Country:

India

Province / State: Tamil Nadu
District: Karur

Major People Groups

238

Major Unreached People Groups

209

Total Population

1,154,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

1.5 %

Hindu

93.1 %

Muslim

5.3 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.1 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Adi Andhra Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Adi Dravida 12,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 12,000 - - 50 - -
Adi Dravida Christian 1,100 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 1,100 - -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman 40,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 40,000 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Udayar 1,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 900 - - 200 - -
 Agamudaiyan unspecified 46,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 46,000 - - 200 - -
 Alavan 90 Tamil Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Ambalavasi 1,400 Malayalam Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
Ambalavasi Tottiyan Naicker 20 Tamil Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Ambattan (Hindu traditions) 50 Tamil Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
Ambattan Christian Unknown Tamil Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Anglo 100 English Progress Gauge - - - 100 - -
Anuppan 30 Kannada Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
Arasar Unknown Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Arasar Christian Unknown Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Arayan Unknown Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Arunthathiyar 8,100 Tamil Progress Gauge 8,100 - - - - -
 Ayyanavar 80 Malayalam Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 70 Bengali Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Balija (Hindu traditions) 70 Kannada Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Bania Chetti 2,100 Tamil Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
 Bania Komti 100 Telugu Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Bania Porwal 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Bania Srimali 20 Gujarati Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 4,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,800 - - - - -
 Banijiga 70 Kannada Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Basor 8,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 8,500 - - - - -
Bathada 20 Kannada Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Bedar (Hindu traditions) 200 Kannada Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 90 Kannada Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 20 Urdu Progress Gauge - 20 - - - -
Bharathar (Christian traditions) 300 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 300 - -
 Bharathar (Hindu traditions) 400 Tamil Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Bohra 100 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Boya 5,900 Telugu Progress Gauge 5,900 - - - - -
Brahmin Anavala Unknown Gujarati Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Brahmin Ashtashasram 3,200 Tamil Progress Gauge 3,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Audich 20 Gujarati Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Brahmin Chitpavan Unknown Marathi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Brahmin Deshastha Unknown Marathi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Brahmin Dravida 900 Tamil Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 1,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Iyer 5,600 Tamil Progress Gauge 5,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kannada 3,100 Kannada Progress Gauge 3,100 - - - - -
Brahmin Kosala Nadu 200 Telugu Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 1,100 Marathi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
Brahmin Marathi 50 Marathi Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
Brahmin Modh Unknown Gujarati Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Brahmin Pancha Dravida 1,100 Malayalam Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sawaria Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Brahmin Tamil 2,800 Tamil Progress Gauge 2,800 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telaganya 100 Telugu Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telugu 70 Telugu Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 32,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 32,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Velanadu 700 Telugu Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Burmese Unknown Burmese Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Chackaravar 80 Tamil Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
Chackaravar Christian Unknown Tamil Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) 700 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 700 - -
 Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) 75,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 75,000 - 20 - - -
 Chalvadi Unknown Kannada Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Chayakkaran 1,700 Tamil Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
Cherumar Christian 20 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 20 - -
 Christian 900 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 900 - -
 Devanga 60 Kannada Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Devendrakulathan 2,900 Tamil Progress Gauge 2,900 - - - - -
 Dhangar Bharwad 20 Gujarati Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Dom (Dombara) Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 300 Odia Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Gandla 100 Telugu Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Gangakula 100 Kannada Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Gavara 60 Malayalam Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Hill Pulayan 7,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 7,000 - - - - -
 Holar Unknown Marathi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Ilavan 78,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 78,000 - - - - -
Ilavan Christian 600 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 600 - -
Ilavaniyan 90 Malayalam Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
Ilavathi 30 Malayalam Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Irular 30 Irula Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 50 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 50 -
 Kadan 20 Malayalam Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Kaikolan 27,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 27,000 - - - - -
 Kakkalan 600 Malayalam Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 600 Telugu Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Kalal Idiga 600 Telugu Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
Kallan Tondaman 7,700 Tamil Progress Gauge 7,700 - - - - -
 Kallan unspecified 18,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 18,000 - - - - -
Kammara 20 Telugu Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Kanakkan 200 Malayalam Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Kaniyan Unknown Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Kapu Reddi 400 Telugu Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Kapu unspecified 3,600 Telugu Progress Gauge 3,600 - - - - -
Karimpalan Unknown Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Kattunayakan 300 Tamil Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Kavara 20 Tamil Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Koli Malhar Unknown Marathi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Koli of Gujarat 30 Gujarati Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Konda Reddi Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Korama unspecified Unknown Kannada Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Krishnanvak 100 Malayalam Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Kuda Korava 70 Tamil Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
Kudiya Unknown Kudiya Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Kudumban 90 Tamil Progress Gauge 70 - - 30 - -
 Kudumi 2,300 Tamil Progress Gauge 2,300 - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 100 Gujarati Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Kunchatiga 50 Kannada Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
Kuravan (Christian traditions) 100 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 100 - -
 Kuravan (Hindu traditions) 3,600 Malayalam Progress Gauge 3,600 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Kuruba 300 Kannada Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Kuruman Unknown Kurumba, Betta Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Lingayat 800 Kannada Progress Gauge - - - - - 800
 Lohana Unknown Gujarati Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Madari (Hindu traditions) 500 Tamil Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Madiga (Christian traditions) Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 20 Marathi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Mahar (Christian traditions) Unknown Marathi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Mahratta Kunbi Unknown Gujarati Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 200 Marathi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Mahyavanshi Unknown Gujarati Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Maila Unknown Tulu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Mala (Christian traditions) 20 Telugu Progress Gauge - - - 20 - -
Mala Pulayan 4,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 4,000 - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 300 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 300 - -
Malai Pandaram Unknown Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Malai Vedan Unknown Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Malakuravan 20 Tamil Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Malayali 100 Tamil Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Malayan, tribe 1,200 Tamil Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Mangala 500 Telugu Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Mannan, caste 2,100 Malayalam Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
 Mappila 300 Malayalam Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
 Maravan 71,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 70,000 - - 600 - -
 Matang (Hindu traditions) Unknown Marathi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Mavilan 2,000 Tulu Progress Gauge 2,000 - - - - -
 Memon 20 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 20 - - - -
 Momna 20 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 20 - - - -
 Mudugar Unknown Tamil Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) Unknown Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) 20 Malayalam Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Munnur 500 Telugu Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
Mutali 2,300 Tamil Progress Gauge 2,300 - - 20 - -
 Mutrasi 400 Telugu Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) 2,700 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 2,700 - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) 21,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 21,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Nair 23,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 23,000 - - - - -
Nalkadaya Unknown Tulu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Navait 800 Konkani Progress Gauge - 800 - - - -
 Navithan 6,800 Tamil Progress Gauge 6,800 - - - - -
 Nayadi 30 Gujarati Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
Pagadai Unknown Tamil Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Paliyan 20 Tamil Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Pallan (Christian traditions) 2,000 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 2,000 - -
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) 86,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 86,000 - - - - -
Palleyan Unknown Tamil Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Palliyan 40 Tamil Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
Palliyar 40 Tamil Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
Pambada 200 Telugu Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Panan 1,200 Tamil Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Pandaram 100 Malayalam Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Panikkan 1,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 4,400 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 4,400 - -
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 55,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 55,000 - - - - -
 Pashtun Afridi 500 Urdu Progress Gauge - 500 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
 Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Pashtun Mohmand 200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 500 Urdu Progress Gauge - 500 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 2,600 Urdu Progress Gauge - 2,600 - - - -
 Pathiyan 60 Malayalam Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
Perumal Makkukkaran 30 Telugu Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
Perumannan 80 Malayalam Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Pulayan unspecified Unknown Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Puthirai Vannan 40 Tamil Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,400 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 3,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,000 - - - - -
 Razu 400 Telugu Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Sali 20 Kannada Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Samban Unknown Tamil Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Sayyid 3,700 Urdu Progress Gauge - 3,700 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 1,100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,100 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 500 Bengali Progress Gauge - 500 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 9,300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 9,300 - - - -
Silpi 300 Telugu Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 500 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 500 - -
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) 41,000 Tamil Progress Gauge - 41,000 - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
Thandan (Christian traditions) Unknown Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Thandan (Hindu traditions) 50 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Thoti, caste 200 Telugu Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Urali Unknown Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 900 Telugu Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
Vadugan 500 Telugu Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
Vakkaliga Kappiliyan 70 Kannada Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
Vakkaliga Kunchitiga 100 Kannada Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Vakkaliga unspecified 600 Kannada Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Valan 20 Malayalam Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Valluvan 3,400 Tamil Progress Gauge 3,400 - - - - -
Vaniyan 6,300 Tamil Progress Gauge 6,200 - - 100 - -
Vannan (Christian traditions) 1,200 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 1,200 - -
 Vannan (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 12,000 - - - - -
 Vanniyan 140,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 140,000 - - 300 - -
Vanniyan Agnikula 7,300 Tamil Progress Gauge 7,300 - - 20 - -
Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) 30 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 20 - -
Velakkithalanayan 4,300 Malayalam Progress Gauge 4,300 - - - - -
 Velama 20 Telugu Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Vellalan Isai 6,800 Tamil Progress Gauge 6,800 - - - - -
Vellalan Nanchilnattu 11,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 11,000 - - 100 - -
Vellalan Sozhia 9,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 9,000 - - - - -
 Vellalan unspecified 80,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 80,000 - - 300 - -
Vellalan Vipravindolu 100 Telugu Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Vellalan Virakodi 9,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 9,000 - - - - -
Veluthadanayar 2,700 Malayalam Progress Gauge 2,700 - - - - -
Vetan (Hindu traditions) 400 Tamil Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Vettuvan 500 Malayalam Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Vettuvan Gounder 30 Tamil Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Viswakarma Asari 2,400 Malayalam Progress Gauge 2,400 - - - - -
 Viswakarma Kollan 700 Malayalam Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
Viswakarma Thattan 400 Malayalam Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 36,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 36,000 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 29,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 29,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Ghosi 800 Hindi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 2,600 Telugu Progress Gauge 2,600 - - - - -
 Yenadi 5,200 Telugu Progress Gauge 5,200 - - - - -
  Totals:  238 1,154,000   209 1,075,000 62,000 40 17,000 60 800
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