People group profile · PG042080
The Dewar of India
The Dewar of India, numbering about 392,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Scheduled Caste of Madhya Pradesh formed from excommunicated members of Chhattisgarh tribes, traditionally nomadic entertainers subsisting as snake-charmers, monkey-show performers, and pig-rearers.
They are an indigenous people in the Odia people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Chhattisgarhi.
Fast facts
- Country
- India
- Population
- 392,000
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Odia
- Primary language
- Chhattisgarhi (hne)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC ?
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Chhattisgarh (Bastar-adjacent region); also Odisha
Where they live
Gospel status
The Dewar are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Dewar
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
100% adherents
Primary language
Chhattisgarhi · Indo-European family
50% speak Chhattisgarhi
Gospel resources in Chhattisgarhi
- Bible available, published 2024
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories available
Films
Bibles
- 2012 Bharatiya General Conference Mennonite Church · audio, text
- Bible Society of India · video
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Dewar
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
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