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The Jadupetia of India

The Jadupetia of India, numbering approximately 5,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Khotta-speaking caste community of Bihar also known as Chitrakar. Traditionally engaged in agriculture, they are now largely agricultural laborers and coal-mine workers. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Kudmali is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Bihari
Primary Language(s): Kudmali (kyw)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 5,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG049729

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Pray for the Jadupetia of India

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

99%
%
Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kudmali
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Kudmali Speakers

Media Resources in Kudmali:

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Bible Resources in Kudmali:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Jadupetia 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 Jadupetia:
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 Jadupetia of India

For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.
readPsalm 62:1

Pray that those who are troubled and don't know about the God who saves will hear the good news and find rest in the one true God who can offer salvation for their souls.

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
read1 John 1:5

As mobile phones, radio, and satellite television, and other technologies become more available worldwide, pray for people who are developing digital gospel resources so that others can easily access the gospel.

But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.
readHebrews 10:39

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, and faithfully follow God, they will share Christ boldly with those around them.

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.
readPsalm 8:1

Pray that God will raise up people who love Him and are able and willing to go to and share the hope of the gospel with those who don't know it. Pray that everyone will see His name as majestic in all the earth!

Jadupetia Across Countries (ROP3 - 117794) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
JadupetiaPG049729JadupetiaIndia5,000Engaged yet UnreachedKudmaliHinduism

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