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People group profile · PG041386

The Anglo-Indians of India

The Anglo-Indians of India, numbering about 400,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of mixed European and Indian descent, primarily English-speaking, distributed across India and recognized as a constitutional minority.

They are an indigenous people in the South Asian Christian people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak English.

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AI-generated illustration, not a photograph. Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Anglo Indian

Fast facts

Country
India
Population
400,000
Affinity group
South Asian Peoples
People cluster
South Asian Christian
Primary language
English (eng)
Primary religion
Protestantism
Strategic Progress Index ?
No Longer Unreached
Evangelical
50% or Greater but Less than 75%
GSEC ?
10% or Greater Evangelical
Lostness priority ?
Significantly Reached People Group
Region
Southern Asia, Asia

Where they live

Gospel status

The Anglo-Indians 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 Concentrated Church Planting

Next steps for the Anglo-Indians

  • 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

95% adherents

Primary language

English

100% speak English

Gospel resources in English

  • Bible available
  • JESUS Film available
  • Radio programs available
  • Gospel recordings available
  • Audio resources available
  • Bible stories available

Films

  • JESUS (English, North American Indigenous)

Bibles

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Anglo-Indians

  1. Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
  2. Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
  3. 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
  4. Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.

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Anglo-Indians in other countries

The same people is also reported in 1 other country.

People groupCountryPopulationStatus
Anglo-BengalisBangladesh16,500Engaged yet Unreached

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