Randhar was angry. He had worked hard to raise enough money to buy a small piece of land, and then he was denied. He complained to a government clerk, "I was refused the right to buy the land. They sold it to Bandhu because he is a Shaha Banik and I'm a Dalit Sunri. I'm tired of this! They receive all the privileges just because they claimed years ago to be linked to the forward castes. They are no better than the rest of us Sunris."
Though the Sunris have several subgroups, one of their branches is called Shaha Banik. In 1931 the British-India government officially declared they were higher in the caste system then other Sunris. Even today this still allows them to receive more social benefits which causes resentment among other Sunri subgroups.
The total Sunri population is over 800,000, and they reside primarily in the states of West Bengal and Bihar. Most earn their living through farming, trade, fishing, and being household service workers. They have made good progress in the field of education. All Sunri subgroups are tightly connected to their Hindu beliefs, and there are apparently only a few believers among them.
Pray that Christian Dalits and other believers will lead each Sunri subgroup into knowing God as their Lord and Savior.
Pray that many will come to know that in God's eyes they are equal among all men, and He loves them all the same.
Scripture Prayers for the Sunri (Hindu traditions) in India.
Profile Source: Global Prayer Digest |
Global Prayer Digest: 2008-09-24 |
Global Prayer Digest: 2012-10-21 |
People Name General | Sunri (Hindu traditions) |
People Name in Country | Sunri (Hindu traditions) |
Pronunciation |
soon-REE
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Population this Country | 638,000 |
Population all Countries | 1,094,000 |
Total Countries | 3 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 2 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 13 |
Alternate Names | Behara Sunri; Dhaneshwar Vaisya; Raik Souri; Sadhubanaik; Sadhubanik; Saha; Sahu; Saundhik; Saundika; Sethia; Shaha; Shahi; Sondhia; Sondi; Sondia; Suba; Sudhi; Suha; Sundhi; Sundi; Sundika; Sunri; Suri; सुंरी (हिंदू ट्रेडिशन्स) |
People ID | 18190 |
ROP3 Code | 113705 |
Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
People Cluster | South Asia Hindu - other |
People Group | Sunri (Hindu traditions) |
Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
People Cluster | South Asia Hindu - other |
People Group | Sunri (Hindu traditions) |
Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
Total Subgroups | 19 (only 15 largest shown) |
Gola 23,000 | |
Kalwar 23,000 | |
Bodo 2,000 | |
Madhya 2,000 | |
Sanno 2,000 | |
Kira 1,700 | |
Sannokula 1,700 | |
Darchula 1,500 | |
Sagahut 1,400 | |
Vivahut 1,400 |
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 | 26 | |||||||||||||||
Largest States (only 15 largest shown) |
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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 | 10 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Total States | 26 (only 20 largest shown) |
West Bengal 344,000 | |
Odisha 299,000 | |
Assam 65,000 | |
Tripura 58,000 | |
Jharkhand 14,000 | |
Chhattisgarh 13,000 | |
Maharashtra 12,000 | |
Andhra Pradesh 3,500 | |
Bihar 2,700 | |
Meghalaya 2,500 | |
Manipur 2,300 | |
Andaman and Nicobar 2,200 | |
Arunachal Pradesh 1,500 | |
Nagaland 900 | |
Uttar Pradesh 900 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Language | Bengali (473,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
Language Code | ben Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
Total Languages | 25 | |||||||||||||||
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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Primary Language | Bengali (473,000 speakers) |
Language Code | ben Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 25 |
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
Odia 248,000 | |
Assamese 35,000 | |
Hindi 30,000 | |
Chhattisgarhi 15,000 | |
Marathi 3,900 | |
Kok Borok 3,400 | |
Kui 2,400 | |
Bhatri 800 | |
Halbi 800 | |
Maithili 700 | |
Telugu 600 | |
Munda 600 | |
Kurux 500 | |
Santhali 400 | |
Desiya 400 | |
People Groups | Speaking Bengali |
Primary Language: Bengali
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1800-1980) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1801-1984) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1809-2022) |
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 |
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
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Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament |
Audio Recordings | Oral Bible stories |
Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio |
Film / Video | Following Jesus video |
Film / Video | God's Love Story |
Film / Video | God's Story video |
Film / Video | Indigitube.tv Video / Animation |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Bengali |
Film / Video | LUMO film of Gospels |
Film / Video | Magdalena video |
Film / Video | My Last Day video, anime |
Film / Video | Rivka video |
Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children |
Film / Video | The Prophets' Story |
Film / Video | The Savior 3 - Woman at the Well |
Film / Video | The Savior 8 - Jesus is Risen |
General | Biblical answers to your questions |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.00 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.17 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
99.81 %
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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. |
Photo Source |
(Representative photo) Hasan2787 - Pixabay Creative Commons |
Map Source | People Group Location: Omid. Other geography / data: GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project |
Profile Source | Global Prayer Digest |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |