• PEOPLE NAME: KELA OF INDIA


PEID: 42031

ROP: 113014

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Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Other Dalit

Language: Bengali - (ben)

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Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: India

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Population: 28,500

Global Population: 28,500


PEID: 42031

ROP: 113014

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Kela of India, numbering 28,500, 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 Bengali. The primary religion practiced by the Kela 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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