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The Ranchi of India

The Ranchi of India, numbering approximately 83,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a term for migrant laborers from the Chotanagpur belt settled on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, encompassing Oraon, Munda, and other groups. Forestry, public works, and marine service remain common. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Andaman Creole Hindi is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: South Asian Christian
Primary Language(s): Andaman Creole Hindi (hca)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 83,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG048900

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Pray for the Ranchi of India

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

56%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Andaman Creole Hindi
Language Family: Indo-European

75%
%
Andaman Hindi Creole Speakers

Media Resources in Andaman Creole Hindi:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Andaman Creole Hindi:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Andaman Creole Hindi bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Ranchi are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Ranchi:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Ranchi of India

I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.
readGenesis 3:15

Pray that those without Christ will hear the words of Genesis 1-3 in their own language, and desire to know their Creator and His provision of salvation.

"Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool."
readIsaiah 1:18

Pray that God will make a way for the gospel to reach many through means they can understand and access, that they will receive the good news with joy, and that they will experience complete forgiveness and cleansing from their sin that Jesus offers through His sacrifice.

For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
readRomans 10:13

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and sometimes have doubts, God will help them remember and trust the power of Jesus to save them from their sins.

And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.
read2 Corinthians 12:28

Ask God to raise up believers who will faithfully proclaim the good news and equip others to do the same.

Ranchi Across Countries (ROP3 - 117126) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
RanchiPG048900RanchiIndia83,000No Longer UnreachedAndaman Creole HindiRoman Catholicism

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