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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Rajbansi of Bangladesh

The Rajbansi of Bangladesh, numbering approximately 17,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a people of the historic Koch Kingdom whose 16th-century leader Bishwa Singha took the title Kamateswar, whose name means royal community, with many in North Bengal and Bangladesh's Rangpur Division later converting to Islam. They mostly adhere to Folk Hinduism and Rangpuri is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Rajbansi

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Bangladesh
People Cluster: Bengali
Primary Language(s): Rangpuri (rkt)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Hinduism
Population: 17,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG001210
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

97%
%
Folk Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Rangpuri
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Rangpuri Speakers

Media Resources in Rangpuri:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Rangpuri:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Indian Evangelical Mission✓✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Rangpuri bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Rajbansi are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Rajbansi:
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

Pray specifically for the Rajbansi of Bangladesh

Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
readLuke 15:7

Pray that God will convict the lost of their sin, give them an urgency to run to Him for forgiveness, and feel His welcoming arms around them when they turn to Him.

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
readJohn 3:14-15

Pray that the lost will look to Jesus lifted up on the cross and believe in Him, gaining eternal life with God.

But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.
readPhilippians 3:20-21

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember their citizenship is in heaven.

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
readActs 1:8

Pray that God will raise up believers who are willing to cross cultures and boldly share the good news of Jesus with the lost in this people group and from every nation.

Rajbansi, Hindu Across Countries (ROP3 - 108268) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
RajbanshiPG041275RajbanshiIndia5,155,000Engaged yet UnreachedBengaliHinduism
RajbansiPG006281RajbansiNepal171,000Engaged yet UnreachedRajbanshiHinduism
RajbansiPG001210RajbansiBangladesh17,000Engaged yet UnreachedRangpuriFolk Hinduism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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