The Muria are a group of the Gond and are a scheduled caste. They live in the Bastar region of Madhya Pradesh. 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 are cultivators and they also sell products that come from the forest. They have a traditional village council to look after them. Hinduism is their religion. They are skilled at basket making. They use traditional medicines rather than using modern medicines.
The Muria have a comb that represents love and friendship.
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 at last 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."
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.
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: Anonymous |
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 | 821,000 |
Population all Countries | 821,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | No |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 16 |
People ID | 21033 |
ROP3 Code | 117883 |
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 | ||||||
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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 611,000 | |
Madhya Pradesh 183,000 | |
Maharashtra 9,000 | |
Uttar Pradesh 2,200 | |
Odisha 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 (161,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
Total Languages | 20 | |||||||||||||||
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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Primary Language | Hindi (161,000 speakers) |
Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 20 |
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 | |
Korwa 200 | |
Pengo 200 | |
Sadri, Oraon 60 | |
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) |
Bible-NT Audio | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Photo Source | Copyrighted © 2023 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 | Anonymous |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |