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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Wadiyara Koli of Pakistan

The Wadiyara Koli of Pakistan, numbering approximately 298,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as an Indo-Aryan people tracing their name to Wadiyar in India's Gujarat, migrating into Sindh, Pakistan in the early 1900s to escape famine, affiliated with the Bhil and Koli peoples though identifying more with the latter, remaining predominantly Hindu They are an Indigenous people, with Wadiyara Koli as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Koli people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Wadiyara Koli is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Pakistan
People Cluster: Koli
Primary Language(s): Wadiyara Koli (kxp)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 298,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG006417

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

98%
%
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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Bible Resources in Wadiyara Koli:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Wadiyara 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 Wadiyara 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 Wadiyara Koli of Pakistan

And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 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 28:16-20

Pray that those who don't yet know Him will encounter the risen Savior and be transformed by the power of His resurrection, becoming disciples who make disciples.

“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”
readRevelation 4:11

Pray that the good news will advance and people will recognize and worship the One who created all things by His will, giving glory and honor to Him alone.

And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.
readDeuteronomy 6:6-7

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will hide God's Word in their hearts, let it shape their conversations and daily lives, and pass on their faith to the next generation.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
read2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Pray that as people hear and believe the gospel, they will serve others in Jesus' name, and the lost will have an opportunity to hear and respond to the gospel.

Wadiyara Koli Across Countries (ROP3 - 110605) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▲Religion
Wadiyara KoliPG006417Wadiyara KoliPakistan298,000Engaged yet UnreachedWadiyara KoliHinduism

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