Valluvan in India
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The Valluvan of India are a scheduled caste who live in Tamil Nadu and also in Pondicherry.
In Tamil Nadu the Valluvan live mainly in villages. They speak Tamil and have cross-cousin marriages. Widows cannot marry again. They are priests by tradition and present day too and do fortune telling. Hinduism is their religion. They believe in education.
In Pondicherry they are not vegetarians and eat rice as a cereal. They speak Tamil too. They are mainly landless. Though there are priests, many have gone into other work such as business and trade. They believe in education for boys and to a lesser degree for girls. Family planning and other benefits also are used by them.
* Pray that God will give the Valluvan dreams and visions leading them to Jesus Christ.
* Pray that gospel materials will lead them to salvation.
Singh, K. S., ed. "India's Communities A-Z", Oxford University Press, USA 1999
| Profile Source: Anonymous |
| People Name General | Valluvan |
| People Name in Country | Valluvan |
| Population in India | 132,000 |
| World Population | 135,100 |
| Total Countries | 2 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 2 |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Alternate Names | Ahambadian, Alwar, Ambalakarar, Dadar, Dala, Iyer, Iyyer, Joshiar, Jyotidar, Nainar, Pandaram, Serviar, Thiru Valluvan, Thiru Vallvar, Thiruvalluvar, Thottia Naiker, Valayargal, Vallamban, Vallon, Valluva, Valluvar, Valuvan, Vanji, Vidiyar, Viniar, वल्लुवन |
| People ID | 18320 |
| ROP3 Code | 113867 |
| Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples | ||||||||||||
| People Cluster | Tamil | ||||||||||||
| People Group | Valluvan | ||||||||||||
| Ethnic Code | CNN23c | ||||||||||||
| Total Subgroups on file | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Largest Subgroups |
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| Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
| People Cluster | Tamil |
| People Group | Valluvan |
| Ethnic Code | CNN23c |
| Total Subgroups | 12 |
| Dadar 400 | |
| Nainar 400 | |
| Alvar 0 | |
| Alwar 0 | |
| Arupathu Katchi 0 | |
| Arupathykathi 0 | |
| Narpathu Katchi 0 | |
| Pandaram 0 | |
| Paraiyan 0 | |
| Tavidadari 0 | |
| Thavadadari 0 | |
| Tiruvalluvan 0 |
| Country | India | ||||||
| Region | South Asia | ||||||
| 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 | 6 | ||||||
| Largest States |
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| Specialized Website | South Asia Peoples | ||||||
| Country | India |
| Region | South Asia |
| Continent | Asia |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| National Bible Society | Website |
| Persecution Rank | 11 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
| Total States | 6 |
| Tamil Nadu 103,000 | |
| Kerala 22,000 | |
| Puducherry 4,700 | |
| Karnataka 1,900 | |
| Delhi 200 | |
| Telangana 60 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Language | Tamil (107,000 speakers) | ||||||
| Language Code | tam Ethnologue Listing | ||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | ||||||
| Total Languages | 5 | ||||||
| Secondary Languages |
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| Other People Groups | Speaking Tamil |
| Primary Language | Tamil (107,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | tam Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 5 |
| Secondary Languages | |
| Malayalam 22,000 | |
| Telugu 300 | |
| Tulu 100 | |
| Kannada 20 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Tamil |
Primary Language: Tamil
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1714-1956) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1715-1998) |
| Bible-Complete | Yes (1727-2002) |
| Bible-NT Audio | Online |
| Bible-NT Text | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | National Bible Societies |
| Forum of Bible Agencies | World Bible Finder |
| Gospel Go | World Bibles |
| Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
| Audio Recordings | Father's Love Letter |
| Audio Recordings | General Ministry Resources |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament (FCBH) |
| Audio Recordings | Online Scripture (Talking Bibles) |
| Audio Recordings | Oral Bible |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | Following Jesus (India, JF Project) |
| Film / Video | General Ministry Resources |
| Film / Video | God's Story Video |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Tamil |
| Film / Video | Magdalena (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime) |
| Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) |
| General | Bible Visuals |
| General | God's Simple Plan |
| General | Got Questions Ministry |
| Mobile App | Download Bible from Google Play Store |
| Text / Printed Matter | Bible |
| Text / Printed Matter | Bible: Old Version Bible |
| Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.00 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
100.00 %
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| Islam |
0.00 %
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| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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| Other / Small |
0.00 %
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| Unknown |
0.00 %
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