• PEOPLE NAME: PENTIA OF INDIA


PEID: 42165

ROP: 113340

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Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Other Tribal

Language: Odia - (ory)

Alternate Name(s): Holva, Penthia

Primary Religion: Hinduism - Folk

Country: India

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Population: 15,000

Global Population: 15,000


PEID: 42165

ROP: 113340

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Pentia of India, numbering 15,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Other Tribal 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 Pentia is folk Hinduism, characterized by local traditions and cults of local deities worshiped at the community level.


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