Subgroups: 4
Subgroup Name | Population ▼ | |
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Chotaha | 400 | |
Manjhi | 400 | |
Kurin | 200 | |
Chabhi | -1 Unknown |
The Gonhri people are also known as Mallah or Nishad. They are a caste associated with boating and fishing. They believe themselves to be descendants of the legendary figure, Nishad, who ferried King Rama and his wife, Sita, across the Ganges River. That tradition has been passed down through the centuries. They take pride in their caste and consider their occupation as boatmen carrying Hindu devotees as a high calling or holy occupation. Others consider them to be a "backward" (meaning low prestige) caste.
The Gonrhi people live mainly in India's states of West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh. Others live in Bangladesh or Nepal.
The well-educated ones among them are teachers and government workers, but the majority of them continue as their ancestors have done for centuries: cultivating or fishing. Within their fishing community, they have specialized work based on their subgroup. Some are boatmen, others are fishermen. Those who fish use fishing baskets rather than nets. Many of them belong to the Matsyajibi Unnyan Samity which seeks to improve the welfare of those engaged in the fishing trade.
They usually find a mate through family negotiations. Though monogamy is the custom, they will make an exception if the wife is infertile. Then the husband can take a second wife. They don't permit divorce. Their daughters get an equal share of the family wealth if they don't have brothers. Otherwise, the boys receive it all.
The Gonrhi are a Hindu community that worships a number of family and regional deities.
These people need to put their hope in the Lord of lords, who turned fishermen into disciples that turned the world upside down.
Pray for the Gonhri people to understand and embrace that Jesus wants to bless their families and neighborhoods.
Pray for Holy Spirit anointed believers from the Gonhri people to change their society from within.
Pray for a movement in which the Holy Spirit leads and empowers Gonhri disciples to make more disciples.
Pray that they will seek and find the One who called made disciples out of fishermen.
Scripture Prayers for the Gonrhi in India.
http://indpaedia.com/ind/index.php/Gonrhi
Profile Source: Joshua Project |
Global Prayer Digest: 2020-03-06 |
Global Prayer Digest: 2020-09-03 |
People Name General | Gonrhi |
People Name in Country | Gonrhi |
Pronunciation | gohn-REE |
Alternate Names | Chabri; Gond Gund; Goneri; Gonhr; Gonr; Gonrh; Gorh; Gothahum; Gounr; Gour; Gunrhi; Gurshi; Machhuar; Mallah; Mollah; गॉनरही |
Population this Country | 970,000 |
Population all Countries | 978,000 |
Total Countries | 3 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 19 |
People ID | 16857 |
ROP3 Code | 112139 |
Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
People Cluster | South Asia Hindu - other |
People Group | Gonrhi |
Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
People Cluster | South Asia Hindu - other |
People Group | Gonrhi |
Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
Total Subgroups | 4 |
Chotaha 400 | |
Manjhi 400 | |
Kurin 200 | |
Chabhi 0 |
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 | 7 | |||||||||
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 | 7 |
Bihar 920,000 | |
Uttar Pradesh 13,000 | |
West Bengal 12,000 | |
Jharkhand 9,500 | |
Assam 600 | |
Andaman and Nicobar 80 | |
Tripura 50 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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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. |
Primary Language | Hindi (467,000 speakers) | ||||||
Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing | ||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | ||||||
Total Languages | 7 | ||||||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Hindi (467,000 speakers) |
Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 7 |
Secondary Languages | |
Bhojpuri 191,000 | |
Maithili 93,000 | |
Angika 30,000 | |
Bengali 15,000 | |
Magahi 14,000 | |
Surjapuri 100 | |
People Groups | Speaking Hindi |
Primary Language: Hindi
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1806-1962) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1811-1998) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1818-2022) |
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 |
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Map Source | People Group Location: Omid. Other geography / data: GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project |
Profile Source | Joshua Project |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |