• PEOPLE NAME: CHIKWA OF INDIA


PEID: 41852

ROP: 112921

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Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Other Backward Class

Language: Urdu - (urd)

Alternate Name(s): Chikvi, Chik, Chikvi

Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: India

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Population: 87,500

Global Population: 87,500


PEID: 41852

ROP: 112921

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Chikwa of India, numbering 87,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Other Backward Class people cluster within the South Asian Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in India. Their primary language is Urdu. The primary religion practiced by the Chikwa is Sunni Islam, the largest branch of Islam. Sunni Muslims follow the teachings of the Qur'an and consider the first four caliphs to be the rightful successors of Muhammad.


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