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Religion: Hinduism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,177,500,000

% of World Population

15.2 %

People Groups

2,725

Unreached Groups

2,510 (92.1 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language ▲ Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 1,100 Tamil Hinduism ● 2.78 % Complete Bible 1
Malasar India 9,700 Tamil Hinduism ● 0.15 % Complete Bible 1
Mudugar India 1,900 Tamil Hinduism ● 4.46 % Complete Bible 1
Mutali India 41,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 2.87 % Complete Bible 1
Malai Vellala India 200 Tamil Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Nadar (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 25,000 Tamil Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Nadar (Hindu traditions) India 2,996,000 Tamil Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 60
Nair Sri Lanka 4,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 0.51 % Complete Bible 1
Navithan Sri Lanka 21,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 13.76 % Complete Bible -
Navithan India 808,000 Tamil Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 16
Nanjil Mudali India 600 Tamil Hinduism ● 14.29 % Complete Bible -
Oochan India 1,000 Tamil Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Pagadai India 8,200 Tamil Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Panan Sri Lanka 5,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 11.96 % Complete Bible -
Panan India 234,000 Tamil Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 5
Panikkan India 35,000 Tamil Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Pannadi India 7,200 Tamil Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Panniandi India 11,000 Tamil Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 102,000 Tamil Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 2
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) India 2,192,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 0.18 % Complete Bible 44
Paravan (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 1,800 Tamil Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Paliyan India 10,000 Tamil Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Pallan (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 46,000 Tamil Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Pallan (Hindu traditions) India 2,457,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 0.19 % Complete Bible 49
Palliyan India 6,200 Tamil Hinduism ● 4.81 % Complete Bible 1
Totals: 2,725 Peoples   1,177,500,000     2,510 ●       24,284
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