• PEOPLE NAME: KORKU OF INDIA

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Munda-Santal

Language: Korku - (kfq)

Alternate Name(s): Mouasi, Nahul, Karku, Bopchi, Nihal, Bondeya, Bondhi

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: India

Also found in:

Population: 1,105,000

Global Population: 1,105,000


PEID: 41548

ROP: 112639

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Korku of India, numbering 1,105,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Munda-Santal people cluster within the South Asian Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in India. Their primary language is Korku. The primary religion practiced by the Korku is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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