People group profile · PG048253
The Gosain (Chhattisgarhi) of India
The Gosain (Chhattisgarhi) of India, numbering about 54,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a religious community descended from Hindu ascetics, monastic orders, and temple-serving lineages rather than a traditional occupational caste. Their identity is closely tied to spiritual leadership, monastic traditions, and Hindu religious institutions.
They are an indigenous people in the Hindi people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Hinduism, and they primarily speak Chhattisgarhi.
Fast facts
- Country
- India
- Population
- 54,500
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Hindi
- Primary language
- Chhattisgarhi (hne)
- 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: north central; Jharkhand: Simdega; Madhya Pradesh: Anuppur and Shahdol (Baigani dialect) districts; Maharashtra: border areas; Odisha: Sundargarh
Where they live
Gospel status
The Gosain (Chhattisgarhi) 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 Gosain (Chhattisgarhi)
- 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
Chhattisgarhi · Indo-European family
100% speak Chhattisgarhi
Gospel resources in Chhattisgarhi
- Bible available, published 2024
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories available
Films
Bibles
- 2012 Bharatiya General Conference Mennonite Church · audio, text
- Bible Society of India · video
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Gosain (Chhattisgarhi)
- 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.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
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