Subgroups: 1
Subgroup Name | Population ▼ | |
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Palakkad | 300 |
The Thandan people are an ethnic group who are living in southern India. Kerala authorities classify them as a scheduled caste which gives them low to middle status in this Hindu culture. Other sources call the "Other Backward Castes" which gives them similar status. They are from Kerala. Many of the Thandan live in the Travancore region. Climbing trees to gather coconuts is their traditional work. Most of the Thandan were tenants in past times and used to be laborers to the landed gentry.
They do not own land which limits their ability to earn a living. Some of the women work as day laborers in agriculture. They love folk dancing.
They are Hindus who sing praises to Lord Ayyappa of Sabarimala.
The Thandan people need the opportunity to make a better living. Part of this will involve land ownership as well as the opportunity to obtain higher education.
Pray for a spiritual openness that will lead them to Jesus. Pray that the day will come when the Thandan praise Jesus Christ as their only Lord and Savior. Pray that God will give them dreams and visions leading them to begin their own Christ-ward movement.
Scripture Prayers for the Thandan (Hindu traditions) in India.
Profile Source: Keith Carey |
People Name General | Thandan (Hindu traditions) |
People Name in Country | Thandan (Hindu traditions) |
Alternate Names | Archaka; Mutal Pattukarar; Palaguriki; Palakadu; Palakari; Shivarchaka; Thammadi; Thammudi; Thandamari; Urali; Uraly; ठंदन |
Population this Country | 274,000 |
Population all Countries | 274,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
GSEC | 4 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 5 |
People ID | 18238 |
ROP3 Code | 113768 |
Country | India | |||||||||
Region | Asia, South | |||||||||
Continent | Asia | |||||||||
10/40 Window | Yes | |||||||||
National Bible Society | Website | |||||||||
Persecution Rank | 11 (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 | 11 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Total States | 7 |
Kerala 239,000 | |
Karnataka 16,000 | |
Tamil Nadu 14,000 | |
Puducherry 1,800 | |
Maharashtra 300 | |
Delhi 300 | |
Telangana 100 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.06 %
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Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
99.94 %
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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. |
Primary Language | Malayalam (215,000 speakers) | ||||||
Language Code | mal Ethnologue Listing | ||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | ||||||
Total Languages | 6 | ||||||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Malayalam (215,000 speakers) |
Language Code | mal Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 6 |
Secondary Languages | |
Kannada 14,000 | |
Tamil 9,800 | |
Konkani 1,000 | |
Konkani, Goan 80 | |
English 50 | |
People Groups | Speaking Malayalam |
Primary Language: Malayalam
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1811-1968) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1829-1995) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1841-2022) |
Bible-NT Audio | Online |
Bible-NT Text | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
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National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |