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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Boro of India

The Boro of India, numbering approximately 1,565,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as a Scheduled Tribe considered among the earliest inhabitants of the Brahmaputra valley in Assam, encompassing cognate groups such as the Bodo, Dimasa, and Rabha. Traditionally shifting cultivators, they are now largely settled farmers They are an Indigenous people, with Bodo / Boro (tribe) as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Tibetan people cluster of the Tibetan Peoples. They mostly adhere to Folk Hinduism and Bodo (India) is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Tibetan Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Tibetan
Primary Language(s): Bodo (India) (brx)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Hinduism
Population: 1,565,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG041371
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

91%
%
Folk Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Bodo (India)
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Boro (India) Speakers

Media Resources in Bodo (India):

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Bodo (India):

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Bodo (India) bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Boro 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 Boro:
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 Boro of India

"And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
readJohn 8:32

Pray for those who live enslaved to sin to hear and receive the truth of the gospel and be set free.

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.
readMatthew 13: 45-46

Pray that they will recognize the treasure of knowing Christ Jesus and be willing to give up everything else to gain Him.

For the LORD, the Most High, is to be feared, a great king over all the earth.
readPsalm 47:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will exalt the Lord, recognizing His reign over the nations and His sovereignty over all things.

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.

Bodo, Hindu Across Countries (ROP3 - 111662) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
BoroPG041371BoroIndia1,565,000No Longer UnreachedBodo (India)Folk Hinduism
BodoPG006181BodoNepal5,000Engaged yet UnreachedBodo (India)Hinduism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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