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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

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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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

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
readMatthew 11:28

Pray for those who are tired, weary, and burdened by the weight of sin to encounter Jesus and experience the rest that only He can give.

I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him. And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.
readDaniel 7:13-14

Pray that the gospel will advance so that all peoples will come to know the Son of Man, who has been given dominion and glory and a kingdom, and that they will bow before Him and serve Him forever.

This God - his way is perfect; the word of the LORD proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.
readPsalm 18:30

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have access to His Word and the ability to understand it, so that they can grow in their faith and find refuge in Him.

To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not being myself under the law) that I might win those under the law.
read1 Corinthians 9:20

Pray that believers from similar cultures will be compelled by Christ's love to reach people who don't know the gospel, and that those people will receive the good news with joy.

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

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KochPG001181KochBangladesh7,100No Longer UnreachedKochAnimism
KochPG042084KochIndia52,000No Longer UnreachedBengaliAnimism

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