Subgroups: 7
Subgroup Name | Population ▼ | |
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Barendra | 28,000 | |
Kulin | 28,000 | |
Moulik | 28,000 | |
Rarhi | 28,000 | |
Koraga | 22,000 | |
Bar Kalita | 700 | |
Saru Kalita | 700 |
Carpentry has been the traditional source of livelihood for this community. Remarriage of a female divorcee or widow is not permissible in some areas. All children inherit property equally. Their statutory council plans and implements welfare and development activities. The majority are followers of the Vaishnava sect of Hinduism, but some are Shakta. Vishwakarma is their patron deity and Lakshmi their family deity. Kali, Shani, etc. are village deities. Dakshineswar, Tarakeshwar, Puri, etc. are pilgrimage centers. A Brahmin priest serves to perform birth, marriage and death rites, as well as worship.
Hinduism produces an environment of much spiritual darkness, making it difficult for the light of the Gospel to penetrate.
Perhaps the youth of the Sutradhar community will discover the availability of the Jesus film, Gospel recordings and scripture on the Internet. Pray they will view and listen to these and will be given understanding.
Very few of the Sutradhar community are followers of Jesus. Pray for the many who will someday come to saving faith. Pray for improving literacy rates for this community, especially for the youth, and also for the development of skills that will make people employable.
Scripture Prayers for the Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) in India.
Profile Source: Joshua Project |
People Name General | Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) |
People Name in Country | Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) |
Pronunciation |
SOO-trahd-har
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Population this Country | 497,000 |
Population all Countries | 682,000 |
Total Countries | 3 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 10 |
Alternate Names | Alita; Chhutar; Chhutor; Kalita; Karanga; Karga; Kashyap; Koraga; Sutihar; सूत्रधार (हिंदू ट्रेडिशन्स) |
People ID | 18194 |
ROP3 Code | 113709 |
Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
People Cluster | South Asia Hindu - other |
People Group | Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) |
Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
People Cluster | South Asia Hindu - other |
People Group | Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) |
Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
Total Subgroups | 7 |
Barendra 28,000 | |
Kulin 28,000 | |
Moulik 28,000 | |
Rarhi 28,000 | |
Koraga 22,000 | |
Bar Kalita 700 | |
Saru Kalita 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 | 21 | |||||||||||||||
Largest States (only 15 largest shown) |
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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 | 10 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Total States | 21 (only 20 largest shown) |
West Bengal 408,000 | |
Assam 75,000 | |
Jharkhand 4,200 | |
Odisha 2,600 | |
Andaman and Nicobar 1,600 | |
Bihar 1,200 | |
Delhi 1,000 | |
Maharashtra 600 | |
Chhattisgarh 600 | |
Arunachal Pradesh 400 | |
Meghalaya 300 | |
Tripura 300 | |
Uttar Pradesh 300 | |
Nagaland 300 | |
Uttarakhand 100 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Language | Bengali (337,000 speakers) | ||||||||||||
Language Code | ben Ethnologue Listing | ||||||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | ||||||||||||
Total Languages | 11 | ||||||||||||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Bengali (337,000 speakers) |
Language Code | ben Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 11 |
Secondary Languages | |
Assamese 54,000 | |
Hindi 31,000 | |
Maithili 800 | |
Amri Karbi 800 | |
Odia 800 | |
Kurux 300 | |
Santhali 200 | |
Mundari 200 | |
Andaman Hindi Creole 200 | |
Kannada 20 | |
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 (1809-2022) |
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 |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament |
Audio Recordings | Oral Bible stories |
Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio |
Film / Video | Following Jesus video |
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 | LUMO film of Gospels |
Film / Video | Magdalena video |
Film / Video | My Last Day video, anime |
Film / Video | Rivka video |
Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children |
Film / Video | The Prophets' Story |
Film / Video | The Savior 3 - Woman at the Well |
Film / Video | The Savior 8 - Jesus is Risen |
General | Biblical answers to your questions |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.01 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.02 %
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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 |
0.00 %
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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) Idshivam09 - Pixabay Creative Commons |
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. Read more |