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The Indian Hindus of South Africa

The Indian Hindus of South Africa, numbering approximately 1,375,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a South African population descended largely from Indian indentured laborers and migrants who arrived during the colonial era and preserved diverse Hindu traditions from across the Indian subcontinent. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Hindi is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: South Africa
People Cluster: Hindi
Primary Language(s): Hindi (hin)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 1,375,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG042180
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Pray for the Indian Hindus of South Africa

Join others around the world in praying for the lost to be saved, the gospel to advance, the global Church to grow, and for laborers to be sent out and sustained in the harvest.

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

100%
%
Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Hindi
Language Family: Indo-European

80%
%
Hindi Speakers

Media Resources in Hindi:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

3 films

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Bible Resources in Hindi:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Easy-to-Read Version✓✓
Indian Revised Version (OT - Davar Audio)✓
New Hindi Version✓
New Hindi Version - LUMO Christmas Film✓
New Hindi Version - LUMO Easter Film✓
Sab Ki✓✓

6 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Hindi bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Indian Hindus 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 Indian Hindus:
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 Indian Hindus of South Africa

The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
readIsaiah 40:8

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will be freed from the emptiness of fading hopes and find lasting life and truth in the unchanging Word of God.

The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything.
readActs 17:24-25

Pray that the good news will reach everyone in this people group and that many will come to know and serve the one true God who made the world and everything in it and lives today.

I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
readJohn 10:28

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have assurance of eternal life, knowing that no one can snatch them out of the loving hand of Jesus.

And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life.”
readLuke 18:29-30

Pray that God will raise up people to go and share the gospel and help them trust His promise that anyone who has left those they treasure for the sake of the kingdom of God will receive many times more in this life and in the life to come.

Hindi Across Countries (ROP3 - 103789) reported in the following countries:

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14 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
HindiPG000243HindiGermany114,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiPG000641HindiUnited Kingdom736,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiPG001227HindiBhutan17,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiPG010704HindiSingapore12,500Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiPG020236HindiMalaysia69,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiPG022049HindiMyanmar278,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiFolk Hinduism
HindiPG024828HindiPanama16,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
Indian HindusPG042180Indian HindusSouth Africa1,375,000No Longer UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiPG042473HindiFrance95,500Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiPG043407HindiCanada288,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiPG046411HindiOman130,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiPG047203HindiUnited States911,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiPG048753HindiSouth Korea2,700Unengaged and UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiPG016364HindiGuyana32,500Engaged yet UnreachedCaribbean HindustaniHinduism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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