People group profile · PG041691
The Od of India
The Od of India, numbering about 168,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a nomadic community claiming Rajput origin from Udaipur under the name Ude, later corrupted to Odh, traditionally serving as itinerant civil engineers building wells, canals, and embankments across northern India and Pakistan.
They are an indigenous people in the Rajasthani people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Od.
Fast facts
- Country
- India
- Population
- 168,000
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Rajasthani
- Primary language
- Od (odk)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- 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
- Scattered, in Gujarat, Haryana, New Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan and other states
Where they live
Gospel status
The Od 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 Od
- 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
Primary language
Od · Indo-European family
100% speak Od
Gospel resources in Od
- Bible available, published 2024
- 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 Od
- 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.
- 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.
Od in other countries
The same people is also reported in 1 other country.
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