The name Dogri is geographical rather than ethnic. Dograth refers to the hilly country between the Chenab and Satjuj Rivers, where many of them live. Another 817,000 Dogri live across the border in Pakistan. The Dogri are a hardy people, divided into several castes and sects. Many are farmers barely growing enough to survive.
Farms are extremely small and often very fragmented.
The raising of livestock, particularly horned cattle, buffalo, horses, and mules, is a central feature of the economy. Because of Hindu influence, however, these animals are used almost exclusively as beasts of burden rather than sources of meat. Indian culture is primarily Hindu-oriented. Castes may be defined by occupation or by kinship and lineage, but there are exceptions. Nevertheless, caste is so fundamental to the social organization of India that it prevails in all parts, except some of the tribal populations.