People group profile · PG041828
The Mehar of India
The Mehar of India, numbering about 85,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Scheduled Caste of the Hadoti region in Rajasthan claiming Rajput descent. Once serving as ceremonial staff-bearers, today farm labor and weaving have given way to farming.
They are an indigenous people in the Rajasthani people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Hinduism, and they primarily speak Mewari.
Fast facts
- Country
- India
- Population
- 85,500
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Rajasthani
- Primary language
- Mewari (mtr)
- Primary religion
- Folk Hinduism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 20% or Greater but Less than 30%
- GSEC ?
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Significantly Reached People Group
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Rajasthan: Bhilwara, Chittoaurgarh, and Udaipur districts; Gujarat, Haryana, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh states
Where they live
Gospel status
The Mehar 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 Mehar
- 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
77% adherents
Primary language
Mewari · Indo-European family
100% speak Mewari
Gospel resources in Mewari
- Bible available, published 2021
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Mewari)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Mehar
- 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.
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