Purig-Pa in India
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People Group Location: Omid. Other geography / data: GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project
Subgroups: 3
| Subgroup Name | Population ▼ | |
|---|---|---|
| Balti | 2,000 | |
| Dard | 2,000 | |
| Potriksha | 2,000 |
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Scripture Prayers for the Purig-Pa in India.
| Global Prayer Digest: 2017-08-13 |
| Global Prayer Digest: 2018-10-28 |
| People Name General | Purig-Pa |
| People Name in Country | Purig-Pa |
| Pronunciation | Boo-rig |
| Population this Country | 39,000 |
| Population all Countries | 40,000 |
| Total Countries | 2 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Frontier People Group | Yes |
| GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
| Alternate Names | Burig; Purig Bhotia; पुरिग-पा |
| People ID | 17903 |
| ROP3 Code | 113383 |
| Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
| People Cluster | South Asia Tribal - other |
| People Group | Purig-Pa |
| Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
| Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
| People Cluster | South Asia Tribal - other |
| People Group | Purig-Pa |
| Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
| Total Subgroups | 3 |
| Balti 2,000 | |
| Dard 2,000 | |
| Potriksha 2,000 |
| 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) | |||
| Location in Country | North Kashmir, Kargil District. Suru Valley is the main population center. Source: www.ethnologue.com | |||
| Total States on file | 2 | |||
| 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) |
| Location in Country | North Kashmir, Kargil District. Suru Valley is the main population center.. Source: www.ethnologue.com |
| Total States | 2 |
| Ladakh 39,000 | |
| Jammu and Kashmir 50 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Language | Purig (39,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | prx Ethnologue Listing |
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing |
| Total Languages | 1 |
| Primary Language | Purig (39,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | prx Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 1 |
| People Groups | Speaking Purig |
Primary Language: Purig
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1938-1940) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1950) |
| Bible-Complete | No |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| World Bibles | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| Virtual Storehouse | |
| Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
| Primary Religion: | Islam |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
2.54 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.09 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
0.31 %
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| Islam |
97.00 %
|
| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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| Other / Small |
0.01 %
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| Unknown |
0.06 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
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| Photo Source | Copyrighted © 2021 Operation China, Asia Harvest 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 |
