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The Gamit of India

The Gamit of India, numbering approximately 658,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Scheduled Tribe migrant from Goa now settled in Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan under names including Gamta, Gavit, and Vasava, traditionally agriculturists who in Rajasthan work as contract labor for other communities. They mostly adhere to Folk Hinduism and Gamit is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: South Asian Tribal
Primary Language(s): Gamit (gbl)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Hinduism
Population: 658,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG041462
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

89%
%
Folk Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Gamit
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Gamit Speakers

Media Resources in Gamit:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Gamit:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Gamit 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 Gamit:
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 Gamit of India

I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me.
readProverbs 8:17

As many search for hope, pray they will discover materials that will lead them to Jesus and explain the gospel in a way they will resonate with.

After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, “Follow me.” And leaving everything, he rose and followed him.
readLuke 5:27-28

Prat that God will prepare many hearts to meet Him when He says, “Follow Me!” and that they will respond in faith, leaving everything behind to follow Him.

More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
readRomans 5:11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice in what God has done for them and will help others know how they can also be reconciled to God.

And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”
readRomans 10:15

Pray that God will call many believers who will obediently go and share the gospel with those who desperately need it.

Gamit Across Countries (ROP3 - 112042) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
GamitPG041462GamitIndia658,000No Longer UnreachedGamitFolk Hinduism

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