People group profile · PG049509
The Bisnupriya of India
The Bisnupriya of India, numbering about 511,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Indo‑Aryan–speaking Hindu ethnic community of Northeast India and Bangladesh, defined by their Bishnupriya Manipuri language and Vaishnavite culture.
They are an indigenous people in the Manipuri people cluster of the Himalayan Peoples. Their primary religion is Hinduism, and they primarily speak Bishnupriya.
Fast facts
- Country
- India
- Population
- 511,000
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Manipuri
- Primary language
- Bishnupriya (bpy)
- Primary religion
- Hinduism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Engaged yet 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
- Assam: Cachar, Hailakandi, and Karimganj districts; north Tripura state
Where they live
Gospel status
The Bisnupriya 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 No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Bisnupriya
- 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
85% adherents
Primary language
Bishnupriya · Indo-European family
100% speak Bishnupriya
Gospel resources in Bishnupriya
- Bible available, published 2011
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Bishnupriya)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Bisnupriya
- 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.
Bisnupriya in other countries
The same people is also reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishnupriya | Bangladesh | 48,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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