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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Yerava of India

The Yerava of India, numbering approximately 32,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Scheduled Tribe of Kodagu district, Karnataka, who migrated from Wayanad district, Kerala, their name recalling generations of indebted servitude to landlords. Agricultural and coffee-plantation labor remain their main occupations. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Ravula is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: Yerava

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: South Asian Tribal
Primary Language(s): Ravula (yea)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 32,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG042007
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

85%
%
Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ravula
Language Family: Dravidian

100%
%
Ravula Speakers

Media Resources in Ravula:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Ravula:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
New Life Computer Institute✓✓✓

1 entry

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Or check out the Ravula bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Yerava are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Yerava:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Yerava of India

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
readEphesians 2:8-9

Pray that the lost among them will receive the gift of salvation by grace through faith, not by works, and be created for good works.

Other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. He who has ears, let him hear.
readMatthew 13:8-9

Pray that they will have open hearts and minds to the Word of God, and that it will take root in their lives and bear fruit for His glory.

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
readJames 1:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will ask God for wisdom when they lack it, trusting that He will generously give it to them.

The steps of a man are established by the LORD, when he delights in his way.
readPsalm 37:23

Pray that believers from near and far will serve here and trust in the Lord's timing as He establishes their steps.

Yerava Across Countries (ROP3 - 113895) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▲LanguageReligion
YeravaPG042007YeravaIndia32,500Engaged yet UnreachedRavulaHinduism

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