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The Mudugar of India

The Mudugar of India, numbering approximately 2,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a tribal ethnolinguistic community of the Attappady region of southern India, who speak the Muduga language and maintain a distinct cultural identity rooted in village-based leadership, forest traditions, and Indigenous heritage. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Muthuvan is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: South Asian Tribal
Primary Language(s): Muthuvan (muv)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 2,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG049213
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

98%
%
Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Muthuvan
Language Family: Dravidian

100%
%
Muthuvan Speakers

Media Resources in Muthuvan:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Muthuvan:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

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Or check out the Muthuvan bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Mudugar 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 Mudugar:
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 Mudugar of India

For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them.
readRomans 1:19

Pray that God will use testimony of creation to cause those who do not yet know the gospel to long for truth and a relationship with the Author of life.

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations shall worship before you. For kingship belongs to the LORD, and he rules over the nations.
readPsalm 22:27-28

Pray that entire families will turn to the Lord in repentance and faith, and that they will worship Him and declare His righteousness to the nations.

This God - his way is perfect; the word of the LORD proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.
readPsalm 18:30

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have access to His Word and the ability to understand it, so that they can grow in their faith and find refuge in Him.

Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
readIsaiah 43:19

Praise the God who is able to make a way forward, even when it seems impossible. Ask Him to do a new thing among this people group specifically and among the nations, raising up believers to go and share the gospel with individuals and places where it has not flourished before.

Mudugar Across Countries (ROP3 - 113143) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
MudugarPG049213MudugarIndia2,500Engaged yet UnreachedMuthuvanHinduism

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