People group profile · PG001203
The Santal of Bangladesh
The Santal of Bangladesh, numbering about 212,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Austroasiatic-speaking Munda tribal group indigenous to the Indian subcontinent.
They are an indigenous people in the Munda-Santal people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Santali.
Fast facts
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Population
- 212,000
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Munda-Santal
- Primary language
- Santali (sat)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 40% or Greater but Less than 50%
- GSEC
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Significantly Reached People Group
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions: widespread
Where they live
Gospel status
The Santal are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years Dispersed Church Planting
Next steps for the Santal
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Protestantism · Christianity
51% adherents
Primary language
Santali · Austroasiatic family
100% speak Santali
Gospel resources in Santali
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Santal
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
Santal in other countries
The same people (ROP3 108674) is reported in 3 other countries.
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