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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Dusadh of India

The Dusadh of India, numbering approximately 6,965,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a large Dalit community of eastern India, concentrated mainly in Bihar. Historically employed as village guards and agricultural laborers, they have faced deep caste discrimination and landlessness. They mostly adhere to Folk Hinduism and Bhojpuri is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Dusadh
Primary Language(s): Bhojpuri (bho)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Hinduism
Population: 6,965,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG041266
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

93%
%
Folk Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Bhojpuri
Language Family: Indo-European

30%
%
Bhojpuri Speakers

Media Resources in Bhojpuri:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

3 films

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Bible Resources in Bhojpuri:

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1 entry

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Or check out the Bhojpuri bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Dusadh are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Dusadh:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Dusadh of India

If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
read1 John 1:9

Pray that God, who is faithful and just, will open the eyes of those who are lost and draw them to confess their sins and trust in Him to grant forgiveness.

So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, those having seizures, and paralytics, and he healed them
readMatthew 4:24

Pray that the truth about the Lord will spread throughout the land so that many will have an opportunity to receive the good news and put their faith in Him.

You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with shouts of deliverance.
readPsalm 32:7

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember that God is their hiding place and that He will preserve them in the midst of trials.

The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him.
readJohn 1:9-10

Pray for those God might send to share the gospel here. Ask that they will grow closer to Jesus and be compelled to share His good news with people who don't know it.

Dosadh, Hindu Across Countries (ROP3 - 111988) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
DusadhPG041266DusadhIndia6,965,000No Longer UnreachedBhojpuriFolk Hinduism
DusadhPG049122DusadhNepal276,000Engaged yet UnreachedNepali (individual language)Hinduism

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