Bhattra in India
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The Bhatra or Bhattra are a scheduled caste in India, which means that they do not have high status. They live in Bastai, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Odisha. They speak Bhattri.
They fish, do cultivation work, and collect mushrooms and forest food. Some of them work as day laborers. The Bhatra have traditional councils to judge in matters. Only a few of them can read and write so the gospel will need to be given in oral form. They prefer marriages between cousins.
They are Hindus.
The Bhatra people need the chance to enjoy the blessings of peace, hope and joy offered by Jesus Christ to those whom are willing to accept Him on His terms.
Pray that the traditional council leaders of the Bhatra will come to Jesus Christ and open the doors to a movement to Christ that will bless their entire community. Pray that gospel recordings and the JESUS Film will lead the Bhatra to salvation.
Scripture Prayers for the Bhattra in India.
| Profile Source: Keith Carey |
| People Name General | Bhattra |
| People Name in Country | Bhattra |
| Population this Country | 370,000 |
| Population all Countries | 370,000 |
| Total Countries | 1 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| GSEC | 4 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 7 |
| Alternate Names | Bhatra; Bhatta; Bhattri; Bhottada; भट्तरा |
| People ID | 16445 |
| ROP3 Code | 111598 |
| 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) | |||||||||
| Total States on file | 7 | |||||||||
| Largest States |
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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 | 10 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
| Total States | 7 |
| Chhattisgarh 242,000 | |
| Odisha 122,000 | |
| Madhya Pradesh 1,400 | |
| Maharashtra 1,300 | |
| Delhi 200 | |
| Assam 50 | |
| Karnataka 20 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.01 %
|
| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
1.88 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
96.98 %
|
| Islam |
0.02 %
|
| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
| Other / Small |
0.04 %
|
| Unknown |
1.07 %
|
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
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| Primary Language | Bhatri (122,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
| Language Code | bgw Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Total Languages | 36 | |||||||||||||||
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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| Primary Language | Bhatri (122,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | bgw Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 36 |
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
| Halbi 85,000 | |
| Odia 71,000 | |
| Desiya 9,900 | |
| Chhattisgarhi 7,100 | |
| Hindi 6,300 | |
| Kui 4,100 | |
| Kuvi 1,900 | |
| Pengo 1,500 | |
| Gondi, Northern 800 | |
| Gadaba, Pottangi Ollar 800 | |
| Marathi 600 | |
| Bhili 500 | |
| English 100 | |
| Duruwa 50 | |
| Telugu 30 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Bhatri |
Primary Language: Bhatri
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (2017) |
| Bible-Complete | No |
| Bible-NT Audio | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| World Bibles | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| Virtual Storehouse | |
| Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching | Global Recordings Network |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament | Faith Comes by Hearing |
| Audio Recordings | Oral Bible stories | One Story |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio | Jesus Film Project |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Bhatri | Jesus Film Project |
| Film / Video | World Christian Videos | World Christian Videos |
| General | Bible for Children | Bible for Children |
| General | Gospel resources links | Scripture Earth |
| General | Gospel website in this language | General / Other |
| Mobile App | Download Bible from Google Play Store | Operation Agape |
| Text / Printed Matter | Online New Testament (Bibles India) | Operation Agape |
