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The Hindi of Myanmar

The Hindi of Myanmar, numbering approximately 278,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a diaspora community descended from Indian laborers and civil servants brought to Burma under British rule, once over half of Yangon's population before 1937 separation from India brought disenfranchisement, riots, and mass departures by the 1960s. They mostly adhere to Folk Hinduism and Hindi is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Hindi

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Myanmar
People Cluster: Hindi
Primary Language(s): Hindi (hin)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Hinduism
Population: 278,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG022049
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Pray for the Hindi of Myanmar

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

95%
%
Folk Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Hindi
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Hindi Speakers

Media Resources in Hindi:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

3 films

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Bible Resources in Hindi:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Easy-to-Read Version✓✓
Indian Revised Version (OT - Davar Audio)✓
New Hindi Version✓
New Hindi Version - LUMO Christmas Film✓
New Hindi Version - LUMO Easter Film✓
Sab Ki✓✓

6 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Hindi bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Hindi 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 Hindi:
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 Hindi of Myanmar

For God is the King of all the earth; sing praises with a psalm!
readPsalm 47:7

Pray for those who live for idols that will never satisfy their hearts, asking that someone will tell them that God is the King of all the earth so that they will turn to Him in repentance and praise.

The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
readIsaiah 40:8

Pray that everyone has access to God's Word and that those who hear the good news will turn from their sins and put their faith in Jesus the Messiah.

Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.
readPhilippians 2:5-7

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will imitate His humility in all they do.

"For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: ‘To the unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you."
readActs 17:23

Pray that believers God sends to cross cultures will be sensitive to the spiritual needs of the people they serve, and will proclaim the truth of Christ to them in creative ways that they will understand.

Hindi Across Countries (ROP3 - 103789) reported in the following countries:

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14 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
HindiPG047203HindiUnited States911,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiPG000641HindiUnited Kingdom737,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiPG048753HindiSouth Korea2,700Unengaged and UnreachedHindiHinduism
Indian HindusPG042180Indian HindusSouth Africa1,375,000No Longer UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiPG010704HindiSingapore12,500Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiPG024828HindiPanama16,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiPG046411HindiOman130,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiPG022049HindiMyanmar278,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiFolk Hinduism
HindiPG020236HindiMalaysia69,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiPG016364HindiGuyana32,500Engaged yet UnreachedCaribbean HindustaniHinduism
HindiPG000243HindiGermany114,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiPG042473HindiFrance95,500Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiPG043407HindiCanada289,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiPG001227HindiBhutan17,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism

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

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