People group profile · PG048398
The Nat (Bagheli) of India
The Nat (Bagheli) of India, numbering about 1,400 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a traditional performer community whose identity is rooted in acrobatics, dance, music, and traveling entertainment. They have played an important role in preserving Indian folk culture, even while facing social and economic marginalization.
They are an indigenous people in the Punjabi people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Hinduism, and they primarily speak Bagheli.
Fast facts
- Country
- India
- Population
- 1,400
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Punjabi
- Primary language
- Bagheli (bfy)
- Primary religion
- Hinduism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Chhattisgarh: Bilaspur and Koriya districts; Madhya Pradesh: Anuppur, Chhindwara, Dindori, Jabalpur, Mandla, Panna, Rewa, Satna, Shahdol, Sidhi, and Umaria districts; Uttar Pradesh: Allahabad, Banda, Mirzapur, and Hamirpur districts
Where they live
Gospel status
The Nat (Bagheli) are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. 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 Nat (Bagheli)
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
100% adherents
Primary language
Bagheli · Indo-European family
100% speak Bagheli
Gospel resources in Bagheli
- Bible available, published 2020
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- Wycliffe India, 2020 · video, audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Nat (Bagheli)
- 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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