Karenga 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 Karenga name is related to those who castrate goats and bullocks. The Karenga or Karanga live in West Bengal and further east in Bangladesh. They speak, read and write in Bengali. They have subgroups and clans.


What Are Their Lives Like?

They work as carpenters, castrate goats and bullocks and work in agriculture. The women sell jewelry.


What Are Their Beliefs?

The Karenga people practice Hinduism, the ancient religion of India. Hinduism is a catch-all phrase for the local religions of South Asia, so it is very diverse. At the popular level, Hindus worship and serve the gods of the Hindu pantheon. They visit Hindu temples and shrines when they need favors from their gods.


What Are Their Needs?

The Karenga people need the abundant life that only Jesus offers.


Prayer Points

Pray that God gives them dreams and visions leading them to seek and find the Lord.
Pray for them to have the spiritual hunger it takes to embrace Christ no matter what the cost.
Pray that believers will soon lead many to the only savior.


Scripture Prayers for the Karenga in Bangladesh.


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Karenga
People Name in Country Karenga
Alternate Names Chhutar; Karanga; Karga; Karonga; Koraga; Koranga; Koronga; Kuranga; Kurunga; Pathria; करेंगा
Population this Country 1,700
Population all Countries 51,000
Total Countries 2
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
People ID 17104
ROP3 Code 112446
ROP25 Code 303733
ROP25 Name Karenga
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 4
Largest States
Rajshahi
1,100
Dhaka
500
Khulna
60
Chittagong
50
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 4
  Rajshahi 1,100
  Dhaka 500
  Khulna 60
  Chittagong 50
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 (1,700 speakers)
Language Code ben   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Bengali (1,700 speakers)
Language Code ben   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Bengali

Primary Language:  Bengali

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Bible-Portions Yes  (1800-1980)
Bible-New Testament Yes  (1801-1984)
Bible-Complete Yes  (1809-2022)
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