Country:

India

Province / State: Tamil Nadu
District: Karur

Number of People Groups

238

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