The Kalingi people wear the sacred thread, so they have high status as Hindus.
The Kalingi are believed to be immigrants from Chhattisgarh, and today they live primarily in Odisha. They are subdivided into two subgroups, and further divided into various lineages and clans.
They prohibit divorce. Many own land and are farmers, and others are employed in various ways.
They are followers of a form of Hinduism, and worship family and clan deities. Their sacred specialists are from their own community.
The Kalingi people need the spiritual humility to accept that they need someone to save them from sin against a holy God.
A few Kalinga have reported themselves as Christians to the census of India. Please pray these Christians will come to a clear understanding of what it means to know Christ as savior and lord and will be zealous to know and serve him.
Pray for Kalingi disciplers who will disciple others in the ways of Christ.
Scripture Prayers for the Kalingi in India.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalingi
Profile Source: Joshua Project |
Global Prayer Digest: 2016-09-12 |
People Name General | Kalingi |
People Name in Country | Kalingi |
Alternate Names | Kalanga; Kalanki; Kaliji; Kalinga; Kalinji; Kalita; Kintali Kalinga; कॅलिंगी |
Population this Country | 327,000 |
Population all Countries | 327,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 7 |
People ID | 17055 |
ROP3 Code | 112393 |
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 | ||||||||||||
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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 |
Odisha 291,000 | |
Andhra Pradesh 17,000 | |
Chhattisgarh 8,100 | |
West Bengal 3,600 | |
Assam 1,100 | |
Jharkhand 500 | |
Delhi 300 | |
Maharashtra 300 | |
Tripura 200 | |
Gujarat 60 | |
Rajasthan 20 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.00 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.11 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
99.89 %
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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 | Odia (252,000 speakers) | |||||||||
Language Code | ory Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||
Total Languages | 10 | |||||||||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Odia (252,000 speakers) |
Language Code | ory Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 10 |
Secondary Languages | |
Telugu 11,000 | |
Sambalpuri 4,900 | |
Kui 1,500 | |
Hindi 600 | |
Kurux 500 | |
Bengali 400 | |
Pengo 300 | |
Kui, Dawik 300 | |
Assamese 200 | |
People Groups | Speaking Odia |
Primary Language: Odia
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1811-1956) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1809-2000) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1815-2021) |
Bible-NT Audio | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Photo Source |
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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. |