The Malto live mainly in Bihar and West Bengal. They speak Mal Paharia among themselves and Hindi and read and write in Devanagari.
They are not vegetarians and eat wheat and rice as cereals. The Malto work in cultivation and other work. Some are teachers and politicians. Boys are educated but girls are not.
They allow for divorce and remarriage. Like other Hindus they cremate their dead. On the death of the father, sons inherit the property with the oldest son taking charge of the family estate.
Hinduism is their religion. They have their own rituals.
The Malto people have a Christian community, but they need discipleship. Some of them should go to other peoples in eastern India.
Pray for Malto Christ followers to share their faith with others in eastern India.
Pray that gospel materials will lead them to Jesus Christ.
Pray that God will give them dreams and visions leading them to salvation.
Scripture Prayers for the Malto in India.
Singh, K. S., ed. “India's Communities A-Z”, Oxford University Press, USA 1999
Profile Source: Joshua Project |
People Name General | Malto |
People Name in Country | Malto |
Alternate Names | Kumarbhag; Mal Paharia; Malpaharia; Malti; मलटो |
Population this Country | 224,000 |
Population all Countries | 260,000 |
Total Countries | 2 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 2 ● |
Unreached | No |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 6 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | |
People ID | 17434 |
ROP3 Code | 112837 |
ROP25 Code | 304998 |
ROP25 Name | Mal Paharia |
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 | 10 | ||||||||||||
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 | 10 |
Jharkhand 161,000 | |
West Bengal 53,000 | |
Assam 7,000 | |
Bihar 2,600 | |
Odisha 200 | |
Chhattisgarh 100 | |
Meghalaya 100 | |
Andaman and Nicobar 70 | |
Arunachal Pradesh 50 | |
Tripura 50 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.05 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
14.12 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
83.38 %
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Islam |
0.32 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.02 %
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Unknown |
2.11 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Primary Language | Mal Paharia (107,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
Language Code | mkb Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
Total Languages | 43 | |||||||||||||||
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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Primary Language | Mal Paharia (107,000 speakers) |
Language Code | mkb Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 43 |
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
Bengali 43,000 | |
Maithili 20,000 | |
Hindi 4,600 | |
Santhali 4,500 | |
Sadri 3,700 | |
Assamese 2,000 | |
Newar 1,300 | |
Magahi 500 | |
Nepali 400 | |
Bhojpuri 200 | |
Kurux 200 | |
Telugu 100 | |
Pahari 100 | |
Odia 80 | |
Naga, Mao 80 | |
People Groups | Speaking Mal Paharia |
Primary Language: Mal Paharia
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1994) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes |
Bible-Complete | Yes (2018) |
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 | Source |
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Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching | Global Recordings Network |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Mal Paharia | Jesus Film Project |
General | Scripture Earth Gospel resources links | Scripture Earth |
Photo Source | ThouArtPix - Pixabay |
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. |