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People group profile · PG010724

The Telugu of Singapore

The Telugu of Singapore, numbering about 850 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Indo-Iranian ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the India states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Puducherry.

They are a diaspora people in the Telugu people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Hinduism, and they primarily speak Telugu.

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AI-generated illustration representing the Telugu people
AI-generated illustration, not a photograph. Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Telugu

Fast facts

Country
Singapore
Population
850
Affinity group
South Asian Peoples
People cluster
Telugu
Primary language
Telugu (tel)
Primary religion
Hinduism
Strategic Progress Index
No Longer Unreached
Evangelical
5% or Greater but Less than 10%
GSEC
5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
Lostness priority
Moderately Reached People Group
Region
South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Location
Scattered

Where they live

Gospel status

The Telugu are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.

  • Congregations exist Yes
  • Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted

Next steps for the Telugu

  • Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
  • Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
  • Send out laborers from this people to the nations

Primary religion

Hinduism

84% adherents

Primary language

Telugu · Dravidian family

100% speak Telugu

Gospel resources in Telugu

  • Bible available
  • JESUS Film available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings available
  • Audio resources available
  • Bible stories available

Films

Bibles

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Telugu

  1. Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
  2. 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
  3. Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
  4. Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.

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Telugu in other countries

The same people (ROP3 109930) is reported in 9 other countries.

People groupCountryPopulationStatus
TeluguUnited Arab Emirates518,000Engaged yet Unreached
TeluguUnited States428,000Engaged yet Unreached
TeluguMyanmar271,000Engaged yet Unreached
TeluguMalaysia138,000No Longer Unreached
TeluguBahrain34,500Engaged yet Unreached
TeluguCanada17,500Engaged yet Unreached
TeluguSri Lanka13,000No Longer Unreached
TeluguBangladesh12,000Engaged yet Unreached
TeluguKuwait850Engaged yet Unreached

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