People group profile · PG048887
The Bhatu (Andamani) of India
The Bhatu (Andamani) of India, numbering about 400 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a migrant community whose ancestors were brought to the Andaman Islands from northern India during the British colonial period. Today, the Bhatu are part of the settler population of the Andaman Islands.
They are a diaspora people in the Hindi people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Hinduism, and they primarily speak Andaman Creole Hindi.
Fast facts
- Country
- India
- Population
- 400
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Hindi
- Primary language
- Andaman Creole Hindi (hca)
- 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
- Location
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands union territory: Port Blair, 40 villages south of Port Blair
Where they live
Gospel status
The Bhatu (Andamani) 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 Bhatu (Andamani)
- 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
99% adherents
Primary language
Andaman Creole Hindi · Indo-European family
100% speak Andaman Creole Hindi
Gospel resources in Andaman Creole Hindi
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Bhatu (Andamani)
- 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.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
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