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

Indian subcontinent The Indian subcontinent is a physiographic region of Asia below the Himalayas which projects into the Indian Ocean between the Bay of Bengal to the east and the Arabian Sea to the west. It is now divided between Bangladesh, India, and Pakista ...

, 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 Siddhaanth Vir Surryavanshi (15 December 1975 – 11 November 2022), also known as Anand Suryavanshi, was an Indian television actor. He appeared in over 25 Hindi television shows during his 21-year career and was known for his roles in '' Mamt ...

(born 1957), Indian actor *

Digangana Suryavanshi Digangana Suryavanshi (born 15 October 1997) is an Indian actress, singer and author who is known for her appearances in Hindi and Telugu films. Suryavanshi debuted her career in Hindi television and went on to appear in films. Her breakthrough ...

(born 1997), Indian actress, singer, and author * Jitendra Suryavanshi (born 2001), Author *

Sarjarao Suryavanshi Sarjarao Suryavanshi (born 1926) was an Indian wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle featherweight at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948 ...

(born 1926), Indian wrestler *

Narsingrao Suryawanshi Narsingrao Hullaji Suryawanshi (born 20 January 1952) is an Indian senior statesman who served as Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Bidar four times. He belongs to the Indian National Congress party. Early life Narsingrao Suryawanshi ...

(born 1952), Indian politician *

Ashish Suryawanshi Ashish Suryawanshi (born 17 September 1990) was an Indian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler who played for Maharashtra. He was born in Latur. Suryawanshi, who has played for the Under-15, Under-17, and Un ...

(born 1990), Indian cricketer *

Chetan Suryawanshi Chetan Suryawanshi (born 24 February 1985) is an Indian-born Singaporean cricketer who was a captain for the Singapore national cricket team. Singapore is his adoptive country and he has been playing for it since 2004. Born in Pune, Maharashtra ...

(born 1985),Singaporean cricketer *

Amar Singh Khatik Amar Khatik (also known as Amar Singh) is an Indian politician and a member of the Legislative Assembly of India. He represents the Kaimganj constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party political party. Early li ...

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 Banshi Lal Khatik is an Indian politician and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of India. He represents the Rajsamand (SC) constituency of Rajasthan and is a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party political party. Early life and education Ba ...

, Member of Legislative Assembly,

Rajsamand Rajsamand is a city, located in Rajsamand Mewar district of Rajasthan, India. The city is named for Rajsamand Lake, an artificial lake created in the 17th century by Rana Raj Singh Rajsamand Udaipur of Mewar. It is the administrative head ...

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 Harishankar Khatik is an Indian politician and a member of the Legislative Assembly of India representing the Jatara constituency of Madhya Pradesh and is a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party. Early life and education Harishankar Khatik was ...

, Member of Legislative Assembly,

Jatara Jatara is a town and a nagar palika parishad in Tikamgarh district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Geography Jatara is located at . It has an average elevation of 246 metres (807 feet). It is situated near Khajuraho and Orchha ...

Ramesh Prasad Khatik Ramesh Prasad Khatik also known as Ramesh Khatik is an Indian politician and a member of the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh representing the Karera constituency and is a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party. Early life and education R ...

, Member of Legislative Assembly,

Karera Karera is a municipality or Nagar Parishad in the Shivpuri district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Geography Karera is the second-largest city in the Shivpuri district after Shivpuri itself. Karera is located at . It has an average ele ...

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 Umadevi Lalchand Khatik is an Indian politician and member of Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh. She represents the Hatta constituency of Madhya Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party. Early life and educat ...

, Member of Legislative Assembly,

Hatta, Madhya Pradesh Hatta is the biggest Tehsil in Damoh district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is also headquarters of Hatta Tehsil. Villages There are more than 600 villages in this tehsil. Due to many temples at the riverside, this place is kno ...

Virendra Kumar Khatik Virendra Kumar Khatik (born 27 February 1954; ) is an Indian politician serving as the 29th Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment since 2024. He is a Member of Parliament in the 17th Lok Sabha fr ...

, Protem Speaker, 7 times, Member of Parliament,

Tikamgarh Tikamgarh (also spelled as Tikamgadh)is a town and a tehsil in Tikamgarh district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The city serves as a district headquarters. The earlier name of Tikamgarh was Tehri (i.e., a triangle) consisting of thr ...

Dinesh Khatik Dinesh Khatik is an Indian politician and a member of the 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh representing the Hastinapur constituency and was a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party. Early life and education Dinesh Khatik married Aarti ...

, Member of 17th Legislative Assembly,

Hastinapur Hastinapur is a city in the Meerut district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. ''Hastinapura'' is described as the capital of the Kuru Kingdom in Hindu texts such as the ''Mahabharata'' and the Puranas; it is also mentioned in ancient Jain ...

, Uttar Pradesh *

Atul Khatik Atul Khatik is an Indian politician belonging to Bahujan Samaj Party. He was elected from Hastinapur assembly constituency in the 1996 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election Legislative Assembly elections were held in Uttar Pradesh ...

, former MLA, Hastinapur *

Munshilal Khatik Munshilal Khatik is an Indian politician and member of Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh. He represents the Dimani- Morena (Vidhan Sabha constituency) constituency of Madhya Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political ...

, State cabinet minister, Madhya Pradesh. *

Uttamchand Khatik Uttamchand Khatik (1950–2016) was an Indian politician and a member of legislative assembly of Madhya Pradesh. He was representing Naryoli (Vidhan Sabha constituency) of Madhya Pradesh. Uttamchand was a senior Congress A congress is a fo ...

former MLA *

Shankar Lal Khatik Shankar Lal Khatik (born 3 March 1935) is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was brother of former MLA late Uttamchand Khatik Uttamchand Khatik (1950–2016) was an Indian politician and a member of legislative assemb ...

former MP, Sagar * Ganeshram Khatik, former MLA, Pathariya * Kamta Prasad Khatik, MLA, Kolaras *

Omprakash Khatik Omprakash Khatik is an Indian politician belonging to Bhartiya Janata Party. He was three times member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly The Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha or the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the unicamer ...

, 3 times MLA, Kolaras *

Dariyav Khatik Dariyav Khatik also known as Dariyav Singh Rajoura (1945/6 – 24 April 2021) was an Indian politician and former member of Jhajjar legislative assembly in 1991. He was a member of Bhartiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJ ...

, 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 The Khatik (Hindi: खटीक) is a caste found in the Indian subcontinent, mainly modern-day India, Pakistan and Nepal. Khatik are located mainly in New Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan,Karnataka,Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangan ...

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

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