People group profile · PG049522
The Khamba of India
The Khamba of India, numbering about 500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic subgroup of Tibetans indigenous to the Kham region encompassing parts of the Chinese provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan, Qinghai, and eastern Tibet.
They are an indigenous people in the Tibetan people cluster of the Tibetan Peoples. Their primary religion is Mahayana Buddhism, and they primarily speak Khamba.
Fast facts
- Country
- India
- Population
- 500
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Tibetan
- Primary language
- Khamba (kbg)
- Primary religion
- Mahayana Buddhism
- 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
- Arunachal Pradesh: West Siang district, Singa sub-district, Mankota, Nuykkang, Nyering, Tashigong, and Yortung villages in Yang Sang Chu valley
Where they live
Gospel status
The Khamba 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 Khamba
- 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
Mahayana Buddhism · Buddhism
97% adherents
Primary language
Khamba · Sino-Tibetan family
74% speak Khamba
Gospel resources in Khamba
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Khamba
- 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.
- 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.
Khampa, Eastern in other countries
The same people (ROP3 114136) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kham Tibetans | China | 2,545,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kham Tibetans | Bhutan | 1,300 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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