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The Chain are a people group in West Bengal in India. They speak Indo Arayan and Bengali and read and write in Bengali. They are not vegetarians and they eat wheat and rice.
Upon the death of the father, males and females get the same shares of an inheritance. A widow gets half of the property. The oldest son becomes in charge of the home. They have marriage and birth rituals. The dead are cremated.
The Chain are mainly landowners. Most of them work in agriculture. Some of them are in business and a few in government service.
The Chain of India are Hindus by religion. They use family planning.
* Pray that the Internet and gospel recordings will help lead the Chain to salvation.
* Pray that God will give them dreams and visions leading them to Jesus Christ.
Singh, K. S., ed. "India's Communities A-Z", Oxford University Press, USA 1999
| Profile Source: Anonymous |
| People Name General | Chain |
| People Name in Country | Chain |
| Population in India | 561,000 |
| World Population | 586,000 |
| Total Countries | 2 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Least-Reached | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| GSEC | 2 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Alternate Names | Chai, Chaie, चैन |
| People ID | 16564 |
| ROP3 Code | 111755 |
| Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | South Asia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Continent | Asia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10/40 Window | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Persecution Rank | 17 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total States on file: | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Largest States |
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| Country | India |
| Region | South Asia |
| Continent | Asia |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| Persecution Rank | 17 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
| Total States on file: | 20 |
| West Bengal (413,000) | Bihar (82,000) |
| Jharkhand (52,000) | Tripura (5,900) |
| Odisha (2,400) | Andaman and Nicobar (1,400) |
| Delhi (1,000) | Meghalaya (800) |
| Chhattisgarh (700) | Maharashtra (600) |
| Nagaland (500) | Arunachal Pradesh (400) |
| Uttar Pradesh (300) | Madhya Pradesh (200) |
| Manipur (200) | Mizoram (200) |
| Uttarakhand (100) | Karnataka (90) |
| Rajasthan (30) | Telangana (30) |
| Primary Language: | Bengali (429,000 speakers) People group listing | |||||||||
| Language Code: | ben Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||
| Written: | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||
| Total Languages: | 8 | |||||||||
| Secondary Languages: |
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| Primary Language: | Bengali (429,000 speakers) People group listing |
| Language Code: | ben Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages: | 8 |
| Secondary Languages: | |
| Hindi (66,000) | Bhojpuri (21,000) |
| Magahi (11,000) | Maithili (7,600) |
| Odia (900) | Andaman Creole Hindi (200) |
| Kannada (30) | |
| Primary Language: | Bengali |
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible Portions | Yes (1800-1980) |
| New Testament | Yes (1801-1984) |
| Complete Bible | Yes (1809-2000) |
| Audio Bible | 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 | Bengali Bible stories |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament - Bangla Version (FCBH) |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament - Mussolmani Version (FCBH) |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament- Common Version (FCBH) |
| Audio Recordings | Online Scripture (Talking Bibles) |
| Audio Recordings | Oral Bible stories in Bengali |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | Following Jesus (India, JF Project) |
| Film / Video | God's Story Video |
| Film / Video | I Am Guilty (Indigitube.tv) |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Bengali |
| 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 Burning Heart (Indigitube.tv) |
| Film / Video | The Prophets Story (Indigitube.tv) |
| General | Bible Visuals |
| General | Four Spiritual Laws |
| Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.00 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.03 %
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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 |
0.00 %
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| Unknown |
0.00 %
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| Christian Segments ▲ | Percent |
|---|---|
| Anglican |
Unknown
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| Independent |
Unknown
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| Orthodox |
Unknown
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| Other Christian |
Unknown
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| Protestant |
Unknown
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| Roman Catholic |
Unknown
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