Porwal Bania in India


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Introduction / History

The Porwal (also called Porvad or Porwad) are a community of Banias who long ago were great in number and in riches. They built many of the most famous Jain temples. Now other Jain communities are larger and wealthier than the Porwals.


What Are Their Lives Like?

They are still a wealthy people, but their numbers have fallen when compared to the other groups around them.


What Are Their Beliefs?

Many are Jains, but most are Hindu. Jainism began as a reformist version of Hinduism. For that reason, one cannot use a blanket statement to describe the religious beliefs of the Porwal Bania community.


What Are Their Needs?

The Porwal Bania people need to see Christ high and lifted up. He is the only one who can offer them the spiritual guidance they need for eternal life.


Prayer Points

Pray that the Porwal people will soon get to hear the good news that Jesus Christ died for their sins.
Pray for the Lord to thrust out the right workers to the Porwal Bania community.
Pray for many from the Bania community to embrace the only savior no matter what the cost.


Scripture Prayers for the Bania Porwal in India.


References

Some information from “The Scheduled Castes” K. S. Singh, ed. Oxford University Press, USA (1994)


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Bania Porwal
People Name in Country Bania Porwal
Natural Name Porwal Bania
Alternate Names Bania Seth; Jangada; Jangada Porwal; Marwadi; Parwar; Ponwar; Porwad; Porwal; Porwal Jain; Porwar; Purwar; बनिया, पोरवाल
Population this Country 366,000
Population all Countries 366,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
Pioneer Workers Needed 7
PeopleID3 19719
ROP3 Code 115172
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
81,000
Maharashtra
64,000
Gujarat
50,000
Uttar Pradesh
37,000
Madhya Pradesh
30,000
West Bengal
27,000
Assam
17,000
Andhra Pradesh
12,000
Delhi
8,100
Telangana
8,100
Tamil Nadu
5,100
Punjab
5,000
Karnataka
4,200
Chhattisgarh
4,100
Jharkhand
3,400
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 23  (only 20 largest shown)
  Rajasthan 81,000
  Maharashtra 64,000
  Gujarat 50,000
  Uttar Pradesh 37,000
  Madhya Pradesh 30,000
  West Bengal 27,000
  Assam 17,000
  Andhra Pradesh 12,000
  Delhi 8,100
  Telangana 8,100
  Tamil Nadu 5,100
  Punjab 5,000
  Karnataka 4,200
  Chhattisgarh 4,100
  Jharkhand 3,400
Website South Asia Peoples
Primary Religion: Hinduism
Major Religion Percent *
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.00 %)
0.00 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
69.37 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
30.63 %
Unknown
0.00 %
* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.
Primary Language Hindi (134,000 speakers)
Language Code hin   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 30
Secondary Languages
(only 15 largest shown)
Gujarati
55,000
Marwari (India)
36,000
Marathi
17,000
Wagdi
14,000
Bengali
13,000
Bhojpuri
11,000
Telugu
11,000
Dhundari
5,800
Mewari
5,700
Nimadi
3,400
Kacchi
2,800
Konkani
2,800
Assamese
2,700
Shekhawati
2,400
Malvi
1,100
Primary Language Hindi (134,000 speakers)
Language Code hin   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 30
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown)
  Gujarati 55,000
  Marwari (India) 36,000
  Marathi 17,000
  Wagdi 14,000
  Bengali 13,000
  Bhojpuri 11,000
  Telugu 11,000
  Dhundari 5,800
  Mewari 5,700
  Nimadi 3,400
  Kacchi 2,800
  Konkani 2,800
  Assamese 2,700
  Shekhawati 2,400
  Malvi 1,100
People Groups Speaking Hindi

Primary Language:  Hindi

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