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The Teli (Urdu) of Pakistan

The Teli (Urdu) of Pakistan, numbering approximately 345,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached.
They are described as a large occupational caste/community of South Asia, historically known as oil pressers and oil traders. Their name comes from a Hindi word meaning oil, reflecting their traditional work of extracting vegetable oil using bullock‑driven wooden presses and can also be known as [no data].
They are an Indigenous people, with Teli as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Teli people cluster of the South Asian Peoples.
Their primary religion is Sunni Islam.
They primarily speak Urdu.

Unengaged and Unreached

The Teli (Urdu) 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 Teli (Urdu) 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 Teli (Urdu) 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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