Chain in India
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People Group Location: Omid. Other geography / data: GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project
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.
* Scripture Prayers for the Chain in India.
* 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 |
| Pronunciation |
chyne
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| Population this Country | 510,000 |
| Population all Countries | 536,000 |
| Total Countries | 2 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Frontier People Group | Yes |
| GSEC | 2 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 10 |
| Alternate Names | Chai; Chaie; चैन |
| People ID | 16564 |
| ROP3 Code | 111755 |
| 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 | 20 | |||||||||||||||
| Largest States (only 15 largest shown) |
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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 | 20 |
| West Bengal 360,000 | |
| Bihar 79,000 | |
| Jharkhand 55,000 | |
| Tripura 6,100 | |
| Odisha 2,400 | |
| Andaman and Nicobar 1,300 | |
| Delhi 1,000 | |
| Chhattisgarh 700 | |
| Meghalaya 700 | |
| Maharashtra 600 | |
| Arunachal Pradesh 600 | |
| Nagaland 500 | |
| Uttar Pradesh 300 | |
| Madhya Pradesh 200 | |
| Manipur 200 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Language | Bengali (379,000 speakers) | |||||||||
| Language Code | ben Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||
| Total Languages | 10 | |||||||||
| Secondary Languages |
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| Primary Language | Bengali (379,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | ben Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 10 |
| Secondary Languages | |
| Hindi 85,000 | |
| Bhojpuri 21,000 | |
| Magahi 12,000 | |
| Maithili 9,300 | |
| Odia 900 | |
| Angika 600 | |
| Andaman Hindi Creole 200 | |
| Kok Borok 200 | |
| Kannada 30 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Bengali |
Primary Language: Bengali
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1800-1980) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1801-1984) |
| Bible-Complete | Yes (1809-2016) |
| Bible-NT Audio | Online |
| Bible-NT Text | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| World Bibles | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| Virtual Storehouse | |
| Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.00 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.04 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
99.96 %
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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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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
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