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The Rangpuri of Bangladesh

The Rangpuri of Bangladesh, numbering approximately 10,570,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a northern Bangladeshi ethnolinguistic community centered in the Rangpur region and associated with Rangpuri, an Eastern Indo-Aryan language also known locally as Kamtapuri, Rajbongshi, Polia, Bahe, and Deshi Bhasa. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Rangpuri is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Bangladesh
People Cluster: Bengali
Primary Language(s): Rangpuri (rkt)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 10,570,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, Dispersed CP Activity
People Group ID: PG048713

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
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Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Rangpuri
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Rangpuri Speakers

Media Resources in Rangpuri:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film

2 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Rangpuri:

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

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Rangpuri bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Rangpuri 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 Rangpuri:
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 Rangpuri of Bangladesh

For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.
readEphesians 5:8

Pray that those who are lost will turn from the darkness they are walking in and embrace the light, becoming children of light who bear fruit in every good work.

And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
readMatthew 24:14

Pray that the gospel of God's kingdom will reach more people and that they will respond in faith, becoming disciples of Jesus Christ.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
readPsalm 51:10

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will quickly repent when they sin and walk with clean hearts and right spirits as they grow in their relationship with the Lord.

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
readJohn 1:5

Pray that when discouraging days come, those who cross cultures for the sake of the gospel will be comforted as they remember that the light of Christ is stronger than the darkness that surrounds them.

Rangpuri Across Countries (ROP3 - 116947) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▲CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
RangpuriPG048713RangpuriBangladesh10,570,000Engaged yet UnreachedRangpuriSunni Islam

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