Kandu in Bangladesh


Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
Progress Gauge
* From latest Bangladesh census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.

Introduction / History

The Kandu (or Halwai) people are traditionally a business community that dry roasts grain for the other people groups. Through the years they spread out all over South Asia including Bangladesh.


Where Are they Located?

The majority of the Kandu people are in India, but some also live either in Nepal or Bangladesh.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Modern Kandu people have left their old profession of parching grain and now work as merchants, moneylenders, shopkeepers, and dealers in grain and spices. They are strictly vegetarian and they do not consume alcoholic drinks. A regional council, known as the Vaisya Abha, looks after the welfare of their communities. The Kandu people tend to live in extended families. They marry primarily within their own clans although they do not forbid marriage outside their group.


What Are Their Beliefs?

Almost all of the Kandu people are Hindu, even in Muslim Bangladesh. Hindus worship many deities, but their practices are diverse. In general, Hindus are pragmatic in their spiritual beliefs, offering worship to gods in exchange for benefits rather than out of love or devotion. The Kandu people revere the written Hindu Vedas and the Upanishads. They celebrate traditional Hindu holy days along with other Hindu people groups.


What Are Their Needs?

Pray for those in this community who will someday come to Christ as Savior. Pray they will be devoted to one another in brotherly love, honoring one another above themselves.


Prayer Points

Pray the Holy Spirit would create a spiritual hunger for the Bible and spiritual literature among the Kandu people in Bangladesh.
Pray for the Lord to thrust out workers to the Kandu people in Bangladesh.
Pray for the gospel to penetrate Kandu families so that they will be studying God's word and sharing it with others.


Scripture Prayers for the Kandu in Bangladesh.


References

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/17080/IN
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kandu
http://www.peoplegroups.org/Explore/groupdetails.aspx?peid=49134
http://www.globalprayerdigest.org/issue/day/2017/10/18


Profile Source:   Keith Carey  

People Name General Kandu
People Name in Country Kandu
Pronunciation kan-DOO
Alternate Names Halwai; Kadu; Kanu; कंदू
Population this Country 17,000
Population all Countries 2,972,000
Total Countries 3
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
People ID 17080
ROP3 Code 112418
ROP25 Code 303642
ROP25 Name Kandu
Country Bangladesh
Region Asia, South
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 26  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Total States on file 6
Largest States
Dhaka
5,000
Rajshahi
4,800
Rangpur
4,500
Barisal
1,500
Khulna
800
Chittagong
500
Country Bangladesh
Region Asia, South
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 26  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Total States 6
  Dhaka 5,000
  Rajshahi 4,800
  Rangpur 4,500
  Barisal 1,500
  Khulna 800
  Chittagong 500
Website South Asia Peoples
Primary Religion: Hinduism
Major Religion Percent *
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.00 %)
0.00 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
100.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
* From latest Bangladesh census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.
Primary Language Bengali (17,000 speakers)
Language Code ben   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 2
Secondary Languages
Chittagonian
100
Primary Language Bengali (17,000 speakers)
Language Code ben   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 2
Secondary Languages
  Chittagonian 100
People Groups Speaking Bengali

Primary Language:  Bengali

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (1800-1980)
Bible-New Testament Yes  (1801-1984)
Bible-Complete Yes  (1809-2022)
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Photo Source Anonymous 
Map Source People Group Location: Omid. Other geography / data: GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project  
Profile Source Keith Carey 
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