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

Population

1,988,030,000

Number of People Clusters

55

People Groups (by Country)

4,201

Unreached People Groups

3,729 (89 %)

Map Notes
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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
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Adi 153,000 9 3 33.3 % 4,200 2.7 %    Unknown 24.04 % 9.06 % 1
Baloch 12,962,000 66 66 100.0 % 12,962,000 100.0 %    Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 259
Brahui 3,359,000 10 10 100.0 % 3,359,000 100.0 %    Islam 0.01 % 0.01 % 67
South Asia - other 28,561,000 167 122 73.1 % 23,395,000 81.9 %    Hinduism 5.39 % 1.62 % 468
South Asia Buddhist 22,057,000 130 87 66.9 % 2,578,000 11.7 %    Buddhism 6.35 % 1.53 % 52
South Asia Christian 20,069,000 69 0 0.0 % Unknown 0.0 %    Christianity 99.91 % 36.05 % -
South Asia Dalit - Chamar (Bhambi) 5,530,000 5 5 100.0 % 5,530,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 1.03 % 0.39 % 111
South Asia Dalit - Dusadh 7,455,000 5 5 100.0 % 7,455,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.03 % 0.01 % 149
South Asia Dalit - Madiga 9,053,000 3 3 100.0 % 9,053,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.13 % 0.06 % 181
South Asia Dalit - Namassej 8,960,000 6 6 100.0 % 8,960,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.52 % 0.24 % 179
South Asia Dalit - other 166,141,000 366 359 98.1 % 166,088,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.51 % 0.25 % 3,322
South Asia Dalit - Pasi 10,075,000 8 8 100.0 % 10,075,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.08 % 0.03 % 202
South Asia Dalit - Rajbansi 7,514,000 4 3 75.0 % 7,388,000 98.3 %    Hinduism 0.59 % 0.25 % 148
South Asia Dalit - Valmiki 1,145,000 9 9 100.0 % 1,145,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 23
South Asia Forward Caste - Bania 37,133,000 76 76 100.0 % 37,133,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 743
South Asia Forward Caste - Brahmin 77,964,000 129 128 99.2 % 77,959,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 1,559
South Asia Forward Caste - Nair 7,856,000 3 3 100.0 % 7,856,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.18 % 0.07 % 157
South Asia Forward Caste - other 12,487,000 23 20 87.0 % 12,121,000 97.1 %    Hinduism 1.60 % 0.57 % 242
South Asia Forward Caste - Rajput 57,596,000 99 99 100.0 % 57,596,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1,152
South Asia Hindu - Badhai 8,515,000 10 10 100.0 % 8,515,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 170
South Asia Hindu - Bhoi 8,709,000 15 15 100.0 % 8,709,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 174
South Asia Hindu - Jat 25,245,000 79 79 100.0 % 25,245,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.03 % 0.01 % 505
South Asia Hindu - Kahar 9,885,000 4 4 100.0 % 9,885,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 198
South Asia Hindu - Kapu 20,274,000 6 6 100.0 % 20,274,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.02 % 0.01 % 405
South Asia Hindu - Kayastha 12,376,000 10 10 100.0 % 12,376,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.03 % 0.01 % 248
South Asia Hindu - Kumhar 20,455,000 13 12 92.3 % 20,448,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 409
South Asia Hindu - Kunbi 24,446,000 17 17 100.0 % 24,446,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.04 % 0.01 % 489
South Asia Hindu - Kurmi 22,551,000 5 5 100.0 % 22,551,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 451
South Asia Hindu - Mahishya 12,626,000 2 2 100.0 % 12,626,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.38 % 0.00 % 253
South Asia Hindu - Mahratta 50,387,000 10 10 100.0 % 50,387,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1,008
South Asia Hindu - Mali 13,993,000 6 6 100.0 % 13,993,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 280
South Asia Hindu - Nai 14,235,000 8 8 100.0 % 14,235,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 285
South Asia Hindu - other 312,979,000 944 880 93.2 % 305,812,000 97.7 %    Hinduism 0.46 % 0.18 % 6,116
South Asia Hindu - Sonar 10,660,000 22 22 100.0 % 10,660,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 213
South Asia Hindu - Teli 23,577,000 11 10 90.9 % 23,572,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.02 % 0.01 % 471
South Asia Hindu - Vakkaliga 8,594,000 4 4 100.0 % 8,594,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.19 % 0.07 % 172
South Asia Hindu - Vanniyan 922,000 6 6 100.0 % 922,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 1.09 % 0.41 % 18
South Asia Hindu - Viswakarma 10,232,000 9 9 100.0 % 10,232,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.12 % 0.04 % 205
South Asia Hindu - Yadav 76,268,000 32 32 100.0 % 76,268,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 1,525
South Asia Muslim - Ansari 17,535,000 6 6 100.0 % 17,535,000 100.0 %    Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 351
South Asia Muslim - Arain 12,296,000 2 2 100.0 % 12,296,000 100.0 %    Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 246
South Asia Muslim - Jat 39,396,000 142 142 100.0 % 39,396,000 100.0 %    Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 788
South Asia Muslim - other 284,050,000 579 573 99.0 % 283,944,000 100.0 %    Islam 0.05 % 0.03 % 5,679
South Asia Muslim - Pashtun 100,435,000 283 283 100.0 % 100,435,000 100.0 %    Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 2,009
South Asia Muslim - Rajput 23,759,000 116 116 100.0 % 23,759,000 100.0 %    Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 475
South Asia Muslim - Sayyid 19,135,000 7 7 100.0 % 19,135,000 100.0 %    Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 383
South Asia Muslim - Shaikh 118,438,000 17 17 100.0 % 118,438,000 100.0 %    Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 2,369
South Asia Sikh - Jat 12,480,000 20 19 95.0 % 12,477,000 100.0 %    Other / Small 0.02 % 0.01 % 250
South Asia Sikh - other 12,023,000 45 45 100.0 % 12,023,000 100.0 %    Other / Small 0.36 % 0.13 % 240
South Asia Tribal - Banjara 8,106,000 9 9 100.0 % 8,106,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 1.46 % 0.73 % 162
South Asia Tribal - Bhil 23,004,000 18 18 100.0 % 23,004,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.81 % 0.32 % 460
South Asia Tribal - Gond 16,621,000 17 17 100.0 % 16,621,000 100.0 %    Hinduism 0.85 % 0.32 % 332
South Asia Tribal - Kuki Chin 182,000 13 0 0.0 % Unknown 0.0 %    Christianity 83.07 % 60.82 % -
South Asia Tribal - Naga 3,070,000 74 0 0.0 % Unknown 0.0 %    Christianity 96.25 % 36.35 % -
South Asia Tribal - other 114,527,000 453 316 69.8 % 77,422,000 67.6 %    Hinduism 8.58 % 3.41 % 1,548
Totals:  55 People Clusters 1,988,030,000 4,201 3,729 88.8 % 1,894,980,000 95.3 %    48       39,357
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