• PEOPLE NAME: BOHRA OF INDIA

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: OBC Muslim

Language: Gujarati - (guj)

Alternate Name(s): Vohra, Bohara, Bawahi, Ismailia Dauda Bohra

Primary Religion: Islam - Shia

Country: India

Also found in:

Population: 1,315,000

Global Population: 1,315,000


PEID: 41359

ROP: 111665

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Bohra of India, numbering 1,315,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the OBC Muslim people cluster within the South Asian Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in India. Their primary language is Gujarati. The primary religion practiced by the Bohra is Shia Islam, one of two major denominations of Islam. The followers of Shia Islam are called 'Shi'as' or 'Shiites'.


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