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Population

2,500

Main Language

Toda

Largest Religion

Hinduism 87.83%

Christian

11.15% *

Evangelical

Unknown

Progress

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

* Data can be from various sources including official census, agencies, and local research. Data from these sources can sometimes differ even by orders of magnitude. Joshua Project attempts to present a conservative, balanced estimate.

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Sources: People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project

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People Name General	Toda
People Name in Country	Toda
Alternate Names	Toda Christian; Tora; तोड़ा
Population this Country	2,500
Population all Countries	2,500
Total Countries	1
Indigenous	Yes
Progress Scale	2 ●
Unreached	No
Frontier People Group	No
GSEC	5 (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3	18265
ROP3 Code	113806

Ethnicity

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Affinity Bloc	South Asian Peoples
People Cluster	South Asia Tribal - other
People Group	Toda

Affinity Bloc	South Asian Peoples
People Cluster	South Asia Tribal - other
People Group	Toda
Ethnic Code	CNN25

Geography

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Region

Continent

Yes

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Persecution Rank

11 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)

Total States on file

Largest States

Tamil Nadu
2,300

Karnataka
200

Telangana
20

Districts

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South Asia Peoples

Country	India
Region	Asia, South
Continent	Asia
10/40 Window	Yes
National Bible Society	Website
Persecution Rank	11 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Total States	3
	Tamil Nadu 2,300
	Karnataka 200
	Telangana 20
Website	South Asia Peoples

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Religion

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Primary Religion:

Hinduism

Major Religion ▲	Percent *
Buddhism	0.04 %
Christianity (Evangelical Unknown)	11.15 %
Ethnic Religions	0.00 %
Hinduism	87.83 %
Islam	0.94 %
Non-Religious	0.00 %
Other / Small	0.00 %
Unknown	0.04 %
* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ.

Languages

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Primary Language

Toda (1,300 speakers)

Language Code

tcx Ethnologue Listing

Language Written

Yes ScriptSource Listing

Total Languages

Secondary Languages

Tamil 700	Kannada 100	Tulu 100
Malayalam 20	Gondi, Adilabad 10	Telugu 10
Hindi	Sanskrit

Primary Language	Toda (1,300 speakers)
Language Code	tcx Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages	9
Secondary Languages
	Tamil 700
	Kannada 100
	Tulu 100
	Malayalam 20
	Gondi, Adilabad 10
	Telugu 10
	Hindi 0
	Sanskrit 0
People Groups	Speaking Toda

Resources

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Primary Language: Toda

Bible Translation ▲	Status (Years)
Bible-Portions	Yes (1897-1910)
Bible-New Testament	No
Bible-Complete	No

Possible Print Bibles
Amazon
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Forum Bible Agencies
National Bible Societies
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Virtual Storehouse

Resource Type ▲	Resource Name	Source
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching	Global Recordings Network

Sources

Photo Source	Anonymous
Map Source	People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project
Data Sources	Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.

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