Dhang

Dhang, aborigines of the western Ghats, India, just south of the Tapti river in Khandeish. Their territory, from them called Dhang, has an area of about 1,000 square miles, with a population of 40,000, and is administered by hereditary chiefs under British protection. The Dhangs, i.e. "Highlanders," are still pagans, and mostly speak a Marathi dialect, though their physical traits and usages show that they are a branch of the Bhil race.