Tanla in India
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The word Tanla means low as they are looked on as low socially. The Tanla are a Scheduled Caste. The Tanla live in Odisha, and they speak Oriya, the language of that state.
They work mainly in agriculture. Most of them are landless. The women do housework. They often marry their cousins. They believe in education, but their literacy level is low, so the gospel will need to be presented in oral forms.
The Tanla are Hindus and they have their own festivals.
The Tanla people need to experience the blessings and abundant life offered by Jesus Christ for all nations.
Pray that the Tanla people will look to Jesus Christ to give them dignity and worth. Pray for a disciple making movement among them this decade. Pray for workers. Pray that gospel recordings and the JESUS Film will enable them to begin their own Discovery Bible Studies.
Scripture Prayers for the Tanla in India.
| Profile Source: Keith Carey |
| People Name General | Tanla |
| People Name in Country | Tanla |
| Alternate Names | Behera; Pradhan; Pradhan Behara; Sahu; Swain; Tania; तँला |
| Population this Country | 82,000 |
| Population all Countries | 82,000 |
| Total Countries | 1 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| GSEC | 4 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 2 |
| People ID | 18216 |
| ROP3 Code | 113742 |
| ROP25 Code | 307952 |
| ROP25 Name | Tanla |
| 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 | 2 | |||
| 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 | 2 |
| Odisha 82,000 | |
| Delhi 70 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.26 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.42 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
99.32 %
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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. |
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| Primary Language | Odia (66,000 speakers) | ||||||
| Language Code | ory Ethnologue Listing | ||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | ||||||
| Total Languages | 5 | ||||||
| Secondary Languages |
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| Primary Language | Odia (66,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | ory Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 5 |
| Secondary Languages | |
| Hindi 1,800 | |
| Bengali 1,500 | |
| Kui 300 | |
| Kuvi 80 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Odia |
Primary Language: Odia
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1811-1956) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1809-2000) |
| Bible-Complete | Yes (1815-2021) |
| FCBH NT (www.bible.is) | Online |
| YouVersion NT (www.bible.com) | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| World Bibles | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| Virtual Storehouse | |
| Map Source | People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project. |
| Profile Source | Keith Carey |
| Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |
