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The Jarkhandi Julaha of India

The Jarkhandi Julaha of India, numbering approximately 165,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a historic weaving community of the Indian subcontinent, best known for their long association with hand‑loom textile production, especially cotton cloth. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Sadri is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2025). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Jarkhandi Julaha

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Punjabi
Primary Language(s): Sadri (sck)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 165,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG048444

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Pray for the Jarkhandi Julaha of India

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

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Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Sadri
Language Family: Indo-European

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Sadri Speakers

Media Resources in Sadri:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Sadri:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Indian Evangelical Mission✓
Indian Evangelical Mission✓✓✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Sadri bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Jarkhandi Julaha 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 Jarkhandi Julaha:
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 Jarkhandi Julaha of India

Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.
read1 John 3:8

Pray for those living in darkness to recognize the destructive power of sin and the victory Christ has won over it.

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst."
readJohn 6:35

Pray that the lost will come to Jesus and believe in Him, never to hunger or thirst again.

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations shall worship before you.
readPsalm 22:27

Pray that all families of the nations will worship the Lord in spirit and in truth.

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
readEphesians 6:12

Ask God to give those He sends to cross cultures the discernment they need to recognize the spiritual battle they are fighting. Pray God will protect their faith as they abide in Him.

Julaha (Sadri) Across Countries (ROP3 - 118935) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Jarkhandi JulahaPG048444Jarkhandi JulahaIndia165,000Engaged yet UnreachedSadriHinduism

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