The Muria are a group of the Gond and are a scheduled caste. They live in the Bastar region of Madhya Pradesh. Smaller numbers live in other parts of central India.
The Muria are cultivators, and they also sell products that come from the forest. They have a traditional village council to look after their needs. They are skilled at basket making.
They are not vegetarians and eat rice. Clan names are used by them as surnames. They have cross-cousin marriages, and the dead are buried. The Muria have a comb that represents love and friendship. They use traditional medicines rather than modern ones.
Hinduism is their official religion, but they have their own beliefs blended with it. An oral tradition in Gond Muria culture: There was a great rain, and the first world was drowned. But Gajabhimul put a brother and a sister--their names were Kawachi and Kuhrami--in a gourd called Dadha Burka Kawachi. This gourd drifted to and fro until it ran aground on a great rock. Mahapurub sent out a crow to search for men. The crow flew and flew and flew: what did it see? It saw water and a gourd on a great rock. … From the gourd Kawachi and Kuhrami came out."
The Muria Gond people need adequate clean water and better health care.
Pray that the Muria council leaders will come to Jesus Christ and lead others to him.
Pray that God will give them dreams and visions leading them to salvation.
Pray for loving and dedicated workers.
Scripture Prayers for the Gond Muria in India.
Singh, K. S., ed. “India's Communities A-Z”, Oxford University Press, USA 1999
Oral tradition courtesy of Nick Liguori
Profile Source: Joshua Project |
People Name General | Gond Muria |
People Name in Country | Gond Muria |
Natural Name | Muria Gond |
Alternate Names | Ghotul Muria; Modya; Muria; Raja Muriya; गोंद मूरिया |
Population this Country | 822,000 |
Population all Countries | 822,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | No |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 16 |
People ID | 21033 |
ROP3 Code | 117883 |
ROP25 Code | 302754 |
ROP25 Name | Gond |
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 | 6 | ||||||
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 | 6 |
Chhattisgarh 616,000 | |
Madhya Pradesh 185,000 | |
Maharashtra 9,000 | |
Odisha 2,100 | |
Uttar Pradesh 2,100 | |
Uttarakhand 500 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.00 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.94 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
88.27 %
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Islam |
0.05 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.00 %
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Unknown |
10.73 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Primary Language | Hindi (160,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
Total Languages | 24 | |||||||||||||||
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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Primary Language | Hindi (160,000 speakers) |
Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 24 |
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
Gondi, Northern 138,000 | |
Chhattisgarhi 132,000 | |
Halbi 83,000 | |
Bhatri 82,000 | |
Muria, Western 45,000 | |
Duruwa 20,000 | |
Gondi, Adilabad 8,300 | |
Telugu 6,900 | |
Marathi 5,500 | |
Odia 3,800 | |
Desiya 1,000 | |
Koya 700 | |
Bhojpuri 600 | |
Korwa 200 | |
Pengo 200 | |
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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World Bibles | |
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National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Photo Source | Copyrighted © 2024 Arun Sambhu Mishra - Shutterstock All rights reserved. Used with permission |
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. |