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The Spiti Tibetans of India

The Spiti Tibetans of India, numbering approximately 14,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Tibetan cultural people indigenous to the high-altitude Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh, whose isolated Himalayan homeland preserves a strong monastic tradition rooted in Tibetan Buddhism. They mostly adhere to Tibetan Buddhism and Spiti Bhoti is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Tibetan Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Tibetan
Primary Language(s): Spiti Bhoti (spt)
Primary Religion(s): Tibetan Buddhism
Population: 14,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG049234

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Pray for the Spiti Tibetans of India

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Tibetan Buddhism
Religious Affiliation: Buddhism

90%
%
Tibetan Buddhism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Spiti Bhoti
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Spiti Bhoti Speakers

Media Resources in Spiti Bhoti:

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Bible Resources in Spiti Bhoti:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Spiti Tibetans 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 Spiti Tibetans:
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 Spiti Tibetans of India

"For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God." Those who heard it said, "Then who can be saved?" But he said "What is impossible with man is possible with God."
readLuke 18:25-27

Pray that the lost who think they have everything they need will recognize their spiritual poverty apart from Jesus and turn to Him in faith.

After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, ‘Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb’
readRevelation 7:9-10

Pray that many people will receive the gospel and will be part of the great multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language, clothed in white robes and palm branches, proclaiming salvation belongs to our God.

I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
readPsalm 121:1-2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and experience hardship, God will remind them that their help comes from the One who made heaven and earth and that He is powerful to meet their needs.

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.
readEphesians 6:10

Ask God to strengthen believers with His mighty power so that as they cross cultures to share the gospel, they will stand firm against the schemes of the enemy.

Spiti Bhoti Across Countries (ROP3 - 117062) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
Spiti TibetansPG049234Spiti TibetansIndia14,500Engaged yet UnreachedSpiti BhotiTibetan Buddhism

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