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The Garo are a scheduled tribe in Meghalaya in India. They speak Garo. They eat pork and beef and for a cereal they eat rice. Women help with agriculture and property follows the female lineage but men are in charge of it. Cultivation is the main work of the Garo there.
In Assam, the Garo speak Garo and Assamese. In Nagaland they speak Nagamese and read and write in Roman. In Tripura they speak Bengali and Kakbarak. In West Bengal they read and write Bengali.
Most of the Garo are Christian. Most work in agriculture.
* Pray that the Garo Christians give the gospel message to non-Christians in India.
* Pray that they are protected.
Singh, K. S., ed. "India's Communities A-Z", Oxford University Press, USA 1999
| Profile Source: Anonymous |
| Expanded PDF Profile |
| People Name General | Garo |
| People Name in Country | Garo |
| Population in India | 1,194,000 |
| World Population | 1,322,800 |
| Total Countries | 3 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Unreached | No |
| Progress Scale | 5 ● |
| GSEC | 6 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Alternate Names | Achik, Garrow, Mande, Mandi, गरो |
| People ID | 11826 |
| ROP3 Code | 103233 |
| Country | India | |||||||||||||||
| Region | South Asia | |||||||||||||||
| Continent | Asia | |||||||||||||||
| 10/40 Window | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| National Bible Society | Website | |||||||||||||||
| Persecution Rank | 15 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | |||||||||||||||
| Total States on file | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| Largest States |
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| Specialized Website | South Asia Peoples | |||||||||||||||
| Country | India |
| Region | South Asia |
| Continent | Asia |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| National Bible Society | Website |
| Persecution Rank | 15 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
| Total States | 13 |
| Meghalaya (952,000) | |
| Assam (219,000) | |
| Tripura (15,000) | |
| West Bengal (4,300) | |
| Nagaland (2,200) | |
| Arunachal Pradesh (600) | |
| Delhi (200) | |
| Mizoram (100) | |
| Andaman and Nicobar (60) | |
| Manipur (40) | |
| Himachal Pradesh (10) | |
| Chandigarh (10) | |
| Punjab (10) | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Language | Garo (993,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
| Language Code | grt Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Total Languages | 66 | |||||||||||||||
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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| People Groups | Speaking Garo |
| Primary Language | Garo (993,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | grt Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 66 |
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
| Assamese (91,000) | |
| Bengali (14,000) | |
| Khasi (4,800) | |
| Hindi (4,400) | |
| Amri Karbi (1,900) | |
| Odia (1,200) | |
| English (1,100) | |
| Kok Borok (1,000) | |
| Dimasa (500) | |
| Koch (500) | |
| Karbi (400) | |
| Pnar (400) | |
| Nepali (300) | |
| Boro (200) | |
| Rabha (200) | |
| People Groups | Speaking Garo |
Primary Language: Garo
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1887-2003) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1894-1987) |
| Bible-Complete | Yes (1924-1994) |
| Bible-NT Audio | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | National Bible Societies |
| Forum of Bible Agencies | World Bible Finder |
| Gospel Go | World Bibles |
| Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament (FCBH) |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | God's Story Video |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Garo |
| Primary Religion: | Christianity |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.21 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical 80.00 %) |
89.61 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
3.18 %
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| Islam |
0.85 %
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| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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| Other / Small |
0.05 %
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| Unknown |
6.10 %
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