Dhanwar tribes of Madhya Pradesh are also known as Dhanuwar, which signifies bows and arrows. Apart from Madhya Pradesh, the people of this tribal group are also scattered in and around some parts of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh.

The people of this group have adapted to diverse occupations. Taking reference to the name, it can be said, these Dhanwar tribes have adept to professions like hunting. Also due to their stay in the forest fringes, quite a handful of these Dhanwar tribes also have taken up profession of gathering forest products like fruits, root vegetables etc. In the earlier times, these Dhanwar tribes are cattle rearers and lead lives of that of typical nomads. However, these days these Dhanwar tribes like to live a more settled life. Maximum of these Dhanwar tribes reside in small `hamlets`. Each hamlet constitutes of several tiny huts with mud walls and also roofs are being thatched.

Some of the people of Dhanwar group have developed their own indigenous industries. The chief products of their cotton industries include bamboo mats and large baskets. The people of this tribal group are the ardent followers of Hinduism. The name of their tribal dialect is called Dhanwar and apart from this language the tribal folks are also fluent in Chhattisgari and Marathi languages.

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