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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:
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 Ved of India

He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him
readLuke 10:34

Pray that the lost among them will experience the kind of compassion Jesus taught His followers to show others, and that they will trust in Him because He is the one who brings healing to the broken and lost.

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
readJohn 8:12

Pray that many will come to know Jesus, the light of the world, and have the light of life instead of walking in darkness.

Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.
readMatthew 18:19

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they find other believers to pray with, and that they will trust God to answer their requests according to His will.

The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him.
readJohn 1:9-10

Pray for those God might send to share the gospel here. Ask that they will grow closer to Jesus and be compelled to share His good news with people who don't know it.

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

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
VedPG049878VedIndia2,700Engaged yet UnreachedBagriHinduism

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