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The Dhori of India

The Dhori of India, numbering approximately 2,300 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Maharashtrian community also known as Dhoria that migrated from Gujarat, tracing legendary descent from a Rajput ruler who married into the herding Naika community, and divided into a priestly Waragha subgroup and the wider Dhoria. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Dhodia is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Bhil
Primary Language(s): Dhodia (dho)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 2,300
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, Dispersed CP Activity
People Group ID: PG049875

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

99%
%
Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Dhodia
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Dhodia Speakers

Media Resources in Dhodia:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Dhodia:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Dhodia bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Dhori 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 Dhori:
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 Dhori of India

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
readMatthew 5:6

Pray for those who are lost to desire righteousness and to be filled with the peace and purpose that only comes from following Jesus.

Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with his entire household. And many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized.
readActs 18:8

Pray that rulers and leaders will access the gospel, respond in faith, and be baptized, uniting with Christ and His Church, and influence others to follow Him.

For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to learn about your faith, for fear that somehow the tempter had tempted you and our labor would be in vain.
read2 Thessalonians 3:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will persevere according to God's command, walk in faith, and be strong so that they can resist the evil one’s deception.

I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations.
readPsalm 57:9

Pray that God will raise up believers among them who will boldly go and share the gospel with people nearby and with those far away.

Dhori Across Countries (ROP3 - 118640) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
DhoriPG049875DhoriIndia2,300Engaged yet UnreachedDhodiaHinduism

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