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The Sansi of India

The Sansi of India, numbering approximately 368,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a traditionally nomadic people of northwestern India, especially Rajasthan and Punjab, organized through patrilineal descent and historically stigmatized under British colonial criminal-tribe laws. They mostly adhere to Folk Hinduism and Sansi is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Hindi
Primary Language(s): Sansi (ssi)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Hinduism
Population: 368,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG041561
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Pray for the Sansi of India

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

99%
%
Folk Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Sansi
Language Family: Indo-European

70%
%
Sansi Speakers

Media Resources in Sansi:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Sansi:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Sansi bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Sansi 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 Sansi:
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 Sansi of India

For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.
readEphesians 5:8

Pray that those who are lost will turn from the darkness they are walking in and embrace the light, becoming children of light who bear fruit in every good work.

Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
readIsaiah 43:19

Pray that the lost will see the new thing God can do in their lives and trust in His plan and purpose for them.

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.
readRevelation 21:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and walk through challenges, they will find comfort in God's promise of a beautiful future when there is no pain or suffering for those who belong to Christ.

And through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.
readColossians 1:20

As believers cross cultures to tell others about Jesus, praise God for allowing them to be a part of His reconciling all things to Himself, asking Him to help them remember their role in His beautiful plan of salvation for others.

Sansi Across Countries (ROP3 - 117184) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
SansiPG041561SansiIndia368,000Engaged yet UnreachedSansiFolk Hinduism

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