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.
* Scripture Prayers for the Valmiki in India.
* 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.
Singh, K. S., ed. "India's Communities A-Z", Oxford University Press, USA 1999
| Profile Source: Anonymous |
| People Name General | Valmiki |
| People Name in Country | Valmiki |
| Population this Country | 72,000 |
| Population all Countries | 72,000 |
| Total Countries | 1 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 2 ● |
| Unreached | No |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| GSEC | 4 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | |
| 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 |
| Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
| Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
| People Cluster | South Asia Tribal - other |
| People Group | Valmiki |
| 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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| 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 71,000 | |
| Telangana 700 | |
| 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 (1854-2016) |
| 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 | |
| Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
| Audio Recordings | Father's Love Letter |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament (FCBH) |
| Audio Recordings | Online Scripture (Talking Bibles) |
| Audio Recordings | Oral Bible stories in Telugu |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | Following Jesus (India, JF Project) |
| Film / Video | God's Story Video |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Telugu |
| Film / Video | LUMO film of Gospels |
| Film / Video | Magdalena (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime) |
| Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) |
| Film / Video | The Hope Video |
| Film / Video | The Story |
| General | Four Spiritual Laws |
| General | Gospel website in this language |
| General | Got Questions Ministry |
| Mobile App | Download audio Bible app as APK file from FCBH |
| Mobile App | Download audio Bible app from Google Play Store |
| Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.02 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
5.28 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
94.02 %
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| Islam |
0.30 %
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| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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| Other / Small |
0.03 %
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| Unknown |
0.35 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
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