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The Barwala people belong to a Dalit class in the northern part of India. They live in India's far northern state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Most of them live in rural areas. Traditionally they have worked as village watchmen and messengers, overseeing the work of coolies, bearing torches and carrying palanquins at weddings. Today most of them are engaged in agriculture or as unskilled laborers. As far as their families are concerned the Barwalas live mainly in nuclear households. The oldest son becomes the head of the household. They allow for divorce and remarriage.
Most if not all of the Barwala are Hindu.
* Pray for the Barwala people to have a spiritual encounter with the Living Christ.
| Profile Source: Global Prayer Digest |
| People Name General | Barwala (Hindu traditions) |
| People Name in Country | Barwala (Hindu traditions) |
| Population in India | 89,000 |
| World Population | 89,800 |
| Total Countries | 2 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 2 to 3 |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Alternate Names | Barwar, Dalwatia, Doom, Dum Bantwal, Mandla, Narwalia, Payaliya, Radha, Radhthiya, Sanjwal, Soniyal, बरवाला (हिंदू ट्रेडिशन्स) |
| People ID | 16339 |
| ROP3 Code | 111475 |
| Country | India | ||||||||||||
| Region | South Asia | ||||||||||||
| Continent | Asia | ||||||||||||
| 10/40 Window | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Persecution Rank | 15 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | ||||||||||||
| Total States on file | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Largest States |
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| Specialized Website | South Asia Peoples | ||||||||||||
| Country | India |
| Region | South Asia |
| Continent | Asia |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| Persecution Rank | 15 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
| Total States | 10 |
| Jammu and Kashmir (60,000) | |
| Uttar Pradesh (26,000) | |
| Delhi (900) | |
| Himachal Pradesh (700) | |
| Uttarakhand (600) | |
| Haryana (100) | |
| Maharashtra (80) | |
| Rajasthan (50) | |
| Punjab (50) | |
| West Bengal (10) | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Language | Hindi (37,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
| Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Total Languages | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| Secondary Languages |
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| People Groups | Speaking Hindi |
| Primary Language | Hindi (37,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 14 |
| Secondary Languages | |
| Dogri (33,000) | |
| Punjabi, Eastern (9,200) | |
| Bhojpuri (4,900) | |
| Kashmiri (1,200) | |
| Kanauji (1,000) | |
| Awadhi (800) | |
| Bundeli (600) | |
| Garhwali (200) | |
| Kumaoni (100) | |
| Bhadrawahi (100) | |
| Gujari (100) | |
| Chambeali (50) | |
| Ladakhi (10) | |
| People Groups | Speaking Hindi |
Primary Language: Hindi
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1806-1962) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1811-1998) |
| Bible-Complete | Yes (1818-2000) |
| Bible-NT Audio | Online |
| Bible-NT Text | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles |
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| Amazon |
| Forum of Bible Agencies |
| Gospel Go |
| World Bible Finder |
| World Bibles |
| Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
| Audio Recordings | Hindi Bible stories |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament (FCBH) |
| Audio Recordings | Online Scripture (Talking Bibles) |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | A Beautiful Hope (Indigitube.tv) |
| Film / Video | A Pilgrimage (Indigitube.tv) |
| Film / Video | Aasha - Hope (Indigitube.tv) |
| Film / Video | Coconuts (Indigitube.tv) |
| Film / Video | Creation to Christ (Indigitube.tv) |
| Film / Video | Fathers Love Letter |
| Film / Video | Following Jesus (India, JF Project) |
| Film / Video | God's Story Video |
| Film / Video | Haqeeqat Episode 6 (Indigitube.tv) |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Hindi |
| Film / Video | Magdalena (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime) |
| Film / Video | Rivka (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) |
| Film / Video | Ten Virgins (Indigitube.tv) |
| 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 |
99.87 %
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| Islam |
0.00 %
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| Non-Religious |
Unknown
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| Other / Small |
0.13 %
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| Unknown |
0.00 %
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| Photo Source | Isudas Copyrighted © Used with permission |
| Map Source | Omid / Joshua Project / Global Mapping Intl |
| Profile Source | Global Prayer Digest |
| Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |
| Religion Values | * From India census data. Current values may differ. |