Khambu in India
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People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project.
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Scripture Prayers for the Khambu in India.
| People Name General | Khambu |
| People Name in Country | Khambu |
| Population this Country | 372,000 |
| Population all Countries | 374,000 |
| Total Countries | 3 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 7 |
| Alternate Names | Janiar; खंबू |
| People ID | 17148 |
| ROP3 Code | 112497 |
| 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 | 5 | ||||||
| Largest States |
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| 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 | 10 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
| Total States | 5 |
| West Bengal 272,000 | |
| Sikkim 96,000 | |
| Andaman and Nicobar 600 | |
| Meghalaya 400 | |
| Delhi 200 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Language | Bengali (181,000 speakers) | |||||||||
| Language Code | ben Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||
| Total Languages | 8 | |||||||||
| Secondary Languages |
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| Primary Language | Bengali (181,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | ben Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 8 |
| Secondary Languages | |
| Nepali 91,000 | |
| Hindi 61,000 | |
| Assamese 400 | |
| Kharia 200 | |
| Kurux 200 | |
| Mundari 100 | |
| Santhali 80 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Bengali |
Primary Language: Bengali
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1800-1980) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1801-1984) |
| Bible-Complete | Yes (1809-2022) |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament |
| 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 Love Story |
| Film / Video | God's Story video |
| Film / Video | Indigitube.tv Video / Animation |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Bengali |
| Film / Video | LUMO film of Gospels |
| Film / Video | Magdalena video |
| Film / Video | My Last Day video, anime |
| Film / Video | Rivka video |
| Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children |
| Film / Video | The Prophets' Story |
| Film / Video | The Savior 3 - Woman at the Well |
| Film / Video | The Savior 8 - Jesus is Risen |
| General | Biblical answers to your questions |
| Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
3.21 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
4.23 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
92.38 %
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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 |
0.18 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
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