Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) in India
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People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project
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| People Name General | Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) |
| People Name in Country | Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) |
| Pronunciation | LODE-hah |
| Alternate Names | Lodh; Lodha; Lodhha; Nodh; Nodha; Sabar; Savar; Soboro |
| Population this Country | 153,000 |
| Population all Countries | 153,000 |
| Total Countries | 1 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 2 ● |
| Unreached | No |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| GSEC | 5 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | |
| People ID | 21583 |
| ROP3 Code | 116266 |
| ROP25 Code | 309200 |
| ROP25 Name | Lodha, Savar |
| 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 | 6 | ||||||
| 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 | 6 |
| West Bengal 129,000 | |
| Odisha 12,000 | |
| Assam 6,700 | |
| Jharkhand 3,700 | |
| Tripura 1,200 | |
| Andhra Pradesh 700 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.06 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
11.08 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
87.38 %
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| Islam |
0.08 %
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| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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| Other / Small |
0.01 %
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| Unknown |
1.39 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
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| Primary Language | Bengali (72,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
| Language Code | ben Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Total Languages | 46 | |||||||||||||||
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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| Primary Language | Bengali (72,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | ben Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 46 |
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
| Sadri 33,000 | |
| Odia 7,100 | |
| Kharia 4,500 | |
| Lodhi 4,100 | |
| Assamese 3,600 | |
| Hindi 2,100 | |
| Santhali 900 | |
| Sora 900 | |
| Kurux 400 | |
| Nepali 100 | |
| Telugu 80 | |
| Munda 50 | |
| Mundari 50 | |
| Boro (India) 40 | |
| Gujarati 40 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Bengali |
Primary Language: Bengali
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1800-1980) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1801-1984) |
| Bible-Complete | Yes (1809-2022) |
| FCBH NT (www.bible.is) | Online |
| YouVersion NT (www.bible.com) | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| World Bibles | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| Virtual Storehouse | |
| Photo Source |
(Representative photo) Adam Jones - Flickr Creative Commons |
| Map Source | People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project |
| Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |
