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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Deaf Indians of India

The Deaf Indians of India, numbering approximately 13,620,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a community of individuals who are culturally Deaf and actively participate in Deaf culture, often using sign language as their primary means of communication. They mostly adhere to Folk Hinduism and Indian Sign Language is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Deaf
Primary Language(s): Indian Sign Language (ins)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Hinduism
Population: 13,620,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG047795
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Pray for the Deaf Indians of India

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

74%
%
Folk Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Indian Sign Language
Language Family: Sign Language

100%
%
Indian Sign Language Speakers

Media Resources in Indian Sign Language:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Indian Sign Language:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Indian Sign Language bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Deaf Indians 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 Deaf Indians:
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 Deaf Indians of India

Hear, O LORD, and be merciful to me! O LORD, be my helper!
readPsalm 30:10

Pray that people in the depths of despair and suffering and living outside of relationship with Christ will cry out to the Lord and find help, peace, and joy in Him.

And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child.
readLuke 2:17

Pray that the lost will receive the good news of salvation in God's Son, have hearts eager to share it with others, and that all who hear will respond with wonder and faith!

I will sing of the steadfast love of the Lord, forever; with my mouth I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.
readPsalm 89:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will declare and record His faithfulness and love to be passed on from generation to generation.

Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.
readEphesians 6:13

Pray that God will send believers to the lost of this people group and that, as they share the gospel, they will take up the whole armor of God so that they can stand firm when trials come.

Deaf Indian Across Countries (ROP3 - 116511) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Deaf IndiansPG047795Deaf IndiansIndia13,620,000Engaged yet UnreachedIndian Sign LanguageFolk Hinduism

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