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Dhangar of India

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Map source: Omid / Joshua Project / Global Mapping Intl

Population ^[2]	Language	Religion	% Christian	% Evangl	Online NT	Jesus Film	Progress
2,655,000	Gujarati	Hinduism	0.04 %	Unknown	Not available		1.1

Dhangar of India

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Text source: Joshua Project Summary The word dhangar is derived from the Sanskrit word dhenu, meaning cow. They keep a special breed of cows and buffalo known as Dhangar mhasi and Dhangar gai. Children are named after ancestors, gods and goddesses. The sacred thread is worn during marriage. The deities specially worshipped are Khandoba and Biroba. Their literacy rate is very low. Ministry Obstacles Their low literacy rate is an obstacle if the Gospel comes to them only in printed form, but isn't necessarily a large obstacle if it comes in oral form. Outreach Ideas Teams to carry Gospel films, recordings and stories from Scripture will be helpful. Pray for the followers of Christ Pray the Christian believers among the Dhangar community will become mature in the faith, able to have a bold, kind witness for Jesus to their neighbors. Pray for the entire people group Pray the Dhangar will increasingly hunger to know the creator God in a personal way. Scripture Focus "For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek." Romans 1:16 View Dhangar in all countries.
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31 (, 1 = highest persecution ranking)

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Population in Country:

2,655,000

Largest States:

Gujarat (1,389,000)	Karnataka (990,000)
Maharashtra (137,000)	Madhya Pradesh (47,000)
Uttar Pradesh (40,000)	Tamil Nadu (7,100)
Daman and Diu (2,700)	Rajasthan (2,300)
Odisha (1,900)	Chhattisgarh (1,800)

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Peoples ^[3]

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People Name in Country:

Dhangar

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Alternate People Names:

Ahir	Atkar
Baria	Baria Mota Bharwad
Bhalwad	Bharwad
Chosa	Chosia
Dhalgar	Dhang
Dharhiad	Dharwad
Dung	Gadarai
Gadri	Gavada

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16700

Yes

Population in Country:

2,655,000

Population all Countries:

Yes

Ethnicity

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CNN25e

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Language

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Primary Language:

(1,376,000 Speakers)

guj

Secondary Languages:

Kannada (704,000)	Marathi (445,000)
Hindi (127,000)	Kachchi (17,000)
Saurashtra (2,300)	Telugu (2,200)
Bhili (2,100)	Konkani (2,000)
Bhojpuri (1,700)	Konkani, Goan (1,100)
Note: Only 10 largest secondary languages listed

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Religion ^[4]

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Primary Religion:

Buddhism	0.05 %
Christianity	0.04 %	(Evangelical: Data not available)
Ethnic Religions	0.00 %
Hinduism	99.84 %
Islam	0.03 %
Non-Religious	0.00 %
Other / Small	0.00 %
Unknown	0.04 %

Progress Indicators ^[5]

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1.1

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Level 4 Greater than or equal to 2% Evangelical

Bible Translation Status

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Bible Portions:

1965

New Testament:

1985

Complete Bible:

2005

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Audio Recordings	MegaVoice Audio Bible and Stories
Audio Recordings	Global Recordings
Film / Video	Gods Story
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Gujarati
Film / Video	Magdalena (Jesus Film Project)
Film / Video	Story of Jesus for Children
Film / Video	World Christian Videos
General	Bible Visuals
General	Evangelism Toolbox
General	Four Spiritual Laws
Printed Matter	Fathers Love Letter
Printed Matter	Literacy & Evangelism International
Printed Matter	Multi-Language Media
Printed Matter	No Frontiers Literature
Printed Matter	World Christian Tract Ministry
Scripture	Bible-in-Your-Language
Scripture	World Bible Translation Center
Scripture	World Missionary Press Booklets
Scripture	World Scriptures

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