• PEOPLE NAME: KOTIA OF INDIA

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Other Tribal

Language: Odia - (ory)

Alternate Name(s): Sidhop, Putiya, Holva, Paiko, Bartika, Sanrona, Dulia, Bentho Oriya, Dhulia

Primary Religion: Hinduism - Folk

Country: India

Also found in:

Population: 101,000

Global Population: 101,000


PEID: 41783

ROP: 112650

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Kotia of India, numbering 101,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Other Tribal people cluster within the South Asian Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in India. Their primary language is Odia. The primary religion practiced by the Kotia is folk Hinduism, characterized by local traditions and cults of local deities worshiped at the community level.


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