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The Bania (Haryanvi) of India

The Bania (Haryanvi) of India, numbering approximately 788,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached.
They are described as a cluster of merchant and trading communities traditionally associated with commerce, finance, and accounting.
They are an Indigenous people in the Bania people cluster of the South Asian Peoples affinity bloc.
Haryanvi is their primary language and Hinduism is their primary religion.

Unengaged and Unreached

The Bania (Haryanvi) 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 Bania (Haryanvi) 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 Bania (Haryanvi) 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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