The 50,000 Jingar people obtained their name from the word jins, meaning "saddle." This is a reference to their traditional occupation of making saddles for horses and camels. According to their oral tradition, these scheduled caste members were once part of one of the Rajput (Kshatriya) communities until an avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu tried to rid the world of this community.
The Jingars live primarily in India's western states of Rajasthan, Karnataka, and Maharashtra.
The Jingars speak Marwari, a Rajasthani Hindi dialect. They still make saddles, but many of them also make embroidered shoes. A few of them also work in agriculture. They sell their goods in the market. Often their children work. They would like to save money to get ahead, but they seldom can make ends meet financially.
They obtain their mates through family negotiations. Their marriages are monogamous unless the wife is barren. They can live in either join or nuclear families.
This people group is 100 percent Hindu. They worship Hindu gods as their patron deities. They go to shamans from other communities to be "treated" for ailments and sicknesses.
Christ's ambassadors can help them develop their economy so they don't have to live in dire poverty. There are plenty of Christian materials in Marwari that can be distributed to them. However, Rajasthan, where most of them live, is a very difficult place even for Indian missionaries to go.
* Scripture Prayers for the Jingar in India.
Pray for Christ's ambassadors to find their way into many Jingar communities with Marwari materials.
Pray for Jingar elders and decision makers to have dreams and visions of the sovereign Christ.
Pray for spiritual openness to the things of Christ.
Pray for Christ to heal them in such a way that they no longer put their faith in shamans.
Profile Source: Global Prayer Digest |
People Name General | Jingar |
People Name in Country | Jingar |
Population this Country | 79,000 |
Population all Countries | 79,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
GSEC | 4 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 2 |
Alternate Names | Agna Somvanshi Kshatriya; Arya Somvansi Kshatriya; Chamar; Chitragar; Chitrakar; Chittari; Dajri; Dalsingar; Dalsinger; Digwan; Gingra; Jeenigarlu; Jiglur; Karajkar; Karanjkar; Lohar; Maistri; Marwadi Mochi; Marwari Machi; Mochi; Muchchi; Nakasilu; Raju; Somvanshi Kshatriya; Tambatkar; जिंगर |
People ID | 17013 |
ROP3 Code | 112342 |
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 | 8 | |||||||||
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 | 8 |
Rajasthan 62,000 | |
Karnataka 7,300 | |
Maharashtra 6,600 | |
Madhya Pradesh 1,500 | |
Gujarat 1,200 | |
Chhattisgarh 300 | |
Andhra Pradesh 100 | |
Odisha 20 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Language | Marwari (26,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
Language Code | rwr Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
Total Languages | 16 | |||||||||||||||
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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Primary Language | Marwari (26,000 speakers) |
Language Code | rwr Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 16 |
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
Hindi 23,000 | |
Marathi 7,500 | |
Mewari 4,800 | |
Kannada 4,700 | |
Dhundari 900 | |
Haroti: Harauti 600 | |
Bagri 400 | |
Gujarati 300 | |
Chhattisgarhi 100 | |
Telugu 100 | |
Punjabi, Eastern 100 | |
Shekhawati 70 | |
Khandesi 70 | |
Konkani, Goan 30 | |
Nimadi 10 | |
People Groups | Speaking Marwari |
Primary Language: Marwari
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1815-1867) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1820-1821) |
Bible-Complete | No |
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 | Story of Jesus audio |
Film / Video | A Beautiful Hope |
Film / Video | A Beautiful Hope |
Film / Video | Coconuts |
Film / Video | God's Story video |
Film / Video | Indigitube.tv Video / Animation |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Marwari |
Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children |
General | Gospel resources links |
General | Gospel website in this language |
Text / Printed Matter | Topical Scripture booklets and Bible studies |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.02 %
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Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
99.66 %
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Islam |
0.00 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.33 %
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Unknown |
0.00 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Photo Source | Anonymous |
Map Source | People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project. |
Profile Source | Global Prayer Digest |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |