Chhimba (Hindu traditions) in India
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The Chhimba people live mainly in India's northern state of Himachal Pradesh. Though there are Muslims and Hindus among them, most are Hindu. They speak the regional dialect of Western Pahari Hindi, and standard Hindi as a trade language.
Families arrange marriages, and it's common for Chhimba families to exchange sisters in marriage. Boys get married at about 20 years of age, and girls at 16. Women are very much involved with washing clothes, the trade of this people group that is closely related to the better-known Dhobis. Recently some have opened dry cleaning and dyeing shops in towns. Development programs have helped the Chhimba people, specifically in the area of literacy.
Pray that soon Chhimba people will sing songs of worship to their true King as they go about their work as cleaners.
Pray that they will share Christ with their customers, and thus share the spiritual wealth with others in this highly resistant part of India.
Scripture Prayers for the Chhimba (Hindu traditions) in India.
| Profile Source: Global Prayer Digest |
| People Name General | Chhimba (Hindu traditions) |
| People Name in Country | Chhimba (Hindu traditions) |
| Alternate Names | Chhimba; Chhimbe; Chhipa; Chimbe; Darji; Darzi; Dhami; Dhamin; Dhobi; Tank Kshatri; Tank Suryavanshi Kaith; च्बा (हिंदू ट्रेडिशन्स) |
| Population this Country | 155,000 |
| Population all Countries | 155,000 |
| Total Countries | 1 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Frontier People Group | Yes |
| GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 3 |
| People ID | 16587 |
| ROP3 Code | 111783 |
| 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 |
| Haryana 102,000 | |
| Punjab 26,000 | |
| Himachal Pradesh 15,000 | |
| Delhi 3,000 | |
| Bihar 1,700 | |
| Chandigarh 1,700 | |
| Jammu and Kashmir 1,700 | |
| Maharashtra 300 | |
| Madhya Pradesh 300 | |
| Jharkhand 200 | |
| West Bengal 70 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.00 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
100.00 %
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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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| Primary Language | Hindi (75,000 speakers) | ||||||||||||
| Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing | ||||||||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | ||||||||||||
| Total Languages | 13 | ||||||||||||
| Secondary Languages |
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| Primary Language | Hindi (75,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 13 |
| Secondary Languages | |
| Punjabi, Eastern 39,000 | |
| Haryanvi 9,900 | |
| Bagri 1,800 | |
| Kangri 1,500 | |
| Bilaspuri 900 | |
| Maithili 800 | |
| Mandeali 300 | |
| Dogri 200 | |
| Pahari, Mahasu 200 | |
| Kashmiri 200 | |
| Bengali 200 | |
| Bhadrawahi 50 | |
| 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 (1818-2022) |
| Bible-NT Audio | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| World Bibles | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| Virtual Storehouse | |
| Map Source | People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project. |
| Profile Source | Global Prayer Digest |
| Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |
