People group profile · PG041546
The Badaga of India
The Badaga of India, numbering about 358,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a prominent Hindu agricultural community of the Nilgiri hills of Tamil Nadu whose name derives from vadugar, meaning northerner, recalling their migration from Karnataka. They speak the Badaga language and traditionally cultivated tea, coffee.
They are an indigenous people in the Kanarese people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Hinduism, and they primarily speak Badaga.
Fast facts
- Country
- India
- Population
- 358,000
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Kanarese
- Primary language
- Badaga (bfq)
- 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
- Tamil Nadu: Nilgiris district, Kunda hills, 200 villages
Where they live
Gospel status
The Badaga 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 Badaga
- 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
Gospel resources in Badaga
- Bible available, published 1999
- 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 Badaga
- 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.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
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