Subgroups: 3
Subgroup Name | Population ▼ | |
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Paliya Kshatriya | 23,000 | |
Paliya Rajbansi | 3,400 | |
Dilpali | 2,700 |
The Paliya are a scheduled caste, so they have low to middle status. They have three subgroups. They speak, read and write in Bengali. The Paliya people live in India’s West Bengal state and further east in Bangladesh.
Many of them are landless. They work mainly in agriculture. Some are in business and there are some government workers among them. The Paliya are generally not well educated so the gospel will need to be given in oral form.
Hinduism is their religion. A Hindu might worship hundreds of gods or no god at all. They worship to gain merit and favor.
The Paliya people need the chance to hear and respond to Jesus Christ, the only one who can bridge the gap between God and man.
* Scripture Prayers for the Paliya in India.
* Pray for His kingdom to come and His will to be done among the Paliya people. * Pray for a movement of Paliya households to study the Bible and accept the blessings of Christ. * Pray for a spiritual hunger that will drive the Paliya people to the arms of Jesus. * Pray for workers who are filled with the fruit and the power of the Holy Spirit to go to the Paliya people.
Profile Source: Keith Carey |
People Name General | Paliya |
People Name in Country | Paliya |
Population this Country | 121,000 |
Population all Countries | 190,000 |
Total Countries | 2 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
GSEC | 2 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 2 |
Alternate Names | Mudhpal; Pal; Palasi; Palhar; Pali; Palua; Paluh; Pol; Poligar; Poliya; पालिया |
People ID | 17821 |
ROP3 Code | 113294 |
Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
People Cluster | South Asia Dalit - other |
People Group | Paliya |
Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
People Cluster | South Asia Dalit - other |
People Group | Paliya |
Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
Total Subgroups | 3 |
Paliya Kshatriya 23,000 | |
Paliya Rajbansi 3,400 | |
Dilpali 2,700 |
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 | 20 | |||||||||||||||
Largest States (only 15 largest shown) |
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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 | 20 |
West Bengal 105,000 | |
Madhya Pradesh 11,000 | |
Odisha 1,400 | |
Meghalaya 800 | |
Andaman and Nicobar 800 | |
Jharkhand 600 | |
Chhattisgarh 400 | |
Maharashtra 400 | |
Nagaland 300 | |
Delhi 200 | |
Uttar Pradesh 100 | |
Bihar 100 | |
Mizoram 100 | |
Arunachal Pradesh 100 | |
Manipur 80 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Language | Bengali (107,000 speakers) | ||||||
Language Code | ben Ethnologue Listing | ||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | ||||||
Total Languages | 6 | ||||||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Bengali (107,000 speakers) |
Language Code | ben Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 6 |
Secondary Languages | |
Hindi 14,000 | |
Odia 500 | |
Malvi 400 | |
Kannada 20 | |
Telugu 10 | |
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 (1832-2016) |
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 - Bangla Version (FCBH) |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament - Mussolmani Version (FCBH) |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament- Common Version (FCBH) |
Audio Recordings | Online Scripture (Talking Bibles) |
Audio Recordings | Oral Bible stories in Bengali |
Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
Film / Video | Following Jesus (India, JF Project) |
Film / Video | God's Love Story |
Film / Video | God's Story Video |
Film / Video | Indigitube.tv Video / Animation |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Bengali |
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) |
Film / Video | The Prophets' Story |
Film / Video | The Savior 3 - Woman at the Well |
Film / Video | The Savior 8 - Jesus is Risen |
General | Bible Visuals |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
---|---|
Buddhism |
0.01 %
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Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
99.98 %
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Islam |
0.00 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.01 %
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Unknown |
0.00 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Photo Source |
(Representative photo) Copyrighted © 2021 Matyas Rehak / Shutterstock All rights reserved. Used with permission |
Map Source | People Group Location: Omid. Other geography / data: GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project |
Profile Source | Keith Carey |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |