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The Hindi of Bhutan

The Hindi of Bhutan, numbering approximately 17,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a South Asian diaspora people of Hindi-speaking heritage, descended primarily from migrants and commercial communities linked to northern India who maintain an identity rooted in the Hindi language and broader Indo-Aryan cultural traditions. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Hindi is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Bhutan
People Cluster: Hindi
Primary Language(s): Hindi (hin)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 17,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG001227

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Pray for the Hindi of Bhutan

Join others around the world in praying for the lost to be saved, the gospel to advance, the global Church to grow, and for laborers to be sent out and sustained in the harvest.

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

78%
%
Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Hindi
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Hindi Speakers

Media Resources in Hindi:

Films:
Title Link
JESUS View Film
Magdalena View Film
The Savior View Film

3 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Hindi:

Bible Name (Translation) Video Audio Text
Easy-to-Read Version ✓ ✓
Indian Revised Version (OT - Davar Audio) ✓
New Hindi Version ✓
New Hindi Version - LUMO Christmas Film ✓
New Hindi Version - LUMO Easter Film ✓
Sab Ki ✓ ✓

6 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Hindi bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Hindi 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 Hindi:
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 Hindi of Bhutan

For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or?rulers?or authorities—all things were created through him and for him.
readColossians 1:16

Pray for those who are lost among them, that they will come to know the One who created all things and holds all things together.

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
readHebrews 4:12

Pray for God's Word to be accessible to everyone in this people group in a way they will resonate with so that many will engage with it, receive it, and share it with others.

For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
readRomans 10:13

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and sometimes have doubts, God will help them remember and trust the power of Jesus to save them from their sins.

And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him, and everyone marveled.
readMark 5:20

Pray that God will bring people who appear beyond hope to faith in Jesus and that they will then go and tell others of the marvelous things He has done.

Hindi Across Countries (ROP3 - 103789) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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14 people groups

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▼ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Indian Hindus PG042180 Indian Hindus South Africa 1,375,000 No Longer Unreached Hindi Hinduism
Hindi PG047203 Hindi United States 911,000 Engaged yet Unreached Hindi Hinduism
Hindi PG000641 Hindi United Kingdom 737,000 Engaged yet Unreached Hindi Hinduism
Hindi PG043407 Hindi Canada 289,000 Engaged yet Unreached Hindi Hinduism
Hindi PG022049 Hindi Myanmar 278,000 Engaged yet Unreached Hindi Folk Hinduism
Hindi PG046411 Hindi Oman 130,000 Engaged yet Unreached Hindi Hinduism
Hindi PG000243 Hindi Germany 114,000 Engaged yet Unreached Hindi Hinduism
Hindi PG042473 Hindi France 95,500 Engaged yet Unreached Hindi Hinduism
Hindi PG020236 Hindi Malaysia 69,000 Engaged yet Unreached Hindi Hinduism
Hindi PG016364 Hindi Guyana 32,500 Engaged yet Unreached Caribbean Hindustani Hinduism
Hindi PG001227 Hindi Bhutan 17,000 Engaged yet Unreached Hindi Hinduism
Hindi PG024828 Hindi Panama 16,000 Engaged yet Unreached Hindi Hinduism
Hindi PG010704 Hindi Singapore 12,500 Engaged yet Unreached Hindi Hinduism
Hindi PG048753 Hindi South Korea 2,700 Unengaged and Unreached Hindi Hinduism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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