Per old Indian mythology the Kumhar are offspring of Lord Braham (Prajapati). This is why in some places in India the Kumhar use Pajapati / Prajapat as a surname according to the Indian caste system. Ancient Indian culture cannot be understood without acknowledging Kumhar.
The Kumhar can be found throughout India by different surnames: Verma, Kumhar, Prajapat, Prajapati and Kumawat.
The Kumhar's livelihood is making earthen pots. It is very difficult for a Kumhar artisan to maintain his existence by kumbhkal, or pot making.
They claim to be the first inventors of the wheel / cycle. The Kumhar use it to make earthen utensils. The main profession of this caste is to make earthen products. Historically their main way of earning income has been earthen products and agriculture. They are very honest people and make their livelihood by hard work.
The Kumhar are generally Hindu and pray to the Lord Shiva, Godess Mother(Mata). They believe in god, highly spritual, loveable, honest and hard working. In general the Kumhar are loving people.
The Kumhar need education and support for their trade.
* Scripture Prayers for the Kumhar (Hindu traditions) in India.
Profile Source: Shiv Raj Prajapati |
Global Prayer Digest: 2008-09-08 |
Global Prayer Digest: 2009-08-20 |
Global Prayer Digest: 2013-08-13 |
People Name General | Kumhar (Hindu traditions) |
People Name in Country | Kumhar (Hindu traditions) |
World Population | 15,697,100 |
Total Countries | 6 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
GSEC | 3 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 307 |
Alternate Names | Ahitant, Aiton, Chakbains, Chejara, Gamar, Ghatakarpur, Ghumal, Ghumar, Ghumiar, Ghurmar, Handa Kummar, Kalam Chettiar, Keer, Kembatti, Khumbhakar, Kir, Komar, Kosavan, Kulal, Kulala, Kulalan, Kulalar, Kumar, Kumbakar, Kumbaniga, Kumbar, Kumbara, Kumbaran, Kumbarar, Kumbhakar, Kumbhar, Kumbhara, Kumbhi, Kumbli, Kumbrani, Kumhar, Kumhar Kshatriya, Kumiar, Kumiar Ahitan, Kummara, Kummaravallu, Kummari, Kumor, Kumore, Kumrao, Kusavan, Kusavar, Kusawan, Kusuvan, Kuyanar, Kuyavan, Kuyavar, Langotra, Lehri, Maghaiya, Malari, Mannadiar, Maru, Moolya, Narhia, Odari, Pal, Parjapat, Prajapat, Prajapati, Rudraban, Rudrabans, Rudrapal, Salivaganan, Salivahana, Salivahanam, Shilpakar, Shilpkar, Sohal, Somara, Takopatil, Taleopahil, Vadari, Vellar, Wadiyar, कुम्हार (हिंदू ट्रेडिशन्स) |
People ID | 17316 |
ROP3 Code | 112696 |
Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
People Cluster | Hindi |
People Group | Kumhar (Hindu traditions) |
Ethnic Code | CNN25n |
Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
People Cluster | Hindi |
People Group | Kumhar (Hindu traditions) |
Ethnic Code | CNN25n |
Total Subgroups | 58 (only 15 largest shown) |
Gola 418,000 | |
Chakbais 223,000 | |
Konkani 118,000 | |
Kapu Kummara 110,000 | |
Barendra 81,000 | |
Rarhi 81,000 | |
Chaurasi 80,000 | |
Daspari 80,000 | |
Mahratta 69,000 | |
Gaderi 58,000 |
Country | India | |||||||||||||||
Region | South Asia | |||||||||||||||
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 | 34 | |||||||||||||||
Largest States (only 15 largest shown) |
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Specialized Website | South Asia Peoples |
Country | India |
Region | South Asia |
Continent | Asia |
10/40 Window | Yes |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | 10 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Total States | 34 (only 20 largest shown) |
Uttar Pradesh 3,255,000 | |
Rajasthan 2,051,000 | |
Bihar 1,245,000 | |
Gujarat 1,052,000 | |
West Bengal 1,010,000 | |
Madhya Pradesh 971,000 | |
Odisha 878,000 | |
Andhra Pradesh 805,000 | |
Maharashtra 745,000 | |
Jharkhand 684,000 | |
Telangana 449,000 | |
Karnataka 423,000 | |
Haryana 409,000 | |
Punjab 302,000 | |
Delhi 280,000 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Language | Hindi | |||||||||||||||
Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
Total Languages | 75 | |||||||||||||||
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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Primary Language | Hindi |
Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 75 |
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
Kangri | |
Braj Bhasha | |
Bundeli | |
Kanauji | |
Bhattiyali | |
Bhojpuri | |
Bhatri | |
Bagri | |
Haryanvi | |
Pahari, Mahasu | |
Bagheli | |
Bengali | |
Awadhi | |
Assamese | |
Angika | |
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 (1818-2000) |
Bible-NT Audio | Online |
Bible-NT Text | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
World Bibles |
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
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Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament (FCBH) |
Audio Recordings | Online Scripture (Talking Bibles) |
Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
Film / Video | A Beautiful Hope (Indigitube.tv) |
Film / Video | A Pilgrimage (Indigitube.tv) |
Film / Video | Aasha - Hope (Indigitube.tv) |
Film / Video | Coconuts (Indigitube.tv) |
Film / Video | Creation to Christ (Indigitube.tv) |
Film / Video | Father's Love Letter |
Film / Video | Following Jesus (India, JF Project) |
Film / Video | God's Story Video |
Film / Video | Haqeeqat Episode 6 (Indigitube.tv) |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Hindi |
Film / Video | Magdalena (Jesus Film Project) |
Film / Video | My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime) |
Film / Video | Rivka (Jesus Film Project) |
Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) |
Film / Video | Ten Virgins (Indigitube.tv) |
Film / Video | The Final Prodigal (Indigitube.tv) |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.00 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.01 %
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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 |
0.02 %
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Unknown |
0.00 %
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Photo Source | Yann Forget / Wikimedia Commons Creative Commons Used with permission |
Map Source | People Group Location: Omid. Other geography / data: GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project |
Profile Source | Shiv Raj Prajapati |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |
* Religion Values | From latest India census data. Current values may differ. |