Country:

India

Province / State: Tamil Nadu
District: Nagapattinam

Major People Groups

223

Major Unreached People Groups

201

Total Population

868,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

2.5 %

Hindu

89.2 %

Muslim

8.2 %

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 20 Telugu Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Adi Dravida 141,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 140,000 - 40 60 - -
Adi Dravida Christian 200 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 200 - -
 Adiyan 400 Malayalam Progress Gauge 400 - - - - 20
Agamudaiyan Nattaman 8,400 Tamil Progress Gauge 8,400 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Udayar 300 Tamil Progress Gauge 300 - - 50 - -
 Agamudaiyan unspecified 8,500 Tamil Progress Gauge 8,400 - - 70 - -
 Alambadi Kurichchan 20 Kurichiya Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Alavan 50 Tamil Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Ambalavasi 500 Malayalam Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
Ambalavasi Tottiyan Naicker 80 Tamil Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Ambattan (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 16,000 - - - - -
 Ansari 50 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50 - - - -
Anuppan 30 Kannada Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
Arasar 20 Malayalam Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Arunthathiyar 900 Tamil Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Ayyanavar 50 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 50 Bengali Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Balija (Hindu traditions) 60 Kannada Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - 20
 Bania Chetti 9,900 Tamil Progress Gauge 9,800 - - - - 200
 Bania Komti 100 Telugu Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Bania Mahesri 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Bania Oswal 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - 30
 Bania unspecified 14,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 14,000 - - - - 200
 Banijiga 30 Kannada Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 20 Lambadi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Baria (Hindu traditions) Unknown Gujarati Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Basor 4,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,500 - - - - -
Bathada Unknown Kannada Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Bedar (Hindu traditions) 40 Kannada Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 20 Kannada Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
Bharathar (Christian traditions) 50 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50 - -
 Bharathar (Hindu traditions) 400 Tamil Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Bohra 100 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Boya 3,100 Telugu Progress Gauge 3,100 - - - - -
Brahmin Ashtashasram 300 Tamil Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Brahmin Dravida 500 Tamil Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 1,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Iyer 5,100 Tamil Progress Gauge 5,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kannada 300 Kannada Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Brahmin Kosala Nadu 80 Telugu Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 800 Marathi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
Brahmin Pancha Dravida 600 Malayalam Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
Brahmin Potti 50 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Sholiar 600 Tamil Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Tamil 12,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 12,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telaganya 300 Telugu Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telugu 300 Telugu Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 39,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 38,000 - - 30 - 30
 Brahmin Velanadu 300 Telugu Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Chackaravar 60 Tamil Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) 300 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 300 - -
 Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) 200 Tamil Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Chayakkaran 900 Tamil Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
Cherumar Christian Unknown Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) 30 Marathi Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Christian 400 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 400 - -
Devadasi 200 Kannada Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Devanga 40 Kannada Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Devendrakulathan 500 Tamil Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Dhangar Bharwad 90 Gujarati Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
Dom (Dombara) 20 Telugu Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 100 Odia Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Gamit Unknown Gamit Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Gandla 20 Telugu Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Gangakula 50 Kannada Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Gavara 40 Malayalam Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Hill Pulayan 2,500 Tamil Progress Gauge 2,500 - - - - -
 Holar 60 Marathi Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
Idayan 300 Tamil Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Ilavan 44,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 44,000 - - - - -
Ilavan Christian 60 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 60 - -
Ilavaniyan 200 Malayalam Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Ilavathi 60 Malayalam Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Irular 200 Irula Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 30 -
 Kaikolan 9,600 Tamil Progress Gauge 9,600 - - 30 - -
 Kakkalan 70 Malayalam Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 90 Telugu Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Kalal Idiga 90 Telugu Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
Kallan Tondaman 31,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 31,000 - - - - -
 Kallan unspecified 58,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 58,000 - - - - -
Kanakkan 200 Malayalam Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Kapu Reddi 70 Telugu Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Kapu unspecified 400 Telugu Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Kattunayakan 700 Tamil Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
Kavara 30 Tamil Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Kharva (Hindu traditions) Unknown Gujarati Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Koli Mahadev 20 Marathi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Koli Malhar Unknown Marathi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Koli of Gujarat 30 Gujarati Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
Koliyan 2,200 Tamil Progress Gauge 2,200 - - 60 - -
 Konda Reddi Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Koracha, caste 20 Kannada Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Kori Unknown Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Krishnanvak 70 Malayalam Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
Kuda Korava 20 Tamil Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Kudumi 800 Tamil Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 40 Gujarati Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
Kunchatiga Unknown Kannada Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Kuravan (Christian traditions) 40 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 40 - -
 Kuravan (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Malayalam Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Kuruba 90 Kannada Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Lingayat 60 Kannada Progress Gauge - - - - - 60
 Lohana Unknown Gujarati Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
Madari (Hindu traditions) Unknown Tamil Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Madiga (Christian traditions) Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 30 Marathi Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 20 Gujarati Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 3,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 3,000 - - - - -
 Mahyavanshi Unknown Gujarati Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Mala (Christian traditions) Unknown Telugu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Mala Pulayan 1,600 Telugu Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 50 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 50 - -
Malai Pandaram Unknown Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Malakkuravan 300 Tamil Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Malakuravan 20 Tamil Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Malayan, tribe 1,100 Tamil Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Mangala 60 Telugu Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
 Mannan, caste 1,200 Malayalam Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Mappila 200 Malayalam Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Maravan 1,600 Tamil Progress Gauge 1,600 - - 30 - -
 Matang (Hindu traditions) 20 Marathi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Memon 60 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 60 - - - -
 Momna 20 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 20 - - - -
Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) Unknown Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) Unknown Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Mutali 1,200 Tamil Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) 1,800 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 1,800 - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) 6,100 Tamil Progress Gauge 6,100 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Nair 14,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 14,000 - - - - -
Nalkadaya Unknown Tulu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Navithan 1,400 Tamil Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
Pallan (Christian traditions) 2,400 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 2,400 - -
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) 40,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 39,000 - - 100 - -
Palliyan 100 Tamil Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Panan 600 Tamil Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
Panikkan 1,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 14,000 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 14,000 - -
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 55,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 55,000 - 20 60 - -
Paravan (Christian traditions) 30 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 30 - -
 Paravan (Hindu traditions) 300 Malayalam Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Pashtun Afridi 200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Pashtun Ghilzai 30 Urdu Progress Gauge - 30 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
Pashtun Khan 30 Bengali Progress Gauge - 30 - - - -
 Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 70 Hindi Progress Gauge - 70 - - - -
 Pashtun Mohmand 70 Urdu Progress Gauge - 70 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 1,700 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,700 - - - -
 Patelia Unknown Gujarati Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Pathiyan 60 Malayalam Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
Perumal Makkukkaran 20 Telugu Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
Perumannan 50 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Puthirai Vannan 200 Tamil Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Rabari (Hindu traditions) Unknown Gujarati Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 20 -
Rajput Chandrabansi 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Surajbansi 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Rathawa Unknown Rathawi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Razu 2,700 Telugu Progress Gauge 2,700 - - - - -
 Sali 40 Kannada Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Samban 100 Tamil Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Sayyid 3,100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 3,100 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 1,400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,400 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 8,700 Urdu Progress Gauge - 8,700 - - - -
Silpi 300 Telugu Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Sinhalese Unknown Sinhala Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Somvanshi 20 Marathi Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 70 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 70 - -
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) 55,000 Tamil Progress Gauge - 55,000 - - - -
Thandan (Hindu traditions) 300 Malayalam Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Thoti, caste 50 Telugu Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
Tiruvalluvar 20 Tamil Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 500 Telugu Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
Vakkaliga Kappiliyan 30 Kannada Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
Vakkaliga Kunchitiga 50 Kannada Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Vakkaliga unspecified 100 Kannada Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Valan 20 Malayalam Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Valluvan 2,600 Tamil Progress Gauge 2,600 - - - - -
Vaniyan 3,700 Tamil Progress Gauge 3,600 - - 60 - -
Vannan (Christian traditions) 400 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 400 - -
 Vannan (Hindu traditions) 4,500 Tamil Progress Gauge 4,500 - - - - -
 Vanniyan 63,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 62,000 - - 500 - -
Vanniyan Agnikula 3,200 Tamil Progress Gauge 3,100 - - 20 - -
 Varli Unknown Varli Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) Unknown Tamil Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Velakkithalanayan 2,900 Malayalam Progress Gauge 2,900 - - - - -
 Velama 30 Telugu Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
Vellalan Isai 4,700 Tamil Progress Gauge 4,700 - - - - -
Vellalan Nanchilnattu 6,200 Tamil Progress Gauge 6,100 - - 70 - -
Vellalan Sozhia 5,200 Tamil Progress Gauge 5,200 - - - - -
Vellalan Tondamandalam 14,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 14,000 - - - - -
 Vellalan unspecified 46,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 45,000 - - 80 - -
Vellalan Virakodi 2,800 Tamil Progress Gauge 2,800 - - - - -
Veluthadanayar 1,500 Malayalam Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
Vetan (Hindu traditions) 200 Tamil Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Vettuvan 300 Malayalam Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Viswakarma Asari 1,400 Malayalam Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Viswakarma Kollan 400 Malayalam Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
Viswakarma Thattan 200 Malayalam Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 24,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 24,000 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 26,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 26,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Ghosi 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 2,400 Telugu Progress Gauge 2,400 - - - - -
 Yenadi 400 Telugu Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Yerukula 20 Telugu Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
  Totals:  223 868,000   201 774,000 71,000 80 21,000 60 500
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