_ironing_in_the_early_1870s.jpg) Carte-de-visite of a Dhobi ironing. | |
| Religion | |
|---|---|
| Hinduism,Islam andBuddhism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Muslim Dhobi |
Dhobi known in some places asDhoba,[1]Rajaka, ascheduled caste in India and the greaterIndian subcontinent whose traditional occupations arewashing,ironing, andagricultural labour.[2][3][4]
In 2017,Supreme Court of India noted calling peopledhobi was offensive.[5]
InMaharashtra, the Dhobi are found throughout the state, and are also known as Parit. They speakMarathi among themselves, andHindi with outsiders.[6][need quotation to verify]
Vannar belongs to the Valangai ("Right-hand caste faction"). Some of The Valangai comprised castes with an agricultural basis while the Idangai consisted of castes involved in manufacturing, Valangai, which was better organised politically[7][need quotation to verify]
"Kayvanaval Allitharum and the tiger flag were hoisted
were Identified"— -Right hand history
In the Tirunelveli region, Thai deities (female deities) are worshipped in large numbers and are worshiped with a pedestal or trident. in states likeKarnataka andAndhra Pradesh, Vannars are still the priests of theMariamman temple[9][10]
| State/Territory | Known as | Description | Status[11] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | Rajaka | In Andhra Pradesh, the Rajakas do farming and agriculture, as well as washing, and ironing. However, there are many Rajakas in all sectors, such as doctors, engineers, lawyers, journalists, social services, IT, and politicians.[12] | OBC |
| Assam | Dhupi | In 2001, Assam's Dhupi population was at 49,929, accounting for 2.7% of the total Scheduled Class (SC) population.[13] A high of 27.9% of this population wasurban. Theliteracy rate among this group was 76%, above both the state figure (66.8%) and the aggregated national figure (54.7%) for SCs. | SC |
| Bihar | Dhobi, Rajak | According to jangana 2023 Dhobi community in Bihar makes up around 0.84% (11 lakh)Hindu Dhobi, 0.31% (4 lakh)Muslim Dhobi (Qassar) of the state's total population, with maximum concentration inMuzaffarpur,Vaishali,Siwan,Purnia andEast Champaran districts, respectively. Bihar's Dhobi community is included inScheduled Caste from OBC Status due to socioeconomically low. Now, they are in all sectors, but mainly as government employers, doctors, IT engineers, social service, agriculture, farming and politicians. Among the numerically larger castes of SC, Dhobi have registered the highest overall literacy rate.[14] | SC |
| Jharkhand | SC | ||
| Madhya Pradesh | In Madhya Pradesh, Dhobi are a Scheduled Class in the districts ofBhopal,Raisen, andSehore.[11] | SC and OBC elsewhere | |
| Manipur | Dhupi | SC | |
| Meghalaya | Dhupi | SC | |
| Mizoram | Dhupi | SC | |
| Odisha | Dhoba, Dhobi, Rajak, Rajaka | Odisha has a significant population of Dhobi people in its coastal belt, i.e. eastern Odisha (Cuttack,Puri,Balasore,Ganjam) and a smaller population in its central and western areas. They are included inScheduled Caste list of Odisha.[15] | SC |
| Rajasthan | SC | ||
| Tripura | Dhoba | SC | |
| Uttar Pradesh[16] | Diwakar, Rajak | The Dhobi population in the state has been classified as SC. | SC |
| Uttarakhand | SC | ||
| Delhi | SC |
TheCentral Bureau of Statistics of Nepal classifies the Dhobi as a subgroup within the broader social group ofMadheshiDalits.[17] At the time of the2011 Nepal census, 109,079 people (0.4% of the population of Nepal) were Dhobi. The frequency of Dhobis by province was as follows:
The frequency of Dhobis was higher than national average (0.4%) in the following districts:[18]
Sathiriya Maratiya Parit
The fiery goddess became known as Draupadi Amman