People group profile · PG006408
The Tharadari Koli of Pakistan
The Tharadari Koli of Pakistan, numbering about 86,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a people of Pakistan, Lower Thar Desert, west to Mirpur Khas.
They are an indigenous people in the Koli people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Hinduism, and they primarily speak Wadiyara Koli.
Fast facts
- Country
- Pakistan
- Population
- 86,500
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Koli
- Primary language
- Wadiyara Koli (kxp)
- Primary religion
- Hinduism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Expanding Unreached People Group
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Tharadari Koli 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 Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Tharadari Koli
- 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
90% adherents
Primary language
Wadiyara Koli · Indo-European family
100% speak Wadiyara Koli
Gospel resources in Wadiyara Koli
- Bible available
- 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 Tharadari Koli
- 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.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
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