People group profile · PG006342
The Dhatki Marwari of Pakistan
The Dhatki Marwari of Pakistan, numbering about 229,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a South Asian people group closely associated with the Thar Desert region, especially in southeastern Pakistan and parts of northwestern India.
They are an indigenous people in the Rajasthani people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Dhatki.
Fast facts
- Country
- Pakistan
- Population
- 229,000
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Rajasthani
- Primary language
- Dhatki (mki)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Pioneer Unreached People Group
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Sindh province: Sanghar and Tharparkar districts
Where they live
Gospel status
The Dhatki Marwari are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Dhatki Marwari
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Sunni Islam · Islam
78% adherents
Primary language
Dhatki · Indo-European family
100% speak Dhatki
Gospel resources in Dhatki
- Bible available, published 2024
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Dhatki Marwari
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
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