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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Bansi of India

The Bansi of India, numbering approximately 2,200 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Scheduled Caste community of temple musicians in the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh, traditionally flute players attached to temples. They are also known as Dhadhi, speak Chambiali. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Chambeali is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Nepali-Pahari
Primary Language(s): Chambeali (cdh)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 2,200
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG049360
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Pray for the Bansi of India

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

99%
%
Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Chambeali
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Chambeali Speakers

Media Resources in Chambeali:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Chambeali:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Bansi 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 Bansi:
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 Bansi 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.

As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.
readMatthew 13:23

Pray that their hearts will have good soil that receives the Word, understands it, and bears fruit for God's kingdom.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
read2 Corinthians 5:17

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will understand and experience the truth that in Christ, they are a new creation, and the old has gone and the new has come.

I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.
readPsalm 139:14

Praise God for His creativity and power, and pray that He will raise up men and women from among them who are in awe of all He has done and want to go share the hope of Christ with others.

Bansi Across Countries (ROP3 - 111456) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
BansiPG049360BansiIndia2,200Engaged yet UnreachedChambealiHinduism

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