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The Munda of India

The Munda of India, numbering approximately 2,895,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Austroasiatic-speaking tribal group indigenous to northeastern India. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Munda is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Munda-Santal
Primary Language(s): Munda (unx)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 2,895,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG041329
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

72%
%
Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Munda
Language Family: Bookkeeping

100%
%
Munda Speakers

Media Resources in Munda:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Munda:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Munda 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 Munda:
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 Munda of India

For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.
readEphesians 5:8

Pray that those who are lost will turn from the darkness they are walking in and embrace the light, becoming children of light who bear fruit in every good work.

And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed. And the word of the Lord was spreading throughout the whole region.
readActs 13:48-49

Pray that the gospel will spread throughout this whole region and that many will believe and embrace the gift of eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ.

I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
readJohn 10:28

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have assurance of eternal life, knowing that no one can snatch them out of the loving hand of Jesus.

After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go.
readLuke 10:1

Ask God to raise up, send out, and sustain Christians who can go together to share the good news of Jesus with those who need it.

Munda Across Countries (ROP3 - 106893) reported in the following countries:

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4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
MundaPG041329MundaIndia2,895,000No Longer UnreachedMundaHinduism
MundaPG006260MundaNepal9,100No Longer UnreachedMundaHinduism
MundaPG001192MundaBangladesh5,800No Longer UnreachedMundariRoman Catholicism
MundaPG047315MundaUnited States2,800Engaged yet UnreachedMundaHinduism

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

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