The traditional occupations of this scheduled caste were carrying carcasses and working as village servants. They used to remind the Lingayat Bania about the full moon and new moon days of the month, so that the latter could perform the necessary rites to Lord Shiva.
More recently, they are engaged as wage laborers in agricultural operations, and some are employed in government service.
Some of their deities are Durgamma, Mariyamma, Hanumantha, Yellamma and Huligamma.
The Chalvadi know very little about Jesus and perceive Christianity as foreign to their identity as a community.
There is great need for prayer for them to understand and receive the gospel message. Teams of workers relating and explaining stories from scripture can partially overcome the low literacy rate.
Pray the few Christian believers will consistently clothe themselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience, and will represent Christ well.
Pray this low caste community will be able to increasingly educate their children, find improved employment situations, and see their standard of living rise in years ahead.
Pray for the Lord to give them an abundant harvest this year as a testimony of his power and mercy.
Scripture Prayers for the Chalvadi in India.
Profile Source: Joshua Project |
People Name General | Chalvadi |
People Name in Country | Chalvadi |
Alternate Names | Calwadi; Chalavadi; Channayya; Mala; चलवादी |
Population this Country | 254,000 |
Population all Countries | 254,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 5 |
People ID | 16566 |
ROP3 Code | 111757 |
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 | 11 | ||||||||||||
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 | 11 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Total States | 11 |
Karnataka 242,000 | |
Maharashtra 3,900 | |
Goa 1,900 | |
Gujarat 700 | |
Kerala 300 | |
Andhra Pradesh 200 | |
Telangana 200 | |
Delhi 100 | |
Tamil Nadu 100 | |
Rajasthan 30 | |
Odisha 10 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
1.40 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.01 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
98.56 %
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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 |
0.00 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Primary Language | Kannada (208,000 speakers) | |||||||||
Language Code | kan Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||
Total Languages | 9 | |||||||||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Kannada (208,000 speakers) |
Language Code | kan Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 9 |
Secondary Languages | |
Konkani 6,300 | |
Telugu 4,400 | |
Marathi 4,000 | |
Konkani, Goan 1,100 | |
Gujarati 600 | |
Tulu 500 | |
Tamil 400 | |
Mewari 30 | |
People Groups | Speaking Kannada |
Primary Language: Kannada
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1812-1988) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1823-2023) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1827-2022) |
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 |
(Representative photo) Sarangib - Pixabay |
Map Source | People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project. |
Profile Source | Joshua Project |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |