Subgroups: 3
Subgroup Name | Population ▼ | |
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Cholamala | 34,000 | |
Aduvi | -1 Unknown | |
Ur | -1 Unknown |
The Naikda or Nayaka of west and south India are a Scheduled tribal people. Scheduled people get special help by the Indian government in education, business and employment. The Naikda are among the original Dravidian inhabitants of the regions of India they now live. They were hunter-gatherers of the forest until the time of the British administration. The Naikdas cleared wooded areas and became agricultural workers. Some owned land and others did not own land.
Both in 1858 and 1868 the Naikdas rebelled against British rule. As more and more non-tribal peoples moved into the their land, the mostly illiterate Naikdas lost ownership of their lands and forest resources. They attacked local police stations and government buildings in protest.
The Naidkas speak Kannada, Gujarati and Telugu as well as other regional languages.
Most Naikdas live in the Indian states of Karnataka and Gujarat. Others live in the states of the Maharashtra, Telangana and Rajasthan.
Most Naikdas live as agricultural workers in rural areas. Most do not have electricity and indoor plumbing. Some work as woodcutters or have migrated to the cities to labor as unskilled persons in factories to send home money to their families. Men hunt in the forest to obtain meat and animal skins to sell. By Indian standards the Naikdas are some of the poorest people in the nation.
The main foods of the Naikdas are rice, millet and wheat. Seasonal vegetables also make up he bulk of their diet. They do eat meat except beef when it is available which is not the norm.
Families and clans arrange marriages. Both adult and child marriage is practiced. Marriage of cousins is common. The groom lives with or near his parents' home. Sons inherit property but daughters do if there are no sons in a family.
Since the Naikdas are a tribal people and for the most part illiterate, they are looked down upon by most other groups in Indian society. Alcohol consumption is a common among the Naikdas.
The Naikdas consider themselves to be Hindus. They also practice folk religion and animism, the belief that spirits in habit the various parts of nature. Some Naikdas use Brahman priests in life rituals like weddings, births and death. Others use local elders and village priests.
The Naikdas worship the Hindu gods, Brahma, Shiva, Rama, Krishna, Hanuman and Kali. They participate in the traditional Hindu holidays such as Holi, the festival of color, and Diwali, the celebration of lights. Married women observe Divaso. This holiday is dedicated to Goddess Parvati and is observed for a happy and prosperous family life.
The Naikdas need to hear the life-changing message of Jesus Christ in a way they can understand. They need to see themselves as sinners in need of a Savior. A particular need for this tribal people is for Christian schools and teachers.
* Scripture Prayers for the Naikda in India.
* Pray the Lord of the harvest sends Christian workers and teachers to this needy people.
* Pray that Christian agencies do more to alleviate the poverty of the Naikdas.
* Pray that the Lord raises up Bible-believing churches in the Naikda community.
https://trti.gujarat.gov.in/naikda
Profile Source: David Kugel |
Global Prayer Digest: 2019-09-14 |
People Name General | Naikda |
People Name in Country | Naikda |
Pronunciation | NIKE-duh |
Population this Country | 3,794,000 |
Population all Countries | 3,794,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 76 |
Alternate Names | Beda; Cholvala; Kapadia; Katkari; Naika; Naikpod; Naikpollu; Nayak; Nayaka; Padma Naik; Palegar; Pandava Nayak; Panwala; Parivara; Patel; Ramoshi; Tambel; Valmiki; नैकड़ा |
People ID | 17786 |
ROP3 Code | 113250 |
Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
People Cluster | South Asia Tribal - other |
People Group | Naikda |
Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
People Cluster | South Asia Tribal - other |
People Group | Naikda |
Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
Total Subgroups | 3 |
Cholamala 34,000 | |
Aduvi 0 | |
Ur 0 |
Country | India | ||||||||||||
Region | Asia, South | ||||||||||||
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 | 10 | ||||||||||||
Largest States |
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Specialized Website | South Asia Peoples |
Country | India |
Region | Asia, South |
Continent | Asia |
10/40 Window | Yes |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | 10 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Total States | 10 |
Karnataka 3,288,000 | |
Gujarat 459,000 | |
Maharashtra 22,000 | |
Telangana 12,000 | |
Rajasthan 8,500 | |
Andhra Pradesh 1,900 | |
Madhya Pradesh 1,300 | |
Delhi 1,000 | |
Goa 400 | |
Dadra and Nagar Have 300 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Language | Kannada (2,906,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
Language Code | kan Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
Total Languages | 34 | |||||||||||||||
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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Primary Language | Kannada (2,906,000 speakers) |
Language Code | kan Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 34 |
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
Gujarati 449,000 | |
Telugu 391,000 | |
Marathi 30,000 | |
Tulu 17,000 | |
Tamil 16,000 | |
Hindi 14,000 | |
Bhili 3,800 | |
Marwari 2,800 | |
Kacchi 2,600 | |
Malayalam 1,200 | |
Konkani 900 | |
Shekhawati 800 | |
Urdu 600 | |
Punjabi, Eastern 500 | |
Bagri 500 | |
People Groups | Speaking Kannada |
Primary Language: Kannada
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1812-1988) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1823-1995) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1827-2016) |
Bible-NT Audio | Online |
Bible-NT Text | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
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Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
Audio Recordings | Father's Love Letter |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament (FCBH) |
Audio Recordings | Online Scripture / Bible |
Audio Recordings | Oral Bible stories in Kannada |
Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
Film / Video | Following Jesus (India, JF Project) |
Film / Video | God's Story Video |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Kannada |
Film / Video | Magdalena (Jesus Film Project) |
Film / Video | My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime) |
Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) |
General | Four Spiritual Laws |
General | Got Questions Ministry |
Mobile App | Download Bible from Google Play Store |
Text / Printed Matter | Bible: ಕನ್ನಡ - Kannada |
Text / Printed Matter | Bibles, Bible League |
Text / Printed Matter | International Bible Society |
Text / Printed Matter | OneHope resources for children and youth |
Text / Printed Matter | Online Bible text (Scripture Earth) |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.01 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.08 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
99.36 %
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Islam |
0.23 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.03 %
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Unknown |
0.30 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |