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Dhimal of India

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Map source: Omid / Joshua Project / Global Mapping Intl

Population ^[2]	Language	Religion	% Christian	% Evangl	Online NT	Jesus Film	Progress
4,600	Maithili	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %			1.1

Dhimal of India

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Geography

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31 (, 1 = highest persecution ranking)

Yes

Population in Country:

4,600

Largest States:

West Bengal (2,400)

Bihar (2,100)

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Peoples ^[3]

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People Name in Country:

Dhimal

People Name General:

Alternate People Names:

Agnia	Dhimar
Jharwa	Maulik

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11544

Yes

Population in Country:

4,600

Population all Countries:

Yes

Ethnicity

People Name General:

MSY50r

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Language

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Primary Language:

(1,900 Speakers)

mai

Secondary Languages:

Bengali (1,300)	Dhimal (700)
Nepali (500)	Hindi (400)

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Religion ^[4]

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Primary Religion:

Buddhism	0.00 %
Christianity	0.00 %	(Evangelical: 0.00 %)
Ethnic Religions	0.00 %
Hinduism	67.56 %
Islam	0.00 %
Non-Religious	0.00 %
Other / Small	7.33 %
Unknown	25.11 %

Progress Indicators ^[5]

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1.1

Yes

Level B This group has been adopted, but not yet engaged

Level 1 Less than 2% Evangelical. Some evangelical resources available, but no active church planting within past 2 years

Bible Translation Status

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Bible Portions:

Yes

New Testament:

2010

Complete Bible:

None Reported

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Audio Recordings	MegaVoice Audio Bible and Stories
Audio Recordings	Global Recordings
Audio Recordings	Online New Testament (FCBH)
Film / Video	Gods Story
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Maithili
Film / Video	Story of Jesus for Children
Film / Video	World Christian Videos
Printed Matter	Literacy & Evangelism International
Printed Matter	World Christian Tract Ministry
Scripture	World Missionary Press Booklets

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