The 50,000 Jingar people obtained their name from the word jins, meaning "saddle." This is a reference to their traditional occupation of making saddles for horses and camels. According to their oral tradition, these scheduled caste members were once part of one of the Rajput (Kshatriya) communities until an avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu tried to rid the world of this community.
The Jingars live primarily in India's western states of Rajasthan, Karnataka, and Maharashtra.
The Jingars speak Marwari, a Rajasthani Hindi dialect. They still make saddles, but many of them also make embroidered shoes. A few of them also work in agriculture. They sell their goods in the market. Often their children work. They would like to save money to get ahead, but they seldom can make ends meet financially.
They obtain their mates through family negotiations. Their marriages are monogamous unless the wife is barren. They can live in either join or nuclear families.
This people group is 100 percent Hindu. They worship Hindu gods as their patron deities. They go to shamans from other communities to be "treated" for ailments and sicknesses.
Christ's ambassadors can help them develop their economy so they don't have to live in dire poverty. There are plenty of Christian materials in Marwari that can be distributed to them. However, Rajasthan, where most of them live, is a very difficult place even for Indian missionaries to go.
Pray for Christ's ambassadors to find their way into many Jingar communities with Marwari materials.
Pray for Jingar elders and decision makers to have dreams and visions of the sovereign Christ.
Pray for spiritual openness to the things of Christ.
Pray for Christ to heal them in such a way that they no longer put their faith in shamans.
Scripture Prayers for the Jingar in India.
Profile Source: Global Prayer Digest |
People Name General | Jingar |
People Name in Country | Jingar |
Alternate Names | Agna Somvanshi Kshatriya; Arya Somvansi Kshatriya; Chamar; Chitragar; Chitrakar; Chittari; Dajri; Dalsingar; Dalsinger; Digwan; Gingra; Jeenigarlu; Jiglur; Karajkar; Karanjkar; Lohar; Maistri; Marwadi Mochi; Marwari Machi; Mochi; Muchchi; Nakasilu; Raju; Somvanshi Kshatriya; Tambatkar; जिंगर |
Population this Country | 81,000 |
Population all Countries | 81,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
GSEC | 4 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 2 |
People ID | 17013 |
ROP3 Code | 112342 |
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 | 8 | |||||||||
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 | 8 |
Rajasthan 63,000 | |
Karnataka 7,400 | |
Maharashtra 6,600 | |
Madhya Pradesh 1,500 | |
Gujarat 1,200 | |
Chhattisgarh 300 | |
Andhra Pradesh 100 | |
Odisha 20 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.02 %
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Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
99.66 %
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Islam |
0.00 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.33 %
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Unknown |
0.00 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Primary Language | Marwari (26,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
Language Code | rwr Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
Total Languages | 15 | |||||||||||||||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Marwari (26,000 speakers) |
Language Code | rwr Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 15 |
Secondary Languages | |
Hindi 23,000 | |
Marathi 7,500 | |
Mewari 4,800 | |
Kannada 4,700 | |
Dhundari 900 | |
Haroti: Harauti 600 | |
Bagri 400 | |
Gujarati 300 | |
Chhattisgarhi 100 | |
Telugu 100 | |
Punjabi, Eastern 100 | |
Shekhawati 70 | |
Khandesi 70 | |
Konkani, Goan 30 | |
People Groups | Speaking Marwari |
Primary Language: Marwari
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1815-1867) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1820-2022) |
Bible-Complete | No |
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 | Source |
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Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching | Global Recordings Network |
Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio | Jesus Film Project |
Film / Video | God's Story video | God's Story |
Film / Video | Indigitube.tv Video / Animation | Create International |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Marwari | Jesus Film Project |
Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children | Jesus Film Project |
Film / Video | World Christian Videos | World Christian Videos |
General | Bible for Children | Bible for Children |
General | Gospel resources links | Scripture Earth |
General | Gospel website in this language | General / Other |
Text / Printed Matter | Topical Scripture booklets and Bible studies | World Missionary Press |
Photo Source | Anonymous |
Map Source | People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project. |
Profile Source | Global Prayer Digest |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |