Dhor in India

The Dhor have only been reported in India
Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
Progress Gauge
* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.

Subgroups: 1

Subgroup Name Population
Balkamble 1,700

Introduction / History

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.


What Are Their Lives Like?

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.


What Are Their Beliefs?

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.


What Are Their Needs?

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.


Prayer Points

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
Largest States
Maharashtra
138,000
Karnataka
35,000
Telangana
2,500
Gujarat
600
Tamil Nadu
500
Goa
300
Delhi
100
Rajasthan
80
Andhra Pradesh
80
Kerala
50
Dadra and Nagar Have
40
Daman and Diu
30
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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
  Rajasthan 80
  Andhra Pradesh 80
  Kerala 50
  Dadra and Nagar Have 40
  Daman and Diu 30
Website South Asia Peoples
Primary Religion: Hinduism
Major Religion Percent *
Buddhism
0.64 %
Christianity  (Evangelical Unknown)
0.03 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
99.02 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.30 %
Unknown
0.00 %
* 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
Kannada
25,000
Konkani
9,900
Hindi
2,800
Gujarati
1,700
Telugu
1,100
Konkani, Goan
200
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

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Bible-Portions Yes  (1807-1957)
Bible-New Testament Yes  (1811-1982)
Bible-Complete Yes  (1821-2022)
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Map Source People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project.  
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