Ghatole Kunbi in India


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Introduction / History

Ghatole is one of the many subgroups of the Kunbi peoples. Ghatole refers to a hilly range, a description of their traditional homeland. Kunbi is a generic term for non-elite farmers in India's western states. They live in Maharashtra and speak Marathi, the language of this western state. Some also read and write in Devanagari. The men are not vegetarians but the women are.


What Are Their Lives Like?

They work in agriculture while some are day laborers. A good many of them are landowners. When you combine all their subgroups, the Kunbis make up a good percentage of Maharashtra's population, and thus, they have quite a bit of political clout in that state. The Kunbi groups have "Other Backward Caste" or OBG status, which is somewhere in the middle of the Hindu pecking order. They are sometimes associated with the more powerful Marathi community, and they have an ongoing hostile relationship with the less powerful and lower class communities. The Kunbi Ghatole are endogamous. This means they prefer to marry within their community. They have an affinity for cross-cousin marriages. They allow for divorce and remarriage. Adults are cremated but children are buried at death. Sons inherit the property.


What Are Their Beliefs?

They are Hindus. Hindus usually have a pragmatic approach to spirituality, worshipping the gods they believe will offer them aid and protection.


What Are Their Needs?

The Kunbi Ghatole need to become the good seed that produces 40 or 100 fold!


Prayer Points

Pray for faithful workers and intercessors for the Kunbi Ghatole community. Pray for spiritual discernment among their leaders. Pray for a disciple making movement to flourish among them this decade.


Scripture Prayers for the Kunbi Ghatole in India.


Profile Source:   Keith Carey  

People Name General Kunbi Ghatole
People Name in Country Kunbi Ghatole
Natural Name Ghatole Kunbi
Alternate Names Ghatole; कुंबी घाटोले
Population this Country 245,000
Population all Countries 245,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
Pioneer Workers Needed 5
PeopleID3 21332
ROP3 Code 118159
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)
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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 1
  Maharashtra 245,000
Website South Asia Peoples
Primary Religion: Hinduism
Major Religion Percent *
Buddhism
0.48 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.00 %)
0.00 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
99.49 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.03 %
Unknown
0.00 %
* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.
Primary Language Marathi (198,000 speakers)
Language Code mar   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 4
Secondary Languages
Khandesi
18,000
Hindi
2,400
Ahirani
100
Primary Language Marathi (198,000 speakers)
Language Code mar   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 4
Secondary Languages
  Khandesi 18,000
  Hindi 2,400
  Ahirani 100
People Groups Speaking Marathi

Primary Language:  Marathi

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Bible-Complete Yes  (1821-2024)
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Map Source People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project  
Profile Source Keith Carey 
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