Country:

India

Province / State: Tamil Nadu
District: Nagapattinam

Number of People Groups

223

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