South Asian Peoples Affinity Bloc

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

Population

1,989,730,000

Number of People Clusters

People Groups (by Country)

4,212

Unreached People Groups

3,739 (89 %)

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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	153,000	9	3	33.3 %	4,200	2.7 %	4 ●	Unknown	24.04 %	9.06 %	1
Baloch	12,961,000	66	66	100.0 %	12,961,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	259
Brahui	3,359,000	10	10	100.0 %	3,359,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.01 %	0.01 %	67
South Asia - other	29,283,000	168	123	73.2 %	24,117,000	82.4 %	2 ●	Hinduism	5.25 %	1.58 %	482
South Asia Buddhist	22,192,000	132	88	66.7 %	2,656,000	12.0 %	2 ●	Buddhism	6.34 %	1.53 %	53
South Asia Christian	20,069,000	69	0	0.0 %	-1 Unknown	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	99.91 %	36.05 %	-1 -
South Asia Dalit - Chamar (Bhambi)	5,530,000	5	5	100.0 %	5,530,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	1.03 %	0.39 %	111
South Asia Dalit - Dusadh	7,455,000	5	5	100.0 %	7,455,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.03 %	0.01 %	149
South Asia Dalit - Madiga	9,053,000	3	3	100.0 %	9,053,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.13 %	0.06 %	181
South Asia Dalit - Namassej	8,960,000	6	6	100.0 %	8,960,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.52 %	0.24 %	179
South Asia Dalit - other	166,141,000	366	359	98.1 %	166,088,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.51 %	0.25 %	3,322
South Asia Dalit - Pasi	10,075,000	8	8	100.0 %	10,075,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.08 %	0.03 %	202
South Asia Dalit - Rajbansi	7,514,000	4	3	75.0 %	7,388,000	98.3 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.59 %	0.25 %	148
South Asia Dalit - Valmiki	1,145,000	9	9	100.0 %	1,145,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	23
South Asia Forward Caste - Bania	37,133,000	76	76	100.0 %	37,133,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	743
South Asia Forward Caste - Brahmin	77,964,000	129	128	99.2 %	77,959,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.01 %	0.00 %	1,559
South Asia Forward Caste - Nair	7,856,000	3	3	100.0 %	7,856,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.18 %	0.07 %	157
South Asia Forward Caste - other	12,487,000	23	20	87.0 %	12,121,000	97.1 %	1 ●	Hinduism	1.60 %	0.57 %	242
South Asia Forward Caste - Rajput	57,596,000	99	99	100.0 %	57,596,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1,152
South Asia Hindu - Badhai	8,515,000	10	10	100.0 %	8,515,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.01 %	0.00 %	170
South Asia Hindu - Bhoi	8,709,000	15	15	100.0 %	8,709,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	174
South Asia Hindu - Jat	25,245,000	79	79	100.0 %	25,245,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.03 %	0.01 %	505
South Asia Hindu - Kahar	9,885,000	4	4	100.0 %	9,885,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	198
South Asia Hindu - Kapu	20,274,000	6	6	100.0 %	20,274,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.02 %	0.01 %	405
South Asia Hindu - Kayastha	12,376,000	10	10	100.0 %	12,376,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.03 %	0.01 %	248
South Asia Hindu - Kumhar	20,455,000	13	12	92.3 %	20,448,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.01 %	0.00 %	409
South Asia Hindu - Kunbi	24,446,000	17	17	100.0 %	24,446,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.04 %	0.01 %	489
South Asia Hindu - Kurmi	22,551,000	5	5	100.0 %	22,551,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.01 %	0.00 %	451
South Asia Hindu - Mahishya	12,626,000	2	2	100.0 %	12,626,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.38 %	0.00 %	253
South Asia Hindu - Mahratta	50,387,000	10	10	100.0 %	50,387,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1,008
South Asia Hindu - Mali	13,993,000	6	6	100.0 %	13,993,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.01 %	0.00 %	280
South Asia Hindu - Nai	14,235,000	8	8	100.0 %	14,235,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	285
South Asia Hindu - other	313,280,000	947	883	93.2 %	306,118,000	97.7 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.46 %	0.18 %	6,122
South Asia Hindu - Sonar	10,660,000	22	22	100.0 %	10,660,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	213
South Asia Hindu - Teli	23,577,000	11	10	90.9 %	23,572,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.02 %	0.01 %	471
South Asia Hindu - Vakkaliga	8,594,000	4	4	100.0 %	8,594,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.19 %	0.07 %	172
South Asia Hindu - Vanniyan	922,000	6	6	100.0 %	922,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	1.09 %	0.41 %	18
South Asia Hindu - Viswakarma	10,232,000	9	9	100.0 %	10,232,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.12 %	0.04 %	205
South Asia Hindu - Yadav	76,268,000	32	32	100.0 %	76,268,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.01 %	0.00 %	1,525
South Asia Muslim - Ansari	17,535,000	6	6	100.0 %	17,535,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	351
South Asia Muslim - Arain	12,296,000	2	2	100.0 %	12,296,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	246
South Asia Muslim - Jat	39,589,000	143	143	100.0 %	39,589,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	792
South Asia Muslim - other	284,036,000	582	576	99.0 %	283,930,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.05 %	0.03 %	5,679
South Asia Muslim - Pashtun	100,802,000	284	284	100.0 %	100,802,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	2,016
South Asia Muslim - Rajput	23,759,000	116	116	100.0 %	23,759,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	475
South Asia Muslim - Sayyid	19,135,000	7	7	100.0 %	19,135,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	383
South Asia Muslim - Shaikh	118,438,000	17	17	100.0 %	118,438,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	2,369
South Asia Sikh - Jat	12,480,000	20	19	95.0 %	12,477,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Other / Small	0.02 %	0.01 %	250
South Asia Sikh - other	12,023,000	45	45	100.0 %	12,023,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Other / Small	0.36 %	0.13 %	240
South Asia Tribal - Banjara	8,106,000	9	9	100.0 %	8,106,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	1.46 %	0.73 %	162
South Asia Tribal - Bhil	23,004,000	18	18	100.0 %	23,004,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.81 %	0.32 %	460
South Asia Tribal - Gond	16,621,000	17	17	100.0 %	16,621,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Hinduism	0.85 %	0.32 %	332
South Asia Tribal - Kuki Chin	182,000	13	0	0.0 %	-1 Unknown	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	83.07 %	60.82 %	-1 -
South Asia Tribal - Naga	3,070,000	74	0	0.0 %	-1 Unknown	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	96.25 %	36.35 %	-1 -
South Asia Tribal - other	114,527,000	453	316	69.8 %	77,422,000	67.6 %	4 ●	Hinduism	8.58 %	3.41 %	1,548
Totals: 55 People Clusters	1,989,730,000	4,212	3,739	88.8 %	1,896,640,000	95.3 %	48 ●				39,396

* 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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Level	Description	Criteria
0.3	Unreached Frontier - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
0.7	Unreached not Frontier - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - 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%

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