Patwa (Hindu traditions) in India


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Largest Religion
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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.

Subgroups: 18 (10 largest shown)  Show all

Subgroup Name Population
Agarwal 1,500
Jurihar 1,400
Gauria 1,000
Betere 600
Gangapari 600
Kanaujia 600
Mara 600
Naraiwarshi 600
Rewa 600
Tarkere 600

Introduction / History

The community name, Patwa, is associated with the making of woven cloth. Clans (gotras) and lineages exist within the Patwa community.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Clans regulate marriage alliances, and lineages trace ancestries. Marriages rarely occur outside the Patwa community. Vermilion (red pigment) on the forehead, glass bracelets, and toe-rings are symbols of married women. Brahmin priests officiate marriage rituals according to Vedic traditions at the bride's home and may include worship of a village deity and circling the sacred pole seven times. Child marriage are common.
Forty days after a male child is born the mother goes to worship a well and brings water from it. This ceremony is called Kuanpuja.


What Are Their Beliefs?

The Patwa people practice Hinduism, the ancient religion of India. Hinduism is a catch-all phrase for the local religions of South Asia, so it is very diverse. At the popular level, Hindus worship and serve the gods of the Hindu pantheon. They visit Hindu temples and offer prayers, food, flowers, and incense to their gods in hopes of gaining protection and benefits. They do not have a personal or familial relationship with their gods like Christians or Jews. There are other Hindus who are much more philosophical, especially among the Brahmins.
Almost all Hindus participate in yearly celebrations like Holi, the festival of colors and the start of spring / Diwali, the festival of lights / Navratri, the celebration of autumn / and Rama Navami, Rama's birthday.


What Are Their Needs?

Most of the Patwa people live in northern India, an area that historically has been resistant to the gospel.
There is a great need for focused, sustained prayer for each caste and tribe in this part of India.


Prayer Points

There may be no followers of Jesus Christ today among the Hindu Patwa people group. However, we should pray for those who will one day come to saving faith in Jesus. Pray they will not succumb to social pressure and revert back to old ways.
Pray for disciplers who will teach new believers to make more disciples.
Pray for the birth of a church planting movement among the Patwa people.


Scripture Prayers for the Patwa (Hindu traditions) in India.


References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patwa


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Patwa (Hindu traditions)
People Name in Country Patwa (Hindu traditions)
Alternate Names Deobansi; Patahar; Patahra; Patava; Patewah; Patka; Patkan; Patkar; Patki; Patlia; Patoi; Patua; Patwa; पटवा (हिंदू ट्रेडिशन्स)
Population this Country 293,000
Population all Countries 293,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed 6
PeopleID3 17860
ROP3 Code 113336
Affinity Bloc South Asian Peoples
People Cluster South Asia Hindu - other
People Group Patwa (Hindu traditions)
Ethnic Code CNN25
Total Subgroups 18 (only 15 largest shown)
  Agarwal 1,500
  Jurihar 1,400
  Gauria 1,000
  Betere 600
  Gangapari 600
  Kanaujia 600
  Mara 600
  Naraiwarshi 600
  Rewa 600
  Tarkere 600
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 12
Largest States
Uttar Pradesh
157,000
Bihar
60,000
Madhya Pradesh
39,000
Chhattisgarh
11,000
West Bengal
9,900
Maharashtra
6,200
Delhi
4,900
Odisha
2,700
Uttarakhand
1,500
Jharkhand
1,200
Assam
50
Gujarat
20
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 12
  Uttar Pradesh 157,000
  Bihar 60,000
  Madhya Pradesh 39,000
  Chhattisgarh 11,000
  West Bengal 9,900
  Maharashtra 6,200
  Delhi 4,900
  Odisha 2,700
  Uttarakhand 1,500
  Jharkhand 1,200
  Assam 50
  Gujarat 20
Website South Asia Peoples
Primary Religion: Hinduism
Major Religion Percent *
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.00 %)
0.00 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
99.93 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.07 %
Unknown
0.00 %
* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.
Primary Language Hindi (178,000 speakers)
Language Code hin   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 15
Secondary Languages
Bhojpuri
38,000
Bengali
7,100
Magahi
7,000
Chhattisgarhi
6,600
Maithili
6,300
Marathi
4,100
Kanauji
3,000
Bundeli
2,900
Awadhi
2,600
Odia
2,200
Garhwali
400
Bagheli
300
Angika
100
Malvi
80
Primary Language Hindi (178,000 speakers)
Language Code hin   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 15
Secondary Languages
  Bhojpuri 38,000
  Bengali 7,100
  Magahi 7,000
  Chhattisgarhi 6,600
  Maithili 6,300
  Marathi 4,100
  Kanauji 3,000
  Bundeli 2,900
  Awadhi 2,600
  Odia 2,200
  Garhwali 400
  Bagheli 300
  Angika 100
  Malvi 80
People Groups Speaking Hindi

Primary Language:  Hindi

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