Christian Valmiki in India
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Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
* Data can be from various sources including official census, agencies, and local research. Data from these sources can sometimes differ even by orders of magnitude. Joshua Project attempts to present a conservative, balanced estimate.
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People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project
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| People Name General | Valmiki (Christian traditions) |
| People Name in Country | Valmiki (Christian traditions) |
| Natural Name | Christian Valmiki |
| Pronunciation | wahl-MEE-kee |
| Alternate Names | Balmik; Balmiki; Bhangi; Hair; Hari; Mehtar; Mehtor |
| Population this Country | 119,000 |
| Population all Countries | 2,208,000 |
| Total Countries | 2 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 3 ● |
| Unreached | No |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | |
| People ID | 22347 |
| ROP3 Code | 119346 |
| ROP25 Code | 308545 |
| ROP25 Name | Valmiki / Balmiki (SC) |
| 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 | 18 | |||||||||||||||
| Largest States (only 15 largest shown) |
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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 | 18 |
| Uttar Pradesh 28,000 | |
| Haryana 24,000 | |
| Gujarat 22,000 | |
| Bihar 8,700 | |
| Rajasthan 6,700 | |
| Uttarakhand 6,700 | |
| Chandigarh 5,700 | |
| Madhya Pradesh 5,400 | |
| Maharashtra 3,200 | |
| Himachal Pradesh 2,900 | |
| Jharkhand 2,200 | |
| Punjab 1,800 | |
| Chhattisgarh 1,100 | |
| Jammu and Kashmir 700 | |
| Delhi 500 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Religion: | Christianity |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.00 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
100.00 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
0.00 %
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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 | Hindi (67,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
| Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Total Languages | 37 | |||||||||||||||
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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| Primary Language | Hindi (67,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 37 |
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
| Gujarati 14,000 | |
| Punjabi, Eastern 12,000 | |
| Bhojpuri 2,000 | |
| Haryanvi 1,400 | |
| Marathi 1,400 | |
| Garhwali 1,100 | |
| Maithili 1,100 | |
| Wagdi 800 | |
| Chhattisgarhi 700 | |
| Marwari (India) 600 | |
| Pahari, Mahasu 500 | |
| Kanauji 500 | |
| Angika 400 | |
| Kangri 300 | |
| Konkani 300 | |
| 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 (1818-2022) |
| FCBH NT (www.bible.is) | Online |
| YouVersion NT (www.bible.com) | 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 |
| Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |
