The Mehar are a Scheduled Caste living in the Hadoti Region of Rajasthan. They speak in Haranti which is an Indo Aryan language. The Mehar have several clans.
Some of them own land. They work in farming and the women help as farm laborers. They have their own water wells. They have a low education level so the gospel will need to be given in oral form. Mehars have what anthropologists call a "joking relationship" with the younger siblings of the opposite sex. They must be serious and behave themselves with the older sibling of their own gender. And if their mother in law shows up, they will probably leave the room out of deference.
The Mehar are Hindus and have their own festivals.
The Mehar people need to experience the love and protection of God the Father.
Pray that Indian believers will lead them into a disciple making movement. Pray that gospel recordings and the JESUS Film will lead them to put their faith in Him alone. Pray for intercessors and workers to go to them. Pray for a spiritual hunger that will lead them to the blessings of Jesus.
Scripture Prayers for the Mer in India.
Profile Source: Keith Carey |
Global Prayer Digest: 2012-09-09 |
People Name General | Mer |
People Name in Country | Mer |
Alternate Names | Meher; Mers; Nandavansi; मेहर |
Population this Country | 96,000 |
Population all Countries | 96,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
GSEC | 6 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 2 |
People ID | 17528 |
ROP3 Code | 112949 |
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 | 3 | |||
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 | 3 |
Rajasthan 94,000 | |
Gujarat 200 | |
Daman and Diu 10 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.06 %
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Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
99.14 %
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Islam |
0.00 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.80 %
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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 (46,000 speakers) | |||||||||
Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||
Total Languages | 8 | |||||||||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Hindi (46,000 speakers) |
Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 8 |
Secondary Languages | |
Haroti: Harauti 33,000 | |
Marwari 1,200 | |
Mewari 800 | |
Bagri 700 | |
Dhundari 600 | |
Malvi 400 | |
Gujarati 200 | |
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 | Anonymous |
Map Source | People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project |
Profile Source | Keith Carey |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |