The Chain are a people group in West Bengal in India. They speak Indo Arayan and Bengali and read and write in Bengali. They are not vegetarians and they eat wheat and rice.
Upon the death of the father, males and females get the same shares of an inheritance. A widow gets half of the property. The oldest son becomes in charge of the home. They have marriage and birth rituals. The dead are cremated.
The Chain are mainly landowners. Most of them work in agriculture. Some of them are in business and a few in government service.
The Chain of India are Hindus by religion. They use family planning.
Pray that the Internet and gospel recordings will help lead the Chain to salvation.
Pray that God will give them dreams and visions leading them to Jesus Christ.
Scripture Prayers for the Chain in India.
Singh, K. S., ed. "India's Communities A-Z", Oxford University Press, USA 1999
Profile Source: Anonymous |
People Name General | Chain |
People Name in Country | Chain |
Pronunciation |
chyne
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Population this Country | 598,000 |
Population all Countries | 622,000 |
Total Countries | 2 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
GSEC | 2 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 12 |
Alternate Names | Chai; Chaie; चैन |
People ID | 16564 |
ROP3 Code | 111755 |
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 | 20 | |||||||||||||||
Largest States (only 15 largest shown) |
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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 | 10 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Total States | 20 |
West Bengal 422,000 | |
Bihar 93,000 | |
Jharkhand 65,000 | |
Tripura 7,200 | |
Odisha 2,800 | |
Andaman and Nicobar 1,600 | |
Delhi 1,200 | |
Chhattisgarh 800 | |
Meghalaya 800 | |
Maharashtra 700 | |
Arunachal Pradesh 600 | |
Nagaland 600 | |
Uttar Pradesh 400 | |
Madhya Pradesh 300 | |
Manipur 200 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Language | Bengali (379,000 speakers) | |||||||||
Language Code | ben Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||
Total Languages | 10 | |||||||||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Bengali (379,000 speakers) |
Language Code | ben Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 10 |
Secondary Languages | |
Hindi 85,000 | |
Bhojpuri 21,000 | |
Magahi 12,000 | |
Maithili 9,300 | |
Odia 900 | |
Angika 600 | |
Andaman Hindi Creole 200 | |
Kok Borok 200 | |
Kannada 30 | |
People Groups | Speaking Bengali |
Primary Language: Bengali
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1800-1980) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1801-1984) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1809-2022) |
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 |
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
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Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament |
Audio Recordings | Oral Bible stories |
Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio |
Film / Video | Following Jesus video |
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 | LUMO film of Gospels |
Film / Video | Magdalena video |
Film / Video | My Last Day video, anime |
Film / Video | Rivka video |
Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children |
Film / Video | The Prophets' Story |
Film / Video | The Savior 3 - Woman at the Well |
Film / Video | The Savior 8 - Jesus is Risen |
General | Biblical answers to your questions |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.00 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.04 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
99.96 %
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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. |