Sagarbanshi in India

The Sagarbanshi have only been reported in India
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Main Language
Largest Religion
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* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.

Introduction / History

Sagarbanshi is a tribal people group. Most live either in West Bengal or Odisha. They are especially concentrated in the Sundarbans region. The Sundarban is a huge mangrove forest in eastern India and Bangladesh. Because of their tribal ways, isolation and poverty, the Sagarbanshi have low status in Hindu India.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Some are farmers and fishermen. They collect and sell honey and other valuable goods they find in the forest.


What Are Their Beliefs?

Sagarbanshi spirituality can best be described as animistic. They worship the forest itself and the animals they see. The Bengal tiger is their god.


What Are Their Needs?

The Sagarbanshi community is facing serious problems like land erosion. Their land is easily taken from them given their lack of political power. That means they must move out of their homeland.


Prayer Points

Pray for the Lord to bless this community economically and spiritually.
Ask God to raise up Sagarbanshi who are more desirous to know the truth than to stay on the broad road.
Ask God to send loving, committed workers to the Sagarbanshi in the near future.
Pray the Sagarbanshi would no longer be hidden away from the influence of Christ.
Pray for many of them to make disciples who will make even more disciples.


Scripture Prayers for the Sagarbanshi in India.


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Sagarbanshi
People Name in Country Sagarbanshi
Alternate Names Saguva; Shagirdpesha; सागारबंशी
Population this Country 208,000
Population all Countries 208,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
Pioneer Workers Needed 4
People ID 17994
ROP3 Code 113486
ROP25 Code 307112
ROP25 Name Sagarbanshi
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
200,000
West Bengal
4,500
Chhattisgarh
1,700
Assam
1,000
Andhra Pradesh
900
Jharkhand
400
Delhi
200
Maharashtra
70
Tripura
50
Rajasthan
40
Gujarat
40
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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 11  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Total States 11
  Odisha 200,000
  West Bengal 4,500
  Chhattisgarh 1,700
  Assam 1,000
  Andhra Pradesh 900
  Jharkhand 400
  Delhi 200
  Maharashtra 70
  Tripura 50
  Rajasthan 40
  Gujarat 40
Website South Asia Peoples
Primary Religion: Hinduism
Major Religion Percent *
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.00 %)
0.00 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
100.00 %
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 (169,000 speakers)
Language Code ory   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 6
Secondary Languages
Bengali
5,400
Hindi
1,300
Assamese
200
Santhali
60
Kui
20
Primary Language Odia (169,000 speakers)
Language Code ory   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 6
Secondary Languages
  Bengali 5,400
  Hindi 1,300
  Assamese 200
  Santhali 60
  Kui 20
People Groups Speaking Odia

Primary Language:  Odia

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
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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