Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Other Tribal

Language: Malayalam - (mal)

Alternate Name(s): Kurichchan, Kurichcha Gounder, Kurichchan, Kunjidigar, Kuriciyan, Alambadi Kurichchan, Kurichchian, Kurichechan, Kunjigar

Primary Religion: Hinduism - Folk

Country: India

Also found in:

Population: 51,500

Global Population: 51,500

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical

Overview: The Kurichian of India, numbering 51,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Other Tribal people cluster within the South Asian Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in India. Their primary language is Malayalam. The primary religion practiced by the Kurichian is folk Hinduism, characterized by local traditions and cults of local deities worshiped at the community level.

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