Duruwa

{{Short description|Tribe of India}} {{pp-extended|small=yes}} The '''Duruwa''', '''Dhurwa''' or '''Dharua''' is a tribal group found in the Indian states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha. Parji, a Dravidian language, is used by the people in their home domain.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dharua|url=https://www.scstrti.in/index.php/communities/tribes/91-tribes/162-dharua|access-date=2021-11-23|website=SCSTRTI|language=en-gb}}</ref> {{Infobox caste|caste_name=Dhurwa|caste_name_in_local=Dharua, Durua|populated_states=Chhattisgarh, Odisha|country=India|religions=Hinduism|population=Odisha – 18,151 (census 2011)|status=Scheduled Tribe|languages=Parji & local lingua franca languages|image=Dhurwa man playing flute.jpg|caption=Dhurwa man playing flute, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh}}

==Overview== Although Parji is their native language, they are well versed with the local lingua franca, Odia, Chhattisgarhi but also speak Hindi, Telugu, Kurmali and use Odia, Hindi or Telugu scripts for intergroup communication.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ota |first=A.B. |year=2016 |title=Dharua (photo handbook) |url=https://repository.tribal.gov.in/handle/123456789/73855 |access-date=20 November 2021 |publisher=Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes Research and Training Institute |publication-place=Bhubaneswar |isbn=978-93-80705-50-7}}</ref>

In Chhattisgarh Dharua people are classified under the Gond tribe, but in Odisha they are listed as a separate tribe.<ref>{{Cite web|title=A-11 Individual Scheduled Tribe Primary Census Abstract Data and its Appendix|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/ST.html|access-date=2017-11-03|website=www.censusindia.gov.in|publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India}}</ref>

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Category:Tribes of India Category:Scheduled Tribes of Chhattisgarh Category:Scheduled Tribes of Odisha Category:Dravidian peoples