Sial Jat in Pakistan

The Sial Jat have only been reported in Pakistan
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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 Jats are traditionally a rural community in India and Pakistan. The term "Jat" originally meant "peasant," but they are much more than common field workers. In past centuries the Jats have excelled as fighters, and typically the reward for their skills has been acquiring land. The Sial Jats ruled the Jhang Province in northern Punjab for over 300 years before the coming of the British.

There are a number of Muslim Jat clans in Pakistan, one of whom is the Sial Jats.


Where Are they Located?

Most Sial Jats live in Punjab, a region that straddles India and Pakistan. It is noted as a very fertile region for growing grain.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Many Sial Jats are landowners who work in agriculture. Others are nomadic herdsmen. Sial Jats have served with distinction in the military. Traditionally their literacy rate for Sial Jats has been low.

This people group has a strong preference for elaborate wedding and funeral ceremonies. If you went to their weddings you will find that they marry within their clan but not within their family.


What Are Their Beliefs?

Sial Jats are Sunni Muslims


What Are Their Needs?

There are no known Sial Jat Christian believers in Pakistan. The Sial Jats of Pakistan need to hear the gospel in a meaningful way. Some of the Sial Jats in India follow Christ, but they are very rare.


Prayer Points

Pray that the Lord would move some of the Christian Sial Jats of India to share the gospel with the Sial Jats of Pakistan.
Pray more accurate and detailed information would become available about the Sial Jats.
Pray the Lord would send His ambassadors to the Sial Jats.
Pray the Lord would soften the hearts of the Sial Jats of Pakistan and bring them to Himself.


Scripture Prayers for the Jat Sial in Pakistan.


References

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/20040/PK
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sial_tribe
https://www.facebook.com/SialAssociationPakistan/posts/426939527360009
https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/20040/PK
http://www.jatland.com/home/Siyol#Distribution_in_Pakistan
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Jat
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jat_people
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jat_Muslim


Profile Source:   Keith Carey  

People Name General Jat Sial
People Name in Country Jat Sial
Natural Name Sial Jat
Alternate Names जाट, सियाल
Population this Country 287,000
Population all Countries 287,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
Pioneer Workers Needed 6
PeopleID3 20040
ROP3 Code 115930
Country Pakistan
Region Asia, South
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 7  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Total States on file 2
Largest States
Punjab
255,000
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
32,000
Country Pakistan
Region Asia, South
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 7  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Total States 2
  Punjab 255,000
  Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa 32,000
Website South Asia Peoples
Primary Religion: Islam
Major Religion Percent *
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.00 %)
0.00 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
100.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
* From latest Pakistan census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.
Primary Language Saraiki (198,000 speakers)
Language Code skr   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 6
Secondary Languages
Punjabi, Western
39,000
Urdu
17,000
Hindko, Southern
5,300
Pashto, Central
400
Marwari (Pakistan)
300
Primary Language Saraiki (198,000 speakers)
Language Code skr   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 6
Secondary Languages
  Punjabi, Western 39,000
  Urdu 17,000
  Hindko, Southern 5,300
  Pashto, Central 400
  Marwari (Pakistan) 300
People Groups Speaking Saraiki
Photo Source Anonymous 
Map Source People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project  
Profile Source Keith Carey 
Data Sources Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.


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