Rajdhob in Nepal
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Scripture Prayers for the Rajdhob in Nepal.
| People Name General | Rajdhob |
| People Name in Country | Rajdhob |
| Population this Country | 15,000 |
| Population all Countries | 20,000 |
| Total Countries | 2 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Frontier People Group | Yes |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
| Alternate Names | राजधोब |
| People ID | 17968 |
| ROP3 Code | 113457 |
| Country | Nepal | |||||||||
| Region | Asia, South | |||||||||
| Continent | Asia | |||||||||
| 10/40 Window | Yes | |||||||||
| National Bible Society | Website | |||||||||
| Persecution Rank | 48 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | |||||||||
| Location in Country | Terai. Source: www.ethnologue.com | |||||||||
| Total States on file | 9 | |||||||||
| Largest States |
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| Country | Nepal |
| Region | Asia, South |
| Continent | Asia |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| National Bible Society | Website |
| Persecution Rank | 48 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
| Location in Country | Terai.. Source: www.ethnologue.com |
| Total States | 9 |
| Sagarmatha 14,000 | |
| Kosi 800 | |
| Janakpur 300 | |
| Narayani 200 | |
| Lumbini 200 | |
| Bagmati 100 | |
| Bheri 70 | |
| Gandaki 30 | |
| Karnali 10 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Language | Maithili (11,000 speakers) | |||
| Language Code | mai Ethnologue Listing | |||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||
| Total Languages | 3 | |||
| Secondary Languages |
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| Primary Language | Maithili (11,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | mai Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 3 |
| Secondary Languages | |
| Nepali 1,900 | |
| Bhojpuri 200 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Maithili |
Primary Language: Maithili
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1986-2010) |
| Bible-Complete | No |
| Bible-NT Audio | Online |
| Bible-NT Text | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| World Bibles | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| Virtual Storehouse | |
| Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.00 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
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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 |
0.10 %
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| Unknown |
0.00 %
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* From latest Nepal census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
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