Muria Gond in India
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The Muria are a group of the Gond and are a scheduled caste. They live in the Bastar region of Madhya Pradesh. They are not vegetarians and eat rice. Clan names are used by them as surnames. They have cross-cousin marriages and the dead are buried.
The Muria are cultivators and they also sell products that come from the forest. They have a traditional village council to look after them. Hinduism is their religion. They are skilled at basket making. They use traditional medicines rather than using modern medicines.
The Muria have a comb that represents love and friendship.
* Scripture Prayers for the Gond Muria in India.
* Pray that the Muria council leaders will come to Jesus Christ and lead others to Him.
* Pray that God will give them dreams and visions leading them to salvation.
Singh, K. S., ed. "India's Communities A-Z", Oxford University Press, USA 1999
| Profile Source: Anonymous |
| People Name General | Gond Muria |
| People Name in Country | Gond Muria |
| Natural Name | Muria Gond |
| Population this Country | 685,000 |
| Population all Countries | 685,000 |
| Total Countries | 1 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 14 |
| Alternate Names | Ghotul Muria; Modya; Muria; Raja Muriya; गोंद मूरिया |
| People ID | 21033 |
| ROP3 Code | 117883 |
| 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 | 6 | ||||||
| Largest States |
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| 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 | 6 |
| Chhattisgarh 518,000 | |
| Madhya Pradesh 156,000 | |
| Maharashtra 7,600 | |
| Uttar Pradesh 1,900 | |
| Odisha 1,800 | |
| Uttarakhand 400 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
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| Primary Language | Hindi (161,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
| Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Total Languages | 22 | |||||||||||||||
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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| Primary Language | Hindi (161,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 22 |
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
| Gondi, Northern 138,000 | |
| Chhattisgarhi 132,000 | |
| Halbi 83,000 | |
| Bhatri 82,000 | |
| Muria, Western 45,000 | |
| Duruwa 20,000 | |
| Gondi, Adilabad 8,300 | |
| Telugu 6,900 | |
| Marathi 5,500 | |
| Odia 4,800 | |
| Koya 700 | |
| Korwa 200 | |
| Pengo 200 | |
| Sadri, Oraon 60 | |
| Bhojpuri 50 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Hindi |
Primary Language: Hindi
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1806-1962) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1811-1998) |
| Bible-Complete | Yes (1835-2012) |
| Bible-NT Audio | Online |
| Bible-NT Text | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| World Bibles | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| Virtual Storehouse | |
| Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament (FCBH) |
| Audio Recordings | Online Scripture (Talking Bibles) |
| Audio Recordings | Oral Bible stories in Hindi |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | A Beautiful Hope (EngSub) |
| Film / Video | Coconuts |
| Film / Video | Creation to Christ |
| Film / Video | Father's Love Letter |
| Film / Video | Following Jesus (India, JF Project) |
| Film / Video | God's Story Video |
| Film / Video | Indigitube.tv Video / Animation |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Hindi |
| Film / Video | Magdalena (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime) |
| Film / Video | Rivka (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) |
| Film / Video | The Hope Video |
| General | Bible Visuals |
| General | Four Spiritual Laws |
| Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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| Buddhism |
0.00 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.94 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
88.27 %
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| Islam |
0.05 %
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| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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| Other / Small |
0.00 %
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| Unknown |
10.73 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
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