• PEOPLE NAME: ADI DRAVIDA OF INDIA

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PEID: 49349

ROP: 111266

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Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Other Dalit

Language: Tamil - (tam)

Alternate Name(s): Adi Dravida, Harijan, Adi Drawira, Pariyar, Madiga, Chakkiliyan, Mala, Samban, Parayan, Adi Dravidar

Primary Religion: Hinduism

Country: India

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Population: 10,740,000

Global Population: 10,740,000


PEID: 49349

ROP: 111266

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Adi Dravida of India, numbering 10,740,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Other Dalit people cluster within the South Asian Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in India. Their primary language is Tamil. The primary religion practiced by the Adi Dravida is Hinduism, the predominant religious tradition of the Indian subcontinent. There are many forms of Hinduism, each with its own deities and beliefs.


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