• PEOPLE NAME: THANGA OF INDIA

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PEID: 49545

ROP: 117752

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Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: OBC Hindu

Language: Meitei - (mni)

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Primary Religion: Hinduism

Country: India

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Population: 108,000

Global Population: 108,000


PEID: 49545

ROP: 117752

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, Concentrated CP Activity


Overview: The Thanga of India, numbering 108,000, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the OBC Hindu people cluster within the South Asian Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in India. Their primary language is Meitei. The primary religion practiced by the Thanga 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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