• PEOPLE NAME: JALIA KAIBARTA OF INDIA

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Mallah

Language: Bengali - (ben)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Hinduism - Folk

Country: India

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Population: 1,300,000

Global Population: 1,300,000


PEID: 41428

ROP: 116134

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, Concentrated CP Activity


Overview: The Jalia Kaibarta of India, numbering 1,300,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Mallah people cluster within the South Asian Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in India. Their primary language is Bengali. The primary religion practiced by the Jalia Kaibarta is folk Hinduism, characterized by local traditions and cults of local deities worshiped at the community level.


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