Patni (Hindu traditions) in India
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People Group Location: Omid. Other geography / data: GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project
The Patni are a scheduled caste in India and Hinduism is the main religion. They speak Bengali.
In Assam some of the Patni, in addition to speaking Bengali, can speak Hindi and Assamese. They are not vegetarians and eat rice as a cereal. Most are landowners. They work in cultivation. They have a low literacy level and so the gospel message will need to be given in oral form too.
In West Bengal they work on ferries. The word Patni has to do with ferrying by boat. They use family planning. In marriage they avoid marrying relatives on the side of the father for five generations.
In Tripura the Patni live mainly in the western district. They work as laborers and other work such as pulling rickshaws. They use traditional and modern medicines.
Some of the Patni live in Manipur.
* Scripture Prayers for the Patni (Hindu traditions) in India.
* Pray that Gospel recordings will lead the Patni to Jesus Christ.
* Pray that Indian Christians will help lead them to salvation.
Singh, K. S., ed. "India's Communities A-Z", Oxford University Press, USA 1999
| Profile Source: Anonymous |
| Global Prayer Digest: 2009-09-10 |
| Global Prayer Digest: 2012-10-07 |
| People Name General | Patni (Hindu traditions) |
| People Name in Country | Patni (Hindu traditions) |
| World Population | 342,000 |
| Total Countries | 2 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Frontier People Group | Yes |
| GSEC | 2 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 5 |
| Alternate Names | Gehatwari; Ghatwal; Jat; Maheshwar; Patani; Patauni; Patuni; पत्नी (हिंदू ट्रेडिशन्स) |
| People ID | 17856 |
| ROP3 Code | 113332 |
| 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 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 |
| Assam 182,000 | |
| West Bengal 31,000 | |
| Tripura 7,200 | |
| Manipur 3,700 | |
| Meghalaya 1,000 | |
| Madhya Pradesh 700 | |
| Bihar 400 | |
| Delhi 100 | |
| Arunachal Pradesh 100 | |
| Mizoram 100 | |
| Andaman and Nicobar 100 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Language | Assamese (144,000 speakers) | ||||||
| Language Code | asm Ethnologue Listing | ||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | ||||||
| Total Languages | 7 | ||||||
| Secondary Languages |
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| Primary Language | Assamese (144,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | asm Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 7 |
| Secondary Languages | |
| Bengali 74,000 | |
| Hindi 7,400 | |
| Odia 200 | |
| Maithili 200 | |
| Sadri 100 | |
| Chhattisgarhi 70 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Assamese |
Primary Language: Assamese
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1822-1974) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1819-1993) |
| Bible-Complete | Yes (1833-1995) |
| Bible-NT Audio | Online |
| Bible-NT Text | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| World Bibles | |
| Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
| Audio Recordings | Christassam recordings |
| Audio Recordings | Online Scripture (Talking Bibles) |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
| 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 Assamese |
| Film / Video | Magdalena (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) |
| Film / Video | The Path of Light |
| General | Four Spiritual Laws |
| General | God's Simple Plan |
| General | Gospel website in this language |
| General | Got Questions Ministry |
| Mobile App | Download Bible from Google Play Store |
| Text / Printed Matter | Bible: অসমীয়া - Assamese |
| Text / Printed Matter | Christ for the Nations |
| Text / Printed Matter | Jesus Messiah comic book |
| Text / Printed Matter | OneHope resources for children and youth |
| Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.01 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.03 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
99.95 %
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| Islam |
0.00 %
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| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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| Other / Small |
0.01 %
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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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