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

Population

1,954,290,000

Number of People Clusters

56

People Groups (by Country)

4,186

Unreached People Groups

3,729 (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 150,000 9 3 33.3 % 4,200 2.8 %    ● Unknown 24.03 % 9.05 % 1
Baloch 12,359,000 66 66 100.0 % 12,359,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 247
Brahui 3,238,000 10 10 100.0 % 3,238,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.01 % 0.01 % 65
South Asia - other 27,463,000 167 122 73.1 % 22,286,000 81.1 %    ● Hinduism 5.49 % 1.67 % 446
South Asia Buddhist 21,217,000 130 87 66.9 % 2,533,000 11.9 %    ● Buddhism 6.32 % 1.58 % 51
South Asia Christian 19,754,000 69 0 0.0 % Unknown 0.0 %    ● Christianity 99.90 % 36.04 % -
South Asia Dalit - Chamar (Bhambi) 5,447,000 5 5 100.0 % 5,447,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 1.03 % 0.39 % 109
South Asia Dalit - Dusadh 7,359,000 5 5 100.0 % 7,359,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.03 % 0.01 % 147
South Asia Dalit - Madiga 8,914,000 3 3 100.0 % 8,914,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.13 % 0.06 % 178
South Asia Dalit - Mala 6,486,000 1 1 100.0 % 6,486,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.16 % 0.08 % 130
South Asia Dalit - Namassej 8,853,000 6 6 100.0 % 8,853,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.52 % 0.24 % 177
South Asia Dalit - other 157,225,000 365 358 98.1 % 157,173,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.53 % 0.26 % 3,143
South Asia Dalit - Pasi 9,923,000 8 8 100.0 % 9,923,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.08 % 0.03 % 198
South Asia Dalit - Rajbansi 7,425,000 4 3 75.0 % 7,292,000 98.2 %    ● Hinduism 0.60 % 0.26 % 146
South Asia Dalit - Valmiki 1,127,000 9 9 100.0 % 1,127,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 23
South Asia Forward Caste - Bania 36,585,000 76 76 100.0 % 36,585,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 732
South Asia Forward Caste - Brahmin 77,043,000 129 128 99.2 % 77,038,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 1,541
South Asia Forward Caste - Nair 7,738,000 3 3 100.0 % 7,738,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.18 % 0.07 % 155
South Asia Forward Caste - other 12,292,000 23 20 87.0 % 11,938,000 97.1 %    ● Hinduism 1.59 % 0.57 % 239
South Asia Forward Caste - Rajput 56,718,000 99 99 100.0 % 56,718,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1,134
South Asia Hindu - Badhai 8,384,000 10 10 100.0 % 8,384,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 168
South Asia Hindu - Bhoi 8,589,000 15 15 100.0 % 8,589,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 172
South Asia Hindu - Jat 24,858,000 79 79 100.0 % 24,858,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.03 % 0.01 % 497
South Asia Hindu - Kahar 9,741,000 4 4 100.0 % 9,741,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 195
South Asia Hindu - Kapu 19,967,000 6 6 100.0 % 19,967,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.02 % 0.01 % 399
South Asia Hindu - Kayastha 12,207,000 10 10 100.0 % 12,207,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.03 % 0.01 % 244
South Asia Hindu - Kumhar 20,149,000 13 12 92.3 % 20,142,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 403
South Asia Hindu - Kunbi 24,068,000 17 17 100.0 % 24,068,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.04 % 0.01 % 481
South Asia Hindu - Kurmi 22,229,000 5 5 100.0 % 22,229,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 445
South Asia Hindu - Mahishya 12,442,000 2 2 100.0 % 12,442,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.38 % 0.00 % 249
South Asia Hindu - Mahratta 49,620,000 10 10 100.0 % 49,620,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 992
South Asia Hindu - Mali 13,784,000 6 6 100.0 % 13,784,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 276
South Asia Hindu - Nai 14,028,000 8 8 100.0 % 14,028,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 281
South Asia Hindu - other 309,812,000 944 880 93.2 % 302,900,000 97.8 %    ● Hinduism 0.46 % 0.18 % 6,058
South Asia Hindu - Sonar 10,505,000 22 22 100.0 % 10,505,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 210
South Asia Hindu - Teli 23,251,000 11 10 90.9 % 23,246,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.02 % 0.01 % 465
South Asia Hindu - Vakkaliga 8,464,000 4 4 100.0 % 8,464,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.19 % 0.07 % 169
South Asia Hindu - Vanniyan 908,000 6 6 100.0 % 908,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 1.09 % 0.41 % 18
South Asia Hindu - Viswakarma 10,076,000 9 9 100.0 % 10,076,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.12 % 0.04 % 202
South Asia Hindu - Yadav 75,206,000 32 32 100.0 % 75,206,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 1,504
South Asia Muslim - Ansari 17,148,000 6 6 100.0 % 17,148,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 343
South Asia Muslim - Arain 11,818,000 2 2 100.0 % 11,818,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 236
South Asia Muslim - Jat 37,891,000 142 142 100.0 % 37,891,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 758
South Asia Muslim - other 279,582,000 579 573 99.0 % 279,475,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.05 % 0.03 % 5,590
South Asia Muslim - Pashtun 97,313,000 283 283 100.0 % 97,313,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1,946
South Asia Muslim - Rajput 22,929,000 116 116 100.0 % 22,929,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 459
South Asia Muslim - Sayyid 18,687,000 7 7 100.0 % 18,687,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 374
South Asia Muslim - Shaikh 116,367,000 17 17 100.0 % 116,367,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 2,327
South Asia Sikh - Jat 12,290,000 20 19 95.0 % 12,287,000 100.0 %    ● Other / Small 0.02 % 0.01 % 246
South Asia Sikh - other 11,843,000 45 45 100.0 % 11,843,000 100.0 %    ● Other / Small 0.36 % 0.13 % 237
South Asia Tribal - Banjara 7,980,000 9 9 100.0 % 7,980,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 1.46 % 0.73 % 160
South Asia Tribal - Bhil 22,192,000 16 16 100.0 % 22,192,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.82 % 0.32 % 444
South Asia Tribal - Gond 16,370,000 17 17 100.0 % 16,370,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.85 % 0.32 % 327
South Asia Tribal - Kuki Chin 179,000 12 0 0.0 % Unknown 0.0 %    ● Christianity 82.95 % 60.53 % -
South Asia Tribal - Naga 3,009,000 60 0 0.0 % Unknown 0.0 %    ● Christianity 96.33 % 36.42 % -
South Asia Tribal - other 113,108,000 455 318 69.9 % 76,653,000 67.8 %    ● Hinduism 8.55 % 3.40 % 1,533
Totals:  56 People Clusters 1,954,290,000 4,186 3,729 89.1 % 1,863,310,000 95.3 %    49 ●       38,752
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