According to ancient Indian mythology the Kumhar are offspring of Lord Braham (Prajapati). This is why in some places in India the Kumhar use Pajapati / Prajapat as a surname according to the Indian caste system. Indian culture cannot be understood without acknowledging Kumhar. They claim to be the first inventors of the wheel. Their name means makers of earthen pottery. The Kumhar can be found throughout India. They speak the languages of the areas where they live.
The Kumhar's livelihood is agriculture, animal husbandry and making earthen pots. It is very difficult for a Kumhar artisan to maintain his existence by kumbhkal, or pot making. They are very honest people and make their livelihood by hard work. They are highly spiritual, honest, and hard working. For the most part, Kumhar farmers work on land owned by higher castes. They are given a portion of the crops at harvest time.
The Kumhar are Hindu and pray to the Lord Shiva, the destroyer god and Goddess Mother Mata.
The Kumhar need to learn new job skills. They need good schools for their children. Education is a challenge for the Kumhar since many of them lead nomadic lives. Children often quit school after a few years to help their parents earn a living. The Kumhar frequently lack access to modern medicine and clean water.
* Scripture Prayers for the Kumhar (Hindu traditions) in India.
Pray for a spiritual hunger for the Kumhar community that will lead them to Christ. Pray for a disciple making movement that will bless the Kumhar this decade. Pray for the Lord to send out teams of workers to help the Kumhar people with their spiritual and physical needs.
Profile Source: Keith Carey |
Global Prayer Digest: 2008-09-08 |
Global Prayer Digest: 2009-08-20 |
Global Prayer Digest: 2013-08-13 |
Global Prayer Digest: 2019-05-18 |
People Name General | Kumhar (Hindu traditions) |
People Name in Country | Kumhar (Hindu traditions) |
Pronunciation | koom-HAR |
Population this Country | 15,602,000 |
Population all Countries | 15,942,000 |
Total Countries | 6 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
GSEC | 3 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 312 |
Alternate Names | Ahitant; Aiton; Chakbains; Chejara; Gamar; Ghatakarpur; Ghumal; Ghumar; Ghumiar; Ghurmar; Handa Kummar; Kalam Chettiar; Keer; Kembatti; Khumbhakar; Kir; Komar; Kosavan; Kulal; Kulala; Kulalan; Kulalar; Kumar; Kumbakar; Kumbaniga; Kumbar; Kumbara; Kumbaran; Kumbarar; Kumbhakar; Kumbhar; Kumbhara; Kumbhi; Kumbli; Kumbrani; Kumhar; Kumhar Kshatriya; Kumiar; Kumiar Ahitan; Kummara; Kummaravallu; Kummari; Kumor; Kumore; Kumrao; Kusavan; Kusavar; Kusawan; Kusuvan; Kuyanar; Kuyavan; Kuyavar; Langotra; Lehri; Maghaiya; Malari; Mannadiar; Maru; Moolya; Narhia; Odari; Pal; Parjapat; Prajapat; Prajapati; Rudraban; Rudrabans; Rudrapal; Salivaganan; Salivahana; Salivahanam; Shilpakar; Shilpkar; Sohal; Somara; Takopatil; Taleopahil; Vadari; Vellar; Wadiyar; कुम्हार (हिंदू ट्रेडिशन्स) |
People ID | 17316 |
ROP3 Code | 112696 |
Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
People Cluster | South Asia Hindu - Kumhar |
People Group | Kumhar (Hindu traditions) |
Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
People Cluster | South Asia Hindu - Kumhar |
People Group | Kumhar (Hindu traditions) |
Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
Total Subgroups | 58 (only 15 largest shown) |
Gola 418,000 | |
Chakbais 223,000 | |
Konkani 118,000 | |
Kapu Kummara 110,000 | |
Barendra 81,000 | |
Rarhi 81,000 | |
Chaurasi 80,000 | |
Daspari 80,000 | |
Mahratta 69,000 | |
Gaderi 58,000 |
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 | 35 | |||||||||||||||
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 | 35 (only 20 largest shown) |
Uttar Pradesh 3,289,000 | |
Rajasthan 2,051,000 | |
Bihar 1,246,000 | |
West Bengal 1,074,000 | |
Gujarat 1,051,000 | |
Madhya Pradesh 989,000 | |
Odisha 891,000 | |
Andhra Pradesh 811,000 | |
Maharashtra 792,000 | |
Jharkhand 708,000 | |
Telangana 454,000 | |
Karnataka 433,000 | |
Haryana 408,000 | |
Punjab 309,000 | |
Delhi 280,000 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Language | Hindi (6,673,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
Total Languages | 75 | |||||||||||||||
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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Primary Language | Hindi (6,673,000 speakers) |
Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 75 |
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
Telugu 1,302,000 | |
Bengali 1,034,000 | |
Gujarati 975,000 | |
Bhojpuri 866,000 | |
Odia 762,000 | |
Marathi 630,000 | |
Marwari 417,000 | |
Punjabi, Eastern 319,000 | |
Kannada 317,000 | |
Dhundari 266,000 | |
Tamil 207,000 | |
Chhattisgarhi 196,000 | |
Mewari 189,000 | |
Awadhi 158,000 | |
Maithili 153,000 | |
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 |
0.07 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.01 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
99.90 %
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Islam |
0.00 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.03 %
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Unknown |
0.00 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Photo Source |
(Representative photo) Yann Forget Creative Commons Used with permission |
Map Source | People Group Location: Omid. Other geography / data: GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project |
Profile Source | Keith Carey |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |