Kurmi Mahato in India
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People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project
History No infoThe Kurmi Mahato people live in West Bengal, Odisha and Bihar. They speak, Oriya, Bengali and Hindi.
The Kurmi Mahato work in agriculture and are generally well educated. They like dancing. Marriages are arranged by family leaders. They allow for divorce and remarriage. On the death of the father, sons inherit the property with the oldest son taking charge of the family.
Almost everyone in this community is a Hindu. As Hindus they worship whatever god they believe will offer them protection and prosperity.
The Kurmi Mahato people need the eternal blessings of Jesus Christ.
* Scripture Prayers for the Kurmi Mahato in India.
* Pray that Indian believers will help them to begin an unstoppable movement to Christ. * Pray for spiritual discernment and hunger. * Pray for their leaders to open the door to their communities seeking and finding Jesus Christ.
| Profile Source: Keith Carey |
| People Name General | Kurmi Mahato |
| People Name in Country | Kurmi Mahato |
| Population this Country | 253,000 |
| Population all Countries | 253,000 |
| Total Countries | 1 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Frontier People Group | Yes |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 5 |
| Alternate Names | Kudm; Kudmi Mahato; कुर्मी महतो |
| People ID | 21183 |
| ROP3 Code | 118006 |
| 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 | 5 | ||||||
| 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 | 5 |
| West Bengal 123,000 | |
| Bihar 108,000 | |
| Jharkhand 15,000 | |
| Assam 5,000 | |
| Odisha 2,800 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Language | Bengali (105,000 speakers) | |||||||||
| Language Code | ben Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||
| Total Languages | 9 | |||||||||
| Secondary Languages |
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| Primary Language | Bengali (105,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | ben Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 9 |
| Secondary Languages | |
| Hindi 61,000 | |
| Bhojpuri 40,000 | |
| Magahi 28,000 | |
| Maithili 7,500 | |
| Assamese 4,300 | |
| Panchpargania 3,600 | |
| Odia 2,700 | |
| Kudmali 1,600 | |
| 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 (1832-2016) |
| 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 - Bangla Version (FCBH) |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament - Mussolmani Version (FCBH) |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament- Common Version (FCBH) |
| Audio Recordings | Online Scripture (Talking Bibles) |
| Audio Recordings | Oral Bible stories in Bengali |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | Following Jesus (India, JF Project) |
| 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 (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 Prophets' Story |
| Film / Video | The Savior 3 - Woman at the Well |
| Film / Video | The Savior 8 - Jesus is Risen |
| Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.00 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.07 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
99.93 %
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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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