• PEOPLE NAME: CHIRU OF INDIA

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PEID: 49001

ROP: 111801

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Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Other Tribal

Language: Chiru - (cdf)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Evangelical Protestantism

Country: India

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Population: 7,900

Global Population: 7,900


PEID: 49001

ROP: 111801

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Chiru of India, numbering 7,900, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Other Tribal people cluster within the South Asian Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in India. Their primary language is Chiru. The primary religion practiced by the Chiru is Evangelical Protestantism, a worldwide trans-denominational movement within Protestant Christianity that believes the essence of the Gospel consists of the doctrine of salvation by grace alone, solely through faith in the atonement of Jesus Christ.


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