The Dulia are a Scheduled Tribe of India. They live mainly in Odisha, and they speak Bengali.
The Dulia work in agriculture and as day laborers. The community council judges in disputes. They are endogamous (they avoid marrying outside their group) and are mostly monogamous. The bereaved and divorcees can marry again. On the death of the father, property goes to the sons with the oldest son getting the largest portion and becoming the new family head.
They are Hindus who worship spirits and perform rituals.
The Dulia people need to experience the abundant life that only Jesus Christ offers.
Pray that God will give them dreams and visions leading entire clans to putting their undivided faith in Jesus Christ.
Pray that gospel materials and the internet websites will help them to begin their own church planting movement.
Pray for devoted workers.
Scripture Prayers for the Dulia in India.
Profile Source: Joshua Project |
People Name General | Dulia |
People Name in Country | Dulia |
Alternate Names | Bentho Oriya Dhulia; Benthuriya; Dhulia; Duraj; Holva Paiko; Kotia-Bartika; Putia; Sahrona; Sidho Paiko; दुलिया |
Population this Country | 477,000 |
Population all Countries | 487,000 |
Total Countries | 2 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 10 |
People ID | 16751 |
ROP3 Code | 111999 |
ROP25 Code | 302219 |
ROP25 Name | Dulia |
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 |
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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 | 11 |
West Bengal 469,000 | |
Odisha 4,000 | |
Jharkhand 1,000 | |
Meghalaya 700 | |
Tripura 500 | |
Nagaland 300 | |
Delhi 300 | |
Bihar 200 | |
Manipur 90 | |
Mizoram 80 | |
Maharashtra 70 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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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 |
100.00 %
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Islam |
0.00 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
Unknown |
0.00 %
|
* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Primary Language | Bengali (382,000 speakers) | |||
Language Code | ben Ethnologue Listing | |||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||
Total Languages | 4 | |||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Bengali (382,000 speakers) |
Language Code | ben Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 4 |
Secondary Languages | |
Hindi 18,000 | |
Odia 1,400 | |
Maithili 200 | |
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) |
FCBH NT (www.bible.is) | Online |
YouVersion NT (www.bible.com) | 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 | Joshua Project |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |