Kalingi in India

The Kalingi have only been reported in India
Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
Progress Gauge
* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.

Introduction / History

The Kalingi people wear the sacred thread, so they have high status as Hindus.

The Kalingi are believed to be immigrants from Chhattisgarh, and today they live primarily in Odisha. They are subdivided into two subgroups, and further divided into various lineages and clans.


What Are Their Lives Like?

They prohibit divorce. Many own land and are farmers, and others are employed in various ways.


What Are Their Beliefs?

They are followers of a form of Hinduism, and worship family and clan deities. Their sacred specialists are from their own community.


What Are Their Needs?

The Kalingi people need the spiritual humility to accept that they need someone to save them from sin against a holy God.


Prayer Points

A few Kalinga have reported themselves as Christians to the census of India. Please pray these Christians will come to a clear understanding of what it means to know Christ as savior and lord and will be zealous to know and serve him.

Pray for Kalingi disciplers who will disciple others in the ways of Christ.


Scripture Prayers for the Kalingi in India.


References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalingi


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

Additional Info
Global Prayer Digest: 2016-09-12
People Name General Kalingi
People Name in Country Kalingi
Alternate Names Kalanga; Kalanki; Kaliji; Kalinga; Kalinji; Kalita; Kintali Kalinga; कॅलिंगी
Population this Country 327,000
Population all Countries 327,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed 7
People ID 17055
ROP3 Code 112393
Country India
Region Asia, South
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 11  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Total States on file 11
Largest States
Odisha
291,000
Andhra Pradesh
17,000
Chhattisgarh
8,100
West Bengal
3,600
Assam
1,100
Jharkhand
500
Delhi
300
Maharashtra
300
Tripura
200
Gujarat
60
Rajasthan
20
Districts Interactive map, listing and data download
Specialized Website South Asia Peoples
Country India
Region Asia, South
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 11  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Total States 11
  Odisha 291,000
  Andhra Pradesh 17,000
  Chhattisgarh 8,100
  West Bengal 3,600
  Assam 1,100
  Jharkhand 500
  Delhi 300
  Maharashtra 300
  Tripura 200
  Gujarat 60
  Rajasthan 20
Website South Asia Peoples
Primary Religion: Hinduism
Major Religion Percent *
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical Unknown)
0.11 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
99.89 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.
Primary Language Odia (252,000 speakers)
Language Code ory   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 10
Secondary Languages
Telugu
11,000
Sambalpuri
4,900
Kui
1,500
Hindi
600
Kurux
500
Bengali
400
Pengo
300
Kui, Dawik
300
Assamese
200
Primary Language Odia (252,000 speakers)
Language Code ory   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 10
Secondary Languages
  Telugu 11,000
  Sambalpuri 4,900
  Kui 1,500
  Hindi 600
  Kurux 500
  Bengali 400
  Pengo 300
  Kui, Dawik 300
  Assamese 200
People Groups Speaking Odia

Primary Language:  Odia

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Bible-Portions Yes  (1811-1956)
Bible-New Testament Yes  (1809-2000)
Bible-Complete Yes  (1815-2021)
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Map Source People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project  
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