Country:

India

Province / State: Kerala
District: Thiruvananthapuram

Number of People Groups

229

Unreached People Groups

197

Total Population

3,858,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

18.4 %

Hindu

68.4 %

Muslim

13.1 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Adi Andhra Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Adi Dravida 100 Tamil ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Adi Karnataka Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
 Adiyan 20 Malayalam 20 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman 900 Tamil 900 - - - - -
 Agamudaiyan unspecified 800 Tamil 800 - - - - -
Aiyanavar 1,600 Telugu 1,600 - - 50 - -
Aiyanavar Christian 6,300 Telugu - - - 6,300 - -
 Alambadi Kurichchan 60 Kurichiya 60 - - - - -
 Alavan 2,500 Tamil ☀︎ 2,500 - - - - -
 Ambalavasi 6,300 Malayalam 6,300 - - - - -
 Ambattan (Hindu traditions) 200 Tamil ☀︎ 200 - - 20 - -
Ambattan Christian 500 Tamil - - - 500 - -
Anglo 400 English - - - 400 - -
 Arab 300 Arabic, Mesopotamian ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
Arasar 5,900 Malayalam 5,700 - - 200 - -
Arasar Christian 23,000 Malayalam - - - 23,000 - -
Arayan 18,000 Malayalam 18,000 - - 200 - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 20 -
 Arunthathiyar 50 Tamil ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Ayyanavar 13,000 Malayalam 12,000 - - 500 - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 24,000 Bengali ☀︎ 24,000 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 1,200 Hindi ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
 Bania Agrahari 30 Hindi ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Bania Chetti 13,000 Tamil ☀︎ 13,000 - - - - 80
 Bania Jaiswal 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Bania Mahajan 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Bania Mahesri 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Bania Porwal 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 24,000 Hindi ☀︎ 24,000 - - - - 70
 Bedar (Hindu traditions) 50 Kannada ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Bellara 20 Kannada ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 500 Urdu ☀︎ - 500 - - - -
Bharathar (Christian traditions) 900 Tamil - - - 900 - -
 Bharathar (Hindu traditions) 200 Tamil ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
 Bohra 600 Gujarati ☀︎ - 600 - - - -
 Boya 100 Telugu ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Brahmin Dravida 7,200 Tamil ☀︎ 7,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaud Saraswat 600 Marathi ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 2,000 Hindi ☀︎ 2,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Iyer 4,000 Tamil ☀︎ 4,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kannada 300 Kannada ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 1,200 Marathi ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
Brahmin Mukkaniyar 2,500 Tamil ☀︎ 2,500 - - - - -
Brahmin Muttad 5,600 Malayalam ☀︎ 5,600 - - - - -
Brahmin Nambudiri 1,700 Malayalam ☀︎ 1,700 - - - - -
Brahmin Pancha Dravida 33,000 Malayalam ☀︎ 33,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Potti 2,000 Malayalam ☀︎ 2,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 79,000 Hindi ☀︎ 79,000 - - - - -
 Burmese Unknown Burmese - - - - - -
Chackaravar 11,000 Tamil ☀︎ 11,000 - - 20 - -
Chackaravar Christian 2,100 Tamil - - - 2,100 - -
 Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) 200 Tamil ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
Chavalakkaran 1,900 Malayalam 1,900 - - - - -
Chavalakkaran Christian 800 Malayalam - - - 800 - -
Chayakkaran 2,300 Tamil ☀︎ 2,300 - - - - -
Cheruman (Hindu traditions) 300 Malayalam ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Cheruman (Muslim traditions) 70 Malayalam ☀︎ - 70 - - - -
Cherumar Christian 138,000 Malayalam - - - 138,000 - -
 Christian 2,600 Hindi - - - 2,600 - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Gavara 50 Malayalam ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Goanese 3,100 Konkani, Goan - - - 3,100 - -
Godagali Unknown Odia ☀︎ - - - - - -
Godda Unknown Kannada ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Hill Pulayan Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
Idayan 16,000 Tamil ☀︎ 16,000 - - - - -
 Ilavan 374,000 Malayalam ☀︎ 374,000 - - - - -
Ilavan Christian 1,200 Tamil - - - 1,200 - -
Ilavaniyan 2,600 Malayalam ☀︎ 2,600 - - - - -
Ilavathi 6,200 Malayalam ☀︎ 6,200 - - - - -
Ilayathu 60 Malayalam ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Irular 70 Irula 60 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 200 -
 Kaikolan 1,200 Tamil 1,200 - - - - -
 Kakkalan 900 Malayalam ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 70 Telugu ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Kalal Idiga 80 Telugu ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
Kalladi Unknown Malayalam ☀︎ - - - - - -
Kallan Tondaman 2,000 Tamil 2,000 - - - - -
 Kallan unspecified 1,900 Tamil 1,900 - - - - -
Kanakkan 300 Malayalam ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Kanikkaran 20,000 Kanikkaran 20,000 30 20 60 - 30
 Kaniyan 7,600 Malayalam 7,600 - - - - -
 Kapu Reddi 500 Telugu ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Kapu unspecified 400 Telugu ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Karimpalan Unknown Malayalam ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) 50 Kashmiri ☀︎ - 50 - - - -
 Kattunayakan 40 Tamil 40 - - - - -
Kavara 100 Tamil ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Kavathi 7,400 Tamil ☀︎ 7,400 - - 20 - -
Kavathi Christian 1,400 Tamil - - - 1,400 - -
Keralamuthali 300 Malayalam 300 - - - - -
Keralamuthali Christian 1,500 Malayalam - - - 1,500 - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
 Koli Mahadev 20 Marathi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Koli of Gujarat 80 Gujarati 80 - - - - -
 Konda Reddi 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
Kootan Unknown Malayalam ☀︎ - - - - - -
Koracha, tribal Unknown Tulu - - - - - -
Krishnanvak 35,000 Malayalam ☀︎ 35,000 - - - - -
 Kudumban 50 Tamil 50 - - - - -
 Kudumi 700 Tamil ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Gujarati ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
Kuravan (Christian traditions) 600 Tamil - - - 600 - -
 Kuravan (Hindu traditions) 92,000 Malayalam ☀︎ 92,000 - 30 - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Kuruba 40 Kannada 40 - - - - -
 Kurukkal 1,300 Malayalam ☀︎ 1,300 - - - - -
 Kuruman 70 Kurumba, Betta 70 - - - - -
 Lingayat 600 Kannada ☀︎ - - - - - 600
Madari (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Tamil ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
 Madiga (Christian traditions) Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) 60 Telugu 60 - - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 20 Marathi 20 - - - - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 70 Gujarati ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 200 Marathi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Maila 20 Tulu ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Mala (Christian traditions) Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 154,000 Malayalam - - - 154,000 - -
Malai Arayan 900 Malayalam 500 - - 300 - -
Malai Pandaram 200 Malayalam 200 - - - - -
 Malai Vedan 900 Malayalam 900 - - - - -
Malakuravan Unknown Tamil ☀︎ - - - - - -
Malayan, tribe 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
Malayarayar 30 Malayalam 30 - - - - -
 Mangala Unknown Telugu ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Mannan, caste 19,000 Malayalam ☀︎ 19,000 - - - - -
Mannan, tribal 100 Malayalam 100 - - - - -
 Mappila 459,000 Malayalam ☀︎ - 459,000 - - - -
Marakkan (Christian traditions) 20 Malayalam - - - 20 - -
Marakkan (Hindu traditions) 6,100 Malayalam ☀︎ 6,100 - - - - -
 Maravan 8,600 Tamil 8,600 - - - - -
 Matang (Hindu traditions) 20 Marathi 20 - - - - -
 Mavilan 60 Tulu ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Memon 100 Gujarati ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
 Moger unspecified Unknown Kannada ☀︎ - - - - - -
Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) 15,000 Malayalam - - - 15,000 - -
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) 95,000 Malayalam ☀︎ 95,000 - - - - -
Mukkuvan (Muslim traditions) 800 Malayalam ☀︎ - 800 - - - -
Mundala 20 Kannada ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Munnur 50 Telugu ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Mutali 2,100 Tamil 1,800 - - 200 - -
 Muthan 60 Malayalam ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Muthuvan 20 Malayalam 20 - - - - -
 Mutrasi 60 Telugu ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) 83,000 Tamil - - - 83,000 - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) 443,000 Tamil ☀︎ 443,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Nair 377,000 Malayalam 377,000 - - - - -
Navait 10,000 Konkani ☀︎ - 10,000 - - - -
 Navithan 800 Tamil ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
Padannan 60 Malayalam ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
Pallan (Christian traditions) 30 Tamil - - - 30 - -
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) 700 Tamil 700 - - - - -
Palliyan 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
Palliyar Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
Palluvan Unknown Malayalam ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Panan 2,800 Tamil ☀︎ 2,800 - - - - -
 Panchama Unknown Telugu ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Pandaram 1,400 Malayalam ☀︎ 1,400 - - - - -
Panikkan 500 Tamil ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Paniyan 90 Paniya 90 - - - - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 39,000 Tamil - - - 39,000 - -
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 41,000 Tamil 41,000 - 90 200 - -
Paravan (Christian traditions) 7,100 Tamil - - - 7,100 - -
 Paravan (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Malayalam 16,000 - 20 - - -
 Parsee Unknown Gujarati ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Pashtun Afridi 500 Urdu ☀︎ - 500 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 300 Urdu ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 500 Urdu ☀︎ - 500 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 6,800 Urdu ☀︎ - 6,800 - - - -
 Pathiyan 100 Malayalam ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Perumannan 500 Malayalam ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Pulaya Vettuvan 80 Malayalam 60 - - 20 - -
Pulayan Thanda 21,000 Malayalam ☀︎ 21,000 - - - - -
 Pulayan unspecified 149,000 Malayalam ☀︎ 149,000 - 50 - - -
 Puthirai Vannan 100 Tamil 100 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Hindi ☀︎ 1,500 - - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 100 -
 Sali 21,000 Kannada ☀︎ 21,000 - - - - -
 Samagara Unknown Kannada ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Samanthan 20 Odia ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Samban 800 Tamil 800 - - - - -
 Sayyid 5,100 Urdu ☀︎ - 5,100 - - - -
Semman 1,200 Tamil 1,200 - - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 300 Urdu ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 9,000 Urdu ☀︎ - 9,000 - - - -
Silpi 900 Telugu ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
 Sinhalese 100 Sinhala ☀︎ - - 100 - - -
 Syrian Christian 222,000 Malayalam - - - 222,000 - -
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) 12,000 Tamil ☀︎ - 12,000 - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 20 -
Thandan (Christian traditions) 2,600 Malayalam - - - 2,600 - -
Thandan (Hindu traditions) 53,000 Malayalam ☀︎ 53,000 - - - - -
 Ulladan 90 Malayalam 90 - - - - -
 Urali 90 Malayalam 80 - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 60 Telugu ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Vakkaliga unspecified 80 Kannada 80 - - - - -
 Valan Unknown Malayalam ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Valluvan 60 Tamil ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
Vaniyan 52,000 Tamil 51,000 - - 600 - -
Vannan (Christian traditions) 2,400 Tamil - - - 2,400 - -
 Vannan (Hindu traditions) 9,200 Tamil ☀︎ 9,100 - - 20 - -
 Vanniyan 17,000 Tamil 17,000 - - - - -
Velakkithalanayan 36,000 Malayalam ☀︎ 36,000 - - - - -
Velan 2,100 Malayalam ☀︎ 2,100 - - - - -
Vellalan Nanjanad 54,000 Tamil 54,000 - - - - -
 Vellalan unspecified 115,000 Tamil 114,000 - - 800 - -
Veluthadanayar 9,700 Malayalam ☀︎ 9,700 - - - - -
Vetan (Christian traditions) 600 Malayalam - - - 600 - -
Vetan (Hindu traditions) 9,800 Tamil ☀︎ 9,800 - - - - -
Vettakkaran 1,500 Tamil ☀︎ 1,500 - - - - -
Vettuvan 100 Malayalam ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Viswakarma Asari 77,000 Malayalam ☀︎ 77,000 - - - - -
Viswakarma Kallan Muppan 600 Malayalam ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
Viswakarma Kallasari 1,200 Malayalam ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
 Viswakarma Kollan 5,600 Malayalam ☀︎ 5,600 - - - - -
Viswakarma Thattan 17,000 Malayalam ☀︎ 17,000 - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 127,000 Tamil 127,000 - - 200 - -
Viswakarma Vilkurup 1,000 Malayalam ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Yenadi Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Yerukula Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
  Totals:  229 3,858,000   197 2,639,000 506,000 300 711,000 400 800
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