People Cluster - South Asia Forward Caste - Other

People Cluster: South Asia Forward Caste - Other What is a People Cluster?

Population

11,731,000

People Groups (Across Countries)

People Groups
(by Country)

Unreached Groups (by Country)

Affinity Bloc

South Asian Peoples

Cluster Progress

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

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%

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
Photo	People Group ▲	Global Population	Peoples by Country	Unreached by Country	% Unreached Peoples	Popl in Unreached	% Popl in Unreached	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
	Karnam	84,000	1	1	100.0 %	84,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.0%	0.0%	2
	Khandait	1,760,000	2	2	100.0 %	1,760,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.0%	0.0%	36
	Khatri (Hindu traditions)	2,368,000	2	2	100.0 %	2,368,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.0%	0.0%	48
	Kodava	115,000	1	1	100.0 %	115,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.0%	0.0%	2
	Maravan	3,338,000	2	1	50.0 %	3,240,000	97.1 %	1 ●	Hinduism	2.8%	0.0%	65
	Prabhu	24,000	1	1	100.0 %	24,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.0%	0.0%	1
	Prabhu Kayastha	270,000	1	1	100.0 %	270,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.0%	0.0%	5
	Prabhu Patane	60,000	1	1	100.0 %	60,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.0%	0.0%	1
	Vellalan	2,616,000	2	1	50.0 %	2,586,000	98.9 %	1 ●	Hinduism	3.2%	0.0%	52
	Vellalan Isai	142,000	1	1	100.0 %	142,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.7%	0.0%	3
	Vellalan Kongu	21,000	1	1	100.0 %	21,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.1%	0.0%	1
	Vellalan Mudaliar	42,000	1	1	100.0 %	42,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.1%	0.0%	1
	Vellalan Nanchilnattu	199,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Hinduism	7.8%	0.0%	-1 -
	Vellalan Nanjanad	202,000	1	1	100.0 %	202,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	1.1%	0.0%	4
	Vellalan Pattanavan	9,400	1	1	100.0 %	9,400	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.0%	0.0%	1
	Vellalan Sozhia	149,000	1	1	100.0 %	149,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	1.1%	0.0%	3
	Vellalan Tondamandalam	212,000	1	1	100.0 %	212,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.8%	0.0%	4
	Vellalan Vipravindolu	1,600	1	1	100.0 %	1,600	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.0%	0.0%	1
	Vellalan Virakodi	119,000	1	1	100.0 %	119,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.8%	0.0%	2
Totals:	19 Peoples (across countries)	11,731,000	23	20	87.0 %	11,404,000	97.2 %	●	Hinduism	1.7%	0.0%	232

* 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 for every 50,000 individuals living in an unreached people group by country. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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