Barwala (Hindu traditions) in India
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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 | 1 |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Alternate Names | Barwar, Dalwatia, Doom, Dum Bantwal, Mandla, Narwalia, Payaliya, Radha, Radhthiya, Sanjwal, Soniyal, बरवाला (हिंदू ट्रेडिशन्स) |
| People ID | 16339 |
| ROP3 Code | 111475 |
| Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples | |||
| People Cluster | Hindi | |||
| People Group | Barwala (Hindu traditions) | |||
| Ethnic Code | CNN25g | |||
| Total Subgroups on file | 2 | |||
| Largest Subgroups |
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| Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
| People Cluster | Hindi |
| People Group | Barwala (Hindu traditions) |
| Ethnic Code | CNN25g |
| Total Subgroups | 2 |
| Gulam 1,200 | |
| Sawang 1,200 |
| Country | India | |||||||||
| Region | South Asia | |||||||||
| Continent | Asia | |||||||||
| 10/40 Window | Yes | |||||||||
| National Bible Society | Website | |||||||||
| Persecution Rank | 11 (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 | 11 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
| Total States | 9 |
| Jammu and Kashmir 60,000 | |
| Uttar Pradesh 26,000 | |
| Delhi 900 | |
| Himachal Pradesh 700 | |
| Uttarakhand 500 | |
| Haryana 100 | |
| Maharashtra 80 | |
| Rajasthan 60 | |
| Punjab 40 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Language | Hindi (37,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
| Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Total Languages | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| Secondary Languages |
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| Other 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 | 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) |
| Film / Video | The Final Prodigal (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 |
0.00 %
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| Other / Small |
0.13 %
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| Unknown |
0.00 %
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| Photo Source | Copyrighted © 2018 Isudas All rights reserved. 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 latest India census data. Current values may differ. |
