South Asia Christian People Cluster

People Cluster: South Asia Christian What is a People Cluster?

Population

19,754,000

People Groups (Across Countries)

People Groups
(by Country)

Unreached Groups (by Country)

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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: ☀︎●●●●● (
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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
Photo	People Group ▲	Global Population	Peoples by Country	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
	Adi Andhra Christian	22,000	1	3 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Adi Dravida Christian	739,000	1	3 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Adi Karnataka Christian	197,000	1	3 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Aiyanavar Christian	19,000	1	3 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Ambattan Christian	5,100	1	3 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Anglo	147,000	3	3 ●	Christianity	99.7 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Arasar Christian	65,000	1	3 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Assamese (Christian traditions)	3,700	1	3 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Bawm	4,800	3	5 ●	Christianity	99.3 %	50.4 %	-1 -
	Bharathar (Christian traditions)	45,000	2	3 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Burgher	53,000	1	3 ●	Christianity	87.1 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Chackaravar Christian	5,500	1	3 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions)	138,000	2	3 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Chavalakkaran Christian	4,500	1	3 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Cherumar Christian	519,000	1	3 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Christian	2,257,000	4	3 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Daman Catholic	2,800	1	3 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Goanese	748,000	7	5 ●	Christianity	99.5 %	35.3 %	-1 -
	Halam Chorei	3,400	1	3 ●	Christianity	50.1 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Ilavan Christian	144,000	2	3 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Kavathi Christian	4,600	1	3 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Keralamuthali Christian	3,600	1	3 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Kuravan (Christian traditions)	17,000	1	3 ●	Christianity	95.7 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Madiga (Christian traditions)	690,000	1	3 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Mahar (Christian traditions)	469,000	1	3 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Mala (Christian traditions)	496,000	1	3 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Malabar Catholic	3,018,000	1	3 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Marakkan (Christian traditions)	5,700	1	3 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Matang (Christian traditions)	209,000	1	3 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Mukkuvan (Christian traditions)	45,000	1	3 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Nadar (Christian traditions)	1,465,000	2	3 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Pallan (Christian traditions)	524,000	2	3 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Paraiyan (Christian traditions)	897,000	2	3 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Paravan (Christian traditions)	42,000	1	3 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Pondicherry Catholic	49,000	1	3 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Sudri	1,300	1	3 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Syrian Christian	4,195,000	1	3 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Tamil (Christian traditions)	56,000	2	3 ●	Christianity	89.4 %	1.5 %	-1 -
	Thandan (Christian traditions)	13,000	1	3 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Tholuva Naicker	1,000	1	3 ●	Christianity	51.9 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Thovoi	19,000	1	3 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Valmiki (Balmiki) Mehtar	1,200	1	3 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Valmiki (Christian traditions)	2,208,000	2	3 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Valmiki Chuhra (Christian traditions)	20,000	1	3 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Vannan (Christian traditions)	172,000	2	3 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Vathiriyan (Christian traditions)	5,800	1	3 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Vetan (Christian traditions)	3,900	1	3 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
Totals:	47 Peoples (across countries)	19,754,000	69	●	Christianity	99.9%	36.0%	0

* 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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