Subgroups: 1
Subgroup Name | Population ▼ | |
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Balkamble | 1,700 |
Dhor people are a community of tanners. Thus, their name came from dhor, the word for "cattle." Though they have always been tanners, commonly Dhor people become day laborers when leather and other necessary raw materials are not available. Typically, they buy raw leather hides from slaughterhouses that they tan and sell to those who make shoes.
The Dhor people are most likely to live either in India's Maharashtra or Karnataka states. A little over half of them live in urban areas, so it is possible to reach them in an urban center like Mumbai.
They consider themselves to be equal to the much more numerous Chamars, India's most noted leather workers. The more fortunate among these people of low status take advantage of India's "reservation" system, which gives them the opportunity to become white-collar workers, doctors, teachers or engineers.
The Dhor people are Hindus. Hinduism is a catch all term for all the indigenous religions of South Asia. That means they can worship any number of gods or none at all.
The Dhor people need the chance to respond to Jesus’ offer of abundant life. As it stands, someone will need to go to them as Christ’s ambassadors.
They speak Marathi, the language of Maharashtra, and there are many Christian materials in this language. Pray for these materials to find their way into Dhor homes.
Pray for believers in Mumbai to reach out to the Dhor people and persevere until there are Dhor churches that plant more churches.
Pray for the Dhor people to have a spiritual desire for truth that will lead them to embrace the Lord no matter what the cost.
Scripture Prayers for the Dhor in India.
Profile Source: Joshua Project |
People Name General | Dhor |
People Name in Country | Dhor |
Alternate Names | Dhor Kakkaya; Dhor Kakkayya; Dhori Kakkaya; Dohor; Kakkayya; Kankayya; ढोर |
Population this Country | 177,000 |
Population all Countries | 177,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 4 |
People ID | 16712 |
ROP3 Code | 111948 |
ROP25 Code | 302078 |
ROP25 Name | Dhor |
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 | 12 | ||||||||||||
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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 | 12 |
Maharashtra 138,000 | |
Karnataka 35,000 | |
Telangana 2,500 | |
Gujarat 600 | |
Tamil Nadu 500 | |
Goa 300 | |
Delhi 100 | |
Andhra Pradesh 80 | |
Rajasthan 80 | |
Kerala 50 | |
Dadra and Nagar Have 40 | |
Daman and Diu 30 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.64 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.03 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
99.02 %
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Islam |
0.00 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.30 %
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Unknown |
0.00 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Primary Language | Marathi (109,000 speakers) | ||||||
Language Code | mar Ethnologue Listing | ||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | ||||||
Total Languages | 7 | ||||||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Marathi (109,000 speakers) |
Language Code | mar Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 7 |
Secondary Languages | |
Kannada 25,000 | |
Konkani 9,900 | |
Hindi 2,800 | |
Gujarati 1,700 | |
Telugu 1,100 | |
Konkani, Goan 200 | |
People Groups | Speaking Marathi |
Primary Language: Marathi
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1807-1957) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1811-1982) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1821-2022) |
FCBH NT (www.bible.is) | Online |
YouVersion NT (www.bible.com) | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Photo Source | Anonymous |
Map Source | People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project. |
Profile Source | Joshua Project |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |