Padiar in India


Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
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* Data can be from various sources including official census, agencies, and local research. Data from these sources can sometimes differ even by orders of magnitude. Joshua Project attempts to present a conservative, balanced estimate.

Introduction / History

The Padiar people live mainly in the district of Kollam. Their homes are in the southern states of Kerala and Karnataka, but they speak Goan Konkani, the language of nearby Goa.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Some Padiar people collect sap from coconut palm trees to make an alcoholic beverage. Today most are either farmers or fishermen.

They have contributed to India’s culture through their music and dance forms.


What Are Their Beliefs?

Though they are entirely Hindu, the Padiar have their own unique spiritual practices.

The Padiar people need to put their trust and identity in the hands of the loving God of Creation who sent his son to make it possible for them to enter the Kingdom of God.


What Are Their Needs?

Pray for a "Book of Acts" type of movement to Christ among the Padiar.

Pray God will have mercy on the Padiar, doing whatever it takes to place them in a position to receive him.

Ask God to open the hearts of the Padiar to the gospel.

Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them.


Prayer Points

Scripture Prayers for the Padiar in India.


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Padiar
People Name in Country Padiar
Alternate Names Padiyar; पाडियर
Population this Country 1,400
Population all Countries 1,400
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
PeopleID3 17808
ROP3 Code 113281
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 3
Largest States
Karnataka
1,100
Goa
300
Maharashtra
10
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 3
  Karnataka 1,100
  Goa 300
  Maharashtra 10
Website South Asia Peoples
Primary Religion: Hinduism
Major Religion Percent *
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.00 %)
0.00 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
100.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.
Primary Language Konkani, Goan (800 speakers)
Language Code gom   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 3
Secondary Languages
Kannada
500
Marathi
Primary Language Konkani, Goan (800 speakers)
Language Code gom   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 3
Secondary Languages
  Kannada 500
  Marathi 10
People Groups Speaking Konkani, Goan
Map Source People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project  
Profile Source Joshua Project 
Data Sources Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.


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