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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

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:
TitleLink
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 if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.
readRomans 5:10

Pray that any who may be enemies of God will grasp the depth of God's love demonstrated through Christ's death for the ungodly, and be reconciled to Him.

And he said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
readLuke 7:50

Pray for the good news of Jesus Christ to reach many so that they can place their faith in Him and have lasting hope.

"...I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."
readMatthew 16:18b

Pray that God will build and grow His Church among this people.

For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods.
readPsalm 96:4

Pray that God will raise up believers to declare His glory among the lost, so that they may know that He is great and greatly to be praised, that He is exalted above all gods.

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

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
RangpuriPG048713RangpuriBangladesh10,570,000Engaged yet UnreachedRangpuriSunni Islam

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