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The Parkavakulam of India

The Parkavakulam of India, numbering approximately 70,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached.
They are described as a community of Puducherry, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu also called Nattaman, claiming descent from a Chera king. Traditionally rice traders, today agriculture, business, and government service are their main occupations.
They are an Indigenous people in the Tamil people cluster of the South Asian Peoples affinity bloc.
Tamil is their primary language and Hinduism is their primary religion.

Unengaged and Unreached

The Parkavakulam are Unengaged and Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Unreached yet Engaged

The Parkavakulam 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.

No longer Unreached

The Parkavakulam 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.

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