Christian in India
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Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
* Data can be from various sources including official census, agencies, and local research. Data from these sources can sometimes differ even by orders of magnitude. Joshua Project attempts to present a conservative, balanced estimate.
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People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project.
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| People Name General | Christian |
| People Name in Country | Christian |
| Alternate Names | क्रिस्चियन अनस्पेसिफाइड |
| Population this Country | 1,575,000 |
| Population all Countries | 3,362,000 |
| Total Countries | 4 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 3 ● |
| Unreached | No |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | |
| People ID | 16961 |
| ROP3 Code | 112266 |
| ROP25 Code | 301776 |
| ROP25 Name | Christian |
| 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 | 37 | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
| Total States | 37 (only 20 largest shown) |
| Punjab 208,000 | |
| Tamil Nadu 192,000 | |
| Odisha 191,000 | |
| West Bengal 134,000 | |
| Assam 103,000 | |
| Maharashtra 74,000 | |
| Karnataka 74,000 | |
| Uttar Pradesh 67,000 | |
| Jharkhand 65,000 | |
| Andhra Pradesh 65,000 | |
| Gujarat 56,000 | |
| Andaman and Nicobar 50,000 | |
| Delhi 38,000 | |
| Meghalaya 33,000 | |
| Telangana 31,000 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Religion: | Christianity |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.00 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
100.00 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
0.00 %
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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. |
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| Primary Language | Hindi (235,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
| Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Total Languages | 145 | |||||||||||||||
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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| Primary Language | Hindi (235,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 145 |
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
| Tamil 160,000 | |
| Punjabi, Eastern 141,000 | |
| Telugu 134,000 | |
| Odia 126,000 | |
| Bengali 123,000 | |
| Assamese 93,000 | |
| Kannada 57,000 | |
| Marathi 42,000 | |
| Gujarati 38,000 | |
| English 37,000 | |
| Malayalam 32,000 | |
| Andaman Hindi Creole 17,000 | |
| Khasi 14,000 | |
| Konkani, Goan 12,000 | |
| Chhattisgarhi 11,000 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Hindi |
Primary Language: Hindi
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1806-1962) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1811-1998) |
| Bible-Complete | Yes (1818-2022) |
| FCBH NT (www.bible.is) | Online |
| YouVersion NT (www.bible.com) | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |
