Chaupal people live in India's eastern states of West Bengal and Bihar. Their language is called Surajpuri, but most of them also speak Hindi, Bihari or Bengali.
Chaupals marry young—the boys between 17 and 22 and the girls between 14 and 20. Her family pays a dowry to the groom's family.
Most of the Chaupal people work either as farmers or as weavers. They are known to weave coarse saris. A few of them own their own shops where they sell their woven goods. Chaupal children begin to work at age eight or nine, so it's no wonder that they have such a low literacy rate. They would like to have modern medicine, but few can afford it.
They enjoy going to movies. They like to drink tea, which grows well in this part of India. Their men indulge in alcohol.
Though they practice traditional tribal religion, Hinduism is making its mark on their spiritual lives.
The gospel witness is weak in Bihar, the home of many Chaupal people. The Chaupal and other peoples in this region need to hear that Jesus Christ came to save sinners.
Pray for the JESUS Film to be shown in many Chaupal communities.
Pray for the few Chaupal Christians to disciple many others.
Pray for the Holy Spirit to move mightily among Chaupal families.
Scripture Prayers for the Chaupal in India.
Profile Source: Joshua Project |
People Name General | Chaupal |
People Name in Country | Chaupal |
Alternate Names | Choupal; Tanti; चौपाल |
Population this Country | 106,000 |
Population all Countries | 106,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 2 |
People ID | 16643 |
ROP3 Code | 111852 |
ROP25 Code | 301685 |
ROP25 Name | Chaupal / Choupal |
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 on file | 4 | ||||||
Largest States |
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Districts | Interactive map, listing and data download | ||||||
Specialized Website | 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 | 4 |
Bihar 98,000 | |
West Bengal 7,100 | |
Jharkhand 700 | |
Odisha 100 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.03 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.11 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
99.85 %
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Islam |
0.00 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.00 %
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Unknown |
0.00 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Primary Language | Hindi (50,000 speakers) | |||||||||
Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||
Total Languages | 8 | |||||||||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Hindi (50,000 speakers) |
Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 8 |
Secondary Languages | |
Maithili 18,000 | |
Angika 10,000 | |
Bengali 7,400 | |
Surjapuri 2,600 | |
Bhojpuri 900 | |
Magahi 70 | |
Odia 50 | |
People Groups | Speaking Hindi |
Primary Language: Hindi
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1806-1962) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1811-1998) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1818-2022) |
FCBH NT (www.bible.is) | Online |
YouVersion NT (www.bible.com) | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Photo Source | Anonymous |
Map Source | People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project. |
Profile Source | Joshua Project |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |