Country:

India

Province / State: Tamil Nadu
District: Ramanathapuram

Number of People Groups

244

Unreached People Groups

212

Total Population

1,541,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

6.7 %

Hindu

78.0 %

Muslim

14.9 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.4 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Adi Andhra 30 Telugu 30 - - - - -
 Adi Dravida 38,000 Tamil ☀︎ 37,000 - 50 30 - -
Adi Dravida Christian 1,700 Tamil - - - 1,700 - -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman 6,700 Tamil 6,700 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Udayar 1,100 Tamil 600 - - 500 - -
 Agamudaiyan unspecified 9,100 Tamil 7,900 - - 1,200 - -
Aiyanavar 300 Telugu 300 - - - - -
Aiyanavar Christian 1,200 Telugu - - - 1,200 - -
 Alavan 400 Tamil ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Ambalavasi 1,000 Malayalam 1,000 - - - - -
Ambalavasi Tottiyan Naicker 400 Tamil 400 - - - - -
 Ambattan (Hindu traditions) 50 Tamil ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Ambattan Christian 60 Tamil - - - 60 - -
Anglo 50 English - - - 50 - -
Anuppan Unknown Kannada ☀︎ - - - - - -
Arasar 1,100 Malayalam 1,100 - - 50 - -
Arasar Christian 4,100 Malayalam - - - 4,100 - -
Arayan 600 Malayalam 600 - - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 30 -
 Arunthathiyar 11,000 Tamil ☀︎ 11,000 - - - - -
 Ayyanavar 20 Malayalam 20 - - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 3,400 Bengali ☀︎ 3,400 - - - - -
Bakuda Unknown Tamil ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Balija (Hindu traditions) 40 Kannada ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Bania Chetti 2,600 Tamil ☀︎ 2,600 - - - - -
 Bania Komti 100 Telugu ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Bania Porwal 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Bania Srimali 60 Gujarati ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 3,700 Hindi ☀︎ 3,600 - - - - 20
 Banijiga 600 Kannada 600 - - - - -
 Baria (Hindu traditions) 60 Gujarati ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Bedar (Hindu traditions) 2,300 Kannada ☀︎ 2,300 - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 500 Kannada ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 1,600 Urdu ☀︎ - 1,600 - - - -
Bharathar (Christian traditions) 300 Tamil - - - 300 - -
 Bharathar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Tamil ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Hindi ☀︎ 2,400 - - - - -
 Bohra 100 Gujarati ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
 Boya 70,000 Telugu ☀︎ 70,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Anavala 90 Gujarati ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
Brahmin Ashtashasram 300 Tamil ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Audich 200 Gujarati ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Dravida 6,300 Tamil ☀︎ 6,300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaud Saraswat 200 Marathi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Iyer 3,900 Tamil ☀︎ 3,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kannada 400 Kannada ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Brahmin Kosala Nadu 300 Telugu ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 700 Marathi ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
Brahmin Marathi 30 Marathi ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Brahmin Modh 80 Gujarati ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
Brahmin Nambudiri 600 Malayalam ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
Brahmin Pancha Dravida 4,900 Malayalam ☀︎ 4,900 - - - - -
Brahmin Potti 800 Malayalam ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sawaria 80 Hindi ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
Brahmin Sholiar 400 Tamil ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Tamil 11,000 Tamil ☀︎ 11,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telaganya 100 Telugu ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telugu 700 Telugu ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 38,000 Hindi ☀︎ 38,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Velanadu 1,100 Telugu ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
 Budega Jangam 60 Telugu ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
Chackaravar 2,000 Tamil ☀︎ 2,000 - - - - -
Chackaravar Christian 400 Tamil - - - 400 - -
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) 300 Tamil - - - 300 - -
 Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Tamil ☀︎ 20,000 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
Chavalakkaran 400 Malayalam 400 - - - - -
Chavalakkaran Christian 100 Malayalam - - - 100 - -
Chayakkaran 400 Tamil ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Christian 700 Hindi - - - 700 - -
 Devanga 200 Kannada 200 - - - - -
 Devendrakulathan 900 Tamil ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
 Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Dhangar Bharwad 200 Gujarati ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Hindi ☀︎ 13,000 - - - - -
 Divehi Unknown Maldivian ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Gamit 50 Gamit 50 - - - - -
 Gandla 700 Telugu ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Gangakula 1,200 Kannada ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
Idayan 2,900 Tamil ☀︎ 2,900 - - - - -
 Ilavan 60,000 Malayalam ☀︎ 60,000 - - - - -
Ilavan Christian 200 Tamil - - - 200 - -
Ilavaniyan 100 Malayalam ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Ilavathi 300 Malayalam ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Ilayathu 20 Malayalam ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Irular 50 Irula 50 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 100 -
Kadaiyar 10,000 Tamil 9,500 - - 500 - -
 Kadan Unknown Malayalam - - - - - -
 Kaikolan 14,000 Tamil 14,000 - - - - -
 Kakkalan 700 Malayalam ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 6,200 Telugu ☀︎ 6,200 - - - - -
 Kalal Idiga 3,800 Telugu ☀︎ 3,800 - - - - -
Kallan Tondaman 20,000 Tamil 19,000 - - 500 - -
 Kallan unspecified 47,000 Tamil 46,000 - - 400 - -
Kammara Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
Kanakkan Unknown Malayalam ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Kapu Reddi 2,300 Telugu ☀︎ 2,300 - - - - -
 Kapu unspecified 10,000 Telugu ☀︎ 10,000 - - - - -
Karimpalan Unknown Malayalam ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 300 Marathi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Kattunayakan 900 Tamil 900 - - - - -
Kavara 20 Tamil ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Kavathi 1,400 Tamil ☀︎ 1,400 - - - - -
Kavathi Christian 300 Tamil - - - 300 - -
Keralamuthali 900 Malayalam 900 - - 20 - -
Keralamuthali Christian 100 Malayalam - - - 100 - -
 Kharva (Hindu traditions) 80 Gujarati 80 - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Koli Mahadev 20 Marathi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Koli of Gujarat 300 Gujarati 300 - - - - -
Koliyan 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
 Korama unspecified 100 Kannada ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Koshti 400 Marathi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Kuda Korava 70 Tamil ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Kudumban 20 Tamil - - - 30 - -
 Kudumi 100 Tamil ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 500 Gujarati ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Kunchatiga 100 Kannada ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Kuravan (Christian traditions) 100 Tamil - - - 100 - -
 Kuravan (Hindu traditions) 3,000 Malayalam ☀︎ 3,000 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
 Kuruba 1,200 Kannada 1,200 - - - - -
 Kuruman Unknown Kurumba, Betta - - - - - -
 Lingayat 6,100 Kannada ☀︎ - - - - - 6,100
 Lohana 200 Gujarati ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Madiga (Christian traditions) 30 Telugu - - - 30 - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 30 Marathi 30 - - - - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 200 Gujarati ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 300 Marathi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Mahyavanshi 60 Gujarati 60 - - - - -
Maila Unknown Tulu ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Mala (Christian traditions) 50 Telugu - - - 50 - -
 Malabar Catholic 200 Malayalam - - - 200 - -
Malai Pandaram 50 Malayalam 50 - - - - -
Malakkuravan 40 Tamil 40 - - - - -
Malakuravan 30 Tamil ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Malayekandi 40 Malayalam ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
 Mangala 4,800 Telugu ☀︎ 4,800 - - - - -
 Mannan, caste 2,500 Malayalam ☀︎ 2,500 - - - - -
 Mappila 400 Malayalam ☀︎ - 400 - - - -
 Maravan 135,000 Tamil 132,000 - - 3,000 - -
 Meitei unspecified Unknown Meitei - - - - - -
 Memon 200 Gujarati ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
 Momna 20 Gujarati ☀︎ - 20 - - - -
Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) 1,300 Malayalam - - - 1,300 - -
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) 5,600 Malayalam ☀︎ 5,600 - - - - -
 Munnur 700 Telugu ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
Mutali 400 Tamil 300 - - 50 - -
 Muthan Unknown Malayalam ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Mutrasi 700 Telugu ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) 30,000 Tamil - - - 30,000 - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) 63,000 Tamil ☀︎ 63,000 - - - - -
 Nair 53,000 Malayalam 53,000 - - - - -
Navait 700 Konkani ☀︎ - 700 - - - -
 Navithan 10,000 Tamil ☀︎ 10,000 - - - - -
Pagadai 300 Tamil ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Paliyan Unknown Tamil ☀︎ - - - - - -
Pallan (Christian traditions) 38,000 Tamil - - - 38,000 - -
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) 170,000 Tamil 170,000 - 20 200 - -
Palliyan Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
Palliyar 200 Tamil 200 - - - - -
 Panan 2,400 Tamil ☀︎ 2,400 - - - - -
 Pandaram 500 Malayalam ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Panikkan 100 Tamil ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 13,000 Tamil - - - 13,000 - -
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Tamil 20,000 - - 70 - -
Paravan (Christian traditions) 200 Tamil - - - 200 - -
 Paravan (Hindu traditions) 500 Malayalam 500 - - - - -
 Pashtun Afridi 1,700 Urdu ☀︎ - 1,700 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 1,200 Urdu ☀︎ - 1,200 - - - -
 Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 500 Hindi ☀︎ - 500 - - - -
 Pashtun Mohmand 500 Urdu ☀︎ - 500 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 1,600 Urdu ☀︎ - 1,600 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 16,000 Urdu ☀︎ - 16,000 - - - -
 Pathiyan 200 Malayalam ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Perumannan Unknown Malayalam ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Puthirai Vannan 1,700 Tamil 1,700 - - 20 - -
 Rabari (Hindu traditions) 20 Gujarati ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 3,900 Hindi ☀︎ 3,900 - - - - -
 Rajput Surajbansi 900 Hindi ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
 Rathawa 20 Rathawi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Razu 5,100 Telugu ☀︎ 5,100 - - - - -
 Sali 3,600 Kannada ☀︎ 3,600 - - - - -
Sali Pattariyan 400 Tamil ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Samanthan Unknown Odia ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Samban 30 Tamil 30 - - - - -
 Sayyid 22,000 Urdu ☀︎ - 22,000 - - - -
Semman 300 Tamil 300 - - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 800 Urdu ☀︎ - 800 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 1,600 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,600 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 60,000 Urdu ☀︎ - 60,000 - - - -
Silpi 200 Telugu ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Sinhalese 30 Sinhala ☀︎ - - 30 - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 300 Malayalam - - - 300 - -
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) 121,000 Tamil ☀︎ - 121,000 - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
Thandan (Hindu traditions) 30 Malayalam ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Thoti, caste 30 Telugu ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 4,500 Telugu ☀︎ 4,500 - - - - -
Vakkaliga Kappiliyan 600 Kannada ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Vakkaliga unspecified 6,000 Kannada 6,000 - - - - -
 Valluvan 100 Tamil ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Vaniyan 6,800 Tamil 6,500 - - 300 - -
Vannan (Christian traditions) 3,300 Tamil - - - 3,300 - -
 Vannan (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Tamil ☀︎ 17,000 - - - - -
 Vanniyan 2,800 Tamil 2,800 - - 20 - -
Vanniyan Agnikula 100 Tamil 100 - - - - -
 Varli 40 Varli 40 - - - - -
Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) 300 Tamil - - - 300 - -
 Vathiriyan (Hindu traditions) Unknown Tamil ☀︎ - - - - - -
Velakkithalanayan 7,700 Malayalam ☀︎ 7,700 - - - - -
Vellalan Isai 500 Tamil 500 - - - - -
Vellalan Nanchilnattu 900 Tamil 700 - - 200 - -
Vellalan Nanjanad 13,000 Tamil 13,000 - - - - -
Vellalan Pattanavan 1,500 Tamil ☀︎ 1,500 - - - - -
Vellalan Sozhia 700 Tamil 700 - - - - -
Vellalan Tondamandalam 900 Tamil 900 - - - - -
 Vellalan unspecified 21,000 Tamil 20,000 - - 200 - -
Vellalan Virakodi 700 Tamil 700 - - - - -
Veluthadanayar 1,800 Malayalam ☀︎ 1,800 - - - - -
Vetan (Christian traditions) 100 Malayalam - - - 100 - -
Vetan (Hindu traditions) 5,900 Tamil ☀︎ 5,900 - - - - -
Vettakkaran 300 Tamil ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Vettuvan 300 Malayalam ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Viswakarma Asari 20,000 Malayalam ☀︎ 20,000 - - - - -
 Viswakarma Kollan 1,500 Malayalam ☀︎ 1,500 - - - - -
 Viswakarma Panchal 600 Kannada ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
Viswakarma Thattan 4,200 Malayalam ☀︎ 4,200 - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 53,000 Tamil 53,000 - - - - -
Viswakarma Vilkurup 300 Malayalam ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 82,000 Hindi ☀︎ 82,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Ghosi 3,400 Hindi ☀︎ 3,400 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 10,000 Telugu ☀︎ 10,000 - - - - -
 Yenadi 800 Telugu 800 - - - - -
 Yerukula 200 Telugu 200 - - - - -
  Totals:  244 1,541,000   212 1,203,000 230,000 100 103,000 100 6,200
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