People group profile · PG006381
The Meghwar Bhil of Pakistan
The Meghwar Bhil of Pakistan, numbering about 73,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Hindu, Dalit (scheduled‑caste) community in Pakistan, closely associated with the wider Bhil people of South Asia.
They are an indigenous people in the Bhil people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Hinduism, and they primarily speak Sindhi Bhil.
Fast facts
- Country
- Pakistan
- Population
- 73,500
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Bhil
- Primary language
- Sindhi Bhil (sbn)
- Primary religion
- Hinduism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Punjab province: Bahawalnagar, Bahawalpur, and Rahim Yar Khan districts; Sindh province: widespread Karachi to Sukkur
Where they live
Gospel status
The Meghwar Bhil are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Meghwar Bhil
- 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
96% adherents
Primary language
Sindhi Bhil · Indo-European family
100% speak Sindhi Bhil
Gospel resources in Sindhi Bhil
- Bible not 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 Meghwar Bhil
- 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.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
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