• PEOPLE NAME: MAHYAVANSHI OF INDIA

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PEID: 41327

ROP: 112810

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Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Other Dalit

Language: Gujarati - (guj)

Alternate Name(s): Vankar, Antyaj, Dhed, Dheda, Maru Vankar

Primary Religion: Hinduism - Folk

Country: India

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Population: 2,240,000

Global Population: 2,240,000


PEID: 41327

ROP: 112810

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Mahyavanshi of India, numbering 2,240,000, 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 Gujarati. The primary religion practiced by the Mahyavanshi is folk Hinduism, characterized by local traditions and cults of local deities worshiped at the community level.


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