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The Jains (Kannada) of India

The Jains (Kannada) of India, numbering approximately 621,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a pan-Indian ethnoreligious community united by the Jain religious tradition. They comprise numerous regional and caste-based communities that typically retain their local languages and cultural identities. They mostly adhere to Jainism and Kannada is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Jains (Kannada)

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: South Asian Jain
Primary Language(s): Kannada (kan)
Primary Religion(s): Jainism
Population: 621,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG047961

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Pray for the Jains (Kannada) of India

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Jainism
Religious Affiliation: Other

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Jainism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kannada
Language Family: Dravidian

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Kannada Speakers

Media Resources in Kannada:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

3 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Kannada:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Easy-to-Read Version✓✓
Indian Revised Version✓✓
Kannada Contemporary Translation✓

3 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Kannada bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Jains (Kannada) 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 Jains (Kannada):
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 Jains (Kannada) of India

All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one.
readRomans 3:12

Pray that those who are enslaved to sin will admit their need for a Savior, acknowledging that no one is righteous.

The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place that you appointed for them.
readPsalm 104:8

Pray that they will see the hand of God in the beauty and order of the natural world, and that they will worship Him as the Creator and Sustainer of all things.

And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”
readRomans 10:15

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be eager to proclaim the good news of peace, knowing that the Lord has called them to this task.

I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessing.
read1 Corinthians 9:23

Ask God to give believers a deep desire to share the gospel with those who don't know the truth about God's redemption plan, and to provide them with opportunities to do so cross-culturally.

Jain (Kannada) Across Countries (ROP3 - 116464) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
Jains (Kannada)PG047961Jains (Kannada)India621,000Engaged yet UnreachedKannadaJainism

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