People group profile · PG047990
The Sindhi (Marwari) of India
The Sindhi (Marwari) of India, numbering about 134,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a diaspora ethnolinguistic people from Sindh (Pakistan). Most Sindhis descend from families that migrated from Sindh after Partition and have maintained a distinct language, cultural identity, and strong commercial traditions.
They are a diaspora people in the Sindhi people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Hinduism, and they primarily speak Marwari (India).
Fast facts
- Country
- India
- Population
- 134,000
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Sindhi
- Primary language
- Marwari (India) (rwr)
- Primary religion
- Hinduism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, Concentrated CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Pioneer Unreached People Group
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Sindhi (Marwari) 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 Sindhi (Marwari)
- 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
100% adherents
Primary language
Marwari (India) · Indo-European family
100% speak Marwari (India)
Gospel resources in Marwari (India)
- Bible available, published 2023
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Sindhi (Marwari)
- 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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