The Mazhabi are recognized as a "Scheduled Caste" who are given job preferences by India's affirmative action program.
They are a very low status community, not allowed to live with the larger population, to be educated with the general population, or to attend certain religious services. They are part of the former "scavengers" of India. Poverty and illiteracy are still rampant among their population in rural Punjab.
The Mazhabi can be Hindu or Sikh. Hinduism is a catch all for all religious traditions in South Asia. Sikhism is an attempt to highlight the best of Hinduism and Islam.
There are very few Christ followers among the Mazhabi people, and they live in a part of India where there are few Christians. Fortunately, they speak a language with plenty of gospel materials.
Pray for spiritual breakthroughs among the Mazhabi people.
Pray that God's servants will not see them as unworthy of their time, attention and love.
Pray for the Lord to bless them by thrusting out his choice servants.
Scripture Prayers for the Mazhabi (Hindu traditions) in India.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazhabi
Profile Source: Joshua Project |
People Name General | Mazhabi (Hindu traditions) |
People Name in Country | Mazhabi (Hindu traditions) |
Alternate Names | Chudda; Mazabi; Mazbi; मज़हबी |
Population this Country | 68,000 |
Population all Countries | 68,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 4 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
People ID | 17475 |
ROP3 Code | 112885 |
ROP25 Code | 304967 |
ROP25 Name | Majhabi |
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 | 7 | |||||||||
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 | 7 |
Punjab 33,000 | |
Rajasthan 15,000 | |
Haryana 15,000 | |
Chandigarh 3,400 | |
Uttar Pradesh 900 | |
Delhi 500 | |
Uttarakhand 400 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.31 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.60 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
99.09 %
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Islam |
0.00 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.00 %
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Unknown |
0.00 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Primary Language | Punjabi, Eastern (34,000 speakers) | ||||||
Language Code | pan Ethnologue Listing | ||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | ||||||
Total Languages | 7 | ||||||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Punjabi, Eastern (34,000 speakers) |
Language Code | pan Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 7 |
Secondary Languages | |
Hindi 17,000 | |
Bagri 3,100 | |
Haryanvi 2,300 | |
Marwari (India) 200 | |
Shekhawati 90 | |
Kumaoni 80 | |
People Groups | Speaking Punjabi, Eastern |
Primary Language: Punjabi, Eastern
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1818-1954) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1815-2011) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1959-2021) |
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 |
Photo Source | Copyrighted © 2024 Anonymous All rights reserved. Used with permission |
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. |