Chadar in India
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People Group Location: Omid. Other geography / data: GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project
Subgroups: 2
| Subgroup Name | Population ▼ | |
|---|---|---|
| Athia | -1 Unknown | |
| Parmeswari | -1 Unknown |
The 110,000 Chadar people live mainly in Madhya Pradesh, India's most central state. Their name means "weaver." They consider themselves to be descendents of the prestigious Rajputs. Traditionally, many of them were employed as village watchmen, while others were weavers.
Educated Chadars have their own caste association known as the Chadar Kshatriya Samaj, which is intended to look after their interests and maintain law and order.
This group is almost completely Hindu, and only about one in 500 is Christian of any kind. Most speak Hindi, so there are Christ-centered materials in a language they can understand.
* Scripture Prayers for the Chadar in India.
* Pray that biblical materials will soon become widely available in Chadar communities.
* Pray that they will open their hearts to the King of Kings.
| Profile Source: Global Prayer Digest |
| People Name General | Chadar |
| People Name in Country | Chadar |
| World Population | 148,000 |
| Total Countries | 1 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Frontier People Group | Yes |
| GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 3 |
| Alternate Names | Athia; Chadwa; Chudrigaran; Pawar; चादर |
| People ID | 16563 |
| ROP3 Code | 111754 |
| Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
| People Cluster | South Asia Dalit - other |
| People Group | Chadar |
| Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
| Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
| People Cluster | South Asia Dalit - other |
| People Group | Chadar |
| Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
| Total Subgroups | 2 |
| Athia 0 | |
| Parmeswari 0 |
| 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 | 4 | ||||||
| Largest States |
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| 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 | 4 |
| Madhya Pradesh 131,000 | |
| Odisha 14,000 | |
| Chhattisgarh 2,900 | |
| Maharashtra 80 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Language | Hindi (119,000 speakers) | ||||||
| Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing | ||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | ||||||
| Total Languages | 5 | ||||||
| Secondary Languages |
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| Primary Language | Hindi (119,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 5 |
| Secondary Languages | |
| Bundeli 15,000 | |
| Odia 12,000 | |
| Chhattisgarhi 1,800 | |
| Malvi 300 | |
| 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 (1835-2012) |
| 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 | Online New Testament (FCBH) |
| Audio Recordings | Online Scripture (Talking Bibles) |
| Audio Recordings | Oral Bible stories in Hindi |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | A Beautiful Hope (EngSub) |
| Film / Video | Coconuts |
| Film / Video | Creation to Christ |
| Film / Video | Father's Love Letter |
| Film / Video | Following Jesus (India, JF Project) |
| Film / Video | God's Story Video |
| Film / Video | Indigitube.tv Video / Animation |
| 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 | The Hope Video |
| General | Bible Visuals |
| General | Four Spiritual Laws |
| Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.00 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.01 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
99.97 %
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| Islam |
0.00 %
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| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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| Other / Small |
0.01 %
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| Unknown |
0.00 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
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| Photo Source | Anonymous |
| Map Source | People Group Location: Omid. Other geography / data: GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project |
| Profile Source | Global Prayer Digest |
| Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |
