Khatwa in Nepal
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People Group Location: Omid. Other geography / data: GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project
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Scripture Prayers for the Khatwa in Nepal.
| People Name General | Khatwa |
| People Name in Country | Khatwa |
| World Population | 370,000 |
| Total Countries | 2 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Frontier People Group | Yes |
| GSEC | 2 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 2 |
| Alternate Names | Katua, Katwa, Khatbe, Khatwe, ख़टवा |
| People ID | 17185 |
| ROP3 Code | 112541 |
| Country | Nepal | |||||||||
| Region | South Asia | |||||||||
| Continent | Asia | |||||||||
| 10/40 Window | Yes | |||||||||
| National Bible Society | Website | |||||||||
| Persecution Rank | 32 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | |||||||||
| Location in Country | Narayani, Janakpur, and Koshi zones. Source: www.ethnologue.com | |||||||||
| Total States on file | 9 | |||||||||
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| Specialized Website | South Asia Peoples | |||||||||
| Country | Nepal |
| Region | South Asia |
| Continent | Asia |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| National Bible Society | Website |
| Persecution Rank | 32 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
| Location in Country | Narayani, Janakpur, and Koshi zones.. Source: www.ethnologue.com |
| Total States | 9 |
| Sagarmatha 50,000 | |
| Janakpur 39,000 | |
| Kosi 8,000 | |
| Narayani 1,200 | |
| Bheri 200 | |
| Bagmati 200 | |
| Mechi 100 | |
| Lumbini 80 | |
| Gandaki 20 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Language | Maithili (97,000 speakers) | ||||||
| Language Code | mai Ethnologue Listing | ||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | ||||||
| Total Languages | 7 | ||||||
| Secondary Languages |
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| Primary Language | Maithili (97,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | mai Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 7 |
| Secondary Languages | |
| Nepali 2,200 | |
| Bhojpuri 1,300 | |
| Magahi 1,300 | |
| Angika 300 | |
| Awadhi 200 | |
| Bantawa 30 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Maithili |
Primary Language: Maithili
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (2010) |
| Bible-Complete | No |
| Bible-NT Audio | Online |
| Bible-NT Text | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| World Bibles | |
| Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament (FCBH) |
| Audio Recordings | Oral Bible stories in Maithili |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | God's Story Video |
| Film / Video | Good News (Indigitube.tv) |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Maithili |
| Film / Video | My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime) |
| Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) |
| General | Got Questions Ministry |
| Text / Printed Matter | Bible: jivən səndesh |
| Text / Printed Matter | Jesus Messiah comic book |
| Text / Printed Matter | OneHope resources for children and youth |
| Text / Printed Matter | Online Bible (Bibles India) |
| Text / Printed Matter | Online Bible text (Scripture Earth) |
| Text / Printed Matter | World Missionary Press Booklets |
| Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
1.54 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.10 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
97.63 %
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| Islam |
0.00 %
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| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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| Other / Small |
0.06 %
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| Unknown |
0.68 %
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| Photo Source | Copyrighted © 2019 Isudas All rights reserved. Used with permission |
| Map Source | People Group Location: Omid. Other geography / data: GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project |
| Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |
| * Religion Values | From latest Nepal census data. Current values may differ. |