Affinity Bloc:  South Asian Peoples What is an Affinity Bloc?

Population

1,930,350,000

Number of People Clusters

56

People Groups (by Country)

4,242

Unreached People Groups

3,798 (90 %)

Map Notes
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People Cluster Population Peoples
by Country
Unreached
by Country
% Groups
Unreached
Popl in
Unreached
% Popl in
Unreached
Progress
Scale
Primary
Religion
% Christian
Adherent
%
Evangelical
Est. Workers
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Adi 157,000 9 3 33.3 % 4,200 2.7 %    Unknown 23.55 % 8.87 % 1
Baloch 12,603,000 119 119 100.0 % 12,603,000 100.0 %    Islam 0.04 % 0.01 % 252
Brahui 3,188,000 11 11 100.0 % 3,188,000 100.0 %    Islam 0.01 % 0.01 % 64
South Asia - other 27,614,000 167 124 74.3 % 22,372,000 81.0 %    Hinduism 5.47 % 1.69 % 447
South Asia Buddhist 21,354,000 130 88 67.7 % 2,666,000 12.5 %    Buddhism 6.33 % 1.60 % 53
South Asia Christian 20,548,000 69 0 0.0 % Unknown 0.0 %    Christianity 99.91 % 36.14 % -
South Asia Dalit - Chamar (Bhambi) 5,736,000 5 5 100.0 % 5,736,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 1.04 % 0.39 % 115
South Asia Dalit - Dusadh 7,725,000 5 5 100.0 % 7,725,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.03 % 0.01 % 154
South Asia Dalit - Madiga 9,335,000 3 3 100.0 % 9,335,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.13 % 0.05 % 187
South Asia Dalit - Mala 6,744,000 1 1 100.0 % 6,744,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.16 % 0.00 % 135
South Asia Dalit - Namassej 8,367,000 6 6 100.0 % 8,367,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.52 % 0.24 % 167
South Asia Dalit - other 164,222,000 365 360 98.6 % 164,174,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.52 % 0.20 % 3,283
South Asia Dalit - Pasi 9,278,000 8 8 100.0 % 9,278,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.08 % 0.03 % 186
South Asia Dalit - Rajbansi 6,720,000 4 3 75.0 % 6,587,000 98.0 %    Hinduism 0.61 % 0.00 % 132
South Asia Dalit - Valmiki 1,185,000 9 9 100.0 % 1,185,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 24
South Asia Forward Caste - Bania 35,160,000 77 77 100.0 % 35,160,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 703
South Asia Forward Caste - Brahmin 74,312,000 131 130 99.2 % 74,306,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 1,486
South Asia Forward Caste - Nair 8,126,000 3 3 100.0 % 8,126,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.18 % 0.07 % 163
South Asia Forward Caste - other 12,551,000 23 20 87.0 % 12,184,000 97.1 %    Hinduism 1.55 % 0.55 % 244
South Asia Forward Caste - Rajput 54,238,000 99 99 100.0 % 54,238,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 1,085
South Asia Hindu - Badhai 8,769,000 10 10 100.0 % 8,769,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 175
South Asia Hindu - Bhoi 7,830,000 15 15 100.0 % 7,830,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 157
South Asia Hindu - Jat 22,988,000 79 79 100.0 % 22,988,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.03 % 0.01 % 460
South Asia Hindu - Kahar 10,132,000 4 4 100.0 % 10,132,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 203
South Asia Hindu - Kapu 18,255,000 6 6 100.0 % 18,255,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.02 % 0.01 % 365
South Asia Hindu - Kayastha 11,286,000 10 10 100.0 % 11,286,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.03 % 0.01 % 226
South Asia Hindu - Kumhar 21,039,000 13 12 92.3 % 21,032,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 421
South Asia Hindu - Kunbi 22,205,000 17 17 100.0 % 22,205,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.04 % 0.01 % 444
South Asia Hindu - Kurmi 23,324,000 5 5 100.0 % 23,324,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 466
South Asia Hindu - Mahishya 13,027,000 2 2 100.0 % 13,027,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.38 % 0.00 % 261
South Asia Hindu - Mahratta 46,004,000 10 10 100.0 % 46,004,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 920
South Asia Hindu - Mali 12,154,000 6 6 100.0 % 12,154,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 243
South Asia Hindu - Nai 14,687,000 8 8 100.0 % 14,687,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 294
South Asia Hindu - other 313,635,000 940 877 93.3 % 306,667,000 97.8 %    Hinduism 0.45 % 0.19 % 6,133
South Asia Hindu - Sonar 9,402,000 22 22 100.0 % 9,402,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 188
South Asia Hindu - Teli 24,311,000 11 10 90.9 % 24,306,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.02 % 0.01 % 486
South Asia Hindu - Vakkaliga 7,589,000 4 4 100.0 % 7,589,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.19 % 0.07 % 152
South Asia Hindu - Vanniyan 955,000 6 6 100.0 % 955,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 1.09 % 0.41 % 19
South Asia Hindu - Viswakarma 9,100,000 9 9 100.0 % 9,100,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.11 % 0.04 % 182
South Asia Hindu - Yadav 70,908,000 32 32 100.0 % 70,908,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 1,418
South Asia Muslim - Ansari 17,670,000 6 6 100.0 % 17,670,000 100.0 %    Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 353
South Asia Muslim - Arain 11,608,000 2 2 100.0 % 11,608,000 100.0 %    Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 232
South Asia Muslim - Jat 36,897,000 145 145 100.0 % 36,897,000 100.0 %    Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 738
South Asia Muslim - other 143,945,000 577 572 99.1 % 143,841,000 99.9 %    Islam 0.04 % 0.01 % 2,877
South Asia Muslim - Pashtun 91,631,000 283 283 100.0 % 91,631,000 100.0 %    Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1,833
South Asia Muslim - Rajput 23,879,000 121 121 100.0 % 23,879,000 100.0 %    Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 478
South Asia Muslim - Sayyid 18,891,000 7 7 100.0 % 18,891,000 100.0 %    Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 378
South Asia Muslim - Shaikh 240,630,000 17 17 100.0 % 240,630,000 100.0 %    Islam 0.01 % 0.01 % 4,813
South Asia Sikh - Jat 11,260,000 21 20 95.2 % 11,257,000 100.0 %    Other / Small 0.03 % 0.01 % 225
South Asia Sikh - other 12,478,000 45 45 100.0 % 12,478,000 100.0 %    Other / Small 0.36 % 0.13 % 250
South Asia Tribal - Banjara 8,316,000 9 9 100.0 % 8,316,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.45 % 0.17 % 166
South Asia Tribal - Bhil 20,303,000 16 16 100.0 % 20,303,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.83 % 0.00 % 406
South Asia Tribal - Gond 15,216,000 17 17 100.0 % 15,216,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.84 % 0.32 % 304
South Asia Tribal - Kuki Chin 36,000 11 0 0.0 % Unknown 0.0 %    Christianity 53.19 % 0.00 % -
South Asia Tribal - Naga 3,151,000 57 0 0.0 % Unknown 0.0 %    Christianity 96.37 % 36.42 % -
South Asia Tribal - other 117,692,000 455 320 70.3 % 80,221,000 68.2 %    Hinduism 8.56 % 3.31 % 1,604
Totals:  56 People Clusters 1,930,350,000 4,242 3,798 89.5 % 1,837,430,000 95.2 %    49       38,274
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