Subgroups: 4
Subgroup Name | Population ▼ | |
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Hari | 52,000 | |
Mehtar | 18,000 | |
Bara Bhuinmali | 6,700 | |
Chhoto Bhuinmali | 5,400 |
"If I had such a beautiful woman in my house, I would cheerfully perform the most menial offices for her." This was definitely the wrong thing to say at the wrong time. This wise-crack was supposedly uttered by a Bhuimali man who was attending a feast hosted by Parvati, the beautiful wife of the Hindu god Siva. Impressed by her beauty and grace, he made this remark, and incurred the wrath of her husband, who is also the Hindu god of destruction. Siva gave this Bhuimali man a beautiful wife, and made him spend his days as her sweeper. Becoming a sweeper meant that the Bhuimali people were demoted, so to speak, from the low caste Sudras, to being outside the caste system. That is their traditional explanation for why they are now a scheduled caste.
The Bhuimalis are mainly a landless agricultural group, though some work for government agencies. They are from the Bengali cluster of people groups. Most of them live in India's West Bengal state, though others live scattered throughout the smaller northeastern states.
The Bhuimali people are Hindus who focus their worship on Hindu gods. Surprisingly, Siva is still one of the gods they worship. Local priest perform rituals and sacrifices for them.
Pray for the Kingdom of God to come to the Bhuimalis, and give them the understanding that they have the dignity of being created in the image of God.
Pray that they will soon worship the God of Creation only, and put their full trust in Jesus Christ.
Scripture Prayers for the Bhuinmali in India.
Some information from "The Scheduled Castes" K. S. Singh, ed. Oxford University Press, USA (1994)
Profile Source: Global Prayer Digest |
People Name General | Bhuinmali |
People Name in Country | Bhuinmali |
Pronunciation |
BOO-mah-lee
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Alternate Names | Bhisunder; Bhuimali; Bhuinya; Bhuisundar; Malakar; Mali; Siddiputra; भुंमाली |
Population this Country | 188,000 |
Population all Countries | 287,000 |
Total Countries | 2 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 4 |
People ID | 16426 |
ROP3 Code | 111577 |
Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
People Cluster | South Asia Dalit - other |
People Group | Bhuinmali |
Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
People Cluster | South Asia Dalit - other |
People Group | Bhuinmali |
Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
Total Subgroups | 4 |
Hari 52,000 | |
Mehtar 18,000 | |
Bara Bhuinmali 6,700 | |
Chhoto Bhuinmali 5,400 |
Country | India | |||||||||||||||
Region | Asia, South | |||||||||||||||
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 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Districts | Interactive map, listing and data download | |||||||||||||||
Specialized Website | South Asia Peoples |
Country | India |
Region | Asia, South |
Continent | Asia |
10/40 Window | Yes |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | 11 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Total States | 13 |
West Bengal 101,000 | |
Assam 82,000 | |
Meghalaya 400 | |
Andaman and Nicobar 400 | |
Tripura 300 | |
Maharashtra 300 | |
Nagaland 200 | |
Delhi 100 | |
Arunachal Pradesh 100 | |
Mizoram 60 | |
Punjab 40 | |
Himachal Pradesh 20 | |
Madhya Pradesh 10 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.04 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.12 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
99.68 %
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Islam |
0.00 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.02 %
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Unknown |
0.14 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Primary Language | Bengali (93,000 speakers) | ||||||
Language Code | ben Ethnologue Listing | ||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | ||||||
Total Languages | 5 | ||||||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Bengali (93,000 speakers) |
Language Code | ben Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 5 |
Secondary Languages | |
Assamese 55,000 | |
Hindi 8,500 | |
Amri Karbi 2,000 | |
Sadri 900 | |
People Groups | Speaking Bengali |
Primary Language: Bengali
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1800-1980) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1801-1984) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1809-2022) |
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 |
Photo Source |
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Map Source | People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project. |
Profile Source | Global Prayer Digest |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |