People group profile · PG041444
The Garo of India
The Garo of India, numbering about 1,075,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous community of Tibeto-Burmese in Northeast India and Bangladesh.
They are an indigenous people in the Garo-Tripuri people cluster of the Himalayan Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Garo.
Fast facts
- Country
- India
- Population
- 1,075,000
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Garo-Tripuri
- Primary language
- Garo (grt)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 40% or Greater but Less than 50%
- GSEC ?
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Significantly Reached People Group
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Assam: Goalpara, Kamrup, and Karbi Anglong districts; Meghalaya: Garo Hills district; Nagaland: Kohima district; Tripura: south Tripura district, Udaipur sub-district; north Tripura district, Kailasahar and Kamalpur sub-districts;
Where they live
Gospel status
The Garo 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 No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Garo
- 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
62% adherents
Primary language
Garo · Sino-Tibetan family
100% speak Garo
Gospel resources in Garo
- Bible available, published 1994
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Garo)
Bibles
- 2004 Bangladesh Bible Society · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Garo
- 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.
- 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.
Garo in other countries
The same people is also reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garo | Bangladesh | 138,000 | No Longer Unreached |
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