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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Magar of India

The Magar of India, numbering approximately 349,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic group indigenous to Western Nepal and Northeast India. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Magar is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Himalayan Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: South Himalayan
Primary Language(s): Magar (mgp)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 349,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG041788
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Pray for the Magar of India

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

100%
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Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Magar
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
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Magar, Eastern Speakers

Media Resources in Magar:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Magar:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Magar bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Magar 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 Magar:
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 Magar of India

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
readRomans 3:23

Pray that those who live in fear, guilt and discontentment because of sin will see their need for change, hear, and receive the good news of freedom from sin through Christ.

For your steadfast love is great to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds.
readPsalm 57:10

Pray that God will work, even in the hearts of hard-to-reach people, and that they will rejoice in His steadfast love and faithfulness.

For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.
readHebrews 10:36

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will patiently endure suffering and hardships and do God's will so that they may receive what He has promised.

For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead.
read2 Corinthians 1:8-9

Pray that as people hear and believe the gospel, they will be faithful as they walk through trials and will have an opportunity to be a witness to others in this people group of the goodness of God.

Magar, Eastern Across Countries (ROP3 - 102848) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Eastern MagarPG006207Eastern MagarNepal614,000Engaged yet UnreachedMagarHinduism
MagarPG041788MagarIndia349,000Engaged yet UnreachedMagarHinduism
Eastern MagarPG001234Eastern MagarBhutan9,200Engaged yet UnreachedMagarAnimism

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