If you lived in British controlled Kenya in the earlier half of the 20th century, you might think that all Sikhs were moving to Africa! That is because untold numbers of Ramgarhia Sikhs were sent from the Punjab to Africa in the late 1800s to help the British construct railroads. After the completion of the projects, most made their way to England and North America. Why were the Ramgarhia recruited to build railroads? It was probably because they are builders by caste. In the Punjabi language, "garh" means "stronghold" or "fort." Ramgarhia means "those who construct forts." Only a small number remain in India.
We know little about their lifestyle today. Some probably still work in construction.
Sikhs like the Ramgarhias know God as creator, but they do not understand that man is in dire need of a sin-free savior. Where are the people who will tell them about the one who is the truth?
There probably are no Christ followers among the Sikh Ramgarhia people. Someone needs to make the effort to win them to the only savior or mankind.
Pray for the Lord to make agencies aware of the Ramgarhias.
Ask Him to raise up workers who will tell them about Christ.
Pray for the hearts of these people to be fertile ground, ready to receive and respond to the free gift of salvation.
Scripture Prayers for the Ramgarhia in India.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramgarhia
Profile Source: Joshua Project |
People Name General | Ramgarhia |
People Name in Country | Ramgarhia |
Pronunciation |
RAHM-gar-ee-ah
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Alternate Names | Ramgadia Sikh; Tarkhan; रंगार्हिया |
Population this Country | 6,700 |
Population all Countries | 6,700 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
People ID | 17936 |
ROP3 Code | 113424 |
ROP25 Code | 306928 |
ROP25 Name | Ramgarhia |
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 | 4 | ||||||
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 | 4 |
Punjab 4,400 | |
Haryana 1,600 | |
Rajasthan 500 | |
Chandigarh 200 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Religion: | Other / Small |
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 |
0.00 %
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Islam |
0.00 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
100.00 %
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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 (4,400 speakers) | |||
Language Code | pan Ethnologue Listing | |||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||
Total Languages | 4 | |||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Punjabi, Eastern (4,400 speakers) |
Language Code | pan Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 4 |
Secondary Languages | |
Hindi 1,100 | |
Bagri 100 | |
Haryanvi 70 | |
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 |
(Representative photo) cgiarclimate - Flickr Creative Commons |
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. |