# Duruwa

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The '''Duruwa''', '''Dhurwa''' or '''Dharua''' is a tribal group found in the Indian states of [Chhattisgarh](/source/Chhattisgarh) and [Odisha](/source/Odisha). [Parji](/source/Duruwa_language), a [Dravidian](/source/Dravidian_languages) 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](/source/Scheduled_Castes_and_Scheduled_Tribes_Research_and_Training_Institute)|language=en-gb}}</ref>
{{Infobox caste|caste_name=Dhurwa|caste_name_in_local=Dharua, Durua|populated_states=[Chhattisgarh](/source/Chhattisgarh), [Odisha](/source/Odisha)|country=India|religions=[Hinduism](/source/Hinduism)|population=Odisha – 18,151 (census 2011)|status=[Scheduled Tribe](/source/Scheduled_Tribe)|languages=[Parji](/source/Duruwa_language) & local lingua franca languages|image=Dhurwa man playing flute.jpg|caption=Dhurwa man playing flute, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh}}

==Overview==
Although [Parji](/source/Duruwa_language) is their native language, they are well versed with the local lingua franca, [Odia](/source/Odia_language), [Chhattisgarhi](/source/Chhattisgarhi_language) but also speak [Hindi](/source/Hindi), [Telugu](/source/Telugu_language), [Kurmali](/source/Kurmali_language) and use Odia, Hindi or [Telugu](/source/Telugu_script) 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](/source/Scheduled_Castes_and_Scheduled_Tribes_Research_and_Training_Institute) |publication-place=Bhubaneswar |isbn=978-93-80705-50-7}}</ref>

In [Chhattisgarh](/source/Chhattisgarh) Dharua people are classified under the [Gond](/source/Gondi_people) tribe, but in [Odisha](/source/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

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