions)	118,000	Tamil	1	118,000	-1 -	20	200	20	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	4,300	Urdu	0	-1 -	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Puthirai Vannan	600	Tamil	1	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	5,000	Hindi	0	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	17,000	Hindi	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Surajbansi	3,300	Hindi	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Razu	6,200	Telugu	0	6,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sali Pattariyan	100	Tamil	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	2,700	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	17,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamil (Muslim traditions)	89,000	Tamil	0	-1 -	89,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thoti, caste	300	Telugu	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Telugu	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valluvan	1,300	Tamil	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaniyan	18,000	Tamil	2	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Christian traditions)	1,400	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Tamil	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan	56,000	Tamil	1	55,000	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan Agnikula	2,800	Tamil	1	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Velakkithalanayan	6,900	Malayalam	0	6,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Isai	10,000	Tamil	1	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Nanchilnattu	15,000	Tamil	2	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Sozhia	16,000	Tamil	1	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Tondamandalam	16,000	Tamil	1	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan unspecified	139,000	Tamil	1	135,000	-1 -	-1 -	3,700	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Vipravindolu	200	Telugu	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan Virakodi	10,000	Tamil	1	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Veluthadanayar	3,400	Malayalam	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Asari	3,100	Malayalam	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma unspecified	57,000	Tamil	1	57,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	97,000	Hindi	0	97,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Ghosi	2,200	Hindi	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gola	6,600	Telugu	0	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 88	1,816,000		80 ●	1,627,000	114,000	60	73,000	20	2,200
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 207	1,838,000		185 ●	1,644,000	116,000	80	76,000	100	2,200

* 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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