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Total population :
11,000,000(app)
Regions with significant populations :
Tirunelveli,
Thoothukudi,
Nagercoil,
Virudhunagar,
Madurai,
Salem,
Chennai,
Kanyakumari and
Thiruvanathapuram
Languages :
Tamil,
Malayalam
Religion :
Hinduism,
Christianity
Related ethnic groups :
Tamil people
Nadar
(also referred as Kshatriya Nadar, Nadan,
Nataar, and Shanar) is one of the prominent
castes of
Tamil Nadu, South India. The term "Nadar"(Tamil:
நாடார்) in Tamil literally means "one who rules
the land"[1].
The Nadars are also quite commonly called as
Annachi (roughly meaning elder brother) in Tamil
Nadu.Nowadays, Nadars occupy various positions,
including education, politics and mostly retail
business.
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