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The Sondhi of India

The Sondhi of India, numbering approximately 728,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Hindu agricultural caste in central India that claims descent from Rajputs but is generally considered an OBC (intermediate) community, historically transitioning from minor warrior groups to peasant farmers. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Malvi is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Rajasthani
Primary Language(s): Malvi (mup)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 728,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG041416
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Pray for the Sondhi of India

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

99%
%
Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Malvi
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
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Malvi Speakers

Media Resources in Malvi:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Malvi:

Bible Name (Translation) Video Audio Text
2012 Malvoday and New Life Literature (वर्जन नाम – मालवोदय) ✓ ✓ ✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Malvi bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Sondhi 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 Sondhi:
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 Sondhi of India

You visit the earth and water it; you greatly enrich it; the river of God is full of water; you provide their grain, for so you have prepared it.
readPsalm 65:9

Give thanks for God's provision in nature, and pray that those who don't know Him will recognize His hand, desire to know their Creator, and hear the truth that Jesus is the solution to the world's greatest need.

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.
readPsalm 1:1-2

Pray that God will call out many sons and daughters from among them and give them a deep love for His Word.

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations shall worship before you.
readPsalm 22:27

Pray that all families of the nations will worship the Lord in spirit and in truth.

Go your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.
readLuke 10:3

Ask God to raise up and send humble believers who will depend on Him as they go out like lambs among wolves to share the good news with those who need to hear it.

Sondhia Across Countries (ROP3 - 113660) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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1 people group

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▼ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Sondhi PG041416 Sondhi India 728,000 Engaged yet Unreached Malvi Hinduism

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