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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

But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved.
readEphesians 2:4-5

Pray that those who have not yet received new life will be made alive together with Christ, saved by grace and raised up with Him to newness of life.

For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name will be great among the nations, says the LORD of hosts.
readMalachi 1:11

Pray that they will worship God in spirit and truth, offering Him the sacrifices of praise and thanksgiving that He desires.

I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
readRomans 12:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will offer their bodies as living sacrifices, holy and acceptable to God, knowing that this is their spiritual worship.

And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven."
readMatthew 16:17

Pray that God who is in heaven will place believers in the lives of people who need to encounter the gospel and that He will reveal to them the truth of what they hear.

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

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18 people groups

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