Patial in India


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Main Language
Largest Religion
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Evangelical
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* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.

Introduction / History

The Patial live in West Bengal. The word Pati means mat, and they traditionally weaved mats. They speak, read and write in Bengali.


What Are Their Lives Like?

The Patial make a certain kind of mat from the mutra plant and sell it. They have a council to look after their interests. Their children are educated to secondary level. The Patial use modern medicines.
The Patial are monogamous. Widowers can marry again. There are birth and marriage rituals. On the death of the father, sons and daughters have same shares of the property but the daughters do not claim it. The oldest son takes in charge of the family estate.


What Are Their Beliefs?

The Patial people practice Hinduism, the ancient religion of India. Hinduism is a catch-all phrase for the local religions of South Asia, so it is very diverse. At the popular level, Hindus worship and serve the gods of the Hindu pantheon. They visit Hindu temples and offer prayers, food, flowers, and incense to their gods in hopes of gaining protection and benefits. They do not have a personal or familial relationship with their gods like Christians or Jews. There are other Hindus who are much more philosophical, especially among the Brahmins.
Almost all Hindus participate in yearly celebrations like Holi, the festival of colors and the start of spring / Diwali, the festival of lights / Navratri, the celebration of autumn / and Rama Navami, Rama's birthday.


What Are Their Needs?

They need the Holy Spirit to open their eyes so they can see Jesus.


Prayer Points

Pray that gospel materials will lead the Patial to begin a movement to Christ.
Pray that Patial council leaders will come to Jesus Christ and lead others to him.
Pray for loving workers to go to them and make disciple who will make more disciples.


Scripture Prayers for the Patial in India.


References

Singh, K. S., ed. "India's Communities A-Z", Oxford University Press, USA 1999


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Patial
People Name in Country Patial
Alternate Names Mandal; Paital; Patikar; Patit; Patita; Patki; Patra Tantia; पटियाल
Population this Country 47,000
Population all Countries 55,000
Total Countries 2
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
People ID 17853
ROP3 Code 113329
ROP25 Code 306613
ROP25 Name Patial Patratanti
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 8
Largest States
Odisha
44,000
West Bengal
1,000
Assam
600
Jharkhand
600
Chhattisgarh
500
Bihar
200
Telangana
100
Delhi
100
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 8
  Odisha 44,000
  West Bengal 1,000
  Assam 600
  Jharkhand 600
  Chhattisgarh 500
  Bihar 200
  Telangana 100
  Delhi 100
Website South Asia Peoples
Primary Religion: Hinduism
Major Religion Percent *
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical Unknown)
0.10 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
99.90 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.
Primary Language Odia (37,000 speakers)
Language Code ory   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 8
Secondary Languages
Bengali
1,400
Mundari
200
Assamese
200
Hindi
200
Ho
100
Maithili
100
Chhattisgarhi
80
Primary Language Odia (37,000 speakers)
Language Code ory   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 8
Secondary Languages
  Bengali 1,400
  Mundari 200
  Assamese 200
  Hindi 200
  Ho 100
  Maithili 100
  Chhattisgarhi 80
People Groups Speaking Odia

Primary Language:  Odia

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Bible-Portions Yes  (1811-1956)
Bible-New Testament Yes  (1809-2000)
Bible-Complete Yes  (1815-2021)
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Map Source People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project.  
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