Shabar in India
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People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project.
Subgroups: 1
| Subgroup Name | Population ▼ | |
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| Nadua | 75,000 |
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| People Name General | Shabar |
| People Name in Country | Shabar |
| Population this Country | 629,000 |
| Population all Countries | 629,000 |
| Total Countries | 1 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 2 ● |
| Unreached | No |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| GSEC | 6 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | |
| Alternate Names | Byadha Shabar; Nadua Shabar; Nadva Shabar; शबर |
| People ID | 18080 |
| ROP3 Code | 113581 |
| 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 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
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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 | 10 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
| Total States | 14 |
| Odisha 608,000 | |
| Andhra Pradesh 5,800 | |
| West Bengal 2,800 | |
| Chhattisgarh 2,800 | |
| Assam 2,400 | |
| Jharkhand 2,000 | |
| Delhi 300 | |
| Tripura 100 | |
| Maharashtra 80 | |
| Nagaland 40 | |
| Madhya Pradesh 40 | |
| Gujarat 30 | |
| Telangana 30 | |
| Bihar 10 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Language | Odia (387,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
| Language Code | ory Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Total Languages | 41 | |||||||||||||||
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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| Primary Language | Odia (387,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | ory Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 41 |
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
| Sora 89,000 | |
| Mal Paharia 38,000 | |
| Pengo 5,900 | |
| Kuvi 2,900 | |
| Hindi 2,500 | |
| Telugu 1,800 | |
| Chhattisgarhi 500 | |
| Bengali 400 | |
| Munda 400 | |
| Kharia 200 | |
| Assamese 200 | |
| Duruwa 200 | |
| Kurux 200 | |
| Ho 200 | |
| Mundari 200 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Odia |
Primary Language: Odia
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1811-1956) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1809-2000) |
| Bible-Complete | Yes (1815-2021) |
| 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 | |
| Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.02 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
9.14 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
90.57 %
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| Islam |
0.11 %
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| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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| Other / Small |
0.02 %
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| Unknown |
0.15 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
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