Baira in India
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Most of the Baira people live in India's southern state of Karnataka, though a few live further south in Kerala. Since Kannada is the language of Karnataka, that is the one the Baira people use the most.
They are a rural community that has traditionally lived by hunting and gathering from the forests. Commonly their children work, which is one of the reasons for their low literacy rate. Though they like to have their sons get a formal education, their daughters usually stay at home. Most of them get married as adults.
The Baira people are Hindus who worship specific deities.
Pray that they will find Jesus to be the only one worthy of their worship and praise.
* Scripture Prayers for the Baira in India.
| Profile Source: Global Prayer Digest |
| People Name General | Baira |
| People Name in Country | Baira |
| World Population | 12,000 |
| Total Countries | 1 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Frontier People Group | Yes |
| GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
| Alternate Names | Bailaptar, Bailkambar, Bairi, Bare, Baruri, Bhaira, Bhairavar, Biare, Bikapatar, Byadi, Shilpakar, Shilpkar, बैरा |
| People ID | 16294 |
| ROP3 Code | 111420 |
| Country | India | |||||||||
| Region | South Asia | |||||||||
| Continent | Asia | |||||||||
| 10/40 Window | Yes | |||||||||
| National Bible Society | Website | |||||||||
| Persecution Rank | 10 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | |||||||||
| Total States on file | 9 | |||||||||
| 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 | 10 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
| Total States | 9 |
| Karnataka 8,200 | |
| Tamil Nadu 1,800 | |
| Kerala 1,000 | |
| Uttarakhand 800 | |
| Andhra Pradesh 80 | |
| Odisha 50 | |
| Puducherry 40 | |
| Goa 30 | |
| Uttar Pradesh 10 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
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| Primary Language | Kannada (7,100 speakers) | |||||||||
| Language Code | kan Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||
| Total Languages | 8 | |||||||||
| Secondary Languages |
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| Primary Language | Kannada (7,100 speakers) |
| Language Code | kan Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 8 |
| Secondary Languages | |
| Konkani, Goan 3,500 | |
| Kumaoni 600 | |
| Tamil 500 | |
| Malayalam 200 | |
| Hindi 200 | |
| Tulu 30 | |
| Telugu 20 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Kannada |
Primary Language: Kannada
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1812-1988) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1823-1995) |
| Bible-Complete | Yes (1831-2000) |
| Bible-NT Audio | Online |
| Bible-NT Text | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| World Bibles | |
| Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
| Audio Recordings | Father's Love Letter |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament (FCBH) |
| Audio Recordings | Online Scripture / Bible |
| Audio Recordings | Oral Bible stories in Kannada |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | Following Jesus (India, JF Project) |
| Film / Video | God's Story Video |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Kannada |
| 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 | Got Questions Ministry |
| Mobile App | Download Bible from Google Play Store |
| Text / Printed Matter | Bible |
| Text / Printed Matter | Bible: ಕನ್ನಡ - Kannada |
| Text / Printed Matter | Bibles, Bible League |
| Text / Printed Matter | International Bible Society |
| Text / Printed Matter | OneHope resources for children and youth |
| Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.00 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
99.96 %
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| Islam |
0.00 %
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| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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| Other / Small |
0.04 %
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| Unknown |
0.00 %
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| Profile Source | Global Prayer Digest |
| Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |
| * Religion Values | From latest India census data. Current values may differ. |