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The Mara Chin of India

The Mara Chin of India, numbering approximately 34,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the Chin State of Myanmar and India's northeastern states. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Mara is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Chin, Mara

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Kuki-Chin (Zo)
Primary Language(s): Mara (mrh)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 34,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG042043
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Pray for the Mara Chin of India

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

68%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Mara
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Mara Speakers

Media Resources in Mara:

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Bible Resources in Mara:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Mara Chin 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 Mara Chin:
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 Mara Chin of India

The LORD has heard my plea; the LORD accepts my prayer.
readPsalm 6:9

Pray that lost people will hear the gospel and place their faith in Christ, knowing that He hears their plea and accepts their prayer.

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
readHebrews 4:12

Pray for God's Word to be accessible to everyone in this people group in a way they will resonate with so that many will engage with it, receive it, and share it with others.

And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness.
readActs 4:29

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and face rejection by unbelievers in their communities, God will give them discernment, boldness, and encouragement to speak His Word.

"Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."
readJohn 7:38

Ask God to raise up believers and sustain them as they cross cultures to share hope with those who need it. Pray that many might come to know Christ and that streams of living water will flow from their hearts so they will never thirst again.

Chin, Mara Across Countries (ROP3 - 106301) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Mara ChinPG042043Mara ChinIndia34,500No Longer UnreachedMaraProtestantism
Mara ChinPG009481Mara ChinMyanmar25,000No Longer UnreachedMaraProtestantism
Mara ChinPG050341Mara ChinUnited States30No Longer UnreachedMaraProtestantism

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