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The Northern Marwari of Pakistan

The Northern Marwari of Pakistan, numbering approximately 172,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are 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 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
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

3 films

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Bible Resources in Marwari (Pakistan):

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Marwari (Pakistan) bible at Bible.com

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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

But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared.
readPsalm 130:4

Pray that God will bring those who have hard hearts to repentance and trust in Christ for the forgiveness of their sins.

And he said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
readLuke 7:50

Pray for the good news of Jesus Christ to reach many so that they can place their faith in Him and have lasting hope.

Depart from me, all you workers of evil, for the LORD has heard the sound of my weeping.
readPsalm 6:8

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, God will remind them that He is near and will help them place their hope in Him when others wish to do them harm.

And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
readMatthew 7:28-29

Pray that God will remind believers that they have His authority as they share His truth with the lost, and pray He will draw crowds of people to this message and plant it deeply in their hearts.

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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