Garo (A-chik Mande) in India
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People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project.
Subgroups: 6
| Subgroup Name | Population ▼ | |
|---|---|---|
| Momin | 39,000 | |
| Areng | 38,000 | |
| Sangma | 38,000 | |
| Murin | 36,000 | |
| Shira | 36,000 | |
| Marak | 2,200 |
The Garo are a scheduled tribe in Meghalaya in India. They speak Garo. They eat pork and beef and for a cereal they eat rice. Women help with agriculture and property follows the female lineage but men are in charge of it. Cultivation is the main work of the Garo there.
In Assam, the Garo speak Garo and Assamese. In Nagaland they speak Nagamese and read and write in Roman. In Tripura they speak Bengali and Kakbarak. In West Bengal they read and write Bengali.
Most of the Garo are Christian. Most work in agriculture.
Pray that the Garo Christians give the gospel message to non-Christians in India.
Pray that they are protected.
Scripture Prayers for the Garo (A-chik Mande) in India.
Singh, K. S., ed. "India's Communities A-Z", Oxford University Press, USA 1999
| Profile Source: Anonymous |
| Expanded PDF Profile |
| People Name General | Garo (A-chik Mande) |
| People Name in Country | Garo (A-chik Mande) |
| Population this Country | 1,299,000 |
| Population all Countries | 1,397,000 |
| Total Countries | 3 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 3 ● |
| Unreached | No |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| GSEC | 6 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | |
| Alternate Names | Achik; Garrow; Mande; Mandi; गरो |
| People ID | 11826 |
| ROP3 Code | 103233 |
| Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
| People Cluster | South Asia Tribal - other |
| People Group | Garo (A-chik Mande) |
| Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
| Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
| People Cluster | South Asia Tribal - other |
| People Group | Garo (A-chik Mande) |
| Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
| Total Subgroups | 6 |
| Momin 39,000 | |
| Areng 38,000 | |
| Sangma 38,000 | |
| Murin 36,000 | |
| Shira 36,000 | |
| Marak 2,200 |
| 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 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| Largest States |
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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 | 10 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
| Total States | 13 |
| Meghalaya 1,081,000 | |
| Assam 185,000 | |
| Tripura 15,000 | |
| Nagaland 2,800 | |
| West Bengal 2,700 | |
| Mizoram 900 | |
| Arunachal Pradesh 800 | |
| Delhi 300 | |
| Andaman and Nicobar 70 | |
| Manipur 60 | |
| Himachal Pradesh 10 | |
| Chandigarh 10 | |
| Punjab 10 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Language | Garo (990,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
| Language Code | grt Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Total Languages | 61 | |||||||||||||||
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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| Primary Language | Garo (990,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | grt Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 61 |
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
| Assamese 63,000 | |
| Bengali 9,300 | |
| Khasi 5,300 | |
| Hindi 2,500 | |
| Kok Borok 900 | |
| Amri Karbi 600 | |
| English 500 | |
| Koch 500 | |
| Odia 500 | |
| Rabha 200 | |
| Boro 200 | |
| Nepali 200 | |
| Pnar 200 | |
| Adi 100 | |
| Mizo 100 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Garo |
Primary Language: Garo
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1887-2003) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1894-1987) |
| Bible-Complete | Yes (1924-1994) |
| Bible-NT Audio | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| World Bibles | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| Virtual Storehouse | |
| Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching | Global Recordings Network |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament | Faith Comes by Hearing |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio | Jesus Film Project |
| Film / Video | God's Story video | God's Story |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Garo | Jesus Film Project |
| Film / Video | LUMO film of Gospels | Bible Media Group/LUMO |
| General | Bible for Children | Bible for Children |
| General | Gospel resources links | Scripture Earth |
| General | Gospel website in this language | General / Other |
| General | Gospel website in this language | General / Other |
| Mobile App | Download audio Bible app as APK file | Faith Comes by Hearing |
| Mobile App | Download audio Bible app from Google Play Store | Faith Comes by Hearing |
| Text / Printed Matter | Literacy primer for Garo | Literacy & Evangelism International |
| Primary Religion: | Christianity |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.40 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
95.60 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
1.62 %
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| Islam |
0.40 %
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| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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| Other / Small |
0.03 %
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| Unknown |
1.95 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
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| Photo Source | Ramesh Lalwani - Flickr Creative Commons |
| Map Source | People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project. |
| Profile Source | Anonymous |
| Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |
