People group profile · PG041399
The Ho of India
The Ho of India, numbering about 1,195,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Munda people who migrated from India's Chota Nagpur plateau into the Singhbhum and Kolhan region between the 1300s and 1500s, closely related to the Santal and Munda, who joined the 1831-33 Kol uprising against oppressive tax contractors.
They are an indigenous people in the Munda-Santal people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Ho.
Fast facts
- Country
- India
- Population
- 1,195,000
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Munda-Santal
- Primary language
- Ho (hoc)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- 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 ?
- Minimally Reached People Group
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Bihar state; Jharkhand: Purbi Singhbhum district, Kolhan, Seraikella; East Singhbhum district, Dhalbhum sub-district; Odisha: Koenjhar and Mayurbhanj districts; West Bengal state
Where they live
Gospel status
The Ho 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 Dispersed Church Planting
Next steps for the Ho
- 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
Animism · Ethnoreligion
69% adherents
Primary language
Ho · Austroasiatic family
100% speak Ho
Gospel resources in Ho
- Bible available, published 1997
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories available
Films
- JESUS (Ho)
Bibles
- Bible Society of India · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Ho
- 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.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
Ho in other countries
The same people is also reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ho | Bangladesh | 2,400 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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