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The Tipera of India

The Tipera of India, numbering approximately 810,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are the largest tribal community of India's Tripura state, of Tibeto-Burman origin whose ancestors migrated from the upper Yangtze and Yellow River basins through the Himalayas to found the historic Twipra kingdom. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Kok Borok is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Tipera

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: South Asian Tribal
Primary Language(s): Kok Borok (trp)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 810,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, Dispersed CP Activity
People Group ID: PG041376
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

98%
%
Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kok Borok
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Kok Borok Speakers

Media Resources in Kok Borok:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Kok Borok:

Bible Name (Translation) Video Audio Text
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1 entry

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Or check out the Kok Borok bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Tipera 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 Tipera:
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 Tipera of India

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live.
readJohn 11:25

Pray for the many who have never heard about or understood the importance of what Jesus did for them, asking God to make a way for them to hear that the perfect Son of Man suffered, died, and rose again so that they might be saved.

And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.
read2 Timothy 2:2

Pray that the lost will come to faith in Christ and be discipled in the truth of the gospel, becoming faithful followers of Jesus who, in turn, make disciples themselves.

And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
readPhilippians 1:6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be assured that God will complete the good work He has begun in them until the day of Christ's return.

And he said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."
readLuke 10:2

Ask God to send out laborers into His harvest field, raising up believers from around the world to go and proclaim the kingdom of God with those who need to hear it.

Tipera Across Countries (ROP3 - 110073) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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2 people groups

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▲ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Tripuri PG001215 Tripuri Bangladesh 144,000 No Longer Unreached Kok Borok Hinduism
Tipera PG041376 Tipera India 810,000 Engaged yet Unreached Kok Borok Hinduism

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