• PEOPLE NAME: SALIAR OF INDIA


PEID: 41772

ROP: 116289

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Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: OBC Hindu

Language: Tamil - (tam)

Alternate Name(s): Salian, Saliyar, Salia, Salian, Chinnarasingam

Primary Religion: Hinduism

Country: India

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Population: 145,000

Global Population: 145,000


PEID: 41772

ROP: 116289

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Saliar of India, numbering 145,000, are No Longer 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 Tamil. The primary religion practiced by the Saliar 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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