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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Bhatiara of India

The Bhatiara of India, numbering approximately 185,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as an occupational community of Muslim inn and restaurant keepers speaking Hindi and Awadhi, distributed across Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Bihar They are an Indigenous people, with Bhatiara as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Urdu people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Awadhi is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Urdu
Primary Language(s): Awadhi (awa)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 185,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG041559
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
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Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Awadhi
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
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Awadhi Speakers

Media Resources in Awadhi:

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Bible Resources in Awadhi:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Bhatiara 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 Bhatiara:
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 Bhatiara of India

For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.
readEphesians 5:8

Pray that those who are lost will turn from the darkness they are walking in and embrace the light, becoming children of light who bear fruit in every good work.

"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.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures.
readPsalm 23:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember that the Lord is their shepherd, providing for their every need.

I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations.
readPsalm 57:9

Pray that God will raise up believers among them who will boldly go and share the gospel with people nearby and with those far away.

Bhathiara, Muslim Across Countries (ROP3 - 111595) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
BhatiaraPG041559BhatiaraIndia185,000Engaged yet UnreachedAwadhiSunni Islam

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