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The Ranchi of India

The Ranchi of India, numbering approximately 83,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a term for migrant laborers from the Chotanagpur belt settled on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, encompassing Oraon, Munda, and other groups. Forestry, public works, and marine service remain common. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Andaman Creole Hindi is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: South Asian Christian
Primary Language(s): Andaman Creole Hindi (hca)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 83,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG048900

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Pray for the Ranchi of India

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

56%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Andaman Creole Hindi
Language Family: Indo-European

75%
%
Andaman Hindi Creole Speakers

Media Resources in Andaman Creole Hindi:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Andaman Creole Hindi:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Andaman Creole Hindi bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Ranchi 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 Ranchi:
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 Ranchi of India

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
readEphesians 2:8-9

Pray that the lost among them will receive the gift of salvation by grace through faith, not by works, and be created for good works.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise).
readEphesians 6:1-2

Pray that God will bring young men and women to faith in Jesus and that the fruit of their faith will be a powerful testimony as they honor their parents.

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
readJames 1:2-3

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will consider it pure joy when they face trials of many kinds, trusting in God's promise that the testing of their faith produces perseverance.

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
readJohn 1:5

Pray that when discouraging days come, those who cross cultures for the sake of the gospel will be comforted as they remember that the light of Christ is stronger than the darkness that surrounds them.

Ranchi Across Countries (ROP3 - 117126) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
RanchiPG048900RanchiIndia83,000No Longer UnreachedAndaman Creole HindiRoman Catholicism

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