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The Rehar of India

The Rehar of India, numbering approximately 3,800 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Scheduled Caste of Chamba and Kangra districts, Himachal Pradesh, traditionally itinerant makers of base-metal ornaments for Gaddi women. Agriculture and share-cropping now supplement this craft. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Gaddi is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Hindi
Primary Language(s): Gaddi (gbk)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 3,800
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG049060
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

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Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Gaddi
Language Family: Indo-European

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Gaddi Speakers

Media Resources in Gaddi:

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Bible Resources in Gaddi:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Rehar 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 Rehar:
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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 Rehar of India

If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
read1 John 1:9

Pray that God, who is faithful and just, will open the eyes of those who are lost and draw them to confess their sins and trust in Him to grant forgiveness.

Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near.
readIsaiah 55:6

Pray that the lost will seek the Lord while He may be found and call upon Him while He is near, for He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.

Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.
readPsalm 51:9

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have confidence that God has turned His face from their sins and forgiven their iniquities.

Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.
read3 John 1:2

Ask God to grant protection and good health — both physical and spiritual — to those He sends cross-culturally to share the gospel.

Rehar Across Countries (ROP3 - 113450) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▲ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Rehar PG049060 Rehar India 3,800 Engaged yet Unreached Gaddi Hinduism

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