• PEOPLE NAME: THARU OF INDIA

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PEID: 41655

ROP: 110011

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Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: OBC Hindu

Language: Bhojpuri - (bho)

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Primary Religion: Hinduism - Folk

Country: India

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Population: 122,000

Global Population: 122,000


PEID: 41655

ROP: 110011

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Tharu of India, numbering 122,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the OBC Hindu people cluster within the South Asian Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in India. Their primary language is Bhojpuri. The primary religion practiced by the Tharu is folk Hinduism, characterized by local traditions and cults of local deities worshiped at the community level.


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