• PEOPLE NAME: BORO OF INDIA

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Other Tribal

Language: Bodo (India) - (brx)

Alternate Name(s): Borokachari

Primary Religion: Hinduism - Folk Hinduism

Country: India

Also found in: Nepal

Population: 1,490,000

Global Population: 1,494,600


PEID: 41371

ROP: 111662

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Boro of India, numbering 1,490,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Other Tribal people cluster within the South Asian Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 1,494,600 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Bodo (India). The primary religion practiced by the Boro is Folk Hinduism, characterized by local traditions and cults of local deities worshiped at the community level.


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