Christian in India
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People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project.
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- Introduction / History
- Where are they located?
- What are their lives like?
- What are their beliefs?
- What are their needs?
- Prayer Items
Scripture Prayers for the Christian in India.
| People Name General | Christian |
| People Name in Country | Christian |
| Population this Country | 1,263,000 |
| Population all Countries | 1,707,000 |
| Total Countries | 5 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 3 ● |
| Unreached | No |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | |
| Alternate Names | क्रिस्चियन अनस्पेसिफाइड |
| People ID | 16961 |
| ROP3 Code | 112266 |
| 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 | 37 | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | 37 (only 20 largest shown) |
| Punjab 184,000 | |
| Odisha 170,000 | |
| Tamil Nadu 164,000 | |
| Assam 88,000 | |
| West Bengal 83,000 | |
| Maharashtra 66,000 | |
| Karnataka 66,000 | |
| Jharkhand 53,000 | |
| Gujarat 48,000 | |
| Andaman and Nicobar 44,000 | |
| Delhi 33,000 | |
| Meghalaya 30,000 | |
| Kerala 26,000 | |
| Uttar Pradesh 23,000 | |
| Andhra Pradesh 23,000 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Language | Hindi (196,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
| Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Total Languages | 148 | |||||||||||||||
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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| Primary Language | Hindi (196,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 148 |
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
| Tamil 156,000 | |
| Punjabi, Eastern 142,000 | |
| Odia 129,000 | |
| Telugu 88,000 | |
| Assamese 87,000 | |
| Bengali 84,000 | |
| Kannada 58,000 | |
| Marathi 42,000 | |
| Gujarati 37,000 | |
| English 36,000 | |
| Malayalam 33,000 | |
| Andaman Hindi Creole 17,000 | |
| Khasi 14,000 | |
| Konkani, Goan 13,000 | |
| Chhattisgarhi 11,000 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Hindi |
Primary Language: Hindi
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| World Bibles | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| Virtual Storehouse | |
| Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (Global Recordings Network) |
| Audio Recordings | DAVAR Partners recording, Old Testament |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament (Faith Comes By Hearing) |
| 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 | LUMO film of Gospels |
| 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 |
| Primary Religion: | Christianity |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.00 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
100.00 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
0.00 %
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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. |
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