The Patial live in West Bengal. The word Pati means mat, and they traditionally weaved mats. They speak, read and write in Bengali.
The Patial make a certain kind of mat from the mutra plant and sell it. They have a council to look after their interests. Their children are educated to secondary level. The Patial use modern medicines.
The Patial are monogamous. Widowers can marry again. There are birth and marriage rituals. On the death of the father, sons and daughters have same shares of the property but the daughters do not claim it. The oldest son takes in charge of the family estate.
The Patial 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.
Almost all Hindus participate in yearly celebrations like Holi, the festival of colors and the start of spring / Diwali, the festival of lights / Navratri, the celebration of autumn / and Rama Navami, Rama's birthday.
They need the Holy Spirit to open their eyes so they can see Jesus.
Pray that gospel materials will lead the Patial to begin a movement to Christ.
Pray that Patial council leaders will come to Jesus Christ and lead others to him.
Pray for loving workers to go to them and make disciple who will make more disciples.
Scripture Prayers for the Patial in India.
Singh, K. S., ed. "India's Communities A-Z", Oxford University Press, USA 1999
Profile Source: Joshua Project |
People Name General | Patial |
People Name in Country | Patial |
Alternate Names | Mandal; Paital; Patikar; Patit; Patita; Patki; Patra Tantia; पटियाल |
Population this Country | 47,000 |
Population all Countries | 55,000 |
Total Countries | 2 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
People ID | 17853 |
ROP3 Code | 113329 |
Country | India | |||||||||
Region | Asia, South | |||||||||
Continent | Asia | |||||||||
10/40 Window | Yes | |||||||||
National Bible Society | Website | |||||||||
Persecution Rank | 11 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | |||||||||
Total States on file | 8 | |||||||||
Largest States |
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Districts | Interactive map, listing and data download | |||||||||
Specialized Website | South Asia Peoples |
Country | India |
Region | Asia, South |
Continent | Asia |
10/40 Window | Yes |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | 11 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Total States | 8 |
Odisha 43,000 | |
West Bengal 1,000 | |
Assam 600 | |
Jharkhand 600 | |
Chhattisgarh 500 | |
Bihar 200 | |
Telangana 100 | |
Delhi 100 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.00 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.10 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
99.90 %
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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. |
Primary Language | Odia (37,000 speakers) | |||||||||
Language Code | ory Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||
Total Languages | 8 | |||||||||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Odia (37,000 speakers) |
Language Code | ory Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 8 |
Secondary Languages | |
Bengali 1,400 | |
Mundari: Bhumij 200 | |
Assamese 200 | |
Hindi 200 | |
Ho 100 | |
Maithili 100 | |
Chhattisgarhi 80 | |
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 (1815-2021) |
Bible-NT Audio | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Photo Source | Gerald Roberts |
Map Source | People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project. |
Profile Source | Joshua Project |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |