The Munda of Nepal

The Munda of Nepal, numbering approximately 9,100 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Austroasiatic-speaking tribal group indigenous to northeastern India. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Munda is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Nepal
People Cluster: Munda-Santal
Primary Language(s): Munda (unx)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 9,100
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG006260

Pray for the Munda of Nepal

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

80%
%
Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Munda
Language Family: Bookkeeping

100%
%
Munda Speakers

Media Resources in Munda:

Films:
Title Link
JESUS View Film

1 film

Bible Resources in Munda:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Munda bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

SPI: No longer Unreached

The Munda 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 Munda:
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 Munda of Nepal

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.

More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
readRomans 5:11

Pray for the gospel to advance and for more people to be brought into God's family through the reconciliation Jesus offers them.

What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you?
readJames 4:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will turn from worldly passions and live in unity with one another.

Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
readMatthew 28:19-20

Ask God to bring people among this group to faith in Jesus who will be obedient to make disciples of all nations, baptizing them and teaching them to obey all that Christ has commanded.

Munda Across Countries (ROP3 - 106893) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

All

4 people groups

Photo People Group ID ▲ Name Country Population Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Munda Munda Bangladesh 5,800 No Longer Unreached Mundari Roman Catholicism
Munda Munda Nepal 9,100 No Longer Unreached Munda Hinduism
Munda Munda India 2,895,000 No Longer Unreached Munda Hinduism
Munda Munda United States 2,800 Engaged yet Unreached Munda Hinduism

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