• PEOPLE NAME: PATIAL OF INDIA

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PEID: 41800

ROP: 113329

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Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Other Dalit

Language: Odia - (ory)

Alternate Name(s): Patratanti, Patikar, Patua

Primary Religion: Hinduism

Country: India

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Population: 82,500

Global Population: 82,500


PEID: 41800

ROP: 113329

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Patial of India, numbering 82,500, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Other Dalit people cluster within the South Asian Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in India. Their primary language is Odia. The primary religion practiced by the Patial is Hinduism, the predominant religious tradition of the Indian subcontinent. There are many forms of Hinduism, each with its own deities and beliefs.


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