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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Ved of India

The Ved of India, numbering approximately 2,700 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a community of Dungarpur, Banswara, and Chittorgarh districts, Rajasthan, their name recalling a title for chief medical practitioners skilled in herbal medicine. Barbering remains traditional, supplemented by agriculture. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Bagri is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Nai
Primary Language(s): Bagri (bgq)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 2,700
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG049878

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

99%
%
Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Bagri
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Bagri Speakers

Media Resources in Bagri:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Bagri:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2014 Edition (Partial NT)✓✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Bagri bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Ved 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 Ved:
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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 Ved of India

Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
readJohn 14:6

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will recognize Him as the only way to the Father and follow Him in faith.

But those that were sown on the good soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.
readMark 4:20

Pray that those who have never encountered the gospel will have the opportunity to receive it, and that it will fall on good soil and bear much fruit.

You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.
readDeuteronomy 6:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will love the Lord their God with all their heart, soul, and might, as they strive to live lives that honor and glorify Him.

"For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: ‘To the unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you."
readActs 17:23

Pray that believers God sends to cross cultures will be sensitive to the spiritual needs of the people they serve, and will proclaim the truth of Christ to them in creative ways that they will understand.

Ved Across Countries (ROP3 - 118901) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
VedPG049878VedIndia2,700Engaged yet UnreachedBagriHinduism

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