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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Bhansala of India

The Bhansala of India, numbering approximately 346,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Gujarat Hindu community whose name derives from bhanu (sun) and sali (worshipper), meaning worshippers of the sun god. Traditionally farmers and traders of old gunny bags. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Kachhi is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Marathi-Konkani
Primary Language(s): Kachhi (kfr)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 346,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG041560
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

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Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kachhi
Language Family: Indo-European

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Kacchi Speakers

Media Resources in Kachhi:

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Bible Resources in Kachhi:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Bhansala 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 Bhansala:
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 Bhansala of India

Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God's kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off.
readRomans 11:22

Pray that God will transform those who persist in unbelief and, in His everlasting kindness, graft them into His family.

And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child.
readLuke 2:17

Pray that the lost will receive the good news of salvation in God's Son, have hearts eager to share it with others, and that all who hear will respond with wonder and faith!

Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!
readPsalm 100:3-4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be in awe of the Lord God, their Creator, and will give Him thanksgiving and praise.

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe."
readJohn 6:35-36

Praise God for the things such as bread that He has provided as natural conversation bridges to the gospel. Pray that believers will use any bridges He provides to share the gospel with those who do not yet know the good news.

Bhansala Across Countries (ROP3 - 111701) reported in the following countries:

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PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
BhansalaPG041560BhansalaIndia346,000Engaged yet UnreachedKachhiHinduism

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