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The Kanaura of India

The Kanaura of India, numbering approximately 92,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a tribal Tibetan ethnic group indigenous to the state of Himachal Pradesh in northern India. They mostly adhere to Folk Hinduism and Kinnauri is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Tibetan Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Tibetan
Primary Language(s): Kinnauri (kfk)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Hinduism
Population: 92,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG041792
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

66%
%
Folk Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kinnauri
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

74%
%
Kinnauri Speakers

Media Resources in Kinnauri:

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Bible Resources in Kinnauri:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Kanaura 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 Kanaura:
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 Kanaura of India

Jesus said to her, "Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life"
readJohn 4:13-14

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will drink of the living water that only Christ can provide and never thirst again.

Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped. And he said, ‘Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.’ In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong.
readJob 1:20-22

Pray that those who mourn will worship God in the midst of their suffering and loss, recognizing He is the source of all good things and that He is worthy of their praise and trust.

Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.
readColossians 4:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving, as they bring needs before the Lord.

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
read2 Corinthians 5:21

Pray that Christians will cross cultures and share the hope of Christ, and that many will trust the One who took their sins and offers them His righteousness.

Kanauri Across Countries (ROP3 - 104558) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KanauriPG006365KanauriPakistan7,500Unengaged and UnreachedKinnauriHinduism
KanauraPG041792KanauraIndia92,000Engaged yet UnreachedKinnauriFolk Hinduism

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