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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Khampa of India

The Khampa of India, numbering approximately 2,800 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Scheduled Tribe of Himachal Pradesh descended from Tibetan migrants who arrived roughly a century ago, named for Kham, a region of Tibet. Once sheep-herders, they are now itinerant traders and shopkeepers, following Tibetan Buddhism. They mostly adhere to Tibetan Buddhism and Khams Tibetan is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Tibetan Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Tibetan
Primary Language(s): Khams Tibetan (khg)
Primary Religion(s): Tibetan Buddhism
Population: 2,800
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG049389

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Tibetan Buddhism
Religious Affiliation: Buddhism

65%
%
Tibetan Buddhism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Khams Tibetan
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Tibetan, Khams Speakers

Media Resources in Khams Tibetan:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Khams Tibetan:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
New Tibetan Version (Modern Literary)✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Khams Tibetan bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Khampa 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 Khampa:
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 Khampa of India

For God is the King of all the earth; sing praises with a psalm!
readPsalm 47:7

Pray for those who live for idols that will never satisfy their hearts, asking that someone will tell them that God is the King of all the earth so that they will turn to Him in repentance and praise.

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.

Sanctify them in the truth, your word is truth.
readJohn 17:17

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will experience freedom from sin as God sanctifies them in the truth of His Word.

Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
read2 Corinthians 5:20

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will be His ambassadors, faithfully imploring people on Christ's behalf to be reconciled to God through Jesus.

Khampa Across Countries (ROP3 - 117269) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KhampaPG049389KhampaIndia2,800Engaged yet UnreachedKhams TibetanTibetan Buddhism

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