The Koch people speak Rajbanshi. They have two subgroups, the Tintekiya and the Chapra.
They live in Bangladesh, Nepal and India.
Both the Tintekiya and the Chapra Koch are primarily farmers, with some farming their own land and most working as hired day laborers for neighboring Bengalis. They continue to live primarily in Koch villages in simple homes with mud walls and floors and thatched or corrugated tin roofs.
Within Bangladesh the Tibeto- Burman Koch generally continue to follow their traditional "Sonaton" religion, though some say they are Hindu. Most of the Indo-Aryan Koch speakers in Bangladesh have embraced Islam
The Koch are poor and uneducated. A Christian education and/or community development organization could possibly be a real blessing to the Koch. At the same time, it seems the Koch tend to equate Christianity with opportunities for education and health care and are in great need of someone to share true Christianity with them.
Ask God to raise up Koch people who are more desirous to know the truth than to stay on the broad road to death.
Ask God to send loving, committed workers to the Koch tribe in the near future.
Pray the Koch people would no longer be hidden away from the influence of Christ.
Scripture Prayers for the Koch (Hindu traditions) in India.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Koch
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People Name General | Koch (Hindu traditions) |
People Name in Country | Koch (Hindu traditions) |
Alternate Names | Bashgaria; Koch; Magan; Sanga; कोच (हिंदू ट्रेडिशन्स) |
Population this Country | 60,000 |
Population all Countries | 97,000 |
Total Countries | 3 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 4 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
People ID | 20018 |
ROP3 Code | 105069 |
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 | 11 | ||||||||||||
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 | 11 |
Meghalaya 32,000 | |
West Bengal 14,000 | |
Bihar 9,100 | |
Assam 1,400 | |
Tripura 1,000 | |
Maharashtra 300 | |
Andaman and Nicobar 200 | |
Odisha 200 | |
Jharkhand 200 | |
Delhi 200 | |
Uttar Pradesh 40 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.04 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.58 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
98.82 %
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Islam |
0.01 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.00 %
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Unknown |
0.56 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Primary Language | Koch (29,000 speakers) | |||||||||
Language Code | kdq Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||
Total Languages | 8 | |||||||||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Koch (29,000 speakers) |
Language Code | kdq Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 8 |
Secondary Languages | |
Bengali 12,000 | |
Rangpuri 5,500 | |
Maithili 2,100 | |
Hindi 1,400 | |
Assamese 1,100 | |
Garo 200 | |
Khasi 70 | |
People Groups | Speaking Koch |
Primary Language: Koch
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (2012) |
Bible-New Testament | No |
Bible-Complete | No |
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 |
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name | Source |
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Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching | Global Recordings Network |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament | Faith Comes by Hearing |
Photo Source | Anonymous |
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. |