Kurux Oraon in Bhutan


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Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
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* Data can be from various sources including official census, agencies, and local research. Data from these sources can sometimes differ even by orders of magnitude. Joshua Project attempts to present a conservative, balanced estimate.

Introduction / History

Meet the Oraon tribe who call themselves Kurukh, by the name taken from their hero-king Karakh. The Oraon used to live south-west of the river Ganga but are now mainly concentrated in Chhotanagpur in Bihar and the adjoining areas of Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, Tripura, Maharashtra and Assam. A smaller number are in Bhutan.
They speak languages such as Kurukh, Sadri and Hindi which are from the Dravidian family of languages. They write using the Devanagari script. In stature they are short or below medium in height.
Oraon is a large group broken down into smaller segments. One of these is the Kurux.


What Are Their Lives Like?

They are mainly settled cultivators and work as wage laborers and industrial workers. Their staple cereal is rice, supplemented with maize, wheat, Madua and Gondli.
Both men and women consume alcohol, and they also prepare rice beer at home. Generally, men chew tobacco and women smoke the Hookah.
Kurux Oraon have their traditional community council at the village levelheaded by a Mahto. They have a regional council known as the Parha composed of several villages.


What Are Their Beliefs?

Their main deity is taken as Dharmes, and they also believe in a host of spirits. A priest is invited to perform their life cycle rituals. An Ojiha or mati is specially called to cure diseases by appeasing evil spirits.


What Are Their Needs?

The Kurux Oraon need better medical care.


Prayer Points

Pray the salvation of the Oraon people. Pray that the disciples of Jesus among them may spread the good news to others.
Pray for them to seek Jesus for healing from their sicknesses rather than using methods of witchcraft.
Pray for Oraon men and women to be freed from alcohol and tobacco addiction.


Scripture Prayers for the Oraon, Kurux in Bhutan.


References

India Missions Association - Edited by Philipose Vaidyar, Copyrighted © Used with permission


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Oraon
People Name in Country Oraon, Kurux
Natural Name Kurux Oraon
Alternate Names Dhagar; Dhanka; Jhagad; Jhagar; Kurka; Orang; Ranchi; Ranchiwalla; Saathi; Sadri; Uraon; ओराओं
Population this Country 10,000
Population all Countries 5,242,000
Total Countries 4
Indigenous No
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 6  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
PeopleID3 14210
ROP3 Code 107674
Country Bhutan
Region Asia, South
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
Persecution Rank 36  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Total States on file 4
Largest States
Western
9,100
Eastern
800
Southern
400
Central
100
Country Bhutan
Region Asia, South
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
Persecution Rank 36  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Total States 4
  Western 9,100
  Eastern 800
  Southern 400
  Central 100
Website South Asia Peoples
Primary Religion: Hinduism
Major Religion Percent *
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical Unknown)
2.27 %
Ethnic Religions
1.40 %
Hinduism
96.33 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
* From latest Bhutan census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.
Primary Language Kurux
Language Code kru   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 5
Secondary Languages
Assamese Bengali Hindi
Sadri
Primary Language Kurux
Language Code kru   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 5
Secondary Languages
  Assamese
  Bengali
  Hindi
  Sadri
People Groups Speaking Kurux
Photo Source Gerald Roberts 
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.


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