The Khatik (Hindi: खटीक) is a caste found in the

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, mainly modern-day India, Pakistan and Nepal. Khatik are located mainly in New Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan,Karnataka,Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. In India, most of the khatik belongs to the Hindu religion, with a small percentage of khatik also present in the Muslim community. Hindu Khatiks mainly use 2 surnames : Suryavanshi khatik and Sonkar khatiks and claims their ancestral relations with the Rajputs (another powerful community in India).

People

* Anand Suryavanshi (born 1957), Indian actor * Digangana Suryavanshi (born 1997), Indian actress, singer, and author * Jitendra Suryavanshi (born 2001), Author * Sarjarao Suryavanshi (born 1926), Indian wrestler * Narsingrao Suryawanshi (born 1952), Indian politician * Ashish Suryawanshi (born 1990), Indian cricketer * Chetan Suryawanshi (born 1985),Singaporean cricketer * Amar Singh Khatik,

Member of the Legislative Assembly A Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected to sit in a legislative assembly. The term most commonly refers to members of the legislature of a federated state or an autonomous region, but is also used for several nation ...

of Uttar Pradesh * Banshi Lal Khatik, Member of Legislative Assembly, Rajsamand,

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of ...

* Harishankar Khatik, Member of Legislative Assembly, Jatara * Ramesh Prasad Khatik, Member of Legislative Assembly, Karera,

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (; ; ) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore, Indore. Other major cities includes Gwalior, Jabalpur, and Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar. Madhya Pradesh is the List of states and union te ...

* Shakuntala Khatik, Member of Legislative Assembly * Uma Devi Khatik, Member of Legislative Assembly, Hatta, Madhya Pradesh * Virendra Kumar Khatik, Protem Speaker, 7 times, Member of Parliament, Tikamgarh,

* Dinesh Khatik, Member of 17th Legislative Assembly, Hastinapur, Uttar Pradesh * Atul Khatik, former MLA, Hastinapur * Munshilal Khatik, State cabinet minister, Madhya Pradesh. * Uttamchand Khatik former MLA * Shankar Lal Khatik former MP, Sagar * Ganeshram Khatik, former MLA, Pathariya * Kamta Prasad Khatik, MLA, Kolaras * Omprakash Khatik, 3 times MLA, Kolaras * Dariyav Khatik, former MLA, Jhajjar

Religion

The etymology of the word Khatik comes from Sanskrit word ''khattka'' or ''kautik'' meaning butcher or hunter. Most of the modern-day Khatiks are

Hindus Hindus (; ; also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pp. 35–37 Historically, the term has also be ...

. they are divided into sub-groups, which are the Ayudhiyabasi, Baurea, Cgalan Mahrao, Ghor Charoa, Sonkar and are khatik(South Indian sub-group).

Legal status

Khatiks are identified as Other Backward Class in Gujarat, Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Schedule Caste in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Delhi. Some Khatiks are also identified as General class, mainly Muslim khatiks.

References

{{Authority control Indian castes Hindu communities Scheduled Castes of Uttar Pradesh Scheduled Castes of Delhi Scheduled Castes of Rajasthan Scheduled Castes of West Bengal Scheduled Castes of Madhya Pradesh Scheduled Castes of Chhattisgarh Other Backward Classes of Gujarat Other Backward Classes of Maharashtra Other Backward Classes of Karnataka