Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: OBC Hindu

Language: Kharia - (khr)

Alternate Name(s): Bankariyas, Khariya, Kharia, Bankariya

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Nepal

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Population: 800

Global Population: 800

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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

Overview: The Bankhariya of Nepal, numbering 800, 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 Nepal. Their primary language is Kharia. The primary religion practiced by the Bankhariya is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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