Khatik (Muslim traditions) in India


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Subgroups: 6

Subgroup Name Population
Chauhan Unknown
Chik Unknown
Kabaria Unknown
Kasai Unknown
Rajauria Unknown
Sonkar Unknown

Introduction / History

There are both Hindu and Muslim Khatik people, both of which have low status. They live scattered throughout India and Pakistan.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Surprisingly, the Muslim Khatiks raise pigs for a living. Even Hindus consider them "dirty," but Muslims are especially repulsed by them. They are considered low caste.


What Are Their Beliefs?

The people are Sunni Muslims who believe that the supreme God, Allah, spoke through his prophet, Mohammed, and taught mankind how to live a righteous life through the Koran and the Hadith. To live a righteous life, you must utter the Shahada (a statement of faith), pray five times a day facing Mecca, fast from sunup to sundown during the month of Ramadan, give alms to the poor, and make a pilgrimage to Mecca if you have the means. Muslims are prohibited from drinking alcohol, eating pork, gambling, stealing, slandering, and making idols. They gather for corporate prayer on Friday afternoons at a mosque, their place of worship.

The two main holidays for Sunni Muslims are Eid al Fitr, the breaking of the monthly fast and Eid al Adha, the celebration of Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son to Allah.

Sunni religious practices are staid and simple. They believe that Allah has pre-determined our fates; they minimize free will.

In most of the Muslim world, people depend on the spirit world for their daily needs since they regard Allah as too distant. Allah may determine their eternal salvation, but the spirits determine how well we live in our daily lives. For that reason, they must appease the spirits. They often use charms and amulets to help them with spiritual forces.


What Are Their Needs?

The saying applies here, "Once in a caste forever in a caste." The Khatik caste can receive dignity, and their future can be changed by the one and only true God. By receiving Jesus Christ, the Khatik people can receive hope and a future.


Prayer Points

Pray for God to raise up followers of Christ who will live among the Khatik people and show them how to live out their lives with dignity and hope in Jesus Christ.

Pray for the Holy Spirit to prepare the hearts of Khatik people to receive their loving Lord.

Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among the Khatik people in India and Pakistan.


Scripture Prayers for the Khatik (Muslim traditions) in India.


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Khatik (Muslim traditions)
People Name in Country Khatik (Muslim traditions)
Pronunciation kah-teek
Alternate Names Chikvi; Chikwa; खटीक (मुस्लिम ट्रेडिशन्स)
Population this Country 37,000
Population all Countries 40,000
Total Countries 2
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
PeopleID3 17596
ROP3 Code 113027
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 7
Largest States
Uttar Pradesh
20,000
Maharashtra
13,000
West Bengal
2,000
Jammu and Kashmir
1,900
Uttarakhand
300
Madhya Pradesh
200
Rajasthan
100
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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 7
  Uttar Pradesh 20,000
  Maharashtra 13,000
  West Bengal 2,000
  Jammu and Kashmir 1,900
  Uttarakhand 300
  Madhya Pradesh 200
  Rajasthan 100
Website South Asia Peoples
Primary Religion: Islam
Major Religion Percent *
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.00 %)
0.00 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
100.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.
Primary Language Urdu (15,000 speakers)
Language Code urd   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 10
Secondary Languages
Hindi
12,000
Marathi
1,900
Bengali
1,600
Bhojpuri
1,000
Kashmiri
700
Awadhi
600
Dogri
600
Wagdi
50
Garhwali
40
Primary Language Urdu (15,000 speakers)
Language Code urd   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 10
Secondary Languages
  Hindi 12,000
  Marathi 1,900
  Bengali 1,600
  Bhojpuri 1,000
  Kashmiri 700
  Awadhi 600
  Dogri 600
  Wagdi 50
  Garhwali 40
People Groups Speaking Urdu

Primary Language:  Urdu

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Bible-New Testament Yes  (1758-2000)
Bible-Complete Yes  (1843-2022)
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