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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Khatri (Dogri) of India

The Khatri (Dogri) of India, numbering approximately 56,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as a major trading caste that originated in Punjab and spread across northern and western India, claiming Kshatriya descent. Business and moneylending remain their main occupations, and many have entered industry and the professions They are an Indigenous people, with Khatri as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Punjabi people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Hinduism. They primarily speak Dogri.

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Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Punjabi
Primary Language(s): Dogri (dgo)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 56,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, Concentrated CP Activity
People Group ID: PG048321

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

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Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Dogri
Language Family: Indo-European

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Dogri Speakers

Media Resources in Dogri:

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Bible Resources in Dogri:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Khatri (Dogri) 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 Khatri (Dogri):
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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 Khatri (Dogri) of India

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.
readRevelation 3:20

Pray that those who have not opened their hearts to Jesus will hear His knock and invite Him in as their Savior and Lord.

Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength!
readPsalm 96:7

Pray that entire households will come to faith in Jesus and that God will bless their families with faith in Him for generations to come.

For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins.
readHebrews 10:26

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will live with reverence for God and not deliberately keep sinning after they receive the knowledge of the truth.

After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go.
readLuke 10:1

Ask God to raise up, send out, and sustain Christians who can go together to share the good news of Jesus with those who need it.

Khatri (Dogri) Across Countries (ROP3 - 118784) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
Khatri (Dogri)PG048321Khatri (Dogri)India56,500Engaged yet UnreachedDogriHinduism

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