Mundala in India
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The Mundala are a Scheduled Caste. They are not vegetarian and eat rice. They live in Karnataka and Kerala.
In Karnataka the Mundala speak Kannada and Tulu. They prefer marriages between cousins. They are mostly landless and work as laborers, in government service, in business and in factories. They worship spirits. They are educated.
In Kerala the Mundala are very similar. They work as agricultural labourers. Some of them own land but properties tend to be small.
A few of the Mundala also live Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
* Scripture Prayers for the Mundala in India.
Pray that Indian Christians lead them to Jesus Christ.
Pray that gospel materials and the internet lead them to salvation.
Singh, K. S., ed. "India's Communities A-Z", Oxford University Press, USA 1999
| Profile Source: Anonymous |
| People Name General | Mundala |
| People Name in Country | Mundala |
| Population this Country | 33,000 |
| Population all Countries | 33,000 |
| Total Countries | 1 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Frontier People Group | Yes |
| GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
| Alternate Names | मुंडला |
| People ID | 17704 |
| ROP3 Code | 113152 |
| Country | India | |||||||||
| Region | Asia, South | |||||||||
| Continent | Asia | |||||||||
| 10/40 Window | Yes | |||||||||
| National Bible Society | Website | |||||||||
| Persecution Rank | 10 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | |||||||||
| Total States on file | 8 | |||||||||
| Largest States |
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| Specialized Website | South Asia Peoples | |||||||||
| Country | India |
| Region | Asia, South |
| Continent | Asia |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| National Bible Society | Website |
| Persecution Rank | 10 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
| Total States | 8 |
| Karnataka 32,000 | |
| Andhra Pradesh 500 | |
| Kerala 300 | |
| Telangana 200 | |
| Odisha 70 | |
| Goa 40 | |
| Tamil Nadu 30 | |
| Puducherry 20 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Language | Kannada (19,000 speakers) | ||||||
| Language Code | kan Ethnologue Listing | ||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | ||||||
| Total Languages | 6 | ||||||
| Secondary Languages |
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| Primary Language | Kannada (19,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | kan Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 6 |
| Secondary Languages | |
| Tulu 6,000 | |
| Konkani, Goan 2,200 | |
| Telugu 1,000 | |
| Malayalam 200 | |
| Tamil 30 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Kannada |
Primary Language: Kannada
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1812-1988) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1823-1995) |
| Bible-Complete | Yes (1827-2019) |
| Bible-NT Audio | Online |
| Bible-NT Text | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| World Bibles | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| Virtual Storehouse | |
| Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching |
| Audio Recordings | Love letter to you from scripture |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament |
| Audio Recordings | Online Scripture / Bible |
| Audio Recordings | Oral Bible stories |
| Audio Recordings | Oral Bible Stories |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio |
| Film / Video | Following Jesus video |
| Film / Video | God's Story video |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Kannada |
| Film / Video | LUMO film of Gospels |
| Film / Video | Magdalena video |
| Film / Video | My Last Day video, anime |
| Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children |
| General | Biblical answers to your questions |
| General | Four Spiritual Laws |
| General | Gospel resources links |
| Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.00 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
100.00 %
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| Islam |
0.00 %
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| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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| Other / Small |
0.00 %
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| Unknown |
0.00 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
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