Sarera (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 term sarera means scutching cotton, which was their traditional occupation. "Scutching" refers to removing impurities such as seeds from raw cotton. Some are Hindus, and others are Sikhs. The Sikh Sarera are scattered all over India.


What Are Their Lives Like?

The Sarera work as agricultural laborers, in road construction and in small factories.


What Are Their Beliefs?

Sikhs do not believe in a transcendent God, one who lives apart from his creation. The creator and his creation are inseparable. The way to experience God is through his creation and through meditation.


What Are Their Needs?

Much prayer is needed as the Lord begins to call the Sikhs of the world into a saving relationship with himself.


Prayer Points

There likely are no followers of Jesus among the Sarera people at this time. Please pray for workers to be sent to the Sikh communities of the Punjab and beyond.
Pray the Sarera people will not be satisfied with their present spiritual state, but will seek Jesus Christ.
Pray for the Lord to send dreams and visions to draw the Sarera community to Jesus.


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


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Sarera (Sikh traditions)
People Name in Country Sarera (Sikh traditions)
Alternate Names Sarde; सारेरा (सिख ट्रेडिशन्स)
Population this Country 99,000
Population all Countries 99,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed 2
PeopleID3 18167
ROP3 Code 113679
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 23
Largest States
(only 15 largest shown)
Rajasthan
24,000
Delhi
20,000
Uttar Pradesh
17,000
Uttarakhand
7,600
Maharashtra
7,100
Jammu and Kashmir
4,700
Madhya Pradesh
4,100
Punjab
3,300
Himachal Pradesh
3,100
Jharkhand
1,700
West Bengal
1,300
Chhattisgarh
1,300
Chandigarh
1,000
Gujarat
900
Odisha
400
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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 23  (only 20 largest shown)
  Rajasthan 24,000
  Delhi 20,000
  Uttar Pradesh 17,000
  Uttarakhand 7,600
  Maharashtra 7,100
  Jammu and Kashmir 4,700
  Madhya Pradesh 4,100
  Punjab 3,300
  Himachal Pradesh 3,100
  Jharkhand 1,700
  West Bengal 1,300
  Chhattisgarh 1,300
  Chandigarh 1,000
  Gujarat 900
  Odisha 400
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
0.45 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
99.55 %
Unknown
0.00 %
* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.
Primary Language Punjabi, Eastern (62,000 speakers)
Language Code pan   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 15
Secondary Languages
Hindi
20,000
Kangri
1,300
Dogri
600
Marwari (India)
400
Garhwali
200
Gujarati
90
Bilaspuri
60
Shekhawati
60
Chambeali
60
Wagdi
40
Bhojpuri
30
Bengali
30
Bhattiyali
20
Mandeali
10
Primary Language Punjabi, Eastern (62,000 speakers)
Language Code pan   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 15
Secondary Languages
  Hindi 20,000
  Kangri 1,300
  Dogri 600
  Marwari (India) 400
  Garhwali 200
  Gujarati 90
  Bilaspuri 60
  Shekhawati 60
  Chambeali 60
  Wagdi 40
  Bhojpuri 30
  Bengali 30
  Bhattiyali 20
  Mandeali 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)
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Mobile App Android Bible app direct APK download SIL
Mobile App Android Bible App: Punjabi Bible (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਬਾਈਬਲ) Indian Revised Version (IRV) Operation Agape
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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
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Text / Printed Matter Children and youth resources One Hope
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Text / Printed Matter Literacy primer for Punjabi, Eastern Literacy & Evangelism International
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Map Source People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project.  
Profile Source Joshua Project 
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