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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Korku of India

The Korku of India, numbering approximately 1,150,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as a Scheduled Tribe of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra whose name combines koru (man) with a plural suffix. Cultivation remains their main occupation. They blend Hindu worship with older tribal beliefs They are an Indigenous people, with Korku as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Munda-Santal people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism. They primarily speak Korku.

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

Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Munda-Santal
Primary Language(s): Korku (kfq)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 1,150,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG041548
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

62%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Korku
Language Family: Austroasiatic

100%
%
Korku Speakers

Media Resources in Korku:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Korku:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Korku 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 Korku:
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 Korku of India

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
readJohn 3:17

Pray for those who are living under the burdens of man-made religion to learn about the freedom Jesus offers them and turn to Him in faith.

And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child.
readLuke 2:17

Pray that the lost will receive the good news of salvation in God's Son, have hearts eager to share it with others, and that all who hear will respond with wonder and faith!

Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
readHebrews 12:1-2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember the testimony of those who went before them, resist sin, and run with perseverance the race set before them, fixing their eyes on Jesus.

The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
readActs 17:30

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will boldly and lovingly declare that God commands all people everywhere to repent.

Korku Across Countries (ROP3 - 112639) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KorkuPG041548KorkuIndia1,150,000Engaged yet UnreachedKorkuAnimism

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