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The Chamar (Bagheli) of India

The Chamar (Bagheli) of India, numbering approximately 116,000 people, are No Longer Unreached.
They are described as a significant community of northern India, traditionally associated with leather work and tanning. Over time, many Chamars have moved away from their traditional occupation and are now part of the broader agricultural and urban labor force and can also be known as Mochi, Ahirwar, Chamehar, Chamar, Jatav, Ramdasia, Dohar, Chambhar.
They are an Indigenous people, with Chamar as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Chamar people cluster of the South Asian Peoples.
Their primary religion is Hinduism.
They primarily speak Bagheli.

Unengaged and Unreached

The Chamar (Bagheli) are Unengaged and Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Unreached yet Engaged

The Chamar (Bagheli) 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.

No longer Unreached

The Chamar (Bagheli) are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

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