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The Northern Marwari of Pakistan

The Northern Marwari of Pakistan, numbering approximately 172,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Rajasthani-descended Hindu community of Pakistan's Sindh-Rajasthan border, particularly Tharparkar, which holds the country's largest Hindu population, having stayed after 1947 partition with far less pressure to emigrate than Punjab's Hindus. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Marwari (Pakistan) is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Northern Marwari

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Pakistan
People Cluster: Rajasthani
Primary Language(s): Marwari (Pakistan) (mve)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 172,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG006386

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

90%
%
Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Marwari (Pakistan)
Language Family: Indo-European

95%
%
Marwari (Pakistan) Speakers

Media Resources in Marwari (Pakistan):

Films:
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MagdalenaView Film

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Bible Resources in Marwari (Pakistan):

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Northern Marwari 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 Northern Marwari:
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 Northern Marwari of Pakistan

For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die—but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
readRomans 5:7-8

Pray for the many who don't yet understand the hope of the gospel, and pray that God will reveal to them that while they were in darkness, Christ died for them.

After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, “Follow me.” And leaving everything, he rose and followed him.
readLuke 5:27-28

Prat that God will prepare many hearts to meet Him when He says, “Follow Me!” and that they will respond in faith, leaving everything behind to follow Him.

"And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you"...And the King will answer them, "Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me."
readMatthew 25:38-40

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and serve others in faithfulness to Him, they will know that by serving others, they are serving Jesus, who is present with them.

And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”
readRomans 10:15

Pray that God will call many believers who will obediently go and share the gospel with those who desperately need it.

Marwari, Northern Across Countries (ROP3 - 109494) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Northern MarwariPG006386Northern MarwariPakistan172,000No Longer UnreachedMarwari (Pakistan)Hinduism

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