People group profile · PG049057
The Bhojki of India
The Bhojki of India, numbering about 3,200 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a small, localized Hindu community found primarily in Jammu & Kashmir / Himachal‑Kangra region, especially around the temples of Kangra and Jawalamukhi.
They are an indigenous people in the Nepali-Pahari people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Hinduism, and they primarily speak Bilaspuri.
Fast facts
- Country
- India
- Population
- 3,200
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Nepali-Pahari
- Primary language
- Bilaspuri (kfs)
- 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
- Himachal Pradesh: Hamirpur, Kangra, and Una districts; Punjab: Gurdaspur and Hoshiarpur districts
Where they live
Gospel status
The Bhojki 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 No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Bhojki
- 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
Bilaspuri · Indo-European family
100% speak Bilaspuri
Gospel resources in Bilaspuri
- Bible available, published 2021
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Bilaspuri)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Bhojki
- 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.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
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