Sunri Sadhubanik in India
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Subgroups: 3
| Subgroup Name | Population ▼ | |
|---|---|---|
| Aatharachura | 1,100 | |
| Chakvilya | 1,100 | |
| Panchasia | 1,100 |
The Sunri are a scheduled caste who live in Bengal and Bihar. They speak, read and write in Bengali. They are not vegetarians but avoid pork and beef. They eat rice as a cereal. Hinduism is their religion.
Some of the Sunri continue with their traditional work of distilling and selling alcohol. Others of them do not and work in trade and are self-employe. Women help in financial matters. Marriages are not allowed to take place with five ascending generations of them.
The Sunri are generally well educated. They prefer to have no more than three children. They use traditional and modern medicines.
* Scripture Prayers for the Sunri Sadhubanik in India.
* Pray that Indian Christians will lead the Sunri to Jesus Christ.
* Pray that gospel materials 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 | Sunri Sadhubanik |
| People Name in Country | Sunri Sadhubanik |
| World Population | 572,000 |
| Total Countries | 2 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 5 |
| Alternate Names | सुंरी साधुबनिक |
| People ID | 21257 |
| ROP3 Code | 118080 |
| Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
| People Cluster | South Asia Hindu - other |
| People Group | Sunri Sadhubanik |
| Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
| Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
| People Cluster | South Asia Hindu - other |
| People Group | Sunri Sadhubanik |
| Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
| Total Subgroups | 3 |
| Aatharachura 1,100 | |
| Chakvilya 1,100 | |
| Panchasia 1,100 |
| 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 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
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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 | 15 |
| West Bengal 162,000 | |
| Odisha 69,000 | |
| Tripura 16,000 | |
| Assam 11,000 | |
| Chhattisgarh 4,200 | |
| Jharkhand 4,000 | |
| Maharashtra 3,500 | |
| Meghalaya 700 | |
| Andaman and Nicobar 500 | |
| Bihar 300 | |
| Delhi 200 | |
| Uttar Pradesh 100 | |
| Arunachal Pradesh 100 | |
| Madhya Pradesh 70 | |
| Uttarakhand 50 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
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| Primary Language | Bengali (196,000 speakers) | |||||||||
| Language Code | ben Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||
| Total Languages | 8 | |||||||||
| Secondary Languages |
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| Primary Language | Bengali (196,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | ben Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 8 |
| Secondary Languages | |
| Odia 55,000 | |
| Hindi 9,500 | |
| Assamese 6,100 | |
| Chhattisgarhi 2,700 | |
| Pengo 600 | |
| Maithili 200 | |
| Kok Borok 200 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Bengali |
Primary Language: Bengali
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1800-1980) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1801-1984) |
| Bible-Complete | Yes (1832-2016) |
| Bible-NT Audio | Online |
| Bible-NT Text | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
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| Amazon | |
| Virtual Storehouse | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| World Bibles | |
| Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament - Bangla Version (FCBH) |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament - Mussolmani Version (FCBH) |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament- Common Version (FCBH) |
| Audio Recordings | Online Scripture (Talking Bibles) |
| Audio Recordings | Oral Bible stories in Bengali |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | Following Jesus (India, JF Project) |
| Film / Video | God's Love Story |
| Film / Video | God's Story Video |
| Film / Video | Indigitube.tv Video / Animation |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Bengali |
| Film / Video | Magdalena (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime) |
| Film / Video | Rivka (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) |
| Film / Video | The Prophets' Story |
| Film / Video | The Savior 3 - Woman at the Well |
| Film / Video | The Savior 8 - Jesus is Risen |
| General | Bible Visuals |
| Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.00 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.17 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
99.83 %
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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. |
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