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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

For my own sake, for my own sake, I do it, for how should my name be profaned? My glory I will not give to another.
readIsaiah 48:11

Pray that those who have been living for their own glory will turn to the One who is worthy of all praise and find their true identity in Him.

For your steadfast love is great to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds.
readPsalm 57:10

Pray that God will work, even in the hearts of hard-to-reach people, and that they will rejoice in His steadfast love and faithfulness.

My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.
readJohn 10:29

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice as they remember that they can never lose their salvation

I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessing.
read1 Corinthians 9:23

Ask God to give believers a deep desire to share the gospel with those who don't know the truth about God's redemption plan, and to provide them with opportunities to do so cross-culturally.

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

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group ID ▲NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
RanchiPG048900RanchiIndia83,000No Longer UnreachedAndaman Creole HindiRoman Catholicism

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