Sarera (Sikh traditions) in India
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Current Christian values may substantially differ.
The term sarera means scutching cotton, which was their traditional occupation. "Scutching" refers to removing impurities such as seeds from raw cotton. Some are Hindus, and others are Sikhs. The Sikh Sarera are scattered all over India.
The Sarera work as agricultural laborers, in road construction and in small factories.
Sikhs do not believe in a transcendent God, one who lives apart from his creation. The creator and his creation are inseparable. The way to experience God is through his creation and through meditation.
Much prayer is needed as the Lord begins to call the Sikhs of the world into a saving relationship with himself.
There likely are no followers of Jesus among the Sarera people at this time. Please pray for workers to be sent to the Sikh communities of the Punjab and beyond.
Pray the Sarera people will not be satisfied with their present spiritual state, but will seek Jesus Christ.
Pray for the Lord to send dreams and visions to draw the Sarera community to Jesus.
Scripture Prayers for the Sarera (Sikh traditions) in India.
| Profile Source: Joshua Project |
| People Name General | Sarera (Sikh traditions) |
| People Name in Country | Sarera (Sikh traditions) |
| Alternate Names | Sarde; सारेरा (सिख ट्रेडिशन्स) |
| Population this Country | 107,000 |
| Population all Countries | 107,000 |
| Total Countries | 1 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Frontier People Group | Yes |
| GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 2 |
| People ID | 18167 |
| ROP3 Code | 113679 |
| ROP25 Code | 307275 |
| ROP25 Name | Sarera |
| 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 | 23 | |||||||||||||||
| Largest States (only 15 largest shown) |
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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 | 23 (only 20 largest shown) |
| Rajasthan 26,000 | |
| Delhi 21,000 | |
| Uttar Pradesh 20,000 | |
| Uttarakhand 7,900 | |
| Maharashtra 7,500 | |
| Jammu and Kashmir 4,900 | |
| Madhya Pradesh 4,300 | |
| Punjab 3,500 | |
| Himachal Pradesh 3,200 | |
| Jharkhand 1,800 | |
| West Bengal 1,400 | |
| Chhattisgarh 1,300 | |
| Chandigarh 1,100 | |
| Gujarat 1,000 | |
| Telangana 500 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Religion: | Other / Small |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.00 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
0.44 %
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| Islam |
0.00 %
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| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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| Other / Small |
99.56 %
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| Unknown |
0.00 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
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| Primary Language | Punjabi, Eastern (65,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
| Language Code | pan Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Total Languages | 19 | |||||||||||||||
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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| Primary Language | Punjabi, Eastern (65,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | pan Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 19 |
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
| Hindi 20,000 | |
| Bagri 2,000 | |
| Kangri 1,300 | |
| Dogri 600 | |
| Marwari 400 | |
| Kumaoni 300 | |
| Garhwali 200 | |
| Dhundari 100 | |
| Gujarati 90 | |
| Awadhi 80 | |
| Bilaspuri 60 | |
| Shekhawati 60 | |
| Chambeali 60 | |
| Pahari-Potwari 40 | |
| Bengali 30 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Punjabi, Eastern |
Primary Language: Punjabi, Eastern
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1818-1954) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1815-2011) |
| Bible-Complete | Yes (1959-2021) |
| FCBH NT (www.bible.is) | Online |
| YouVersion NT (www.bible.com) | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
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| Amazon | |
| World Bibles | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| Virtual Storehouse | |
| Photo Source |
(Representative photo) Anonymous |
| Map Source | People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project. |
| Profile Source | Joshua Project |
| Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |
