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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Bihari of Bangladesh

The Bihari of Bangladesh, numbering approximately 2,085,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a community of Bangladesh. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Bhojpuri is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Bangladesh
People Cluster: Bihari
Primary Language(s): Bhojpuri (bho)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 2,085,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG042921
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Bhojpuri
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Bhojpuri Speakers

Media Resources in Bhojpuri:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

3 films

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Bible Resources in Bhojpuri:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

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Or check out the Bhojpuri bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Bihari 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 Bihari:
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 Bihari of Bangladesh

For my own sake, for my own sake, I do it, for how should my name be profaned? My glory I will not give to another.
readIsaiah 48:11

Pray that those who have been living for their own glory will turn to the One who is worthy of all praise and find their true identity in Him.

No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.
readLuke 13:3

Pray that the lost will repent and believe the gospel, for without it, they will perish.

But Jesus called them to him, saying "Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God."
readLuke 18:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have a burden to share the hope of Christ with children.

And thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, lest I build on someone else's foundation, but as it is written, "Those who have never been told of him will see, and those who have never heard will understand."
readRomans 15:20-21

Pray that God will send believers to cross cultures and proclaim the gospel where Christ has not been named, so that the nations might glorify God for His mercy.

Bihari, Muslim Across Countries (ROP3 - 116075) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
BihariPG042921BihariBangladesh2,085,000Engaged yet UnreachedBhojpuriSunni Islam
BihariPG047183BihariUnited States325Engaged yet UnreachedBhojpuriSunni Islam

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