• PEOPLE NAME: SANTAL (BENGALI) OF INDIA


PEID: 46352

ROP: 118707

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Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Munda-Santal

Language: Bengali - (ben)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Hinduism - Folk

Country: India

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Population: 3,260,000

Global Population: 3,260,000


PEID: 46352

ROP: 118707

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Santal (Bengali) of India, numbering 3,260,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Munda-Santal 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 Santal (Bengali) is folk Hinduism, characterized by local traditions and cults of local deities worshiped at the community level.


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