Pindara in India


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Largest Religion
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Evangelical
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* Data can be from various sources including official census, agencies, and local research. Data from these sources can sometimes differ even by orders of magnitude. Joshua Project attempts to present a conservative, balanced estimate.

Introduction / History

The word pindara is related to alcohol. The Pindara live in Madhya Pradesh. The Pindara speak Urdu and Hindi and read and write in Perso-Arabic and Devanagari.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Most of the Pindara own land. They work in agriculture. They allow for divorce and remarriage. On the death of the father, sons and daughters both inherit the property with the oldest son becoming the new family head. They have birth and marriage rituals and the dead are buried.


What Are Their Beliefs?

Islam is their religion, but they join Hindus with some of their festivals.


What Are Their Needs?

They need to accept the blessings of Jesus Christ, the one who came to offer abundant life.


Prayer Points

Pray that they will seek and find truth in Jesus Christ. Pray for their elders to open the doors to their people internalizing the teachings of Christ. Pray for intercessors and workers.


Scripture Prayers for the Pindara in India.


Profile Source:   Keith Carey  

People Name General Pindara
People Name in Country Pindara
Pronunciation peen-DAH-rah
Alternate Names Pendara; Pendhara; Penja; Pinara; Pindhari; Shaikh; पिंदारा
Population this Country 78,000
Population all Countries 90,000
Total Countries 2
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed 2
People ID 17878
ROP3 Code 113354
ROP25 Code 306721
ROP25 Name Pindara
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 7
Largest States
Madhya Pradesh
30,000
Rajasthan
20,000
Karnataka
18,000
Tamil Nadu
3,000
Maharashtra
2,800
Gujarat
1,800
Chhattisgarh
1,000
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 7
  Madhya Pradesh 30,000
  Rajasthan 20,000
  Karnataka 18,000
  Tamil Nadu 3,000
  Maharashtra 2,800
  Gujarat 1,800
  Chhattisgarh 1,000
Website South Asia Peoples
Primary Religion: Islam
Major Religion Percent *
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.00 %)
0.00 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
100.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.
Primary Language Urdu (59,000 speakers)
Language Code urd   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 10
Secondary Languages
Dhundari
4,100
Wagdi
1,800
Gujarati
1,100
Hindi
800
Malvi
700
Kannada
500
Marwari (India)
200
Tamil
100
Telugu
60
Primary Language Urdu (59,000 speakers)
Language Code urd   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 10
Secondary Languages
  Dhundari 4,100
  Wagdi 1,800
  Gujarati 1,100
  Hindi 800
  Malvi 700
  Kannada 500
  Marwari (India) 200
  Tamil 100
  Telugu 60
People Groups Speaking Urdu

Primary Language:  Urdu

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (1747-1894)
Bible-New Testament Yes  (1758-2000)
Bible-Complete Yes  (1843-2022)
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Photo Source (Representative photo)
Kandukuru Nagarjun - Flickr  Creative Commons 
Map Source People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project.  
Profile Source Keith Carey 
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