Kharwar in Bangladesh
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Scripture Prayers for the Kharwar in Bangladesh.
| People Name General | Kharwar |
| People Name in Country | Kharwar |
| World Population | 574,000 |
| Total Countries | 2 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
| Alternate Names | Bihari; Ganjhu; खारवार |
| People ID | 17158 |
| ROP3 Code | 112508 |
| Country | Bangladesh | ||||||
| Region | Asia, South | ||||||
| Continent | Asia | ||||||
| 10/40 Window | Yes | ||||||
| National Bible Society | Website | ||||||
| Persecution Rank | 38 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | ||||||
| Total States on file | 4 | ||||||
| Largest States |
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| Specialized Website | South Asia Peoples | ||||||
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Region | Asia, South |
| Continent | Asia |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| National Bible Society | Website |
| Persecution Rank | 38 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
| Total States | 4 |
| Sylhet 8,600 | |
| Rajshahi 300 | |
| Dhaka 200 | |
| Rangpur 90 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Language | Sylheti (6,300 speakers) | |||
| Language Code | syl Ethnologue Listing | |||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||
| Total Languages | 2 | |||
| Secondary Languages |
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| Primary Language | Sylheti (6,300 speakers) |
| Language Code | syl Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 2 |
| Secondary Languages | |
| Bengali 1,800 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Sylheti |
Primary Language: Sylheti
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1993) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (2014) |
| Bible-Complete | No |
| Bible-NT Text | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| World Bibles | |
| Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
| Film / Video | God's Story Video |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Sylheti |
| Film / Video | My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime) |
| Text / Printed Matter | Bible: Sylheti |
| Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.00 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
3.76 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
94.00 %
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| Islam |
0.91 %
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| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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| Other / Small |
0.00 %
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| Unknown |
1.33 %
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* From latest Bangladesh census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
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