Traditionally the Dhanwar people have been archers who make their living by hunting wild game in the forests of central Indian states of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. The Indian government regulates such activities, so the Dhanwar people are more likely to engage in making baskets or agriculture. Most are landless, and the less fortunate among them are day laborers.
Being a poor people, they seldom have the luxury of sending their children to school. That keeps their literacy rate low and their economic opportunities limited.
The Dhanwar people often use their clan names as their family names. They are marrying later, but unfortunately, their divorce rate is increasing. They live in nuclear families where property is inherited equally among all siblings, whether male or female.
Few of them have access to mass media, so evangelistic efforts have their limitations for these 172,000 people.
Pray for the JESUS Film to become available to the Dhanwar people in a language that they can understand.
Pray for believers to go to them in efforts to develop their economic life and to introduce them to the Christ.
Scripture Prayers for the Dhanwar in India.
Profile Source: Global Prayer Digest |
People Name General | Dhanwar |
People Name in Country | Dhanwar |
Alternate Names | Baiga; Dhanak; Dhaner; Dhanohar; Dhanuhar; Dhanvar; Dhenvar; Dhenwar; Dhenyar; Harijan; Jamader; Lodha; Methor; Palita; Seonta; धनवर |
Population this Country | 77,000 |
Population all Countries | 77,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 2 |
People ID | 16708 |
ROP3 Code | 111943 |
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 | 10 | ||||||||||||
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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 | 10 |
Chhattisgarh 61,000 | |
Maharashtra 5,100 | |
West Bengal 3,600 | |
Madhya Pradesh 2,600 | |
Odisha 2,000 | |
Jharkhand 700 | |
Tripura 80 | |
Chandigarh 50 | |
Punjab 20 | |
Assam 10 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.07 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.21 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
99.19 %
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Islam |
0.12 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.02 %
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Unknown |
0.38 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Primary Language | Chhattisgarhi (28,000 speakers) | ||||||||||||
Language Code | hne Ethnologue Listing | ||||||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | ||||||||||||
Total Languages | 12 | ||||||||||||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Chhattisgarhi (28,000 speakers) |
Language Code | hne Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 12 |
Secondary Languages | |
Hindi 27,000 | |
Marathi 3,700 | |
Bengali 2,500 | |
Odia 1,700 | |
Danuwar 300 | |
Kannada 100 | |
Gujarati 100 | |
Kurux 90 | |
Gondi, Northern 70 | |
Bhili 30 | |
Telugu 30 | |
People Groups | Speaking Chhattisgarhi |
Primary Language: Chhattisgarhi
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1904-1952) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (2005-2014) |
Bible-Complete | No |
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 | Bethany World Prayer Center |
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. |