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The Dhanka of India

The Dhanka of India, numbering approximately 567,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Bhil-related tribal people of western India, especially Gujarat and Rajasthan, also known in some areas by names including Tadvi, Valvi, and Tetariya. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Dhanki is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Dhanka

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: South Asian Tribal
Primary Language(s): Dhanki (dhn)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 567,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, Concentrated CP Activity
People Group ID: PG041506
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Pray for the Dhanka of India

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

99%
%
Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Dhanki
Language Family: Indo-European

80%
%
Dangi Speakers

Media Resources in Dhanki:

Films:
Title Link
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Dhanki:

Bible Name (Translation) Video Audio Text
2018 The Word for the World International ✓ ✓ ✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Dhanki bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Dhanka are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Dhanka:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Dhanka of India

All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one.
readRomans 3:12

Pray that those who are enslaved to sin will admit their need for a Savior, acknowledging that no one is righteous.

Other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. He who has ears, let him hear.
readMatthew 13:8-9

Pray that they will have open hearts and minds to the Word of God, and that it will take root in their lives and bear fruit for His glory.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
read2 Corinthians 5:17

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will understand and experience the truth that in Christ, they are a new creation, and the old has gone and the new has come.

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
readActs 1:8

Pray that God will raise up believers who are willing to cross cultures and boldly share the good news of Jesus with the lost in this people group and from every nation.

Dhanka Across Countries (ROP3 - 111941) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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1 people group

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▲ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Dhanka PG041506 Dhanka India 567,000 Engaged yet Unreached Dhanki Hinduism

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