The Lohra of India are a respected tribe who are prominent in the state of West Bengal. They are similar in culture and tradition to the other tribes who live near them. They take part in festivals, dancing, music and rituals and are good at artwork.
As well as being in West Bengal, some of the Lohra live in parts of the regions in the state of Jharkhand like Singhbhum, Hazaribag, Palamu, Ranchi and Santhal Pargana. They are skilled in the craft of making iron.
The Lohra are involved in several types of work in which they earn a living. Some are shepherds, and many raise cattle. Others weave baskets. They make first class iron products. They have special tools for carving. Some of them are in agriculture. The houses they live in are very artistic in design.
They sing and dance. The men and women of the Lohra dance wearing their regular traditional clothes and sing along at the same time. They do their artwork from handloom weaving tools. They do wall paintings too which are put on show at festival times. They speak in the same language as other tribes in their region and their clothing is similar to the other local tribes also.
The Lohra have many festivals. Some they perform at home and others are performed in the community. In the festivals they worship folk gods. They worship them to please them and to be blessed. They have many social ceremonies and rituals. The rituals are mainly to do with nature conservation and booties to help them earn a living.
They all need the chance to experience the abundant life that only Jesus Christ can offer. Few can hear because no one has been sent.
Pray for the salvation of the Lohra people and that God may send several Christian workers to work among them and meet their spiritual and physical needs.
Pray for the Lohra Christian believers to reach out to their own people.
Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among the Lohra people in Bangladesh.
Scripture Prayers for the Lohra in India.
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Profile Source: Joshua Project |
People Name General | Lohra |
People Name in Country | Lohra |
Alternate Names | Lohra; Luhara; Luhura; लोहरा |
Population this Country | 308,000 |
Population all Countries | 338,000 |
Total Countries | 2 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 4 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 6 |
People ID | 17381 |
ROP3 Code | 112776 |
ROP25 Code | 304768 |
ROP25 Name | Lohara |
Country | India | |||||||||
Region | Asia, South | |||||||||
Continent | Asia | |||||||||
10/40 Window | Yes | |||||||||
National Bible Society | Website | |||||||||
Persecution Rank | 11 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | |||||||||
Total States on file | 8 | |||||||||
Largest States |
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Districts | Interactive map, listing and data download | |||||||||
Specialized Website | South Asia Peoples |
Country | India |
Region | Asia, South |
Continent | Asia |
10/40 Window | Yes |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | 11 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Total States | 8 |
Jharkhand 257,000 | |
West Bengal 30,000 | |
Odisha 11,000 | |
Bihar 9,200 | |
Rajasthan 800 | |
Maharashtra 200 | |
Andaman and Nicobar 100 | |
Haryana 50 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.49 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
3.10 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
62.13 %
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Islam |
0.27 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.01 %
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Unknown |
33.99 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Primary Language | Sadri (124,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
Language Code | sck Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
Total Languages | 41 | |||||||||||||||
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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Primary Language | Sadri (124,000 speakers) |
Language Code | sck Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 41 |
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
Hindi 30,000 | |
Bengali 23,000 | |
Sadri, Oraon 20,000 | |
Panchpargania 15,000 | |
Maithili 10,000 | |
Mundari 10,000 | |
Odia 8,400 | |
Santhali 4,900 | |
Kurux 4,100 | |
Ho 3,700 | |
Bhojpuri 2,300 | |
Magahi 2,100 | |
Kudmali 600 | |
Marathi 600 | |
Kharia 200 | |
People Groups | Speaking Sadri |
Primary Language: Sadri
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1907-1919) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1931-2023) |
Bible-Complete | No |
FCBH NT (www.bible.is) | Online |
YouVersion NT (www.bible.com) | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Map Source | People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project. |
Profile Source | Joshua Project |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |