People group profile · PG049071
The Purig-Pa of India
The Purig-Pa of India, numbering about 44,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Tibetan-origin people inhabiting the Kargil district of Ladakh, concentrated in the Suru Valley, Kargil town, and surrounding blocks.
They are an indigenous people in the Tibetan people cluster of the Tibetan Peoples. Their primary religion is Shia Islam, and they primarily speak Purik.
Fast facts
- Country
- India
- Population
- 44,500
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Tibetan
- Primary language
- Purik (prx)
- Primary religion
- Shia Islam
- 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
- Also known as
- Purigpa, Purik
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Ladakh: Kargil district, mainly Suru valley; Dras valley, some in western Himalayas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Purig-Pa 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 Purig-Pa
- 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
Shia Islam · Islam
97% adherents
Primary language
Purik · Sino-Tibetan family
80% speak Purik
Gospel resources in Purik
- Bible available, published -
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Purig-Pa
- 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.
Purig-Pa in other countries
The same people is also reported in 1 other country.
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