Sinhalese in India Tweet
Though most Sri Lankans in India are Tamils there are some Sinhalese in India, particularly in Delhi and Tamil Nadu.
Sri Lankans came to India in the 1980s as refugees from the Sri Lankan civil war. When the war ended early this century, the refugees from Sri Lanka stopped coming to India as refugees.
There are several Sinhalese families in Chennai in Tamil Nadu. A lot work for computer companies and some for the Sri Lankan Deputy High Commission. Some are students. There are some Sinhalese in Maharashtra and a few in Gujarat and on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The Sinhalese in India speak Sinhala and English.
Some of them are Buddhists and some are Hindus. They have a few different religions.
* Pray that missionaries will lead the Sinhalese in India to Jesus Christ.
* Pray that they will see gospel materials on the internet leading them to Salvation through this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lankans_in_India
| Profile Source: Anonymous |
| People Name General | Sinhalese |
| People Name in Country | Sinhalese |
| Population in India | 4,400 |
| World Population | 11,142,800 |
| Total Countries | 18 |
| Indigenous | No |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 to 2 |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Alternate Names | Cingalese, Singalese, Singhalese, Sinhala, सिनलीज़ |
| People ID | 14196 |
| ROP3 Code | 109305 |
| 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 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| Largest States (only 15 largest shown) |
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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 | 16 |
| Tamil Nadu (1,400) | |
| Delhi (1,200) | |
| Maharashtra (700) | |
| Kerala (400) | |
| Gujarat (200) | |
| Andaman and Nicobar (100) | |
| Andhra Pradesh (90) | |
| Jharkhand (80) | |
| West Bengal (60) | |
| Karnataka (40) | |
| Himachal Pradesh (40) | |
| Chhattisgarh (30) | |
| Telangana (30) | |
| Puducherry (30) | |
| Madhya Pradesh (20) | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
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| Primary Language | Sinhala (4,400 speakers) |
| Language Code | sin Ethnologue Listing |
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing |
| Total Languages | 1 |
| People Groups | Speaking Sinhala |
| Primary Language | Sinhala (4,400 speakers) |
| Language Code | sin Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 1 |
| People Groups | Speaking Sinhala |
Primary Language: Sinhala
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1739-1966) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1776-1991) |
| Bible-Complete | Yes (1823-1982) |
| 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 Sinhala |
| Film / Video | Magdalena (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime) |
| Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) |
| General | Four Spiritual Laws |
| General | Gods Simple Plan |
| General | Got Questions Ministry |
| Text / Printed Matter | World Missionary Press Booklets |
| Primary Religion: | Buddhism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
100.00 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
0.00 %
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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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