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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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Pray for the Northern Marwari of Pakistan

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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

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
readRomans 6:23

Pray that those who do know about God's free gift will hear and believe that the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord and that they will joyfully accept this gift.

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
readJohn 8:12

Pray that many will come to know Jesus, the light of the world, and have the light of life instead of walking in darkness.

For you are great and do wondrous things; you alone are God. Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name.
readPsalm 86:10-11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will trust in the Lord with all their heart, knowing that He is the one true God and will teach them His ways.

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.

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

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1 people group

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

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