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The Tharadari Koli of Pakistan

The Tharadari Koli of Pakistan, numbering approximately 86,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a people of Pakistan, Lower Thar Desert, west to Mirpur Khas. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Wadiyara Koli is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Pakistan
People Cluster: Koli
Primary Language(s): Wadiyara Koli (kxp)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 86,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG006408

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

90%
%
Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Wadiyara Koli
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Koli, Wadiyari Speakers

Media Resources in Wadiyara Koli:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
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MagdalenaView Film
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4 films

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Bible Resources in Wadiyara Koli:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Wadiyara Koli bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Tharadari Koli 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 Tharadari Koli:
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 Tharadari Koli of Pakistan

And the people of Israel went into the midst of the sea on dry ground, the waters being a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.
readExodus 14:22

Pray that the God who split the sea so that the Israelites might pass through would do another great work among these people, softening the hearts of those who remain lost to the good news and saving them from their sins.

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
readJohn 3:14-15

Pray that the lost will look to Jesus lifted up on the cross and believe in Him, gaining eternal life with God.

Jesus said, ‘Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel, who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and in the age to come eternal life.
readMark 10:29-30

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will know that when they make sacrifices to follow Jesus, He is there with them and will bless them abundantly in this life and in the life to come.

I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.
readPsalm 139:14

Praise God for His creativity and power, and pray that He will raise up men and women from among them who are in awe of all He has done and want to go share the hope of Christ with others.

Tharadari Koli Across Countries (ROP3 - 110008) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Tharadari KoliPG006408Tharadari KoliPakistan86,500Engaged yet UnreachedWadiyara KoliHinduism

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