The Saur are a scheduled tribe which means they have low status in Hindu society. They live in Madhya Pradesh. They speak Hindi and read and write in Devanagari. They are not vegetarians and they eat fish, pork and mutton.
The Saur collect and sell firewood. Some of them work in agriculture. They have a low literacy rate so the gospel will need to be given in oral forms. They have a community caste council to look after them and judge in community matters. Monogamy is the usual way among the Saur. Divorce is allowed if the community leaders agree. On the death of the father, sons inherit the property with the oldest son taking charge of family matters.
Hinduism is their religion. Spiritual beliefs of Hindus are very diverse from those who worship only one god to those who worship hundreds of them to those who are philosophical and do not worship any.
The Saur people need the opportunity to get higher education and high paying jobs.
Pray that the Saur councils will come to Jesus Christ and lead their community into a Christ-ward movement. Pray for a spiritual hunger that will only be satisfied by Jesus Christ. Pray for intercessors and workers.
Scripture Prayers for the Saur in India.
Profile Source: Keith Carey |
People Name General | Saur |
People Name in Country | Saur |
Alternate Names | सौर |
Population this Country | 201,000 |
Population all Countries | 201,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 4 |
People ID | 18043 |
ROP3 Code | 113538 |
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 | 3 | |||
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 | 11 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Total States | 3 |
Madhya Pradesh 197,000 | |
Chhattisgarh 700 | |
Odisha 100 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.00 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.02 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
99.72 %
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Islam |
0.18 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.02 %
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Unknown |
0.06 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Primary Language | Hindi (160,000 speakers) | ||||||
Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing | ||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | ||||||
Total Languages | 5 | ||||||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Hindi (160,000 speakers) |
Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 5 |
Secondary Languages | |
Bundeli 7,400 | |
Odia 200 | |
Chhattisgarhi 70 | |
Gujarati 30 | |
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 (1835-2022) |
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 |
Map Source | People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project. |
Profile Source | Keith Carey |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |