The Bhoi community is mainly a landowning one, but a few are landless. A Brahmin priest officiates at marriages. At the wedding, the bride and groom walk around the fire seven times. They work in temples and are therefore accorded a high status in society. Every house has an altar to Manasamata. Beside this, there are images of Khandoba and a few other gods and goddesses. Every family has a number of deities.
Nominal Christians who don't truly follow Christ's teachings may be an impediment to the Bhoi. Pray they will be able to see that there is a difference between disciples of Christ and those who are Christian only in name.
Ask God to deliver families and communities within the Bhoi people from fears that hinder them from embracing His blessings.
There may be no followers of Jesus among the Hindu Bhoi community at present, but pray for the ones that will soon be found. Pray they will be zealous to learn of Christ and follow him. Pray they will keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Pray that the Bhoi community will be able to care adequately for their families. Pray they will make schooling a priority for their children, so the children will be equipped to live in modern times.
Scripture Prayers for the Bhoi (Hindu traditions) in India.
Profile Source: Joshua Project |
Global Prayer Digest: 2008-10-08 |
Global Prayer Digest: 2009-08-04 |
Global Prayer Digest: 2020-05-17 |
People Name General | Bhoi (Hindu traditions) |
People Name in Country | Bhoi (Hindu traditions) |
Pronunciation | boh-EE |
Population this Country | 6,367,000 |
Population all Countries | 6,522,000 |
Total Countries | 3 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 127 |
Alternate Names | Basuri; Bhoiraj; Bhoiraja; Boya Bestha; Chotra Bansi; Dhimal; Dhunar; Esta; Jalcatri; Jalia; Jele; Kahar; Kaibartya; Kamti; Keot; Keuta; Kewar; Kewat; Mallah; Palwar; Parivarutta; Parkar; Paschimma Jaat; Raghuvanshi; Shilpakar; Shilpkar; Siviyar; Toreya; Zinga; भोइ (हिंदू ट्रेडिशन्स) |
People ID | 16429 |
ROP3 Code | 111580 |
Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
People Cluster | South Asia Hindu - Bhoi |
People Group | Bhoi (Hindu traditions) |
Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
People Cluster | South Asia Hindu - Bhoi |
People Group | Bhoi (Hindu traditions) |
Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
Total Subgroups | 44 (only 15 largest shown) |
Mallah Mewat 560,000 | |
Manjhi 73,000 | |
Ghogha 68,000 | |
Batham 66,000 | |
Hatkar 37,000 | |
Agarwal 32,000 | |
Mahishya 21,000 | |
Gunlodu 18,000 | |
Das Kaibartta 11,000 | |
Machinde 5,600 |
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 | 24 | |||||||||||||||
Largest States (only 15 largest shown) |
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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 | 24 (only 20 largest shown) |
Uttar Pradesh 2,408,000 | |
Chhattisgarh 856,000 | |
Bihar 748,000 | |
Telangana 605,000 | |
Maharashtra 540,000 | |
Madhya Pradesh 335,000 | |
Karnataka 325,000 | |
Andhra Pradesh 118,000 | |
Gujarat 117,000 | |
West Bengal 84,000 | |
Odisha 81,000 | |
Jharkhand 78,000 | |
Tamil Nadu 52,000 | |
Uttarakhand 11,000 | |
Assam 4,500 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Language | Hindi (2,803,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
Total Languages | 31 | |||||||||||||||
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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Primary Language | Hindi (2,803,000 speakers) |
Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 31 |
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
Telugu 909,000 | |
Bhojpuri 703,000 | |
Chhattisgarhi 543,000 | |
Kannada 339,000 | |
Marathi 274,000 | |
Maithili 181,000 | |
Gujarati 109,000 | |
Angika 96,000 | |
Bengali 92,000 | |
Odia 74,000 | |
Bagheli 47,000 | |
Khandesi 45,000 | |
Bundeli 28,000 | |
Tamil 20,000 | |
Konkani 19,000 | |
People Groups | Speaking Hindi |
Primary Language: Hindi
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1806-1962) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1811-1998) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1835-2012) |
Bible-NT Audio | Online |
Bible-NT Text | 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 (GRN) |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament (FCBH) |
Audio Recordings | Online Scripture (Talking Bibles) |
Audio Recordings | Oral Bible stories in Hindi |
Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
Film / Video | A Beautiful Hope (EngSub) |
Film / Video | Coconuts |
Film / Video | Creation to Christ |
Film / Video | Father's Love Letter |
Film / Video | Following Jesus (India, JF Project) |
Film / Video | God's Story Video |
Film / Video | Indigitube.tv Video / Animation |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Hindi |
Film / Video | Magdalena (Jesus Film Project) |
Film / Video | My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime) |
Film / Video | Rivka (Jesus Film Project) |
Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) |
Film / Video | The Hope Video |
General | Bible Visuals |
General | Four Spiritual Laws |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.03 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.00 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
99.96 %
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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. |
Photo Source | Copyrighted © 2021 Create International All rights reserved. Used with permission |
Map Source | People Group Location: Omid. Other geography / data: GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project |
Profile Source | Joshua Project |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |