Dhor in India


Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
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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.

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 169,000
Population all Countries 169,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed 3
PeopleID3 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
Largest States
Maharashtra
131,000
Karnataka
33,000
Telangana
2,400
Gujarat
600
Tamil Nadu
500
Goa
300
Delhi
100
Andhra Pradesh
80
Rajasthan
70
Kerala
50
Dadra and Nagar Have
30
Daman and Diu
30
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 131,000
  Karnataka 33,000
  Telangana 2,400
  Gujarat 600
  Tamil Nadu 500
  Goa 300
  Delhi 100
  Andhra Pradesh 80
  Rajasthan 70
  Kerala 50
  Dadra and Nagar Have 30
  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 8
Secondary Languages
Kannada
25,000
Konkani
9,900
Hindi
2,800
Gujarati
1,700
Telugu
1,100
Konkani, Goan
200
Wagdi
20
Primary Language Marathi (109,000 speakers)
Language Code mar   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 8
Secondary Languages
  Kannada 25,000
  Konkani 9,900
  Hindi 2,800
  Gujarati 1,700
  Telugu 1,100
  Konkani, Goan 200
  Wagdi 20
People Groups Speaking Marathi

Primary Language:  Marathi

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (1807-1957)
Bible-New Testament Yes  (1811-1982)
Bible-Complete Yes  (1821-2024)
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Mobile App Android Bible App: Marathi Bible (मराठी बायबल) Indian Revised Version (IRV) Operation Agape
Mobile App Android Bible app: Marathi Contemporary Bible Biblica
Mobile App Android Bible app: Marathi Study Bible Grace Ministries and Dusty Sandals
Mobile App Android Bible Radio app: Marathi Bible Radio Shalom Design S2dio
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Mobile App iOS Bible app: Marathi YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App iOS Bible Radio App: Marathi Bible Radio iOS Revive India
Text / Printed Matter Children and youth resources One Hope
Text / Printed Matter Jesus Messiah comic book General / Other
Text / Printed Matter Literacy primer for Marathi Literacy & Evangelism International
Text / Printed Matter Love letter to you from scripture Father's Love Letter
Text / Printed Matter The Ancient Path Live Global
Text / Printed Matter Tools for faith conversations Cru
Text / Printed Matter Topical Scripture booklets and Bible studies World Missionary Press
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Map Source People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project.  
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