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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

I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, 'I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,' and you forgave the iniquity of my sin.
readPsalm 32:5

Pray those who are lost will realize their sin, confess their iniquity, and grow in their understanding of salvation through faith in Christ alone.

And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed. And the word of the Lord was spreading throughout the whole region.
readActs 13:48-49

Pray that the gospel will spread throughout this whole region and that many will believe and embrace the gift of eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ.

More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
readRomans 5:11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice in what God has done for them and will help others know how they can also be reconciled to God.

So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God who has mercy.
readRomans 9:16

Ask God to raise up people who will trust in His sovereignty as they share the gospel, knowing that it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God who has mercy.

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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