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The Padiyar of India

The Padiyar of India, numbering approximately 1,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached.
They are described as a South Indian caste surname and community. This Konkani-speaking community is mainly reported in Karnataka.
They are an Indigenous people in the Marathi-Konkani people cluster of the South Asian Peoples affinity bloc.
Konkani is their primary language and Hinduism is their primary religion.

Unengaged and Unreached

The Padiyar 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 Padiyar 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 Padiyar 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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