• PEOPLE NAME: HO OF INDIA

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Munda-Santal

Language: Ho - (hoc)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: India

Also found in: Bangladesh

Population: 1,145,000

Global Population: 1,147,300


PEID: 41399

ROP: 112247

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Ho of India, numbering 1,145,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Munda-Santal people cluster within the South Asian Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 1,147,300 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Ho. The primary religion practiced by the Ho is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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