Country:

India

Province / State: Tamil Nadu
District: Theni

Number of People Groups

242

Unreached People Groups

217

Total Population

1,511,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

2.9 %

Hindu

92.6 %

Muslim

4.3 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.2 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Adi Dravida 14,000 Tamil ☀︎ 13,000 - - 20 - -
Adi Dravida Christian 700 Tamil - - - 700 - -
 Adiyan 30 Malayalam 20 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman 200 Tamil 200 - - - - -
 Agamudaiyan unspecified 400 Tamil 400 - - - - -
 Alavan 100 Tamil ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Ambalavasi 1,000 Malayalam 1,000 - - - - -
Ambalavasi Kambalattu 100 Tamil 100 - - - - -
Ambalavasi Tottiyan Naicker 500 Tamil 500 - - - - -
 Ambattan (Hindu traditions) 70 Tamil ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
Anglo 30 English - - - 30 - -
Anuppan 50 Kannada ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Arasar Unknown Malayalam - - - - - -
Arasar Christian Unknown Malayalam - - - - - -
Arayan 20 Malayalam 20 - - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 20 -
 Arunthathiyar 19,000 Tamil ☀︎ 19,000 - - - - -
 Ayyanavar 100 Malayalam 100 - - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Balija (Hindu traditions) 90 Kannada ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Bania Chetti 21,000 Tamil ☀︎ 21,000 - - - - 20
 Bania Komti 100 Telugu ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Bania Oswal 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 27,000 Hindi ☀︎ 27,000 - - - - 20
 Banijiga 1,000 Kannada 1,000 - - - - -
 Baria (Hindu traditions) 300 Gujarati ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Basor 9,100 Hindi ☀︎ 9,100 - - - - -
Bathada 30 Kannada ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Bedar (Hindu traditions) 3,600 Kannada ☀︎ 3,600 - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 300 Kannada ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal Unknown Urdu ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Hindi ☀︎ 1,500 - - - - -
 Bohra 90 Gujarati ☀︎ - 90 - - - -
 Boya 6,300 Telugu ☀︎ 6,300 - - - - -
Brahmin Anavala 90 Gujarati ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
 Brahmin Audich 300 Gujarati ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Christian 80 Tamil - - - 80 - -
Brahmin Dravida 1,000 Tamil ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaud Saraswat 30 Marathi ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 3,200 Hindi ☀︎ 3,200 - - - - -
Brahmin Gujar Gaur 400 Hindi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Iyer 8,700 Tamil ☀︎ 8,700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kannada 1,500 Kannada ☀︎ 1,500 - - - - -
Brahmin Kosala Nadu 200 Telugu ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 20 Marathi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Brahmin Marathi Unknown Marathi ☀︎ - - - - - -
Brahmin Modh 90 Gujarati ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
Brahmin Pancha Dravida 1,100 Malayalam ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
Brahmin Potti 20 Malayalam ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sawaria 90 Hindi ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
Brahmin Sholiar 1,500 Tamil ☀︎ 1,500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Tamil 16,000 Tamil ☀︎ 16,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telaganya 700 Telugu ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telugu 3,600 Telugu ☀︎ 3,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 64,000 Hindi ☀︎ 64,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Velanadu 200 Telugu ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Budega Jangam 100 Telugu ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Burmese Unknown Burmese - - - - - -
Chackaravar 100 Tamil ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) 1,200 Tamil - - - 1,200 - -
 Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) 57,000 Tamil ☀︎ 57,000 - 20 - - -
Chayakkaran 1,800 Tamil ☀︎ 1,800 - - - - -
Cherumar Christian 500 Malayalam - - - 500 - -
 Christian 900 Hindi - - - 900 - -
 Devanga 600 Kannada 600 - - 20 - -
 Devendrakulathan 2,600 Tamil ☀︎ 2,600 - - - - -
 Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) 400 Gujarati 400 - - - - -
 Dhangar Bharwad 1,000 Gujarati ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 8,500 Hindi ☀︎ 8,500 - - - - -
Dom (Dombara) 30 Telugu ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 700 Odia 700 - - - - -
Eravallan Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Gamit 300 Gamit 300 - - - - -
 Gandla 400 Telugu ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Gangakula 2,000 Kannada ☀︎ 2,000 - - - - -
 Gavara 60 Malayalam ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Ghanchi (Hindu traditions) 60 Gujarati ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Hajam 500 Urdu ☀︎ - 500 - - - -
 Hill Pulayan 7,200 Tamil 7,200 - - - - -
Idayan 80 Tamil ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
 Ilavan 93,000 Malayalam ☀︎ 93,000 - - - - -
Ilavan Christian 200 Tamil - - - 200 - -
Ilavaniyan 300 Malayalam ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Ilavathi 100 Malayalam ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 100 -
 Kaikolan 32,000 Tamil 32,000 - - - - -
 Kakkalan 600 Malayalam ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 3,800 Telugu ☀︎ 3,800 - - - - -
 Kalal Idiga 3,400 Telugu ☀︎ 3,400 - - - - -
Kallan Tondaman 4,400 Tamil 4,300 - - 60 - -
 Kallan unspecified 10,000 Tamil 10,000 - - 50 - -
Kammara 70 Telugu 70 - - - - -
Kanakkan 300 Malayalam ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Kaniyan Unknown Malayalam - - - - - -
 Kapu Reddi 700 Telugu ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Kapu unspecified 10,000 Telugu ☀︎ 10,000 - - - - -
 Kattunayakan 400 Tamil 400 - - - - -
Kavara 30 Tamil ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
 Koli of Gujarat 1,100 Gujarati 1,100 - - - - -
Koliyan Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Konda Kapu 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Korama unspecified 200 Kannada ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Kori 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Koshti 200 Marathi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Krishnanvak 100 Malayalam ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Kuda Korava 70 Tamil ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Kudumban 200 Tamil 80 - - 100 - -
 Kudumi 3,500 Tamil ☀︎ 3,500 - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 500 Gujarati ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Kunchatiga 600 Kannada ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
Kuravan (Christian traditions) 100 Tamil - - - 100 - -
 Kuravan (Hindu traditions) 3,900 Malayalam ☀︎ 3,900 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Hindi ☀︎ 2,000 - - - - -
 Kuruba 300 Kannada 300 - - - - -
 Kuruman 80 Kurumba, Betta 80 - - - - -
 Lingayat 2,400 Kannada ☀︎ - - - - - 2,400
 Lohana 200 Gujarati ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Madari (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Tamil ☀︎ 2,000 - - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 70 Gujarati ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 200 Marathi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Mahyavanshi 900 Gujarati 900 - - - - -
Maila Unknown Tulu ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Mala (Christian traditions) 20 Telugu - - - 20 - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) 400 Telugu 400 - - - - -
Mala Pulayan 6,100 Telugu ☀︎ 6,100 - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 300 Malayalam - - - 300 - -
Malai Pandaram 30 Malayalam 30 - - - - -
 Malai Vedan 30 Malayalam 30 - - - - -
Malakkuravan 40 Tamil 40 - - - - -
Malakuravan 60 Tamil ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
Malayan, tribe 4,100 Tamil 4,100 - - - - -
Malayarayar 20 Malayalam - - - - - -
Malayekandi Unknown Malayalam ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Mangala 2,900 Telugu ☀︎ 2,900 - - - - -
 Mannan, caste 2,200 Malayalam ☀︎ 2,200 - - - - -
 Mappila 900 Malayalam ☀︎ - 900 - - - -
 Maravan 122,000 Tamil 121,000 - - 700 - -
 Matang (Hindu traditions) Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
 Memon 200 Gujarati ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
 Momna 100 Gujarati ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) 20 Malayalam ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Munnur 800 Telugu ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
Mutali 2,300 Tamil 2,300 - - - - -
 Muthuvan 100 Malayalam 100 - - - - -
 Mutrasi 1,000 Telugu ☀︎ 900 - - 60 - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) 8,600 Tamil - - - 8,600 - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) 57,000 Tamil ☀︎ 57,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 9,300 Hindi ☀︎ 9,300 - - - - -
 Nair 49,000 Malayalam 49,000 - - - - -
Nalkadaya Unknown Tulu ☀︎ - - - - - -
Navait 900 Konkani ☀︎ - 900 - - - -
 Navithan 33,000 Tamil ☀︎ 33,000 - - - - -
Pallan (Christian traditions) 17,000 Tamil - - - 17,000 - -
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) 118,000 Tamil 118,000 - 20 200 - -
Palleyan 70 Tamil 70 - - - - -
Palliyan 500 Tamil 500 - - - - -
Palliyar 800 Tamil 800 - - - - -
Palluvan Unknown Malayalam ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Panan 1,200 Tamil ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
Panikkan 3,700 Tamil ☀︎ 3,700 - - - - -
 Paniyan 30 Paniya 30 - - - - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 7,400 Tamil - - - 7,400 - -
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 70,000 Tamil 70,000 - - 30 - -
Paravan (Christian traditions) Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Paravan (Hindu traditions) 50 Malayalam 50 - - - - -
 Pashtun Afridi 300 Urdu ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 300 Urdu ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
 Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 200 Hindi ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 300 Urdu ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 1,300 Urdu ☀︎ - 1,300 - - - -
 Patelia 30 Gujarati 30 - - - - -
 Pathiyan 200 Malayalam ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Perumal Makkukkaran Unknown Telugu ☀︎ - - - - - -
Perumannan 90 Malayalam ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
 Pulayan unspecified 200 Malayalam ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Puthirai Vannan 1,700 Tamil 1,600 - - 20 - -
 Rabari (Hindu traditions) 200 Gujarati ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi ☀︎ 12,000 - - - - -
Rajput Chandrabansi 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Sengar 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Rajput Surajbansi 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Rathawa 300 Rathawi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Ravalia 30 Gujarati 30 - - - - -
 Razu 600 Telugu ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Sali 700 Kannada ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Samban 200 Tamil 200 - - - - -
Sayankulam 200 Tamil ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Sayyid 2,700 Urdu ☀︎ - 2,700 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 200 Urdu ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 200 Urdu ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 1,800 Urdu ☀︎ - 1,800 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 600 Bengali ☀︎ - 600 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 11,000 Urdu ☀︎ - 11,000 - - - -
Silpi 800 Telugu ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
 Sinhalese 20 Sinhala ☀︎ - - 20 - - -
 Syrian Christian 500 Malayalam - - - 500 - -
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) 45,000 Tamil ☀︎ - 45,000 - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Thandan (Hindu traditions) 500 Malayalam ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Tiruvalluvar 20 Tamil ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Urali 300 Malayalam 300 - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Telugu ☀︎ 2,700 - - - - -
Vadugan 1,800 Telugu ☀︎ 1,800 - - - - -
Vakkaliga Kappiliyan 1,400 Kannada ☀︎ 1,400 - - - - -
Vakkaliga Kunchitiga 1,400 Kannada ☀︎ 1,400 - - - - -
 Vakkaliga unspecified 9,000 Kannada 9,000 - - - - -
 Valan 30 Malayalam ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Valluvan 1,000 Tamil ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
Vaniyan 16,000 Tamil 15,000 - - 200 - -
Vannan (Christian traditions) 200 Tamil - - - 200 - -
 Vannan (Hindu traditions) 7,500 Tamil ☀︎ 7,500 - - - - -
 Vanniyan 68,000 Tamil 68,000 - - 500 - -
Vanniyan Agnikula 3,400 Tamil 3,400 - - 20 - -
 Varli 300 Varli 300 - - - - -
Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) 20 Tamil - - - 20 - -
Velakkithalanayan 5,600 Malayalam ☀︎ 5,600 - - - - -
Vellalan Isai 4,900 Tamil 4,900 - - - - -
Vellalan Kongu 700 Tamil ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
Vellalan Nanchilnattu 6,800 Tamil 5,300 - - 1,500 - -
Vellalan Sozhia 3,600 Tamil 3,600 - - - - -
Vellalan Tondamandalam 5,400 Tamil 5,400 - - - - -
 Vellalan unspecified 44,000 Tamil 42,000 - - 2,200 - -
Vellalan Virakodi 3,600 Tamil 3,600 - - - - -
Veluthadanayar 2,800 Malayalam ☀︎ 2,800 - - - - -
Vetan (Hindu traditions) 400 Tamil ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Vettuvan 500 Malayalam ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Viswakarma Asari 2,400 Malayalam ☀︎ 2,400 - - - - -
 Viswakarma Kollan 700 Malayalam ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
Viswakarma Thattan 400 Malayalam ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 116,000 Tamil 116,000 - - 100 - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 110,000 Hindi ☀︎ 110,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Ghosi 2,700 Hindi ☀︎ 2,700 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 8,500 Telugu ☀︎ 8,500 - - - - -
 Yenadi 700 Telugu 700 - - - - -
 Yerukula 70 Telugu 70 - - - - -
  Totals:  242 1,511,000   217 1,399,000 66,000 90 44,000 100 2,400
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