The Dhanka are an Adivasi group in India. They number slightly over 400,000 people. Over half of the Dhanka live in Gujarat state with smaller populations in Maharashtra and Rajasthan and a small population in Madhya Pradesh.
Over 90% of the Dhanka are Hindus, but small numbers are Muslims or Christians.
The Dhanka are a sub-division of the Bhil, distributed in Jaipur, Alwar, Ajmer and Sirohi districts in Rajasthan as well as other states. The Dhanka are also known as Dhankia. The population of Dhanka in Jaipur is nearly 100,000 people.
In the past, the Dhanka were forest hunters or engaged in the services of jagirdars / landowners as farmers or soldier guards. After the abolishing of jagirdari nearly 70% of the Dhanka migrated to cities by 1960. The Dhanka often work in elecricity and waterworks departments. They no longer have any land for agriculture and after migrating into the cities, they no longer have farming skills. Dhanka only marry within their caste.
The literacy of the Dhanka is 65%, one of the highest of the tribes of Rajasthan. Although the Dhanka are known as hard workers, they are often very poor. The Dhanka need a proper share of reservation land.
Scripture Prayers for the Dhanka in India.
Profile Source: Wikipedia / Joshua Project Creative Commons |
People Name General | Dhanka |
People Name in Country | Dhanka |
Population this Country | 498,000 |
Population all Countries | 502,000 |
Total Countries | 2 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 2 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 10 |
Alternate Names | Dhanak; Dhankia; Dhanuk; Dhunia; Dhunka; Dhunka Golandaj; Dhunkar; Golandaj; Kadore; Karar; Karare; Korar; Tetaria; Valvi; ढँका |
People ID | 16706 |
ROP3 Code | 111941 |
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 | 5 | ||||||
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 | 5 |
Gujarat 331,000 | |
Rajasthan 114,000 | |
Maharashtra 41,000 | |
Madhya Pradesh 7,600 | |
Odisha 200 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.01 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.29 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
97.48 %
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Islam |
1.85 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.03 %
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Unknown |
0.33 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Primary Language | Gujarati (280,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
Language Code | guj Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
Total Languages | 29 | |||||||||||||||
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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Primary Language | Gujarati (280,000 speakers) |
Language Code | guj Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 29 |
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
Hindi 37,000 | |
Dhundari 27,000 | |
Bhili 22,000 | |
Marwari 15,000 | |
Shekhawati 11,000 | |
Marathi 11,000 | |
Bagri 4,200 | |
Nimadi 4,200 | |
Punjabi, Eastern 3,000 | |
Ahirani 1,500 | |
Urdu 1,400 | |
Dangi 1,200 | |
Telugu 400 | |
Mewari 300 | |
Odia 200 | |
People Groups | Speaking Gujarati |
Primary Language: Gujarati
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1809-1965) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1820-1985) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1823-2021) |
Bible-NT Audio | Online |
Bible-NT Text | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Photo Source |
(Representative photo) Mukta Prasad |
Map Source | People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project. |
Profile Source | Wikipedia / Joshua Project Creative Commons |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |