Subgroups: 1
Subgroup Name | Population ▼ | |
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Balkamble | 1,700 |
The 157,000 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.
They speak Marathi, the language of Maharastra, 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 is a strong Dhor church.
Scripture Prayers for the Dhor in India.
Profile Source: Global Prayer Digest |
People Name General | Dhor |
People Name in Country | Dhor |
Alternate Names | Dhor Kakkaya; Dhor Kakkayya; Dhori Kakkaya; Dohor; Kakkayya; Kankayya; ढोर |
Population this Country | 179,000 |
Population all Countries | 179,000 |
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 |
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 137,000 | |
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 30 | |
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) |
Bible-NT Audio | 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 | Global Prayer Digest |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |