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The Koch of Bangladesh

The Koch of Bangladesh, numbering approximately 7,100 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a trans-border Boro-Garo people of the Assam-Meghalaya-Bangladesh borderlands organized into nine matrilineal clans, descended from a dynasty that ruled Lower Assam from 1515 to 1949, distinct from the Hinduized Rajbanshi who share their ancestry. They mostly adhere to Animism and Koch is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Bangladesh
People Cluster: South Asian Tribal
Primary Language(s): Koch (kdq)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 7,100
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG001181
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Pray for the Koch of Bangladesh

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

90%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Koch
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Koch Speakers

Media Resources in Koch:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Koch:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Bible Students Fellowship of Bangladesh✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Koch bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Koch 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 Koch:
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 Koch of Bangladesh

But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
read1 Timothy 6:9

Pray for those, rich and poor, who have put their trust in worldly things, and ask that they will be honest with themselves, acknowledge their need for God and turn to Him.

“Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread."
readMatthew 6:10-11

As people go about their daily lives, pray they will have the opportunity to encounter Jesus-followers, receive the gospel, and respond with joy. Pray that, as God provides for their daily needs, He will also bring many into His beautiful kingdom.

The LORD bless you and keep you.
readNumbers 6:24

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be blessed with God's grace, trusting that He will never abandon them.

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.
readPsalm 8:1

Pray that God will raise up people who love Him and are able and willing to go to and share the hope of the gospel with those who don't know it. Pray that everyone will see His name as majestic in all the earth!

Koch Across Countries (ROP3 - 105069) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KochPG001181KochBangladesh7,100No Longer UnreachedKochAnimism
KochPG042084KochIndia52,000No Longer UnreachedBengaliAnimism

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