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The Chaudhri of India

The Chaudhri of India, numbering approximately 420,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Gujarati-speaking scheduled tribe of Gujarat who claim Rajput descent and live mainly by settled cultivation. They are mostly Hindu, organized into Mota and Nana divisions with exogamous clans, and are also known as Chodhara. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Chodri is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: South Asian Tribal
Primary Language(s): Chodri (cdi)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 420,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG041526
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

60%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Chodri
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Chodri Speakers

Media Resources in Chodri:

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Bible Resources in Chodri:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Chaudhri 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 Chaudhri:
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 Chaudhri of India

In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
readMatthew 5:16

Pray that those who are deceived about what brings peace will not settle for any lies they’ve heard about God and will diligently seek Him and be satisfied when they learn the truth about who He is and what He’s done.

"O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me."
readJohn 17:25

Pray that the lost will come to know the Father and Jesus Christ, whom He has sent, and that they will be filled with His love and grace.

I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
readJohn 10:28

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have assurance of eternal life, knowing that no one can snatch them out of the loving hand of Jesus.

Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
readJames 5:16

Pray that believers whom God sends will confess their sins, pray for one another, and live in unity. Ask that they will model healthy Christian relationships for this people group.

Chaudhari, Chodri (ST) Across Countries (ROP3 - 114450) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
ChaudhriPG041526ChaudhriIndia420,000Engaged yet UnreachedChodriHinduism

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