The Kotia or Benatho Oriya are a Scheduled Tribe of India. That means that they have status as tribals. They were originally from Odisha and went to live in Andhra Pradesh in the nineteenth century. They speak Oriya and Telugu.
The Benatho Oriya work in agriculture and as laborers. The community council judges in disputes. They are endogamous (they avoid marrying outside their group) and are mostly monogamous. The bereaved and divorcees can marry again. On the death of the father, property goes to the sons with the oldest son getting the largest amount of it and becoming the new head of their family.
They are Hindus by religion.
The Benatho Oriya people need to experience the abundant life that only Jesus Christ offers.
Pray that God will give them dreams and visions leading entire clans to putting their undivided faith in Jesus Christ. Pray that gospel materials and the internet websites will help them to begin their own church planting movement.
Scripture Prayers for the Dulia in India.
Profile Source: Keith Carey |
People Name General | Dulia |
People Name in Country | Dulia |
Population this Country | 455,000 |
Population all Countries | 465,000 |
Total Countries | 2 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 9 |
Alternate Names | Bentho Oriya Dhulia; Benthuriya; Dhulia; Duraj; Holva Paiko; Kotia-Bartika; Putia; Sahrona; Sidho Paiko; दुलिया |
People ID | 16751 |
ROP3 Code | 111999 |
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 | 11 | ||||||||||||
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 | 11 |
West Bengal 445,000 | |
Odisha 4,000 | |
Jharkhand 1,000 | |
Meghalaya 700 | |
Tripura 500 | |
Nagaland 300 | |
Delhi 300 | |
Bihar 200 | |
Mizoram 80 | |
Manipur 80 | |
Maharashtra 60 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.00 %
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Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
100.00 %
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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. |
Primary Language | Bengali (357,000 speakers) | |||
Language Code | ben Ethnologue Listing | |||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||
Total Languages | 3 | |||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Bengali (357,000 speakers) |
Language Code | ben Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 3 |
Secondary Languages | |
Hindi 25,000 | |
Odia 1,400 | |
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 |