The Tarkhan community have traditionally been widely engaged in carpentry, but presently they are engaged in many other trades. Among South Asian peoples, they have low status, but they are far from being very low. Their status is other backward castes, which indicates middle status. These Hindus live mainly in Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, New Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Kashmir.
They allow for marriages outside their own caste, and even encourage them to an extent. Two endogamous (marry only within the group) subgroups have been reported, the Amarsari Tarkhan and the Ludhiana Tarkhan. In addition, there are several clans, and clan names are often used as surnames. They have been described as "backward in terms of literacy, economic standards, social and cultural awareness."
The Tarkhan 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.
Most Tarkhans live in some of India's least reached states. There are few Christian believers willing to take the King of kings to them.
Please pray for more workers for all of North India, a very spiritually dark area. There is a need for thousands of evangelists and church planters with a desire to serve the Lord with all their hearts.
There are a number of Tarkhans who have reported themselves as Christians to the census of India, which is quite encouraging. These Christians need our prayers.
Please pray for rising literacy rates within the Tarkhan community, and for the necessary skills to make them employable.
Pray for spiritual hunger and discernment among the Tarkhan people.
Scripture Prayers for the Tarkhan (Hindu traditions) in India.
Profile Source: Joshua Project |
People Name General | Tarkhan (Hindu traditions) |
People Name in Country | Tarkhan (Hindu traditions) |
Pronunciation | TAR-kin |
Alternate Names | Barhi; Bari; Chattarsaz; Darkhan; Dhaman; Karigar; Kharadi; Khatri; Mistri; Ramgarhia; Ramghadiya; Ranghadia; Tarakkan; Tarkhan; Tarkihar; Thirkhan; Tikhan; तर्खान (हिंदू ट्रेडिशन्स) |
Population this Country | 1,036,000 |
Population all Countries | 1,049,000 |
Total Countries | 2 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 21 |
People ID | 18259 |
ROP3 Code | 113794 |
ROP25 Code | 307976 |
ROP25 Name | Tarkhan |
Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
People Cluster | South Asia Hindu - other |
People Group | Tarkhan (Hindu traditions) |
Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
People Cluster | South Asia Hindu - other |
People Group | Tarkhan (Hindu traditions) |
Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
Total Subgroups | 14 |
Amritsar 13,000 | |
Ludhiana 13,000 | |
Khiti 4,800 | |
Thawai 4,800 | |
Bardwag 2,000 | |
Chadakh 2,000 | |
Dabaotra 2,000 | |
Datta 2,000 | |
Gandhi 2,000 | |
Kangatra 2,000 |
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 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
Largest States |
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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 | 14 |
Haryana 482,000 | |
Delhi 173,000 | |
Punjab 155,000 | |
Himachal Pradesh 104,000 | |
Jammu and Kashmir 84,000 | |
Uttar Pradesh 19,000 | |
Chandigarh 7,800 | |
Gujarat 7,400 | |
Uttarakhand 1,100 | |
Ladakh 1,000 | |
Rajasthan 600 | |
West Bengal 70 | |
Dadra and Nagar Have 60 | |
Kerala 40 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.00 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.01 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
99.98 %
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Islam |
0.00 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.00 %
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Unknown |
0.00 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Primary Language | Hindi (394,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
Total Languages | 25 | |||||||||||||||
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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Primary Language | Hindi (394,000 speakers) |
Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 25 |
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
Punjabi, Eastern 321,000 | |
Haryanvi 64,000 | |
Dogri 38,000 | |
Kangri 28,000 | |
Mandeali 11,000 | |
Bagri 7,500 | |
Pahari, Mahasu 6,900 | |
Gujarati 4,300 | |
Pahari, Kullu 4,200 | |
Kashmiri 3,500 | |
Bilaspuri 1,500 | |
Chambeali 1,300 | |
Braj Bhasha 900 | |
Marwari 800 | |
Sirmauri 700 | |
People Groups | Speaking Hindi |
Primary Language: Hindi
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1806-1962) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1811-1998) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1818-2022) |
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 |
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Map Source | People Group Location: Omid. Other geography / data: GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project |
Profile Source | Joshua Project |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |