Chik Baraik in Bangladesh


Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
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* 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 Badaik are a Scheduled Caste. The Badaik people are also called Chik and Chik-Bakaik. Like many Scheduled Castes, the Badaiks are not vegetarian. They eat mutton, chicken, fish, eggs, as well as their staple, rice. They live mainly in Odisha and Chhattisgarh, but smaller numbers live in other parts of eastern India. They speak, read and write in Odia as well as their local language, Sadri.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Until 1960 the Badaiks were dependent on weaving for their livelihood, but today many are engaged in agricultural work, though most are involved with industrial labor. Despite large-scale occupational mobility, they have retained their traditional crafts such as weaving, spinning, basketry, carpentry, pottery, thread-making, etc. They have not made significant gains in education. As India industrializes, the Badaik people have benefited from health services, roads, electricity and better drinking water.


What Are Their Beliefs?

Their Hindu worship is mostly devoted to Shiva, one of Hinduism's three main gods. Badaik religious practices draw from both Hinduism and Animistic practices. They call their community priests "pahan," and draw them from two other ethnic communities.


What Are Their Needs?

The Badaik community needs the opportunity to respond to Christ's invitation to accept his abundant blessings and salvation from sin.


Prayer Points

Pray that God will give them dreams and visions leading them to begin a movement to Christ. Pray for spiritual hunger that will lead them to Jesus Christ.
Pray for faithful intercessors and workers to make sure they have access to Christ's abundant blessings.
Pray that gospel recordings and the JESUS Film will lead many to salvation.
Pray for the Lord to give the Badaik people an abundant harvest this year as proof of his absolute power and love.


Scripture Prayers for the Chik Baraik in Bangladesh.


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Chik Baraik
People Name in Country Chik Baraik
Alternate Names Baraik; Pan; चीक बरैक
Population this Country 8,800
Population all Countries 146,000
Total Countries 2
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group No
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
PeopleID3 16552
ROP3 Code 111742
Country Bangladesh
Region Asia, South
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 26  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Total States on file 3
Largest States
Sylhet
8,400
Rangpur
300
Dhaka
70
Country Bangladesh
Region Asia, South
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 26  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Total States 3
  Sylhet 8,400
  Rangpur 300
  Dhaka 70
Website South Asia Peoples
Primary Religion: Hinduism
Major Religion Percent *
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical Unknown)
1.47 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
97.52 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
1.02 %
* From latest Bangladesh census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.
Primary Language Sylheti (6,800 speakers)
Language Code syl   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 3
Secondary Languages
Bengali
1,700
Assamese
200
Primary Language Sylheti (6,800 speakers)
Language Code syl   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 3
Secondary Languages
  Bengali 1,700
  Assamese 200
People Groups Speaking Sylheti

Primary Language:  Sylheti

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (1993)
Bible-New Testament Yes  (2014)
Bible-Complete No
FCBH NT (www.bible.is) Online
YouVersion NT (www.bible.com) Online
Possible Print Bibles
Amazon
World Bibles
Forum Bible Agencies
National Bible Societies
World Bible Finder
Virtual Storehouse
Resource Type Resource Name Source
Audio Recordings Audio Bible teaching Global Recordings Network
Film / Video God's Story video God's Story
Film / Video Jesus Film: view in Sylheti Jesus Film Project
Film / Video LUMO film of Gospels Bible Media Group/LUMO
Film / Video My Last Day video, anime Jesus Film Project
Film / Video World Christian Videos World Christian Videos
General Bible for Children Bible for Children
General Bible in text or audio or video South Asia Bibles
General Bible in text or audio or video Internet Publishing Sevice
General Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video Faith Comes by Hearing
General Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video Faith Comes by Hearing
General Scripture Earth Gospel resources links (Bangla script) Scripture Earth
General Scripture Earth Gospel resources links (Nagri script) Scripture Earth
General YouVersion Bible versions in text and/or audio YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App Android Bible app: Sylheti YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App Android Bible app: Sylheti Kitab General / Other
Mobile App iOS Bible app: Sylheti YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App iOS Bible app: Sylheti Kitab General / Other
Photo Source Anonymous 
Map Source People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project.  
Profile Source Joshua Project 
Data Sources Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.


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