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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Gujjar (Kashmiri) of India

The Gujjar (Kashmiri) of India, numbering approximately 1,220,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a community descended from Gurjar pastoralists who migrated from Gujarat through the Indus valley into the Himalayan foothills, now transhumant herders across Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh distinct from the region's Kashmiri-speaking majority. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Kashmiri is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Gujjar
Primary Language(s): Kashmiri (kas)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 1,220,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, Concentrated CP Activity
People Group ID: PG041924
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

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Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kashmiri
Language Family: Indo-European

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Kashmiri Speakers

Media Resources in Kashmiri:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

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Bible Resources in Kashmiri:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Kashmiri bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Gujjar (Kashmiri) 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 Gujjar (Kashmiri):
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 Gujjar (Kashmiri) of India

For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.
readPsalm 62:1

Pray that those who are troubled and don't know about the God who saves will hear the good news and find rest in the one true God who can offer salvation for their souls.

For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.
readRomans 5:10

Pray that God will remove obstacles to the gospel so that many will see the hope He offers through the death, burial, and resurrection of His Son, and be transformed from being enemies to being His friends.

The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot... indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
readPsalm 16:5-6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and face hardship, they will remember that God is their portion and cup and that He has a beautiful inheritance for them.

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

Praise the God who is able to make a way forward, even when it seems impossible. Ask Him to do a new thing among this people group specifically and among the nations, raising up believers to go and share the gospel with individuals and places where it has not flourished before.

Gujjar, Muslim Across Countries (ROP3 - 112161) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Gujjar (Kashmiri)PG041924Gujjar (Kashmiri)India1,220,000Engaged yet UnreachedKashmiriSunni Islam
GujjarsPG006353GujjarsPakistan348,000Engaged yet UnreachedGujariSunni Islam

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