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The Byadh of India

The Byadh of India, numbering approximately 1,200 people, are Unengaged and Unreached.
They are described as a little-known Bengali-speaking community of Nadia, Burdwan and Murshidabad districts whose name derives from badh, meaning killing, and who trace descent from Kalketu Byadh. They traditionally catch and sell birds.
They are an Indigenous people in the Bengali people cluster of the South Asian Peoples affinity bloc.
Bengali is their primary language and Hinduism is their primary religion.

Unengaged and Unreached

The Byadh 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 Byadh 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 Byadh 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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