Subgroups: 1
Subgroup Name | Population ▼ | |
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Manser | 26,000 |
Scripture Prayers for the Adi Dravida in India.
Profile Source: Joshua Project |
People Name General | Adi Dravida |
People Name in Country | Adi Dravida |
Pronunciation | AH-dee DRAH-vee-dahr |
Population this Country | 8,683,000 |
Population all Countries | 8,683,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
GSEC | 4 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 174 |
Alternate Names | Adi Dravidar; Chakkiliyan; Harijan; Harijans; Madiga; Mala; Parayan; Pariyar; Samban; आदि ड्रॅविडा |
People ID | 16164 |
ROP3 Code | 111266 |
Country | India | |||||||||||||||
Region | Asia, South | |||||||||||||||
Continent | Asia | |||||||||||||||
10/40 Window | Yes | |||||||||||||||
National Bible Society | Website | |||||||||||||||
Persecution Rank | 11 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | |||||||||||||||
Total States on file | 29 | |||||||||||||||
Largest States (only 15 largest shown) |
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Districts | Interactive map, listing and data download | |||||||||||||||
Specialized Website | South Asia Peoples |
Country | India |
Region | Asia, South |
Continent | Asia |
10/40 Window | Yes |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | 11 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Total States | 29 (only 20 largest shown) |
Tamil Nadu 7,129,000 | |
Karnataka 934,000 | |
Andhra Pradesh 313,000 | |
Puducherry 168,000 | |
Maharashtra 50,000 | |
Delhi 6,700 | |
Kerala 5,000 | |
Gujarat 2,700 | |
Odisha 2,300 | |
West Bengal 1,800 | |
Madhya Pradesh 1,400 | |
Uttar Pradesh 1,000 | |
Jharkhand 800 | |
Telangana 700 | |
Chhattisgarh 500 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.09 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.10 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
99.81 %
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Islam |
0.00 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.01 %
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Unknown |
0.00 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Primary Language | Tamil (7,695,000 speakers) | |||||||||
Language Code | tam Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||
Total Languages | 9 | |||||||||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Tamil (7,695,000 speakers) |
Language Code | tam Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 9 |
Secondary Languages | |
Telugu 449,000 | |
Kannada 346,000 | |
Tulu 54,000 | |
Konkani, Goan 4,600 | |
Malayalam 4,500 | |
Odia 400 | |
English 300 | |
Konkani 200 | |
People Groups | Speaking Tamil |
Primary Language: Tamil
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1714-1956) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1715-1998) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1727-2021) |
Bible-NT Audio | Online |
Bible-NT Text | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Photo Source | Copyrighted © 2023 Dr. Nagaraja Sharma - Shutterstock All rights reserved. Used with permission |
Map Source | People Group Location: Omid. Other geography / data: GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project |
Profile Source | Joshua Project |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |