People group profile · PG041610
The Garasia of India
The Garasia of India, numbering about 298,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Scheduled Tribe of the Aravalli hills in Rajasthan whose name may mean hill-dwellers, tracing legendary descent from a union between a Bhil woman and a Rajput prince, and traditionally sustained by agriculture in relative isolation.
They are an indigenous people in the South Asian Tribal people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Hinduism, and they primarily speak Adiwasi Garasia.
Fast facts
- Country
- India
- Population
- 298,000
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- South Asian Tribal
- Primary language
- Adiwasi Garasia (gas)
- Primary religion
- Folk Hinduism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10%
- GSEC ?
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Rajasthan: Sirohi, Pali, and Udaipur districts
Where they live
Gospel status
The Garasia are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years Dispersed Church Planting
Next steps for the Garasia
- 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
Folk Hinduism · Hinduism
89% adherents
Primary language
Adiwasi Garasia · Indo-European family
100% speak Adiwasi Garasia
Gospel resources in Adiwasi Garasia
- Bible available, published 2022
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Garasia, Adiwasi)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Garasia
- 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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