Balti in India
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People Group Location: Omid. Other geography / data: GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project
The Balti are a scheduled tribe and live in Jammu and Kashmir. They speak Balti and read and write in Perso Arabic. They eat barley as a staple cereal.
The Balti are Shia Muslims who have a connection with Buddhism. They work in agriculture and as laborers. The clergy settle disputes.
They use modern medicine but not family planning.
The Balti live in the Kargil region. They have an Islamic training school and the men have prayer at twelve noon on Fridays.
* Scripture Prayers for the Balti in India.
* Pray that the clergy come to Jesus Christ and lead others to Him.
* Pray that God will give them dreams and visions leading them to salvation.
Singh, K. S., ed. "India's Communities A-Z", Oxford University Press, USA 1999
| Profile Source: Anonymous |
| People Name General | Balti |
| People Name in Country | Balti |
| World Population | 99,000 |
| Total Countries | 2 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Frontier People Group | Yes |
| GSEC | 3 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
| Alternate Names | बाल्टी |
| People ID | 16313 |
| ROP3 Code | 111443 |
| 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 |
| Ladakh 49,000 | |
| Jammu and Kashmir 3,200 | |
| Uttarakhand 70 | |
| West Bengal 10 | |
| Uttar Pradesh 10 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Language | Balti (50,000 speakers) | |||
| Language Code | bft Ethnologue Listing | |||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||
| Total Languages | 2 | |||
| Secondary Languages |
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| Primary Language | Balti (50,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | bft Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 2 |
| Secondary Languages | |
| Ladakhi 2,500 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Balti |
Primary Language: Balti
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1903-1981) |
| Bible-New Testament | No |
| Bible-Complete | No |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| World Bibles | |
| Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Balti |
| Film / Video | The Hope Video |
| General | Gospel website in this language |
| Primary Religion: | Islam |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
2.65 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.08 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
0.23 %
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| Islam |
96.91 %
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| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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| Other / Small |
0.01 %
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| Unknown |
0.12 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
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| Photo Source | Dan Bailey |
| Map Source | People Group Location: Omid. Other geography / data: GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project |
| Video Source | Asia Harvest |
| Profile Source | Anonymous |
| Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |
