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People group profile · PG046102

The Rajput (Punjabi) of Pakistan

The Rajput (Punjabi) of Pakistan, numbering about 991,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an indigenous community of Pakistan.

They are an indigenous people in the Rajput people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Hinduism, and they primarily speak Western Panjabi.

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Fast facts

Country
Pakistan
Population
991,000
Affinity group
South Asian Peoples
People cluster
Rajput
Primary language
Western Panjabi (pnb)
Primary religion
Hinduism
Strategic Progress Index
Engaged yet Unreached
Evangelical
Less than 2%
GSEC
Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
Lostness priority
Frontier Unreached People Group
Region
Southern Asia, Asia

Where they live

Gospel status

The Rajput (Punjabi) 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 No
  • Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted

Next steps for the Rajput (Punjabi)

  • 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

Primary religion

Hinduism

99% adherents

Primary language

Western Panjabi · Indo-European family

100% speak Western Panjabi

Gospel resources in Western Panjabi

  • Bible available, published 2021
  • JESUS Film available
  • Radio programs 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 Rajput (Punjabi)

  1. 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
  2. Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
  3. Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
  4. Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.

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Rajput (Panjabi) in other countries

The same people (ROP3 116727) is reported in 1 other country.

People groupCountryPopulationStatus
Rajput (Punjabi)India2,875,000Engaged yet Unreached

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