Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) in India


Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Other / Small (Sikhism)
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
Progress Gauge
* 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

The Jhinwar people are live in India and Pakistan. At the Partition of 1947 most of the Hindu Jhinwar moved to India and the Muslim ones located to Pakistan. There also a sizable Sikh community among the Jhinwar. Most Sikh Jhinwar live in the northern state of India of Punjab. Smaller groups of Sikh Jhinwar live throughout India. The traditional occupation of the Jhinwar has been related to water, in fishing, boating and as water carriers. Others work in agriculture as farmers, day laborers or in grinding grain. The Sikh Jhinwar generally are better educated than their Muslim and Hindu counterparts. A tiny fraction among the Jhinwar call themselves believers. The two main languages of the Sikh Jhinwar are Western Punjabi and Hindi. Complete Bibles and many resources are available in both languages. College educated Sikhs also speak English.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Some Jhinwar work in business as traders in fish and mutton. Many urban Jhinwar work in factories and in construction. Educated Jhinwar work in professions such as teaching, accounting, engineering and as government administrators. Many of the Jhinwar are now day laborers in agriculture. Some Jhinwar serve in the Indian Armed Forces. Some Sikh Jhinwar are vegetarians and some are not. They marry as adults. One marriage to one spouse is their normal pattern. Divorce and remarriage are not favorably accepted by them. Families arrange marriages with the consent of the young people. Sons inherit property upon their father's death. The Sikh Jhinwar marry within their group.


What Are Their Beliefs?

Sikhism originated from a 15th century teacher named Guru Nanak Dev. He rejected the Hindu caste system, taught all people were equal and that all have equal access to God. The Sikh God is formless, without gender and is to be found in everyone. One gets closer to God by living a good life and by practicing charity. Like Hindus, Sikhs believe in reincarnation and the law of karma; you reap what you sow in your previous life. A Sikh is not permitted to use alcohol, tobacco or any illegal drugs. One may recognize a Sikh man by his distinctive turban. All the 10 great Sikh gurus wore turbans. Sikh teaching also mandates that a person not cut his or her hair.


What Are Their Needs?

The Sikh Jhinwar would benefit by new job skills and better education for their children. Most of all the Jhinwar must hear and understand the life-changing message about Jesus Christ. He alone can forgive their sins and grant them eternal life.


Prayer Points

Pray that God's Holy Spirit will open new doors in hearts to positive changes among Jhinwar people. Pray for the Jhinwar people to have a Holy Spirit driven hunger for spiritual truth that will drive them to Jesus Christ and the Bible. Pray for the Lord to thrust out new workers who will lovingly stick with these people until they have a church planting movement. Pray for a disciple making movement to sweep through all Sikh Jhinwar communities in this decade.


Scripture Prayers for the Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) in India.


Profile Source:   Keith Carey  

People Name General Jhinwar (Sikh traditions)
People Name in Country Jhinwar (Sikh traditions)
Pronunciation JIN-var
Alternate Names Atlas; Bidran; Bire; Chitre; Daurha; Dhimar; Dhinwar; Dora; Dorha; Duglan; Jheevar; Jhewar; Jhiwar; Jimar; Kahar; Kashyab Rajput; Kirnal; Lamsar; Malri; Mashki; Radhav; Tala; झींवर (सिख ट्रेडिशन्स)
Population this Country 459,000
Population all Countries 459,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
Pioneer Workers Needed 9
PeopleID3 18122
ROP3 Code 113627
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 22
Largest States
(only 15 largest shown)
Punjab
369,000
Haryana
22,000
Delhi
15,000
Rajasthan
14,000
Uttar Pradesh
12,000
Uttarakhand
5,000
Chandigarh
4,600
Maharashtra
4,600
Jammu and Kashmir
3,600
Madhya Pradesh
2,600
Jharkhand
1,600
Chhattisgarh
1,100
West Bengal
1,100
Himachal Pradesh
900
Gujarat
500
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 22  (only 20 largest shown)
  Punjab 369,000
  Haryana 22,000
  Delhi 15,000
  Rajasthan 14,000
  Uttar Pradesh 12,000
  Uttarakhand 5,000
  Chandigarh 4,600
  Maharashtra 4,600
  Jammu and Kashmir 3,600
  Madhya Pradesh 2,600
  Jharkhand 1,600
  Chhattisgarh 1,100
  West Bengal 1,100
  Himachal Pradesh 900
  Gujarat 500
Website South Asia Peoples
Primary Religion: Other / Small (Sikhism)
Major Religion Percent *
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.00 %)
0.00 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
100.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.
Primary Language Punjabi, Eastern (337,000 speakers)
Language Code pan   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 12
Secondary Languages
Hindi
58,000
Haryanvi
2,300
Dogri
500
Marwari (India)
400
Shekhawati
300
Kangri
200
Garhwali
200
Kashmiri
80
Bilaspuri
20
Wagdi
20
Pahari, Mahasu
Primary Language Punjabi, Eastern (337,000 speakers)
Language Code pan   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 12
Secondary Languages
  Hindi 58,000
  Haryanvi 2,300
  Dogri 500
  Marwari (India) 400
  Shekhawati 300
  Kangri 200
  Garhwali 200
  Kashmiri 80
  Bilaspuri 20
  Wagdi 20
  Pahari, Mahasu 10
People Groups Speaking Punjabi, Eastern

Primary Language:  Punjabi, Eastern

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (1818-1954)
Bible-New Testament Yes  (1815-2011)
Bible-Complete Yes  (1959-2021)
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, complete Bible DAVAR Partners International
Audio Recordings Online Audio Scripture Talking Bibles
Audio Recordings Recorded oral Bible Oral Bibles
Film / Video Following Jesus video Jesus Film Project
Film / Video God's Story video God's Story
Film / Video Jesus Film: view in Punjabi, Eastern Jesus Film Project
Film / Video Magdalena video Jesus Film Project
Film / Video Story of Jesus for Children Jesus Film Project
General Bible for Children Bible for Children
General Bible in text or audio or video Internet Publishing Sevice
General Bible in text or audio or video South Asia Bibles
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 Four Spiritual Laws Cru
General Scripture Earth Gospel resources links Scripture Earth
General YouVersion Bible versions in text and/or audio YouVersion Bibles
General Zume Resources Zume Project
General Zume Training Zume Project
Mobile App Android Bible app direct APK download SIL
Mobile App Android Bible App: Punjabi Bible (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਬਾਈਬਲ) Indian Revised Version (IRV) Operation Agape
Mobile App Android Bible app: Punjabi, Eastern YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App Android Bible Radio app: Punjabi Bible Radio Shalom Design S2dio
Mobile App Android Book Reading app: Open Bible Stories (Punjabi) Shalom Design S2dio
Mobile App iOS Bible app: Punjabi, Eastern YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App iOS Bible Radio App: Punjabi Bible Radio iOS Revive India
Text / Printed Matter Children and youth resources One Hope
Text / Printed Matter Download scripture in this language eBible.org
Text / Printed Matter Literacy primer for Punjabi, Eastern Literacy & Evangelism International
Text / Printed Matter Tools for faith conversations Cru
Text / Printed Matter Topical Scripture booklets and Bible studies World Missionary Press
Photo Source Anonymous 
Map Source People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project.  
Profile Source Keith Carey 
Data Sources Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.


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