• PEOPLE NAME: MAJHWAR OF INDIA

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PEID: 42003

ROP: 112818

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Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: OBC Hindu

Language: Chhattisgarhi - (hne)

Alternate Name(s): Manjhi

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: India

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Population: 100,000

Global Population: 100,000


PEID: 42003

ROP: 112818

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Majhwar of India, numbering 100,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the OBC Hindu people cluster within the South Asian Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in India. Their primary language is Chhattisgarhi. The primary religion practiced by the Majhwar is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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