People group profile · PG041983
The Badhi of India
The Badhi of India, numbering about 27,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Scheduled Caste community of Himachal Pradesh whose name derives from nagal, meaning bamboo, traditionally engaged in making bamboo baskets. They are also known as Rehr, follow Hindu traditions, and are concentrated in Chamba, Shimla, and Sirmaur.
They are an indigenous people in the Nepali-Pahari people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Pahari-Potwari.
Fast facts
- Country
- India
- Population
- 27,500
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Nepali-Pahari
- Primary language
- Pahari-Potwari (phr)
- 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 ?
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Badhi 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 Badhi
- 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
Pahari-Potwari · Indo-European family
100% speak Pahari-Potwari
Gospel resources in Pahari-Potwari
- Bible available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Badhi
- 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.
- 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.
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