Many centuries ago, the Bhar community was deposed by the invading Rajput and Muslims. Their struggle with the Rajput and Muslim invaders continued for about two hundred years, at the end of which Ibrahim Shah Waarli of Jaunpur killed the last Bhar ruler. Child marriages are prevalent; however, the trend towards adult marriage is increasing. Agriculture is the main occupation of the Bhar, and they usually work as laborers in fields owned by the Muslims, Thakur and Yadav. They are Hindu and worship deities like Deeh Baba and Burhao Baba.
The Bhar culture is that of worshiping the spirits of created things, not the Creator God. Distinction must be made between what is created, and the One who created.
There are many good resource materials available in the primary language of the Bhar people, but workers are needed. Pray for workers for the harvest, which is ripening.
There may be no followers of Christ among the Bhar community today, but pray for the ones that will soon place their trust in Christ. Pray that new Bhar believers will become effective and fruitful in sharing and discussing Bible stories with their own and other families. They will need prayer support. Pray they will learn to speak to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Pray for access to Scripture in printed and recorded forms. Pray for each individual in the Bhar community to have a minimum of one opportunity to hear of Jesus accurately, in his or her mother tongue. Also pray for the Bhar to make schooling a priority for their children, and for good schools to be available.
Scripture Prayers for the Bhar in India.
Profile Source: Joshua Project |
Global Prayer Digest: 2009-08-12 |
Global Prayer Digest: 2020-03-20 |
People Name General | Bhar |
People Name in Country | Bhar |
Pronunciation | bar |
Population this Country | 2,322,000 |
Population all Countries | 2,332,000 |
Total Countries | 3 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
GSEC | 3 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 46 |
Alternate Names | Bharat; Bharpatwa; Rajbhar; भर |
People ID | 16405 |
ROP3 Code | 111553 |
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 | 12 | ||||||||||||
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 | 12 |
Uttar Pradesh 2,088,000 | |
Bihar 190,000 | |
West Bengal 32,000 | |
Jharkhand 6,500 | |
Madhya Pradesh 4,300 | |
Uttarakhand 500 | |
Maharashtra 500 | |
Chhattisgarh 200 | |
Meghalaya 100 | |
Andaman and Nicobar 80 | |
Tripura 50 | |
Odisha 40 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Language | Bhojpuri (1,183,000 speakers) | ||||||||||||
Language Code | bho Ethnologue Listing | ||||||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | ||||||||||||
Total Languages | 11 | ||||||||||||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Bhojpuri (1,183,000 speakers) |
Language Code | bho Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 11 |
Secondary Languages | |
Hindi 780,000 | |
Bengali 13,000 | |
Maithili 4,800 | |
Awadhi 1,500 | |
Bagheli 1,400 | |
Magahi 1,000 | |
Angika 400 | |
Sadri 300 | |
Garhwali 40 | |
Chhattisgarhi 30 | |
People Groups | Speaking Bhojpuri |
Primary Language: Bhojpuri
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1911-1982) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1998-2007) |
Bible-Complete | No |
Bible-NT Audio | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
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Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament |
Audio Recordings | Oral Bible stories |
Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio |
Film / Video | Following Jesus video |
Film / Video | God's Story video |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Bhojpuri |
Film / Video | Magdalena video |
Film / Video | My Last Day video, anime |
Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children |
General | Biblical answers to your questions |
General | Gospel resources links |
General | Gospel website in this language |
General | Gospel website in this language |
Mobile App | Download audio Bible app as APK file |
Text / Printed Matter | Children and youth resources |
Text / Printed Matter | Jesus Messiah comic book |
Text / Printed Matter | Literacy primer for Bhojpuri |
Text / Printed Matter | Topical Scripture booklets and Bible studies |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.00 %
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Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
100.00 %
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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. |