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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Telugu of Singapore

The Telugu of Singapore, numbering approximately 850 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as an Indo-Iranian ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the India states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Puducherry They are an Diaspora people, with Telugu as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Telugu people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Telugu is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Telugu

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Singapore
People Cluster: Telugu
Primary Language(s): Telugu (tel)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 850
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG010724

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Pray for the Telugu of Singapore

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

84%
%
Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Telugu
Language Family: Dravidian

100%
%
Telugu Speakers

Media Resources in Telugu:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

4 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Telugu:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Contemporary Version✓
Contemporary Version - LUMO Christmas Film✓
Contemporary Version - LUMO Easter Film✓
Easy to Read Version✓✓
Grace Ministries✓✓

5 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Telugu bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Telugu are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Telugu:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Telugu of Singapore

I am the LORD; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols.
readIsaiah 42:8

Pray that lost people will turn from worthless idols to worship the one true God, recognizing that He alone is worthy of all glory and praise.

The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
readIsaiah 40:8

Pray that everyone has access to God's Word and that those who hear the good news will turn from their sins and put their faith in Jesus the Messiah.

Sanctify them in the truth, your word is truth.
readJohn 17:17

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will experience freedom from sin as God sanctifies them in the truth of His Word.

Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
readJohn 12:24

Pray that God will raise up men and women who are willing to die to their own desires, bearing much fruit for the kingdom among individuals and in places where His gospel has not been proclaimed.

Telugu Across Countries (ROP3 - 109930) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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10 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
TeluguPG047224TeluguUnited States428,000Engaged yet UnreachedTeluguHinduism
TeluguPG012259TeluguUnited Arab Emirates518,000Engaged yet UnreachedTeluguSunni Islam
TeluguPG006443TeluguSri Lanka13,000No Longer UnreachedTeluguHinduism
TeluguPG010724TeluguSingapore850No Longer UnreachedTeluguHinduism
TeluguPG009533TeluguMyanmar271,000Engaged yet UnreachedTeluguFolk Hinduism
TeluguPG009356TeluguMalaysia138,000No Longer UnreachedTeluguHinduism
TeluguPG011808TeluguKuwait850Engaged yet UnreachedTeluguSunni Islam
TeluguPG043486TeluguCanada17,500Engaged yet UnreachedTeluguHinduism
TeluguPG001213TeluguBangladesh12,000Engaged yet UnreachedTeluguHinduism
TeluguPG011307TeluguBahrain34,500Engaged yet UnreachedTeluguSunni Islam

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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