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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Sikhs of Thailand

The Sikhs of Thailand, numbering approximately 11,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic group characterized by their rich cultural heritage, agricultural prowess, and vibrant traditions, originating from the Punjab region of South Asia, currently divided between Pakistan and India They are an Diaspora people, with Punjabi as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Punjabi people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Sikhism. They primarily speak Punjabi, Eastern.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Sikh

Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Thailand
People Cluster: Punjabi
Primary Language(s): Punjabi, Eastern (pan)
Primary Religion(s): Sikhism
Population: 11,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG010910
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sikhism
Religious Affiliation: Sikhism

90%
%
Sikhism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Punjabi, Eastern
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Punjabi, Eastern Speakers

Media Resources in Punjabi, Eastern:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

3 films

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Bible Resources in Punjabi, Eastern:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2000 Bible League International✓
Indian Revised Version✓✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Punjabi, Eastern bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Sikhs 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 Sikhs:
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 Sikhs of Thailand

Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.
readIsaiah 45:22

Pray for many lost people to turn to the Lord, finding forgiveness and salvation in Him, for He is the only way to true life and restoration.

For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
readRomans 1:19-20

Pray that God will use His creation – the “things that have been made” – to spark a fresh and passionate curiosity among them to draw near to the Maker and that, as they seek Him, He will make a way for them to hear the gospel and receive it with joy.

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
readColossians 4:6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, their speech will always be gracious and ready to answer for the hope which is within them.

But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed.
read2 Corinthians 3:16

Give thanks to God for believers around the world who are willing to cross cultures to share the gospel with those who are perishing. Pray that He will work through their witness to draw many to turn to Him.

Punjabi, Eastern Across Countries (ROP3 - 108182) reported in the following countries:

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18 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Eastern PunjabisPG000673Eastern PunjabisUnited Kingdom815,000Engaged yet UnreachedPunjabi, EasternSikhism
PunjabisPG043605PunjabisUnited States606,000Engaged yet UnreachedPunjabi, EasternSikhism
PunjabisPG012249PunjabisUnited Arab Emirates331,000Engaged yet UnreachedPunjabi, EasternSunni Islam
PunjabisPG018234PunjabisMalaysia172,000Engaged yet UnreachedPunjabi, EasternSikhism
PunjabisPG011888PunjabisOman133,000Engaged yet UnreachedPunjabi, EasternSunni Islam
Eastern PunjabisPG009504Eastern PunjabisMyanmar78,000Unengaged and UnreachedPunjabi, EasternFolk Hinduism
PunjabisPG015024PunjabisTanzania70,500Engaged yet UnreachedPunjabi, EasternHinduism
SikhsPG048148SikhsKenya42,500Engaged yet UnreachedPunjabi, EasternSikhism
PunjabisPG011805PunjabisKuwait21,000Engaged yet UnreachedPunjabi, EasternSunni Islam
PunjabisPG006280PunjabisNepal16,500Engaged yet UnreachedPunjabi, EasternFolk Hinduism
SikhsPG048144SikhsFrance16,000Engaged yet UnreachedPunjabi, EasternSikhism
PunjabisPG010717PunjabisSingapore15,000No Longer UnreachedPunjabi, EasternSikhism
PunjabisPG006439PunjabisSri Lanka13,000Engaged yet UnreachedPunjabi, EasternSikhism
SikhsPG010910SikhsThailand11,500Engaged yet UnreachedPunjabi, EasternSikhism
PunjabisPG000094PunjabisDenmark10,000Unengaged and UnreachedPunjabi, EasternSikhism
PunjabisPG008234PunjabisFiji9,600Unengaged and UnreachedPunjabi, EasternFolk Hinduism
PunjabisPG024006PunjabisAfghanistan8,900Unengaged and UnreachedPunjabi, EasternSunni Islam
Punjabi SikhsPG001198Punjabi SikhsBangladesh80Unengaged and UnreachedPunjabi, EasternSikhism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

*Peoplegroups.org relies on updates from the field and other organizations for much of our data, so if you have any updates, please contact us. We use various international naming standards. For a list of these standards and fields, visit our Data Standards section.

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