Traditionally the Dhobi people washed laundry. One of their subgroups are the Sribastab. This subgroup lives in the Indian states of Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
When a Dhobi girl marries, her dowry usually contains just a few items, but almost always an iron. After the men wash the customers' clothes, the women iron them and keep the money they earn to pay for household expenses. Mothers teach the girls to iron at an early age, and boys help their fathers by washing the smaller articles of clothing and by delivering packages of clean clothes to their owners. Today many of them own businesses or work in government jobs, especially since their livelihood is not what it used to be.
Most of the Dhobis follow popular Hinduism and worship local gods as well as the washing stones. The vast majority remain Hindu, but they have contact with other communities. Hindus have a pragmatic view of the spirit world. Therefore, the Dhobi people often worship whatever spiritual force they believe will help them with health and economic issues.
Since many of their customers are starting to use washing machines, many Sribastab Dhobi are facing unemployment. They need job security and job training.
Pray that the Dhobi people will hear the gospel and discover that only Jesus Christ can wash away their sins.
Pray for workers to go to the Sribastab Dhobi people in India.
Pray that the Holy Spirit will give the Sribastab Dhobi people such spiritual hunger that they will not be satisfied until they taste and see that the Lord is good.
Pray for a disciple making movement among the Sribastab Dhobi people in both India and Nepal.
Scripture Prayers for the Dhobi Sribastab in India.
Profile Source: Joshua Project |
People Name General | Dhobi Sribastab |
People Name in Country | Dhobi Sribastab |
Natural Name | Sribastab Dhobi |
Pronunciation | sur-AHV-stahv DOH-bee |
Alternate Names | Shrivas |
Population this Country | 211,000 |
Population all Countries | 211,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 4 |
People ID | 21715 |
ROP3 Code | 118503 |
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 | 7 | |||||||||
Largest States |
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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 | 7 |
Uttar Pradesh 171,000 | |
Chhattisgarh 8,900 | |
Madhya Pradesh 8,200 | |
Bihar 8,000 | |
Jharkhand 6,500 | |
Delhi 4,200 | |
Uttarakhand 1,300 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.01 %
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Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
99.97 %
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Islam |
0.00 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.02 %
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Unknown |
0.00 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Primary Language | Hindi (130,000 speakers) | ||||||||||||
Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing | ||||||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | ||||||||||||
Total Languages | 12 | ||||||||||||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Hindi (130,000 speakers) |
Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 12 |
Secondary Languages | |
Awadhi 19,000 | |
Bundeli 7,500 | |
Kanauji 6,100 | |
Bhojpuri 5,100 | |
Chhattisgarhi 4,700 | |
Bagheli 700 | |
Maithili 500 | |
Kumaoni 400 | |
Magahi 200 | |
Bengali 200 | |
Angika 40 | |
People Groups | Speaking Hindi |
Primary Language: Hindi
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1806-1962) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1811-1998) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1818-2022) |
Bible-NT Audio | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Photo Source | Copyrighted © 2023 Wantanddo - Shutterstock All rights reserved. Used with permission |
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. |