Tribal Valmiki in India
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People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project.
The Valmiki are a scheduled tribe in Vishakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. They speak, read and write in Telugu. They are not vegetarians.
The Valmiki are monogamous. Divorce and marrying again are allowed. Women help with financial and social matters.
The Valmiki are Hindus but have traditional religions too. They are classed as Dalits by neighbors. They work mainly in agriculture with some of them collecting forest products too. Modern and traditional medicines are used by them. They have a low literacy level so the gospel will need to be given in oral form too.
Pray that the Valmiki come to Jesus Christ who loves them and does not look down on them.
Pray that Indian Christians will lead them to Jesus Christ.
Pray that gospel recordings will lead them to salvation.
Scripture Prayers for the Valmiki tribal in India.
Singh, K. S., ed. "India's Communities A-Z", Oxford University Press, USA 1999
| Profile Source: Anonymous |
| People Name General | Valmiki tribal |
| People Name in Country | Valmiki tribal |
| Natural Name | Tribal Valmiki |
| Pronunciation | wahl-MEE-kee |
| Population this Country | 85,000 |
| Population all Countries | 85,000 |
| Total Countries | 1 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Frontier People Group | Yes |
| GSEC | 4 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 2 |
| Alternate Names | Beda; Bedaru; Bendar; Berad; Bodar; Boya; Byada; Gouikollu; Gurika; Gurikara; Kupia; Naikwadi; Nayaka; Nayakamakkalu; Palaguriki; Palegar; Paloguriki; Ramoshi; Talwar; Valmikimakkalu; वाल्मीकि |
| People ID | 18296 |
| ROP3 Code | 113841 |
| Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
| People Cluster | South Asia Tribal - other |
| People Group | Valmiki tribal |
| Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
| Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
| People Cluster | South Asia Tribal - other |
| People Group | Valmiki tribal |
| Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
| Total Subgroups | 13 |
| Balmiki 101,000 | |
| Pattharpor 85,000 | |
| Dom 66,000 | |
| Dhanuk 46,000 | |
| Chuhra 23,000 | |
| Pattharpur 17,000 | |
| Amdaria 11,000 | |
| Chajgodi 5,900 | |
| Hela 5,900 | |
| Mehtar 3,700 |
| 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 | 3 | |||
| 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 | 10 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
| Total States | 3 |
| Andhra Pradesh 83,000 | |
| Telangana 900 | |
| Puducherry 200 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Language | Telugu (59,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
| Language Code | tel Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Total Languages | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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| Primary Language | Telugu (59,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | tel Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 16 |
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
| Kupia 6,800 | |
| Odia 4,300 | |
| Kui 600 | |
| Kuvi 100 | |
| Gadaba, Mudhili 60 | |
| Hindi 60 | |
| Urdu 10 | |
| Gujarati 10 | |
| Koya 10 | |
| Tamil 10 | |
| Punjabi, Eastern 10 | |
| Marathi 0 | |
| Kharia 0 | |
| Malayalam 0 | |
| Bengali 0 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Telugu |
Primary Language: Telugu
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1812-1966) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1818-1989) |
| Bible-Complete | Yes (1854-2022) |
| Bible-NT Audio | Online |
| Bible-NT Text | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| World Bibles | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| Virtual Storehouse | |
| Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
| 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 |
99.29 %
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| Islam |
0.32 %
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| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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| Other / Small |
0.01 %
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| Unknown |
0.37 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
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