People group profile · PG048219
The Bhangi (Bengali) of India
The Bhangi (Bengali) of India, numbering about 708,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Dalit (Scheduled Caste) community of the Indian subcontinent whose members have been historically associated with sanitation, sweeping, and waste‑removal work—occupations that were stigmatized as “polluting” under the traditional caste system.
They are an indigenous people in the Valmiki people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Hinduism, and they primarily speak Bengali.
Fast facts
- Country
- India
- Population
- 708,000
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Valmiki
- Primary language
- Bengali (ben)
- 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 ?
- Minimally Reached People Group
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Bhangi (Bengali) 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 Bhangi (Bengali)
- 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
97% adherents
Primary language
Bengali · Indo-European family
100% speak Bengali
Gospel resources in Bengali
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories available
Films
- JESUS (Bangla)
- JESUS (Bangla Muslim)
- JESUS (Bengali (Indian))
- JESUS (Bangla)
- JESUS (Bangla Muslim)
- JESUS (Bengali (Indian))
- Magdalena (Bengali (Indian))
- Magdalena (Bangla Muslim)
- The Savior (Bengali (Indian))
Bibles
- Common Language Version · video, audio, text
- Mussolmani · video, audio
- Re-edit Bangla Version · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Bhangi (Bengali)
- 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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