People group profile · PG041876
The Damor of India
The Damor of India, numbering about 129,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Gujarati and Rajasthani community also known as Damaria, once considered part of the Bhil though now claiming superior Rajput descent and pursuing settled agriculture as their primary occupation.
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 Wagdi.
Fast facts
- Country
- India
- Population
- 129,000
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- South Asian Tribal
- Primary language
- Wagdi (wbr)
- Primary religion
- Folk Hinduism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 15% or Greater but Less than 20%
- GSEC ?
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Gujarat: Sabarkantha and Panchmahal districts; also Rajasthan: Banswara, Dungarpur, Udaipur, Churu, and Ganganagar districts; Madhya Pradesh
Where they live
Gospel status
The Damor 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 Concentrated Church Planting
Next steps for the Damor
- 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
81% adherents
Primary language
Wagdi · Indo-European family
100% speak Wagdi
Gospel resources in Wagdi
- Bible available, published 2023
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Wagdi)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Damor
- 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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