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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Northern Marwari of Pakistan

The Northern Marwari of Pakistan, numbering approximately 172,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as a Rajasthani-descended Hindu community of Pakistan's Sindh-Rajasthan border, particularly Tharparkar, which holds the country's largest Hindu population, having stayed after 1947 partition with far less pressure to emigrate than Punjab's Hindus They are an Indigenous people, with Marwari as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Rajasthani people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Marwari (Pakistan) is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Pakistan
People Cluster: Rajasthani
Primary Language(s): Marwari (Pakistan) (mve)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 172,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG006386

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

90%
%
Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Marwari (Pakistan)
Language Family: Indo-European

95%
%
Marwari (Pakistan) Speakers

Media Resources in Marwari (Pakistan):

Films:
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JESUSView Film
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MagdalenaView Film

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Bible Resources in Marwari (Pakistan):

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Northern Marwari 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 Northern Marwari:
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 Northern Marwari of Pakistan

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.

The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place that you appointed for them.
readPsalm 104:8

Pray that they will see the hand of God in the beauty and order of the natural world, and that they will worship Him as the Creator and Sustainer of all things.

But Jesus called them to him, saying "Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God."
readLuke 18:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have a burden to share the hope of Christ with children.

The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him.
readJohn 1:9-10

Pray for those God might send to share the gospel here. Ask that they will grow closer to Jesus and be compelled to share His good news with people who don't know it.

Marwari, Northern Across Countries (ROP3 - 109494) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Northern MarwariPG006386Northern MarwariPakistan172,000No Longer UnreachedMarwari (Pakistan)Hinduism

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