• PEOPLE CLUSTER: JOGI


QUICK FACTS:

People groups: 14

Population: 3,956,900

Unreached people groups: 13

UPG population: 3,950,300

Unengaged UPGs: 7

UUPG population: 176,600

Number of countries: 2


Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

Overview: Jogi is a community that covers a large variety of people belonging to diverse linguistic, ethnic, cultural and regional backgrounds. The word 'jogi' is a generic term meaning a devotee of yoga. There are two distinct classes among the Jogi: a religious order of Hindus, and a lower-caste collection of beggars and fortune tellers comprised of both Hindus and Muslims.

Peoples within this cluster: Afghan Jogi; Jogi, Angika; Jogi, Bagri; Jogi, Bundeli; Jogi, Bushhari; Jogi, Dogri; Jogi, Halbi; Jogi, Hindi; Jogi, Hindu; Jogi, Odia; Jogi, Tamil; Jogi, Telugu; Jogi, Tulu; Masan Jogi

Countries where they are found: Afghanistan; India


People groups: 14

Population: 3,956,900

Unreached people groups: 13

UPG population: 3,950,300

Unengaged UPGs: 7

UUPG population: 176,600

Number of countries: 2