Kapewar in India
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People Group Location: Omid. Other geography / data: GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project
Subgroups: 5
| Subgroup Name | Population ▼ | |
|---|---|---|
| Munnuru | 3,900 | |
| Turpu | 200 | |
| Garodi | -1 Unknown | |
| Pantedlawar | -1 Unknown | |
| Reddi | -1 Unknown |
The Kapewar migrated from Andhra Pradesh and live in Maharashtra. They speak Telugu, Marathi and Hindi and read and write in Devanagari. They are not vegetarians. Hinduism is their religion.
The Kapewar are mainly monogamous. Marrying again is allowed among them. They have birth and marriage rituals. The dead are cremated or buried. On the death of the father, sons inherit the property.
The Kapewar work in agriculture and forest labouring. Some work for the government. They are reasonably well educated. They make use of programmes to help them such as in health and they use family planning.
* Scripture Prayers for the Kapewar in India.
* Pray that Indian Christians lead them to Jesus Christ.
* Pray that gospel materials lead them to salvation.
Singh, K. S., ed. "India's Communities A-Z", Oxford University Press, USA 1999
| Profile Source: Anonymous |
| People Name General | Kapewar |
| People Name in Country | Kapewar |
| World Population | 48,000 |
| Total Countries | 1 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Frontier People Group | Yes |
| GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
| Alternate Names | Beldar; Gurudkapuwar; Kapadia; Kapariya; Kapuwaru; Patara; कपेवर |
| People ID | 17086 |
| ROP3 Code | 112426 |
| Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
| People Cluster | South Asia Hindu - other |
| People Group | Kapewar |
| Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
| Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
| People Cluster | South Asia Hindu - other |
| People Group | Kapewar |
| Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
| Total Subgroups | 5 |
| Munnuru 3,900 | |
| Turpu 200 | |
| Garodi 0 | |
| Pantedlawar 0 | |
| Reddi 0 |
| Country | India | ||||||
| Region | Asia, South | ||||||
| Continent | Asia | ||||||
| 10/40 Window | Yes | ||||||
| National Bible Society | Website | ||||||
| Persecution Rank | 10 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | ||||||
| Total States on file | 5 | ||||||
| Largest States |
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| Specialized Website | South Asia Peoples | ||||||
| Country | India |
| Region | Asia, South |
| Continent | Asia |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| National Bible Society | Website |
| Persecution Rank | 10 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
| Total States | 5 |
| Maharashtra 44,000 | |
| Chhattisgarh 1,700 | |
| Odisha 1,300 | |
| Telangana 900 | |
| Madhya Pradesh 30 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Language | Telugu (41,000 speakers) | |||
| Language Code | tel Ethnologue Listing | |||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||
| Total Languages | 3 | |||
| Secondary Languages |
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| Primary Language | Telugu (41,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | tel Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 3 |
| Secondary Languages | |
| Marathi 6,900 | |
| Odia 400 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Telugu |
Primary Language: Telugu
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1812-1966) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1818-1989) |
| Bible-Complete | Yes (1854-2016) |
| Bible-NT Audio | Online |
| Bible-NT Text | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| Virtual Storehouse | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| World Bibles | |
| Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
| Audio Recordings | Father's Love Letter |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament (FCBH) |
| Audio Recordings | Online Scripture (Talking Bibles) |
| Audio Recordings | Oral Bible stories in Telugu |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | Following Jesus (India, JF Project) |
| Film / Video | God's Story Video |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Telugu |
| Film / Video | Magdalena (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime) |
| Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) |
| Film / Video | The Hope Video |
| Film / Video | The Pearl of Great Price |
| Film / Video | The Story |
| General | Bible Visuals |
| General | Four Spiritual Laws |
| General | God's Simple Plan |
| General | Gospel website in this language |
| General | Got Questions Ministry |
| Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| 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. |
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