People group profile · PG046142
The Rajput (Bagheli) of India
The Rajput (Bagheli) of India, numbering about 99,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Hindu warrior caste of northern India; considered to be one of the highest castes in Indian society.
They are an indigenous people in the Rajput people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Hinduism, and they primarily speak Bagheli.
Fast facts
- Country
- India
- Population
- 99,000
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Rajput
- Primary language
- Bagheli (bfy)
- 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
- Location
- Chhattisgarh: Bilaspur and Koriya districts; Madhya Pradesh: Anuppur, Chhindwara, Dindori, Jabalpur, Mandla, Panna, Rewa, Satna, Shahdol, Sidhi, and Umaria districts; Uttar Pradesh: Allahabad, Banda, Mirzapur, and Hamirpur districts
Where they live
Gospel status
The Rajput (Bagheli) 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 Rajput (Bagheli)
- 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
99% adherents
Primary language
Bagheli · Indo-European family
100% speak Bagheli
Gospel resources in Bagheli
- Bible available, published 2020
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- Wycliffe India, 2020 · video, audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Rajput (Bagheli)
- 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.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
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