The Ager people's name comes from the word "agara" meaning "salt pan." They are salt manufacturers who live mainly in certain coastal districts of Karnataka, though some live further north in Maharashtra and Gujarat. Many of them use their community name as a surname, so anyone who calls themselves Ager is probably from this salt-making community.
Few of them own land. Though they eat wheat and rice as their staple cereals, the Ager people enjoy fish and wild game when they get a chance to eat it.
They only practice adult marriage. The bride price and dowry are paid both in cash and goods. After the marriage, the couple lives close to the groom's family. Everyone in an Ager family might work; men, women and children. This community is open to having their children educated, but they often drop out.
The Agers are Hindus who worship a number of local and regional gods and celebrate Hindu festivals. Some consult witchdoctors.
The Ager people need to accept the warm embrace of the only savior so they can enjoy spiritually meaningful lives.
Pray for the authority of Christ to bind hindering spiritual forces to lead them from darkness to light.
Pray for signs and wonders among them and for great breakthroughs with a rapid multiplication of disciples and house churches.
Pray for bold workers who are driven by the love of the Holy Spirit to go to them.
Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them.
Scripture Prayers for the Ager (Hindu traditions) in India.
Some information from "The Scheduled Castes" K. S. Singh, ed. Oxford University Press, USA.
Profile Source: Joshua Project |
People Name General | Ager (Hindu traditions) |
People Name in Country | Ager (Hindu traditions) |
Alternate Names | Agri; Kharwal; Mith Agri; Noongar; Sisodia Rajput; अगेर (हिंदू ट्रेडिशन्स) |
Population this Country | 17,000 |
Population all Countries | 18,000 |
Total Countries | 2 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
People ID | 19163 |
ROP3 Code | 111279 |
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 | 12 | ||||||||||||
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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 | 12 |
Karnataka 7,800 | |
Rajasthan 3,100 | |
Goa 1,500 | |
Delhi 1,500 | |
Uttar Pradesh 1,000 | |
Maharashtra 1,000 | |
Gujarat 300 | |
Dadra and Nagar Have 300 | |
Uttarakhand 100 | |
Punjab 100 | |
Tamil Nadu 90 | |
West Bengal 20 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.23 %
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Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
99.77 %
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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 | Kannada (4,900 speakers) | ||||||||||||
Language Code | kan Ethnologue Listing | ||||||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | ||||||||||||
Total Languages | 13 | ||||||||||||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Kannada (4,900 speakers) |
Language Code | kan Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 13 |
Secondary Languages | |
Hindi 3,200 | |
Konkani 1,800 | |
Konkani, Goan 1,200 | |
Marathi 1,000 | |
Sindhi 1,000 | |
Gujarati 500 | |
Marwari 500 | |
Dhundari 300 | |
Punjabi, Eastern 70 | |
Kumaoni 50 | |
Mewari 50 | |
Bagri 50 | |
People Groups | Speaking Kannada |
Primary Language: Kannada
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1812-1988) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1823-2023) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1827-2022) |
Bible-NT Audio | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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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 | Joshua Project |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |