• PEOPLE CLUSTER: YADAV

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QUICK FACTS:

People groups: 21

Population: 69,756,000

Unreached people groups: 20

UPG population: 61,501,000

Unengaged UPGs: 0

UUPG population: 0

Number of countries: 2


Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

Overview: Yadav refers to a collection of peasant-pastoral communities in India that claim descent from the mythological Hindu King Yadu. Traditionally, Yadav groups were linked to cattle raising and were outside the formal caste system. Yadavs are concentrated in Northern India, particularly in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

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Peoples within this cluster: Yadav Gola; Yadava; Yadava, Angika; Yadava, Assamese; Yadava, Awadhi; Yadava, Bagheli; Yadava, Bengali; Yadava, Bhojpuri; Yadava, Bundeli; Yadava, Chhattisgarhi; Yadava, Gujarati; Yadava, Kannada; Yadava, Magahi; Yadava, Maithili; Yadava, Marathi; Yadava, Oriya; Yadava, Sadri; Yadava, Tamil; Yadava, Telugu

Countries where they are found: India; Nepal


People groups: 21

Population: 69,756,000

Unreached people groups: 20

UPG population: 61,501,000

Unengaged UPGs: 0

UUPG population: 0

Number of countries: 2