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The Bairwa of India

The Bairwa of India, numbering approximately 1,385,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Rajasthani-origin community of Delhi with clan-based social organization, traditionally engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. They trace their name to Birawal, a Bal Rajput ancestor, and many now work in government and private service. They mostly adhere to Folk Hinduism and Marwari (India) is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Rajasthani
Primary Language(s): Marwari (India) (rwr)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Hinduism
Population: 1,385,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, Concentrated CP Activity
People Group ID: PG041402
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

99%
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Folk Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Marwari (India)
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Marwari (India) Speakers

Media Resources in Marwari (India):

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Bible Resources in Marwari (India):

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Bairwa 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 Bairwa:
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 Bairwa of India

For who is God, but the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God?
readPsalm 18:31

As people look to their own efforts for hope, pray they will have the opportunity to learn and believe in the Lord, who is the only Rock worthy of their faith.

And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.
read1 John 4:21

Pray that the good news of God's love will reach everyone in this people group, and that His love will compel them to love others as Christ has loved us.

My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.
readJohn 10:29

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice as they remember that they can never lose their salvation

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
readJohn 3:16

Pray that God will send and sustain believers to cross cultures and share the gospel with the lost. Ask that He will give them His heart for the lost and that many will believe in Him and not perish but have eternal life.

Bairwa Across Countries (ROP3 - 111425) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
BairwaPG041402BairwaIndia1,385,000Engaged yet UnreachedMarwari (India)Folk Hinduism

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