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The Konda Dhora of India

The Konda Dhora of India, numbering approximately 358,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Scheduled Tribe of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha whose name combines konda (hill) and dora (ruler), claiming descent from the Pandavas. Shifting and settled cultivation remain their occupation. They mostly adhere to Folk Hinduism and Konda-Dora is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: South Asian Tribal
Primary Language(s): Konda-Dora (kfc)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Hinduism
Population: 358,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, Dispersed CP Activity
People Group ID: PG041571
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

97%
%
Folk Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Konda-Dora
Language Family: Dravidian

100%
%
Konda-Dora Speakers

Media Resources in Konda-Dora:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Konda-Dora:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2006 Konda Saduvu Samastha✓
The Word For The World✓✓✓

2 entries

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Konda Dhora 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 Konda Dhora:
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 Konda Dhora of India

O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear to do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, so that man who is of the earth may strike terror no more.
readPsalm 10:17-18

Pray that God, in accordance with His good character, will give justice to those who are oppressed by sin and that they will know that His offer of salvation is for everyone.

Other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. He who has ears, let him hear.
readMatthew 13:8-9

Pray that they will have open hearts and minds to the Word of God, and that it will take root in their lives and bear fruit for His glory.

And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness.
readActs 4:31

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be filled with the Holy Spirit and speak God's Word with boldness, sharing the love of Jesus with those around them.

At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ...that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak.
readColossians 4:3-4

Ask God to open doors for believers to share the gospel and help them communicate it clearly so that more people will understand the mystery of Christ and turn to follow Him.

Konda Dhora Across Countries (ROP3 - 112595) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Konda DhoraPG041571Konda DhoraIndia358,000Engaged yet UnreachedKonda-DoraFolk Hinduism

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