People group profile · PG048019
The Bhat (Pahari) of India
The Bhat (Pahari) of India, numbering about 2,300 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Pahari-speaking Bhat community of Himachal Pradesh traditionally serving as bards, genealogists, and ceremonial specialists. They preserved family lineages, oral histories, and the social prestige and heritage of their patron communities.
They are an indigenous people in the Other South Asian people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Hinduism, and they primarily speak Pahari-Potwari.
Fast facts
- Country
- India
- Population
- 2,300
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Other South Asian
- Primary language
- Pahari-Potwari (phr)
- Primary religion
- Hinduism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC ?
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Bhat (Pahari) are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Bhat (Pahari)
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
100% adherents
Primary language
Pahari-Potwari · Indo-European family
100% speak Pahari-Potwari
Gospel resources in Pahari-Potwari
- Bible available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not 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 Bhat (Pahari)
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
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