Samban in India
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| People Name General | Samban |
| People Name in Country | Samban |
| Population this Country | 24,000 |
| Population all Countries | 25,000 |
| Total Countries | 2 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| GSEC | 6 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
| Alternate Names | Adi Dravida; Adi Dravidar; Ayodhya Kapu; Chammadi; Chammadi Reddy; Chanbadi; Chanbadi Reddy; Paraiyan; Samban Christian; Sambuni; Sambuni Kapu; Sammade Reddy; Sammadi; संबन |
| People ID | 18007 |
| ROP3 Code | 113500 |
| 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 | 7 | |||||||||
| Largest States |
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| 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 | 10 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
| Total States | 7 |
| Andhra Pradesh 9,400 | |
| Tamil Nadu 8,500 | |
| Kerala 5,800 | |
| Telangana 100 | |
| Karnataka 100 | |
| Delhi 100 | |
| Puducherry 20 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Language | Tamil (14,000 speakers) | ||||||
| Language Code | tam Ethnologue Listing | ||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | ||||||
| Total Languages | 5 | ||||||
| Secondary Languages |
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| Primary Language | Tamil (14,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | tam Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 5 |
| Secondary Languages | |
| Malayalam 5,000 | |
| Telugu 1,600 | |
| Kannada 100 | |
| Punjabi, Eastern 10 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Tamil |
Primary Language: Tamil
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1714-1956) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1715-1998) |
| Bible-Complete | Yes (1727-2021) |
| 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 | |
| Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.00 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
1.01 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
98.99 %
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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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