Thori people are said to be descended from the Suryavanshi Rajputs. Thori people in Gujarat migrated from the Mewar District of Rajasthan. They speak in Hindi, Mewari, and Gujarati, and read and write in Devanagari. They are considered a scheduled caste, meaning that they have low status.
Many Thori people live in the Rajgarh region of Madya Pradesh. Some also live in Haryana.
They are not vegetarians. Their main food is "jowar" bread. The poor among them eat maize.
Thori people marry within their group. The eldest son becomes head of the home when the father dies. Sons get equal portions of the family property. They have birth and marriage ceremonies. They cremate their dead and have a death pollution period of 12 days. They have councils that judge in community matters.
They are not landowners, and most of them work in agriculture. Some manage their own businesses. Thori women weave baskets to earn money for the family. Women sell wooden items, furniture, cricket bats and cricket wickets and baskets.
They are Hindus who worship Pabuji as their main god.
Adequate visual, audio, and video Christian resources are available in the Hindi language which Thori people speak, but they are still an unreached people group.
Their most important need is to understand that their good works and worship of Hindu gods will never pay the penalty for their sins, and that the Almighty God has made provision for them to have their sins forgiven and to live abundant lives.
Pray that Thori people will soon have a spiritual hunger that will turn many in their community to Jesus Christ.
Pray urgently for the Holy Spirit to equip, empower, protect, and guide laborers to bear fruit that will last: rapidly multiplying disciples and household churches that lead to a Church Planting Movement (CPM).
Ask the Holy Spirit to raise up harvesters from within the CPM that will be set out to other UPGs until there is no place left where Christ is not preached, known, loved, and worshiped by the Thori people.
Scripture Prayers for the Thori (Hindu traditions) in India.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/thori_caste
Singh, K. S., ed. "India's Communities A-Z", Oxford University Press, USA 1999
Profile Source: Karen Hightower |
Global Prayer Digest: 2012-09-18 |
Global Prayer Digest: 2020-02-25 |
People Name General | Thori (Hindu traditions) |
People Name in Country | Thori (Hindu traditions) |
Pronunciation | TOE-ree |
Alternate Names | Batwal Sutar; Batwal Thori; Batwala Suthar; Batwala Thori; Harijan Suthar; Mahajan; Nayak; Nayak Banjara; Nayak Thakur; Nayakula; Suthur; Thodia; Thoria; Thuria; Utlariwala Thori; थोरी (हिंदू ट्रेडिशन्स) |
Population this Country | 1,130,000 |
Population all Countries | 1,135,000 |
Total Countries | 2 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 23 |
People ID | 18247 |
ROP3 Code | 113779 |
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 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
Largest States |
|
|||||||||||||||
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 | 13 |
Rajasthan 988,000 | |
Odisha 49,000 | |
Haryana 39,000 | |
Punjab 15,000 | |
Delhi 8,600 | |
Himachal Pradesh 4,900 | |
Gujarat 4,100 | |
Madhya Pradesh 1,700 | |
Chhattisgarh 600 | |
Chandigarh 600 | |
Maharashtra 200 | |
Karnataka 60 | |
Daman and Diu 20 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
---|---|
Buddhism |
0.02 %
|
Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
|
Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
|
Hinduism |
99.73 %
|
Islam |
0.00 %
|
Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
Other / Small |
0.25 %
|
Unknown |
0.00 %
|
* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Primary Language | Hindi (398,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
Total Languages | 18 | |||||||||||||||
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
|
Primary Language | Hindi (398,000 speakers) |
Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 18 |
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
Marwari 192,000 | |
Bagri 111,000 | |
Punjabi, Eastern 56,000 | |
Shekhawati 53,000 | |
Dhundari 50,000 | |
Odia 41,000 | |
Mewari 22,000 | |
Haroti: Harauti 9,800 | |
Haryanvi 3,400 | |
Gujarati 3,300 | |
Kangri 2,300 | |
Pahari, Kullu 1,000 | |
Malvi 500 | |
Chhattisgarhi 400 | |
Wagdi 300 | |
People Groups | Speaking Hindi |
Primary Language: Hindi
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
---|---|
Bible-Portions | Yes (1806-1962) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1811-1998) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1818-2022) |
Bible-NT Audio | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
---|---|
Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Photo Source |
(Representative photo) Copyrighted © 2023 Isudas All rights reserved. Used with permission |
Map Source | People Group Location: Omid. Other geography / data: GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project |
Profile Source | Karen Hightower |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |