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Dhobi (English: washerman) is a caste group primary belong to India and Pakistan and are said to specialized in washing clothes. The word Dhobi is derived from the Hindi word dhona which means to wash. They are found throughout North India Gujarat Maharashtra as well as the Punjab province of Pakistan where they are known as Gazar.

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language
Hindi, Marathi language, Tamil language, Kannada language, Malayalam, Telugu language, Rajasthani language, Haryanvi language, Sinhala language
population place
Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu, Punjab India, Bihar, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, United Kingdom, West Bengal, Nepal, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Assam, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand
related
Dalit, Rajaka, Muslim Dhobi
religion
Christianity, Hinduism, Muslim
total population
13000000

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