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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

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.
readPsalm 51:1

Give thanks to God that He is able to forgive all the sins people might commit, and pray that many who don't yet know this will hear the good news and turn to Him for mercy.

Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!
readPsalm 67:5

While there are many who do not yet praise God, pray that He will work in their lives, advance the gospel among them, and bring many to saving faith in Christ.

O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise.
readPsalm 51:15

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will abide in Him, and God will help them to proclaim His praise and declare His goodness all day long.

O LORD, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart.
readPsalm 15:1-2

Ask God to send believers who will go and, with integrity, walk blamelessly and do what is right, speaking truth about the Lord with those who need to learn about His redemption plan.

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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