Christian in India


Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
Progress Gauge
* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.

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People Name General Christian
People Name in Country Christian
Alternate Names क्रिस्चियन अनस्पेसिफाइड
Population this Country 1,565,000
Population all Countries 2,239,000
Total Countries 4
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 3
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
Pioneer Workers Needed
People ID 16961
ROP3 Code 112266
ROP25 Code 301776
ROP25 Name Christian
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 37
Largest States
(only 15 largest shown)
Punjab
219,000
Tamil Nadu
202,000
Odisha
201,000
West Bengal
141,000
Assam
108,000
Maharashtra
78,000
Karnataka
77,000
Jharkhand
68,000
Gujarat
58,000
Andaman and Nicobar
53,000
Delhi
39,000
Meghalaya
35,000
Kerala
31,000
Uttar Pradesh
31,000
Telangana
29,000
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 37  (only 20 largest shown)
  Punjab 219,000
  Tamil Nadu 202,000
  Odisha 201,000
  West Bengal 141,000
  Assam 108,000
  Maharashtra 78,000
  Karnataka 77,000
  Jharkhand 68,000
  Gujarat 58,000
  Andaman and Nicobar 53,000
  Delhi 39,000
  Meghalaya 35,000
  Kerala 31,000
  Uttar Pradesh 31,000
  Telangana 29,000
Website South Asia Peoples
Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent *
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical Unknown)
100.00 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.
Primary Language Hindi (202,000 speakers)
Language Code hin   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 149
Secondary Languages
(only 15 largest shown)
Tamil
160,000
Punjabi, Eastern
142,000
Odia
126,000
Bengali
122,000
Assamese
93,000
Telugu
92,000
Kannada
58,000
Marathi
43,000
Gujarati
38,000
English
36,000
Malayalam
33,000
Andaman Hindi Creole
17,000
Khasi
14,000
Konkani, Goan
12,000
Chhattisgarhi
11,000
Primary Language Hindi (202,000 speakers)
Language Code hin   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 149
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown)
  Tamil 160,000
  Punjabi, Eastern 142,000
  Odia 126,000
  Bengali 122,000
  Assamese 93,000
  Telugu 92,000
  Kannada 58,000
  Marathi 43,000
  Gujarati 38,000
  English 36,000
  Malayalam 33,000
  Andaman Hindi Creole 17,000
  Khasi 14,000
  Konkani, Goan 12,000
  Chhattisgarhi 11,000
People Groups Speaking Hindi

Primary Language:  Hindi

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (1806-1962)
Bible-New Testament Yes  (1811-1998)
Bible-Complete Yes  (1818-2022)
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
Resource Type Resource Name Source
Audio Recordings Audio Bible teaching Global Recordings Network
Audio Recordings DAVAR Partners recording, Old Testament DAVAR Partners International
Audio Recordings Online Audio Scripture Talking Bibles
Audio Recordings Oral Bible stories One Story
Audio Recordings Story of Jesus audio Jesus Film Project
Film / Video Following Jesus video Jesus Film Project
Film / Video God's Story video God's Story
Film / Video Indigitube.tv Video / Animation Create International
Film / Video Jesus Film: view in Hindi Jesus Film Project
Film / Video Love letter to you from scripture Father's Love Letter
Film / Video LUMO film of Gospels Bible Media Group/LUMO
Film / Video Magdalena video Jesus Film Project
Film / Video My Last Day video, anime Jesus Film Project
Film / Video Rivka video Jesus Film Project
Film / Video Story of Jesus for Children Jesus Film Project
Film / Video The Hope Video Mars Hill Media
Film / Video World Christian Videos World Christian Videos
General Bible for Children Bible for Children
General Bible for Children Bible for Children
General Biblical answers to your questions Got Questions Ministry
General Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video Faith Comes by Hearing
General Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video Faith Comes by Hearing
General Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video Faith Comes by Hearing
General Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video Faith Comes by Hearing
General Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video Faith Comes by Hearing
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Map Source People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project.  
Data Sources Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.



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