Subgroups: 5
Subgroup Name | Population ▼ | |
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Bhulia | 600 | |
Gonda | 600 | |
Kosta | 600 | |
Patwa | 600 | |
Tanti | 600 |
The Kuli live in Odisha and are a scheduled caste. They speak, read and write in Oriya, the language of Odisha.
The Kuli are landowners. Their main work is weaving and farming. They have a traditional and regional council to look after their interests. They love music and dance. They are usually monogamous. Divorce is allowed if the community agrees to it. Though they are Hindus they bury their dead. Sons inherit the family property when the father dies. The oldest son gets the most in the inheritance and he takes charge as family head.
The Kuli 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 offer prayers, food, flowers, and incense to their gods in hopes of gaining protection and benefits. They do not have a personal or familial relationship with their gods like Christians or Jews. There are other Hindus who are much more philosophical, especially among the Brahmins.
The Kuli people need to experience the abundant blessings of Jesus Christ.
* Scripture Prayers for the Kuli in India.
* Pray that Indian believers will lead them into a movement to Jesus Christ. * Pray that the council leaders will open the doors for their people to accept salvation in Christ alone. * Pray for spiritual hunger that will lead them to the empty grave. * Pray for intercessors and workers.
Profile Source: Keith Carey |
People Name General | Kuli |
People Name in Country | Kuli |
Population this Country | 16,000 |
Population all Countries | 16,000 |
Total Countries | 2 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
Alternate Names | Koli; Kori; Kulia; Kuliga; Mulia; Muliga; Muliya; कुली |
People ID | 17314 |
ROP3 Code | 112694 |
Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
People Cluster | South Asia Tribal - other |
People Group | Kuli |
Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
People Cluster | South Asia Tribal - other |
People Group | Kuli |
Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
Total Subgroups | 5 |
Bhulia 600 | |
Gonda 600 | |
Kosta 600 | |
Patwa 600 | |
Tanti 600 |
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 | 8 | |||||||||
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 | 8 |
Odisha 14,000 | |
West Bengal 1,200 | |
Andhra Pradesh 400 | |
Telangana 300 | |
Tripura 200 | |
Tamil Nadu 90 | |
Maharashtra 20 | |
Arunachal Pradesh 10 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
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Primary Language | Odia (13,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
Language Code | ory Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
Total Languages | 16 | |||||||||||||||
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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Primary Language | Odia (13,000 speakers) |
Language Code | ory Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 16 |
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
Bengali 1,000 | |
Telugu 500 | |
Kharia 400 | |
Chhattisgarhi 300 | |
Hindi 100 | |
Kurux 70 | |
Koya 70 | |
Kuvi 60 | |
Garo 40 | |
Tamil 10 | |
Marathi 10 | |
Koda 0 | |
Assamese 0 | |
Gujarati 0 | |
Kolami, Northwestern 0 | |
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 (1815-2014) |
Bible-NT Audio | Online |
Bible-NT Text | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
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Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament (FCBH) |
Audio Recordings | Online Scripture (Talking Bibles) |
Audio Recordings | Oral Bible stories in Odia |
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 Odia |
Film / Video | Magdalena (Jesus Film Project) |
Film / Video | My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime) |
Film / Video | Rivka (Jesus Film Project) |
Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) |
General | Four Spiritual Laws |
General | God's Simple Plan |
General | Gospel website in this language |
General | Gospel website in this language |
General | Got Questions Ministry |
Mobile App | Download Audio Bible app as APK File from FCBH |
Mobile App | Download Audio Bible app from Google Play Store |
Mobile App | Download Bible from Google Play Store |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.03 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.22 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
99.63 %
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Islam |
0.08 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.00 %
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Unknown |
0.05 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |