People group profile · PG042096
The Sitaria of India
The Sitaria of India, numbering about 1,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a community of Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Cuttack, Sambalpur, and Sundargarh districts, Odisha, who migrated from the Nagpur region of Maharashtra, traditionally dhokra metal-casters. This craft remains principal, alongside poultry farming.
They are an indigenous people in the Hindi people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Hinduism, and they primarily speak Sadri.
Fast facts
- Country
- India
- Population
- 1,000
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Hindi
- Primary language
- Sadri (sck)
- Primary religion
- Hinduism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Expanding Unreached People Group
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Bihar: Aurangabad; Chhattisgarh: Surguja; Jharkhand: Chatra, Latehar, Palamu, and Ranchi districts
Where they live
Gospel status
The Sitaria are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Sitaria
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Gospel resources in Sadri
- Bible available, published 2023
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
- Indian Evangelical Mission · audio
- Indian Evangelical Mission · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Sitaria
- 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.
- 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.
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