South Asian Peoples Affinity Bloc

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

Population

1,953,620,000

Number of People Clusters

People Groups (by Country)

4,196

Unreached People Groups

3,729 (89 %)

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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 Needed *
Adi	150,000	9	3	33.3 %	4,200	2.8 %	4 ●	Unknown	24.03 %	9.05 %	1
Baloch	12,359,000	66	66	100.0 %	12,359,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	247
Brahui	3,238,000	10	10	100.0 %	3,238,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.01 %	0.01 %	65
South Asia - other	27,395,000	167	122	73.1 %	22,218,000	81.1 %	2 ●	Hinduism	5.50 %	1.68 %	444
South Asia Buddhist	21,217,000	130	87	66.9 %	2,533,000	11.9 %	2 ●	Buddhism	6.32 %	1.58 %	51
South Asia Christian	19,706,000	69	0	0.0 %	-1 Unknown	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	99.91 %	36.09 %	-1 -
South Asia Dalit - Chamar (Bhambi)	5,447,000	5	5	100.0 %	5,447,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	1.03 %	0.39 %	109
South Asia Dalit - Dusadh	7,359,000	5	5	100.0 %	7,359,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.03 %	0.01 %	147
South Asia Dalit - Madiga	8,914,000	3	3	100.0 %	8,914,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.13 %	0.06 %	178
South Asia Dalit - Namassej	8,853,000	6	6	100.0 %	8,853,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.52 %	0.24 %	177
South Asia Dalit - other	163,711,000	366	359	98.1 %	163,659,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.51 %	0.25 %	3,273
South Asia Dalit - Pasi	9,923,000	8	8	100.0 %	9,923,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.08 %	0.03 %	198
South Asia Dalit - Rajbansi	7,425,000	4	3	75.0 %	7,292,000	98.2 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.60 %	0.26 %	146
South Asia Dalit - Valmiki	1,127,000	9	9	100.0 %	1,127,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	23
South Asia Forward Caste - Bania	36,585,000	76	76	100.0 %	36,585,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	732
South Asia Forward Caste - Brahmin	77,043,000	129	128	99.2 %	77,038,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.01 %	0.00 %	1,541
South Asia Forward Caste - Nair	7,738,000	3	3	100.0 %	7,738,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.18 %	0.07 %	155
South Asia Forward Caste - other	12,292,000	23	20	87.0 %	11,938,000	97.1 %	1 ●	Hinduism	1.59 %	0.57 %	239
South Asia Forward Caste - Rajput	56,718,000	99	99	100.0 %	56,718,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1,134
South Asia Hindu - Badhai	8,384,000	10	10	100.0 %	8,384,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.01 %	0.00 %	168
South Asia Hindu - Bhoi	8,589,000	15	15	100.0 %	8,589,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	172
South Asia Hindu - Jat	24,858,000	79	79	100.0 %	24,858,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.03 %	0.01 %	497
South Asia Hindu - Kahar	9,741,000	4	4	100.0 %	9,741,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	195
South Asia Hindu - Kapu	19,967,000	6	6	100.0 %	19,967,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.02 %	0.01 %	399
South Asia Hindu - Kayastha	12,207,000	10	10	100.0 %	12,207,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.03 %	0.01 %	244
South Asia Hindu - Kumhar	20,149,000	13	12	92.3 %	20,142,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.01 %	0.00 %	403
South Asia Hindu - Kunbi	24,068,000	17	17	100.0 %	24,068,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.04 %	0.01 %	481
South Asia Hindu - Kurmi	22,229,000	5	5	100.0 %	22,229,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.01 %	0.00 %	445
South Asia Hindu - Mahishya	12,442,000	2	2	100.0 %	12,442,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.38 %	0.00 %	249
South Asia Hindu - Mahratta	49,620,000	10	10	100.0 %	49,620,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	992
South Asia Hindu - Mali	13,784,000	6	6	100.0 %	13,784,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.01 %	0.00 %	276
South Asia Hindu - Nai	14,028,000	8	8	100.0 %	14,028,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	281
South Asia Hindu - other	309,169,000	944	880	93.2 %	302,250,000	97.8 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.46 %	0.18 %	6,045
South Asia Hindu - Sonar	10,505,000	22	22	100.0 %	10,505,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	210
South Asia Hindu - Teli	23,251,000	11	10	90.9 %	23,246,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.02 %	0.01 %	465
South Asia Hindu - Vakkaliga	8,464,000	4	4	100.0 %	8,464,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.19 %	0.07 %	169
South Asia Hindu - Vanniyan	908,000	6	6	100.0 %	908,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	1.09 %	0.41 %	18
South Asia Hindu - Viswakarma	10,076,000	9	9	100.0 %	10,076,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.12 %	0.04 %	202
South Asia Hindu - Yadav	75,206,000	32	32	100.0 %	75,206,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.01 %	0.00 %	1,504
South Asia Muslim - Ansari	17,148,000	6	6	100.0 %	17,148,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	343
South Asia Muslim - Arain	11,818,000	2	2	100.0 %	11,818,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	236
South Asia Muslim - Jat	37,891,000	142	142	100.0 %	37,891,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	758
South Asia Muslim - other	279,659,000	579	573	99.0 %	279,552,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.05 %	0.03 %	5,591
South Asia Muslim - Pashtun	97,313,000	283	283	100.0 %	97,313,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1,946
South Asia Muslim - Rajput	22,929,000	116	116	100.0 %	22,929,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	459
South Asia Muslim - Sayyid	18,687,000	7	7	100.0 %	18,687,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	374
South Asia Muslim - Shaikh	116,367,000	17	17	100.0 %	116,367,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	2,327
South Asia Sikh - Jat	12,290,000	20	19	95.0 %	12,287,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Other / Small	0.02 %	0.01 %	246
South Asia Sikh - other	11,843,000	45	45	100.0 %	11,843,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Other / Small	0.36 %	0.13 %	237
South Asia Tribal - Banjara	7,980,000	9	9	100.0 %	7,980,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	1.46 %	0.73 %	160
South Asia Tribal - Bhil	22,642,000	18	18	100.0 %	22,642,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.81 %	0.32 %	453
South Asia Tribal - Gond	16,370,000	17	17	100.0 %	16,370,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.85 %	0.32 %	327
South Asia Tribal - Kuki Chin	182,000	13	0	0.0 %	-1 Unknown	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	83.15 %	60.94 %	-1 -
South Asia Tribal - Naga	3,017,000	69	0	0.0 %	-1 Unknown	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	96.26 %	36.50 %	-1 -
South Asia Tribal - other	112,658,000	453	316	69.8 %	76,203,000	67.6 %	4 ●	Hinduism	8.58 %	3.41 %	1,524
Totals: 55 People Clusters	1,953,620,000	4,196	3,729	88.9 %	1,862,670,000	95.3 %	48 ●				38,741

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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