Subgroups: 3
Subgroup Name | Population ▼ | |
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Parja | 26,000 | |
Pauri | 22,000 | |
Paudi | 17,000 |
The Bhuiya are a scheduled caste living in India's eastern states.
They are mainly landless, but a few possess cultivable land. They depend mostly on daily-wage labor, rickshaw-pulling, brick laying, etc. Their literacy rate has been quite low in the past, but probably has improved in recent years. The Bhuiya community speaks well over 30 languages. Evangelistic and church planting outreaches need to accommodate the linguistic subdivisions within the community.
Their pantheon includes a large number of Hindu deities, such as Dihwal, Gorraiyya and Bir Bhairon.
A very low literacy rate requires taking the gospel of Christ to these people primarily in oral form, using stories from Scripture, as well as gospel recordings and films, and other visual/oral means.
Pray for the handful of Christians among the Bhuiya community, that they will desire to grow in Christ, to become disciples, not merely Christians in name only.
Pray they will put on the full armor of God, including the shield of faith.
Pray for the Bhuiya community to be able to care for their families, and for schools to be available to their children.
Pray they will make schooling a high priority.
Scripture Prayers for the Bhuiya unspecified in India.
Profile Source: Joshua Project |
People Name General | Bhuiya |
People Name in Country | Bhuiya unspecified |
Alternate Names | Baiga; Bhumia; Bhumiya; Des Bhuiya; Kadar; Mal Bhuiya; Manjhi; Paudi Bhytan; Pauri; Rikhiasan; Roy; भुईया |
Population this Country | 1,768,000 |
Population all Countries | 1,780,000 |
Total Countries | 2 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | No |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 35 |
People ID | 16452 |
ROP3 Code | 111613 |
Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
People Cluster | South Asia Dalit - other |
People Group | Bhuiya |
Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
People Cluster | South Asia Dalit - other |
People Group | Bhuiya |
Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
Total Subgroups | 3 |
Parja 26,000 | |
Pauri 22,000 | |
Paudi 17,000 |
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 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
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 | 13 |
Jharkhand 887,000 | |
Bihar 727,000 | |
Odisha 311,000 | |
West Bengal 141,000 | |
Uttar Pradesh 20,000 | |
Chhattisgarh 14,000 | |
Tripura 3,700 | |
Uttarakhand 1,900 | |
Madhya Pradesh 500 | |
Andaman and Nicobar 500 | |
Delhi 300 | |
Sikkim 200 | |
Maharashtra 100 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.06 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.16 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
99.72 %
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Islam |
0.02 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.02 %
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Unknown |
0.02 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Primary Language | Hindi (927,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
Total Languages | 28 | |||||||||||||||
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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Primary Language | Hindi (927,000 speakers) |
Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 28 |
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
Magahi 529,000 | |
Odia 294,000 | |
Bhojpuri 170,000 | |
Bengali 132,000 | |
Powari 15,000 | |
Chhattisgarhi 12,000 | |
Sadri 1,700 | |
Angika 1,600 | |
Maithili 1,500 | |
Santhali 1,000 | |
Kumaoni 700 | |
Mundari 600 | |
Mal Paharia 300 | |
Garhwali 300 | |
Kanauji 300 | |
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 (1835-2022) |
Bible-NT Audio | Online |
Bible-NT Text | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Photo Source | Anonymous |
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. |