People group profile · PG047952
The Gujjar Sikhs of India
The Gujjar Sikhs of India, numbering about 58,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethno-religious community of India.
They are an indigenous people in the Gujjar people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Sikhism, and they primarily speak Gujari.
Fast facts
- Country
- India
- Population
- 58,500
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Gujjar
- Primary language
- Gujari (gju)
- Primary religion
- Sikhism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, Concentrated CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Expanding Unreached People Group
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Jammu and Kashmir: Anantnag district, Doru, Kukernag, and Pahalgam sub-districts; Baramulla district, Uri sub-district; Ganderbal district, Kangan sub-district; Kulgam district; Kupwara district, Handwara, Karnah, and Kupwara sub-districts; Pulwama
Where they live
Gospel status
The Gujjar Sikhs 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 but there has been initial or concentrated church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years Concentrated Church Planting
Next steps for the Gujjar Sikhs
- 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 Gujari
- Bible available, published 2022
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Gojri)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Gujjar Sikhs
- 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.
Know something we don't? Submit updates to IMB Global Research.