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Kumhar of Pakistan

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Map source: Omid / Joshua Project / Global Mapping Intl

Population ^[2]	Language	Religion	% Christian	% Evangl	Online NT	Jesus Film	Progress
7,000	Sindhi	Hinduism	1.24 %	Unknown			1.1

Kumhar of Pakistan

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Text source: Shiv Raj Prajapati Introduction / History Per old Indian mythology the Kumhar are offspring of Lord Braham (Prajapati). This is why in some places in India the Kumhar use Pajapati / Prajapat as a surname according to Indian caste system. Ancient Indian culture cannot be deciphered without acknowledging Kumhar. Where are they located? The Kumhar can be found throughout India by different surnames: Verma, Kumhar, Prajapat, Prajapati and Kumawat. What are their lives like? The Kumhar's livelihood is making earthen pots. It is very difficult for a Kumhar artisan to maintain his existence with kumbhkala. They claim to be the first inventors of the wheel / cycle. The Kumhar use it to make earthen utensils. The main profession of this cast is to make earthen products. Historically their main way of earning income has been earthen products and agriculture. They are very honest people and make their livelihood by hard work. What are their beliefs? The Kumhar are generally Hindu and pray to the Lord Shiva, Godess Mother(Mata). They believe in god, highly spritual, loveable, honest and hard working. In general the Kumhar are loving people. What are their needs? The Kumhar need education and support for their kumbhkala. View Kumhar in all countries.
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Population in Country:

7,000

Largest Provinces:

Sindh (5,100)	Punjab (1,700)
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (Unknown)

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People Name in Country:

Kumhar

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Alternate People Names:

Ahitant	Aiton
Ghatakarpur	Ghumiar
Ghurmar	Handa Kummar
Kalam Chettiar	Kembatti
Kir	Komar
Kulal	Kulala
Kulalar	Kumar
Kumbakar	Kumbaniga

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Population in Country:

7,000

Population all Countries:

Yes

Unengaged or Unknown

Ethnicity

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Language

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Primary Language:

(5,100 Speakers)

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Secondary Languages:

Panjabi, Western (1,800)	Seraiki (200)
Urdu (40)

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Religion ^[4]

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Primary Religion:

Buddhism	0.00 %
Christianity	1.24 %	(Evangelical: Data not available)
Ethnic Religions	0.00 %
Hinduism	98.76 %
Islam	0.00 %
Non-Religious	0.00 %
Other / Small	0.00 %
Unknown	0.00 %

Progress Indicators ^[5]

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1.1

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Bible Translation Status

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Bible Portions:

1981

New Testament:

1992

Complete Bible:

1954

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Audio Recordings	MegaVoice Audio Bible and Stories
Audio Recordings	Global Recordings
Audio Recordings	Online New Testament (FCBH)
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Sindhi
Film / Video	World Christian Videos
General	Evangelism Toolbox
Printed Matter	Literacy & Evangelism International
Printed Matter	No Frontiers Literature
Printed Matter	World Christian Tract Ministry
Scripture	World Missionary Press Booklets
Scripture	World Scriptures

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