• Affinity Bloc:  

Affinity Bloc:  South Asian Peoples What is an Affinity Bloc?

Population

1,870,300,000

Number of People Clusters

56

People Groups (by Country)

4,385

Unreached People Groups

3,938 (90 %)

Map Notes
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Progress Scale: ●●●●●
People Cluster ▲ Population Peoples
by Country		 Unreached
by Country		 % Groups
Unreached		 Popl in
Unreached		 % Popl in
Unreached		 Progress
Scale		 Primary
Religion		 % Christian
Adherent		 %
Evangelical		 Est. Workers
Needed * 
Adi 154,000 9 3 33.3 % 4,200 2.7 %    ● Unknown 23.55 % 8.87 % 1
Baloch 11,831,000 119 119 100.0 % 11,831,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.04 % 0.01 % 237
Brahui 2,976,000 10 10 100.0 % 2,976,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.01 % 0.01 % 60
South Asia - other 27,239,000 168 126 75.0 % 22,244,000 81.7 %    ● Hinduism 5.44 % 1.67 % 445
South Asia Buddhist 20,999,000 139 97 69.8 % 2,715,000 12.9 %    ● Buddhism 6.30 % 1.58 % 54
South Asia Christian 19,728,000 70 0 0.0 % Unknown 0.0 %    ● Christianity 99.89 % 36.13 % -
South Asia Dalit - Chamar (Bhambi) 5,597,000 6 6 100.0 % 5,597,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 1.04 % 0.39 % 112
South Asia Dalit - Dusadh 7,586,000 5 5 100.0 % 7,586,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.03 % 0.01 % 152
South Asia Dalit - Madiga 8,989,000 3 3 100.0 % 8,989,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.13 % 0.05 % 180
South Asia Dalit - Mala 6,597,000 1 1 100.0 % 6,597,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.16 % 0.00 % 132
South Asia Dalit - Namassej 8,161,000 7 7 100.0 % 8,161,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.52 % 0.24 % 163
South Asia Dalit - other 159,521,000 375 370 98.7 % 159,474,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.53 % 0.20 % 3,189
South Asia Dalit - Pasi 9,118,000 8 8 100.0 % 9,118,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.09 % 0.03 % 182
South Asia Dalit - Rajbansi 6,599,000 4 3 75.0 % 6,471,000 98.1 %    ● Hinduism 0.61 % 0.00 % 129
South Asia Dalit - Valmiki 1,168,000 9 9 100.0 % 1,168,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 23
South Asia Forward Caste - Bania 34,401,000 80 80 100.0 % 34,401,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 688
South Asia Forward Caste - Brahmin 72,992,000 136 134 98.5 % 72,987,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 1,460
South Asia Forward Caste - Nair 7,740,000 3 3 100.0 % 7,740,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.18 % 0.07 % 155
South Asia Forward Caste - other 11,808,000 23 20 87.0 % 11,455,000 97.0 %    ● Hinduism 1.52 % 0.54 % 229
South Asia Forward Caste - Rajput 53,212,000 100 100 100.0 % 53,212,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 1,064
South Asia Hindu - Badhai 7,793,000 6 6 100.0 % 7,793,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 156
South Asia Hindu - Bhoi 7,676,000 16 16 100.0 % 7,676,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 154
South Asia Hindu - Jat 22,575,000 80 80 100.0 % 22,575,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.03 % 0.01 % 452
South Asia Hindu - Kahar 9,894,000 4 4 100.0 % 9,894,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 198
South Asia Hindu - Kapu 17,906,000 6 6 100.0 % 17,906,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.02 % 0.01 % 358
South Asia Hindu - Kayastha 10,853,000 11 11 100.0 % 10,853,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.03 % 0.01 % 217
South Asia Hindu - Kumhar 20,459,000 14 13 92.9 % 20,452,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 409
South Asia Hindu - Kunbi 21,810,000 17 17 100.0 % 21,810,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.04 % 0.01 % 436
South Asia Hindu - Kurmi 22,726,000 5 5 100.0 % 22,726,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 455
South Asia Hindu - Mahishya 12,293,000 4 4 100.0 % 12,293,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.40 % 0.16 % 246
South Asia Hindu - Mahratta 45,215,000 10 10 100.0 % 45,215,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 904
South Asia Hindu - Mali 12,566,000 6 6 100.0 % 12,566,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 251
South Asia Hindu - Nai 14,181,000 8 8 100.0 % 14,181,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 284
South Asia Hindu - other 303,885,000 980 916 93.5 % 297,194,000 97.8 %    ● Hinduism 0.45 % 0.18 % 5,944
South Asia Hindu - Sonar 9,191,000 23 23 100.0 % 9,191,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 184
South Asia Hindu - Teli 23,637,000 11 10 90.9 % 23,633,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.02 % 0.01 % 473
South Asia Hindu - Vakkaliga 7,460,000 4 4 100.0 % 7,460,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.19 % 0.07 % 149
South Asia Hindu - Vanniyan 866,000 6 6 100.0 % 866,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 1.10 % 0.42 % 17
South Asia Hindu - Viswakarma 8,882,000 10 10 100.0 % 8,882,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.11 % 0.04 % 178
South Asia Hindu - Yadav 69,439,000 30 30 100.0 % 69,439,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 1,389
South Asia Muslim - Ansari 17,104,000 6 6 100.0 % 17,104,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 342
South Asia Muslim - Arain 10,928,000 3 3 100.0 % 10,928,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 219
South Asia Muslim - Jat 33,998,000 127 127 100.0 % 33,998,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 680
South Asia Muslim - other 138,957,000 639 634 99.2 % 138,856,000 99.9 %    ● Islam 0.04 % 0.01 % 2,777
South Asia Muslim - Pashtun 86,255,000 269 269 100.0 % 86,255,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1,725
South Asia Muslim - Rajput 22,577,000 120 120 100.0 % 22,577,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 452
South Asia Muslim - Sayyid 18,116,000 7 7 100.0 % 18,116,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 362
South Asia Muslim - Shaikh 232,943,000 17 17 100.0 % 232,943,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 4,659
South Asia Sikh - Jat 10,965,000 21 20 95.2 % 10,963,000 100.0 %    ● Other / Small 0.03 % 0.01 % 219
South Asia Sikh - other 12,190,000 50 50 100.0 % 12,190,000 100.0 %    ● Other / Small 0.36 % 0.13 % 244
South Asia Tribal - Banjara 7,988,000 11 11 100.0 % 7,988,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.45 % 0.17 % 160
South Asia Tribal - Bhil 19,836,000 16 16 100.0 % 19,836,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.84 % 0.00 % 397
South Asia Tribal - Gond 14,931,000 17 17 100.0 % 14,931,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.85 % 0.32 % 299
South Asia Tribal - Kuki Chin 35,000 11 0 0.0 % Unknown 0.0 %    ● Christianity 52.94 % 0.00 % -
South Asia Tribal - other 117,678,000 533 352 66.0 % 77,823,000 66.1 %    ● Hinduism 10.77 % 4.12 % 1,556
South Asia Tribal - Tangsa 108,000 12 0 0.0 % Unknown 0.0 %    ● Christianity 78.37 % 36.63 % -
Totals:  56 People Clusters 1,870,300,000 4,385 3,938 89.8 % 1,779,800,000 95.2 %    49 ●       37,260
  Download Data   Data Sources   Definitions
Prayer Cards
Disclaimers:
  1. Joshua Project data is drawn from many sources and of varying accuracy depending on source and editorial decisions. Populations are scaled to the current year. Other data may have varying ages. We welcome updates.
  2. Joshua Project occasionally adjusts profile text from third party sources. This is done to avoid confusion regarding the current reality of a people group, to fix grammar and spelling and to avoid potentially offensive wording.
  3. A displayed zero can mean true zero, a very small rounded number or sometimes unknown. Blanks mean an unknown value.
  4. The data is sometimes not as precise as it appears. Values for %Christian Adherent and %Evangelical (which determine unreached status) are often informed estimates, some more accurate than others. We recommend against using %Christian Adherent and %Evangelical to calculate absolute numbers.
  5. Joshua Project makes every effort to ensure that the subject in an image is in fact from the specific people group. In rare instances a representative photo may be used.
  6. Joshua Project may be able to provide more information than what is published on this site. Please contact us.
  7. On-the-ground reality may vary from what is presented here. Before making travel plans based on data presented here, please confirm with other sources to the extent possible.
Peoples, Countries, Languages People Group
Lists Create
a List Global
Statistics Maps
 Definitions


--; ?>