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According to the Indian census of 2011, there are approximately 33 million Malayalis in Kerala, [24] making up 97% of the total population of the state. Malayali minorities are also found in the neighboring state of Tamil Nadu, mainly in Kanyakumari district and Nilgiri district and Dakshina Kannada and Kodagu districts of Karnataka and also in ...
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai (formerly known as Madras). Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the States of Puducherry, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. It is the tenth-largest state in India and the seventh most populous state.
The purpose of the organisation is to work out solutions to problems faced by Malayalis and to project and popularize the cultural and social identity of their native flavours in a different geographical area. [2] CTMA is a conglomerate comprising over 100 Malayali associations across Tamil Nadu.
Malayalis: South Dravidian 45 million [39] [37] Malayalis are native to Kerala and Lakshadweep, but are also found in Puducherry and parts of Tamil Nadu. They are also found in large numbers in Middle East countries, the Americas and Australia. Paniya: South Dravidian N/A Paniya are found in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Tamils: South Dravidian 78 ...
Malai Vellalar, is a Tamil-speaking community from South India, especially the state of Tamil Nadu. [1] [2] They are Hindus and follow Phratry system. They mostly reside in hill regions and do various occupations such as agriculture and trade for their living.
The present-day Kanyakumari district and parts of Tenkasi district of Tamil Nadu state in India was originally a part of the Travancore-Cochin state. Between 1945 and 1956, especially after the Government of India announced plans to reorganize states along linguistic lines, the people of Tamil-majority Kanyakumari campaigned for its inclusion in the Madras State (later Tamil Nadu) instead of ...
State/ Union territory 1981 census 1991 census 2001 census 2011 census; Malayalam speakers % of state % of Malayalam Malayalam speakers % of state % of Malayalam Malayalam speakers % of state % of Malayalam Malayalam speakers % of state % of Malayalam — India: 25,952,966 3.92% 100% 30,377,176 3.62% 100% 33,066,392 3.21% 100% 34,838,819
Many Tamil emigrants who left the shores of Tamil Nadu before the 18th Century mixed with countless other ethnicities. In the medieval period, Tamilians emigrated as soldiers, traders and labourers settled in Malaysia, Singapore, Réunion, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Myanmar and intermixed well with local population, while few communities still maintain their language and culture.