• PEOPLE NAME: CHERUMAN OF INDIA


PEID: 41452

ROP: 111809

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Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Other Dalit

Language: Malayalam - (mal)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Hinduism

Country: India

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Population: 454,000

Global Population: 454,000


PEID: 41452

ROP: 111809

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Cheruman of India, numbering 454,000, 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 Malayalam. The primary religion practiced by the Cheruman 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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