Subgroups: 5
Subgroup Name | Population ▼ | |
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Adhikari | 8,000 | |
Haruva | 8,000 | |
Kanaka | 8,000 | |
Toreya | 8,000 | |
Udaya | 8,000 |
Badagar is a corrupt form of vadugar, meaning northerner. The Badagas are an agricultural people and by far the most numerous and wealthy of the hilly area people. Many have relocated to towns and cities of the region, and earn income from urban-style employment. The Badaga have a well-organized community council called Badaga Sangam. They grow different kinds of vegetables, tea, and coffee. In the social hierarchy, they are placed higher than the Toda, Kota, and Kurumba communities.They are Hindu and belong to the Shaivite group.They worship deities of both great and little traditions, such as Ganapati, Sub-ramanya, Krishna, Hittiamma, and Mahadeswaran.
The pantheistic Hindu religion provides a very different worldview than that of the Christian Bible. To change worldview is quite difficult, but it is possible.
Perhaps some of the Badaga people, especially those that are younger, will learn of the availability of the Jesus film and other videos and recordings on the Internet. Pray the Lord will lead them to download, view, and listen and that the Lord will give them understanding.
There are some Badaga who reported themselves as Christians to the India census. Please pray these people will clearly understand what it means to know and follow Christ, distinguishing this from a mere cultural identification with the Christian religion. Pray the Holy Spirit will lead them into all truth. The Badaga are a relatively wealthy people, and this often leads to pride. Pride is deadly, so please pray against the effects of pride in this community.
Scripture Prayers for the Badaga in India.
Profile Source: Joshua Project |
People Name General | Badaga |
People Name in Country | Badaga |
Population this Country | 255,000 |
Population all Countries | 255,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 4 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 5 |
Alternate Names | Badig; Badkar; Badugei; Gounder; Gowder; Odiyar; बडगा |
People ID | 16272 |
ROP3 Code | 111397 |
Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
People Cluster | South Asia Hindu - other |
People Group | Badaga |
Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
People Cluster | South Asia Hindu - other |
People Group | Badaga |
Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
Total Subgroups | 5 |
Adhikari 8,000 | |
Haruva 8,000 | |
Kanaka 8,000 | |
Toreya 8,000 | |
Udaya 8,000 |
Country | India | ||||||
Region | Asia, South | ||||||
Continent | Asia | ||||||
10/40 Window | Yes | ||||||
National Bible Society | Website | ||||||
Persecution Rank | 10 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | ||||||
Location in Country | Tamil Nadu, Madras-Nilgiri, Kunda hills. Source: www.ethnologue.com | ||||||
Total States on file | 4 | ||||||
Largest States |
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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 | 10 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Location in Country | Tamil Nadu, Madras-Nilgiri, Kunda hills.. Source: www.ethnologue.com |
Total States | 4 |
Tamil Nadu 231,000 | |
Karnataka 24,000 | |
Kerala 300 | |
Odisha 10 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Language | Badaga (205,000 speakers) | |||
Language Code | bfq Ethnologue Listing | |||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||
Total Languages | 3 | |||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Badaga (205,000 speakers) |
Language Code | bfq Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 3 |
Secondary Languages | |
Kannada 9,300 | |
Tamil 4,500 | |
People Groups | Speaking Badaga |
Primary Language: Badaga
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1852-1992) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1999) |
Bible-Complete | No |
Bible-NT Audio | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
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Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching |
Audio Recordings | Online Audio Scripture |
Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio |
Film / Video | God's Story video |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Badaga |
General | Gospel resources links |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.00 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.29 %
|
Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
99.71 %
|
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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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |