Country:

India

Province / State: Tamil Nadu
District: Tiruvannamalai

Number of People Groups

206

Unreached People Groups

183

Total Population

2,905,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

2.6 %

Hindu

93.5 %

Muslim

3.5 %

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 800 Telugu 800 - - - - -
Adi Andhra Christian 6,100 Telugu - - - 6,100 - -
 Adi Dravida 566,000 Tamil ☀︎ 566,000 - 100 300 40 -
Adi Dravida Christian 26,000 Tamil - - - 26,000 - -
 Adi Karnataka Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
 Adiyan 70 Malayalam 70 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman 6,500 Tamil 6,500 - - - - -
 Agamudaiyan unspecified 11,000 Tamil 11,000 - - - - -
Ajila 20 Malayalam ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Ambalavasi 700 Malayalam 700 - - - - -
Anglo 200 English - - - 200 - -
 Ansari 900 Urdu ☀︎ - 900 - - - -
 Aray Mala 30 Telugu ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Arunthathiyar 41,000 Tamil ☀︎ 41,000 - - - - -
 Arwa Mala 8,300 Tamil ☀︎ 8,300 - - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Bagata Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 400 Bengali ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Balija (Hindu traditions) 60 Kannada ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
Bandi (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Tamil ☀︎ 2,200 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 500 Hindi ☀︎ 400 - - - - 100
 Bania Chetti 4,400 Tamil ☀︎ 3,700 - - - - 700
 Bania Oswal 400 Hindi ☀︎ 70 - - - - 300
 Bania unspecified 19,000 Hindi ☀︎ 13,000 - - - - 6,400
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 18,000 Lambadi 18,000 - - - - -
 Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions) 700 Lambadi 700 - - - - -
Bariki Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Bedar (Hindu traditions) 40 Kannada ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 300 Urdu ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
 Bhil unspecified Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 2,900 Hindi ☀︎ 2,900 - - - - -
 Bohra 20 Gujarati ☀︎ - 20 - - - -
 Bondili 20 Telugu ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Boya 20,000 Telugu ☀︎ 20,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Ashtashasram 500 Tamil ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 1,000 Hindi ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Iyer 3,900 Tamil ☀︎ 3,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kannada 3,300 Kannada ☀︎ 3,300 - - - - -
Brahmin Kosala Nadu 400 Telugu ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 1,000 Marathi ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Mukkaniyar 400 Tamil ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 1,000 Hindi ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Sholiar 2,000 Tamil ☀︎ 2,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Tamil 11,000 Tamil ☀︎ 11,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telaganya 2,200 Telugu ☀︎ 2,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telugu 4,100 Telugu ☀︎ 4,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 58,000 Hindi ☀︎ 56,000 - - - - 1,200
 Brahmin Velanadu 1,100 Telugu ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
 Budega Jangam 400 Telugu ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Byagara Unknown Telugu ☀︎ - - - - - -
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) 1,000 Tamil - - - 1,000 - -
 Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) 300 Tamil ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
Chayakkaran 400 Tamil ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Chenchu 800 Telugu 800 - - - - -
 Christian 5,200 Hindi - - - 5,200 - -
 Dakkal 20 Telugu ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Dandasi 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 5,500 Hindi ☀︎ 5,500 - - - - -
 Devendrakulathan Unknown Tamil ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Dhangar Bharwad 20 Gujarati ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 72,000 Hindi ☀︎ 72,000 - - - - -
 Dhor Unknown Marathi ☀︎ - - - - - -
Dom (Dombara) 100 Telugu ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 400 Odia 400 - - - - -
Ellamalawar Unknown Kannada ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Gandla 1,000 Telugu ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
 Gangakula Unknown Kannada ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Gond unspecified 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Hajam 400 Urdu ☀︎ - 400 - - - -
 Hakki Pikki 100 Vaagri Booli 100 - - - - -
 Holar 20 Marathi 20 - - - - -
 Irular 27,000 Irula 27,000 30 - - - 100
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 90 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 90 -
Jatapu 30 Telugu 30 - - - - -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 50 Bengali ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Kadaiyar 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified Unknown Bengali ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Kaikolan 99,000 Tamil 99,000 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 60 Telugu ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Kallan unspecified 4,400 Tamil 4,400 - - - - -
Kanakkan 100 Malayalam ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Kaniyan Unknown Malayalam - - - - - -
 Kapu Reddi 2,300 Telugu ☀︎ 2,300 - - - - -
 Kapu unspecified 74,000 Telugu ☀︎ 74,000 - - - - -
Karimpalan 20 Malayalam ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) Unknown Kashmiri ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Kattunayakan 1,700 Tamil 1,700 - - - - -
 Kharva (Hindu traditions) 50 Gujarati 50 - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Koli Mahadev 50 Marathi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Koli Malhar 30 Marathi ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Koli of Gujarat 100 Gujarati 100 - - - - -
 Kolupulvandlu 20 Telugu ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Konda Dhora 70 Telugu 70 - - - - -
 Konda Reddi 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
Koracha, tribal Unknown Tulu - - - - - -
 Koya unspecified 90 Telugu 90 - - - - -
Kuda Korava 80 Tamil ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
 Kui Khond Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 40,000 Hindi ☀︎ 40,000 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 600 Gujarati ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
Kuravan (Christian traditions) 3,200 Tamil - - - 3,200 - -
 Kuravan (Hindu traditions) 3,200 Malayalam ☀︎ 3,200 - - - - -
 Kuruman 4,900 Kurumba, Betta 4,900 - - - - -
 Lingayat 1,600 Kannada ☀︎ - - - - - 1,600
 Lohana 20 Gujarati ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi ☀︎ 12,000 - - - - -
 Madasi Kuruva 200 Telugu ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Madiga (Christian traditions) 20 Telugu - - - 20 - -
 Madiga Dasu 20 Telugu ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 100 Marathi 100 - - - - -
 Mahar (Christian traditions) 20 Marathi - - - 20 - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 90 Gujarati ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 3,900 Marathi ☀︎ 3,800 - - - - 100
 Mahyavanshi Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Mala (Christian traditions) 20 Telugu - - - 20 - -
 Mala Dasari 900 Telugu ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
 Mala Dasu 60 Telugu ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Mala Jangam Unknown Telugu ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 200 Malayalam - - - 200 - -
Malai Pandaram 20 Malayalam 20 - - - - -
 Malai Vedan 20 Malayalam 20 - - - - -
Malakkuravan 4,000 Tamil 4,000 - - - - -
Malasar Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Malayali 61,000 Tamil 60,000 80 20 20 - -
Malayarayar Unknown Malayalam - - - - - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Mangala 47,000 Telugu ☀︎ 47,000 - - - - -
Maniyattikkaran 600 Tamil ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Manna Dhora Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Mappila 300 Malayalam ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
Masthi 30 Telugu ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Matang (Hindu traditions) 80 Marathi 80 - - - - -
Matangi Unknown Telugu ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Memon 30 Gujarati ☀︎ - 30 - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
 Moger unspecified 20 Kannada ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Munnur 5,600 Telugu ☀︎ 5,600 - - - - -
 Mutrasi 7,300 Telugu ☀︎ 7,300 - - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) 4,500 Tamil - - - 4,500 - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) 22,000 Tamil ☀︎ 22,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 47,000 Hindi ☀︎ 47,000 - - - - -
 Navithan 23,000 Tamil ☀︎ 23,000 - - - - -
Pallan (Christian traditions) 20 Tamil - - - 20 - -
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) 100 Tamil 100 - - - - -
Palleyan Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
Palliyan Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
Pambada 20 Telugu ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Pannadi 200 Tamil ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Panniandi 1,200 Tamil ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 1,000 Tamil - - - 1,000 - -
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Tamil 2,100 - - - - -
 Pardhan Unknown Pardhan - - - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 600 Urdu ☀︎ - 600 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 3,100 Urdu ☀︎ - 3,100 - - - -
Perumal Makkukkaran 200 Telugu ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Puthirai Vannan 200 Tamil 200 - - - - -
 Qassab 90 Hindi ☀︎ - 90 - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 3,400 Hindi ☀︎ 3,300 - - - - 100
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 100 -
 Rajput Surajbansi 700 Hindi ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Relli 50 Telugu 50 - - - - -
Rona 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
 Sali 30 Kannada ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) Unknown Santhali - - - - - -
 Saora unspecified Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Sayyid 3,100 Urdu ☀︎ - 3,100 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 1,800 Urdu ☀︎ - 1,800 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 12,000 Urdu ☀︎ - 12,000 - - - -
Silpi 4,500 Telugu ☀︎ 4,500 - - - - -
 Somvanshi Unknown Marathi ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 29,000 Hindi ☀︎ 29,000 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 300 Malayalam - - - 300 - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi ☀︎ 600 - - - - 70
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) 81,000 Tamil ☀︎ - 81,000 - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Hindi ☀︎ 16,000 - - - - -
 Thoti, caste 300 Telugu ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Tiruvalluvar 30 Tamil ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Urali 20 Malayalam 20 - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 40,000 Telugu ☀︎ 40,000 - - 50 - -
 Vakkaliga unspecified 4,700 Kannada 4,700 - - - - -
 Valluvan 5,500 Tamil ☀︎ 5,500 - - - - -
Vaniyan 46,000 Tamil 35,000 - - 11,000 - -
Vannan (Christian traditions) 15,000 Tamil - - - 15,000 - -
 Vannan (Hindu traditions) 24,000 Tamil ☀︎ 24,000 - - 30 - -
 Vanniyan 831,000 Tamil 830,000 - - 900 - -
Vanniyan Agnikula 41,000 Tamil 41,000 - - 50 - -
Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Velama 100 Telugu ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Vellalan Isai 50 Tamil 50 - - - - -
Vellalan Mudaliar 50 Tamil 50 - - - - -
Vellalan Nanchilnattu 100 Tamil 80 - - 20 - -
Vellalan Sozhia 50 Tamil 50 - - - - -
Vellalan Tondamandalam 100 Tamil 100 - - - - -
 Vellalan unspecified 400 Tamil 400 - - 20 - -
Vellalan Virakodi 50 Tamil 50 - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 48,000 Tamil 48,000 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 133,000 Hindi ☀︎ 133,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Ghosi 4,000 Hindi ☀︎ 4,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 129,000 Telugu ☀︎ 129,000 - - - - -
 Yenadi 4,600 Telugu 4,600 - - - - -
 Yerukula 500 Telugu 500 - - - - -
  Totals:  206 2,905,000   183 2,716,000 103,000 200 76,000 200 11,000
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