Rajgond Gond in India


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Largest Religion
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* Data can be from various sources including official census, agencies, and local research. Data from these sources can sometimes differ even by orders of magnitude. Joshua Project attempts to present a conservative, balanced estimate.

Introduction / History

They converted to Islam from among the Gond tribe about 300 years ago. They are also called Dao Muslim Jamat. The Muslim Raj Gonds live mainly in Nagpur in Maharashtra. Some live in Madhya Pradesh.


What Are Their Lives Like?

The Muslim Raj Gond are mainly endogamous (they prefer marriages within the community) but no longer use clan exogamy (marrying someone from a different clan). Urdu is now their preferred language.


What Are Their Beliefs?

They are connected to Tableeghi Jamat or Tablighi Jamaat, a Sunni Islam missionary organization. The Tablighi Jamaat encourage those they influence to return to the ways of early Sunni Islam, specifically in regards to clothing, rituals and outward behavior.


What Are Their Needs?

The Muslim Raj Gonds need a sin-free Savior to offer them abundant life.


Prayer Points

Pray that God will give them dreams and visions leading them to the only Savior, Jesus Christ. Pray for a disciple making movement for the Muslim Raj Gonds. Pray for intercessors and workers to go to them.


Scripture Prayers for the Gond Rajgond in India.


Profile Source:   Keith Carey  

People Name General Gond Rajgond
People Name in Country Gond Rajgond
Natural Name Rajgond Gond
Alternate Names Raj Gond; गोंद राजगोंद
Population this Country 1,375,000
Population all Countries 1,375,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group No
Pioneer Workers Needed 27
PeopleID3 21036
ROP3 Code 117886
Country India
Region Asia, South
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 11  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Total States on file 4
Largest States
Chhattisgarh
597,000
Maharashtra
401,000
Odisha
245,000
Madhya Pradesh
132,000
Districts Interactive map, listing and data download
Specialized Website South Asia Peoples
Country India
Region Asia, South
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 11  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Total States 4
  Chhattisgarh 597,000
  Maharashtra 401,000
  Odisha 245,000
  Madhya Pradesh 132,000
Website South Asia Peoples
Primary Religion: Hinduism
Major Religion Percent *
Buddhism
0.06 %
Christianity  (Evangelical Unknown)
0.53 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
93.82 %
Islam
0.09 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
5.50 %
* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.
Primary Language Gondi, Northern (235,000 speakers)
Language Code gno   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 26
Secondary Languages
(only 15 largest shown)
Marathi
219,000
Chhattisgarhi
189,000
Odia
152,000
Hindi
121,000
Gondi, Adilabad
101,000
Bhatri
57,000
Koya
38,000
Duruwa
31,000
Halbi
18,000
Pengo
8,500
Telugu
5,400
Sadri, Oraon
900
Sadri
800
Kisan
800
Korwa
500
Primary Language Gondi, Northern (235,000 speakers)
Language Code gno   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 26
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown)
  Marathi 219,000
  Chhattisgarhi 189,000
  Odia 152,000
  Hindi 121,000
  Gondi, Adilabad 101,000
  Bhatri 57,000
  Koya 38,000
  Duruwa 31,000
  Halbi 18,000
  Pengo 8,500
  Telugu 5,400
  Sadri, Oraon 900
  Sadri 800
  Kisan 800
  Korwa 500
People Groups Speaking Gondi, Northern

Primary Language:  Gondi, Northern

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (1872-1987)
Bible-New Testament Yes  (1994-1996)
Bible-Complete No
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Audio Recordings Audio Bible teaching Global Recordings Network
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Film / Video Indigitube.tv Video / Animation Create International
Film / Video Jesus Film: view in Gondi, Northern Jesus Film Project
Film / Video My Last Day video, anime Jesus Film Project
Film / Video World Christian Videos World Christian Videos
General Scripture Earth Gospel resources links Scripture Earth
Text / Printed Matter Jesus Messiah comic book General / Other
Photo Source Ramesh Lalwani - Flickr  Creative Commons 
Map Source People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project  
Profile Source Keith Carey 
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