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	*[[Nirmal Mahto]] (1950–1987), Indian politician from Jharkhand		*[[Nirmal Mahto]] (1950–1987), Indian politician from Jharkhand
	*[[Pradeep Mahto]], Indian politician from Bihar		*[[Pradeep Mahto]], Indian politician from Bihar
	*[[Puja Mahato]] (born 2006), Nepalese all-rounder cricketer		*Puja Mahato (born 2006), Nepalese all-rounder cricketer
	*[[Purnima Mahato]], Indian archer and archery coach from Jharkhand		*[[Purnima Mahato]], Indian archer and archery coach from Jharkhand
	*[[Rabindra Nath Mahato]], India Politician from Jharkhand, Speaker of Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha		*[[Rabindra Nath Mahato]], India Politician from Jharkhand, Speaker of Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha

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	*[[Jagdish Mahto]], communist activist and founder of [[Naxalism]] in Bihar		*[[Jagdish Mahto]], communist activist and founder of [[Naxalism]] in Bihar
	*[[Jaleshwar Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand		*[[Jaleshwar Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
	*[[Julie Kumari Mahato]], Nepalese politician, former minister		*Julie Kumari Mahato, Nepalese politician, former minister
	*[[Jyotirmay Singh Mahato]], Indian politician from West Bengal		*[[Jyotirmay Singh Mahato]], Indian politician from West Bengal
	*[[Keshav Mahto Kamlesh]], Indian politician from Jharkhand		*[[Keshav Mahto Kamlesh]], Indian politician from Jharkhand

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	*[[Indrajit Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand		*[[Indrajit Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
	*[[Jairam Kumar Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand		*[[Jairam Kumar Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
	*[[Jagannath Mahto]], Indian politician from Jharkhand		*Jagannath Mahto, Indian politician from Jharkhand
	*[[Jagdish Mahto]], communist activist and founder of [[Naxalism]] in Bihar		*[[Jagdish Mahto]], communist activist and founder of [[Naxalism]] in Bihar
	*[[Jaleshwar Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand		*[[Jaleshwar Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand

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	*[[Binod Bihari Mahato]] (1923–1991), Indian politician and advocate from Jharkhand		*[[Binod Bihari Mahato]] (1923–1991), Indian politician and advocate from Jharkhand
	*[[Bir Singh Mahato]] (1945–2021), Indian politician from West Bengal		*[[Bir Singh Mahato]] (1945–2021), Indian politician from West Bengal
	*[[Birendra Prasad Mahato]], Nepalese politician		*Birendra Prasad Mahato, Nepalese politician
	*[[Buli Mahato]] (Died 14 June 1834), A revolutionary leader of the anti-British Rebellion from Jharkhand		*[[Buli Mahato]] (Died 14 June 1834), A revolutionary leader of the anti-British Rebellion from Jharkhand
	*[[Chhatradhar Mahato]] (born 1964), Indian political activist from West Bengal		*[[Chhatradhar Mahato]] (born 1964), Indian political activist from West Bengal

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	'''Mahto''' or '''Mahato''' is a surname used by several castes and ~~communities~~ in Nepal and the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha in India.<ref name="PG_2008">{{cite book \|author=Papiya Ghosh \|title=Civil disobdience movement in Bihar, 1930–1934 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tH8MAQAAMAAJ \|year=2008 \|publisher=Manak \|isbn=978-81-7827-000-5 \|page=94 \|quote=... the surname 'Mahto' was used by Dhanuks, Dusadhs, Goalas, Koeris, Sunris, Tharus, Dhobis, etc, and 'Raut' was used by Amats, Chamars, Dusadhs, Dhanuks, Goalas etc. }}</ref><ref name="Sach_1988">{{cite book \|author=Sachchidananda \|title=Social Change in Village India \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uEwut4Ax-3QC&pg=PA12 \|year=1988 \|publisher=Concept Publishing Company \|isbn=978-81-7022-206-4 \|page=12 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FuGPAAAAMAAJ \|title=Human Rights: Theory and Practice \|editor1=Debi Chatterjee \|editor2=Sucheta Ghosh \|editor3=Sumita Sen \|publisher=South Asian Publishers \|year=2002 \|isbn=9788170032472 \|page=128 \|quote=But a person having 'Mahato' surname may belong to any caste which is included in the prescribed... \|access-date=2020-09-20 \|archive-date=2023-09-22 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922094743/https://books.google.com/books?id=FuGPAAAAMAAJ \|url-status=live }}</ref>		'''Mahto''' or '''Mahato''' is a surname used by several castes and predominantly surname used by [[kushwaha]]/[[koeri]] community mainly community in Nepal and the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha in India.<ref name="PG_2008">{{cite book \|author=Papiya Ghosh \|title=Civil disobdience movement in Bihar, 1930–1934 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tH8MAQAAMAAJ \|year=2008 \|publisher=Manak \|isbn=978-81-7827-000-5 \|page=94 \|quote=... the surname 'Mahto' was used by Dhanuks, Dusadhs, Goalas, Koeris, Sunris, Tharus, Dhobis, etc, and 'Raut' was used by Amats, Chamars, Dusadhs, Dhanuks, Goalas etc. }}</ref><ref name="Sach_1988">{{cite book \|author=Sachchidananda \|title=Social Change in Village India \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uEwut4Ax-3QC&pg=PA12 \|year=1988 \|publisher=Concept Publishing Company \|isbn=978-81-7022-206-4 \|page=12 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FuGPAAAAMAAJ \|title=Human Rights: Theory and Practice \|editor1=Debi Chatterjee \|editor2=Sucheta Ghosh \|editor3=Sumita Sen \|publisher=South Asian Publishers \|year=2002 \|isbn=9788170032472 \|page=128 \|quote=But a person having 'Mahato' surname may belong to any caste which is included in the prescribed... \|access-date=2020-09-20 \|archive-date=2023-09-22 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922094743/https://books.google.com/books?id=FuGPAAAAMAAJ \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	Historically, Mahato was the hereditary title of the village headman, whose duties were to maintain peace in his area, and collect revenue for the ''[[zamindar]]'' (feudal landlord).<ref name="Sach_1988"/><ref name="JPSR">{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&pg=PA215 \|title=Marriage and Customs of Tribes of India \|author=J. P. Singh Rana \|publisher=M.D. \|year=1998 \|page=215 \|isbn=9788175330870 \|access-date=2020-11-30 \|archive-date=2022-06-10 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610192956/https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&pg=PA215 \|url-status=live }}</ref> In multi-caste villages of [[Bihar]], the zamindar used to give the title of ''Mahato'' to one person each from the [[Bhumihar]], [[Yadav]], [[koeri]], and [[Beldar]] caste.<ref name="Sach_1988"/> The traditional [[Oraon people\|Oraon]] villages had a similar role for the ''Mahato'', who served as the secular head of the village and jointly held the administrative authority with a priest (''pahan'').<ref name="JPSR"/>		Historically, Mahato was the hereditary title of the village headman, whose duties were to maintain peace in his area, and collect revenue for the ''[[zamindar]]'' (feudal landlord).<ref name="Sach_1988"/><ref name="JPSR">{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&pg=PA215 \|title=Marriage and Customs of Tribes of India \|author=J. P. Singh Rana \|publisher=M.D. \|year=1998 \|page=215 \|isbn=9788175330870 \|access-date=2020-11-30 \|archive-date=2022-06-10 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610192956/https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&pg=PA215 \|url-status=live }}</ref> In multi-caste villages of [[Bihar]], the zamindar used to give the title of ''Mahato'' to one person each from the [[Bhumihar]], [[Yadav]], [[koeri]], and [[Beldar]] caste.<ref name="Sach_1988"/> The traditional [[Oraon people\|Oraon]] villages had a similar role for the ''Mahato'', who served as the secular head of the village and jointly held the administrative authority with a priest (''pahan'').<ref name="JPSR"/>

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	'''Mahto''' or '''Mahato''' is a surname used by several castes and communities in Nepal and the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha in India.<ref name="PG_2008">{{cite book \|author=Papiya Ghosh \|title=Civil disobdience movement in Bihar, 1930–1934 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tH8MAQAAMAAJ \|year=2008 \|publisher=Manak \|isbn=978-81-7827-000-5 \|page=94 \|quote=... the surname 'Mahto' was used by Dhanuks, Dusadhs, Goalas, Koeris, Sunris, Tharus, Dhobis, etc, and 'Raut' was used by Amats, Chamars, Dusadhs, Dhanuks, Goalas etc. }}</ref><ref name="Sach_1988">{{cite book \|author=Sachchidananda \|title=Social Change in Village India \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uEwut4Ax-3QC&pg=PA12 \|year=1988 \|publisher=Concept Publishing Company \|isbn=978-81-7022-206-4 \|page=12 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FuGPAAAAMAAJ \|title=Human Rights: Theory and Practice \|editor1=Debi Chatterjee \|editor2=Sucheta Ghosh \|editor3=Sumita Sen \|publisher=South Asian Publishers \|year=2002 \|isbn=9788170032472 \|page=128 \|quote=But a person having 'Mahato' surname may belong to any caste which is included in the prescribed... \|access-date=2020-09-20 \|archive-date=2023-09-22 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922094743/https://books.google.com/books?id=FuGPAAAAMAAJ \|url-status=live }}</ref>		'''Mahto''' or '''Mahato''' is a surname used by several castes and communities in Nepal and the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha in India.<ref name="PG_2008">{{cite book \|author=Papiya Ghosh \|title=Civil disobdience movement in Bihar, 1930–1934 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tH8MAQAAMAAJ \|year=2008 \|publisher=Manak \|isbn=978-81-7827-000-5 \|page=94 \|quote=... the surname 'Mahto' was used by Dhanuks, Dusadhs, Goalas, Koeris, Sunris, Tharus, Dhobis, etc, and 'Raut' was used by Amats, Chamars, Dusadhs, Dhanuks, Goalas etc. }}</ref><ref name="Sach_1988">{{cite book \|author=Sachchidananda \|title=Social Change in Village India \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uEwut4Ax-3QC&pg=PA12 \|year=1988 \|publisher=Concept Publishing Company \|isbn=978-81-7022-206-4 \|page=12 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FuGPAAAAMAAJ \|title=Human Rights: Theory and Practice \|editor1=Debi Chatterjee \|editor2=Sucheta Ghosh \|editor3=Sumita Sen \|publisher=South Asian Publishers \|year=2002 \|isbn=9788170032472 \|page=128 \|quote=But a person having 'Mahato' surname may belong to any caste which is included in the prescribed... \|access-date=2020-09-20 \|archive-date=2023-09-22 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922094743/https://books.google.com/books?id=FuGPAAAAMAAJ \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	Historically, Mahato was the hereditary title of the village headman, whose duties were to maintain peace in his area, and collect revenue for the ''[[zamindar]]'' (feudal landlord).<ref name="Sach_1988"/><ref name="JPSR">{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&pg=PA215 \|title=Marriage and Customs of Tribes of India \|author=J. P. Singh Rana \|publisher=M.D. \|year=1998 \|page=215 \|isbn=9788175330870 \|access-date=2020-11-30 \|archive-date=2022-06-10 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610192956/https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&pg=PA215 \|url-status=live }}</ref> In multi-caste villages of [[Bihar]], the zamindar used to give the title of ''Mahato'' to one person each from the [[Bhumihar]], [[Yadav]], and [[Beldar]] caste.<ref name="Sach_1988"/> The traditional [[Oraon people\|Oraon]] villages had a similar role for the ''Mahato'', who served as the secular head of the village and jointly held the administrative authority with a priest (''pahan'').<ref name="JPSR"/>		Historically, Mahato was the hereditary title of the village headman, whose duties were to maintain peace in his area, and collect revenue for the ''[[zamindar]]'' (feudal landlord).<ref name="Sach_1988"/><ref name="JPSR">{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&pg=PA215 \|title=Marriage and Customs of Tribes of India \|author=J. P. Singh Rana \|publisher=M.D. \|year=1998 \|page=215 \|isbn=9788175330870 \|access-date=2020-11-30 \|archive-date=2022-06-10 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610192956/https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&pg=PA215 \|url-status=live }}</ref> In multi-caste villages of [[Bihar]], the zamindar used to give the title of ''Mahato'' to one person each from the [[Bhumihar]], [[Yadav]], [[koeri]], and [[Beldar]] caste.<ref name="Sach_1988"/> The traditional [[Oraon people\|Oraon]] villages had a similar role for the ''Mahato'', who served as the secular head of the village and jointly held the administrative authority with a priest (''pahan'').<ref name="JPSR"/>

	In Bihar, the surname Mahto is also used by people belonging to [[Kushwaha]] caste.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-controversial-statement-of-rabri-devi-on-making-samrat-chaudhary-bihar-bjp-state-president-7934807.html\|title=बनिया से मन भरा तो महतो को बनाया, सम्राट चौधरी को बीजेपी प्रदेश अध्यक्ष बनाने पर राबड़ी देवी का विवादित\|website=LiveHindustan\|accessdate=23 March 2023\|language=Hindi\|quote=Samrat Chaudhary has got the command of state BJP president in Bihar. People have started congratulating Samrat Chaudhary. Meanwhile, Rabri Devi, wife of former state CM and RJD chief Lalu Yadav, while taunting the BJP said that if the mind is filled with the Baniya people, then now the mind has to be filled with the Mahato people. Samrat Chaudhary comes from Kushwaha caste and people of Kushwaha caste also use Mahato surname.\|archive-date=24 March 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324043443/https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-controversial-statement-of-rabri-devi-on-making-samrat-chaudhary-bihar-bjp-state-president-7934807.html\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://theprint.in/politics/part-of-nitishs-core-luv-kush-votebank-on-bjp-radar-why-kushwahas-are-sought-after-in-bihar-politics/1490546/\|title=Part of Nitish's core 'Luv-Kush' votebank & on BJP radar — why Kushwahas are sought after in Bihar politics\|website=the print\|accessdate=4 March 2023\|archive-date=9 April 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409054839/https://theprint.in/politics/part-of-nitishs-core-luv-kush-votebank-on-bjp-radar-why-kushwahas-are-sought-after-in-bihar-politics/1490546/\|url-status=live}}</ref> In Jharkhand, it is a term most often associated with [[Koeri]] and [[Kurmi]] caste.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/in-hazaribagh-they-still-talk-of-the-mahto-meeting/article5832263.ece\|title=In Hazaribagh, they still talk of the Mahto meeting\|website=The Hindu\|date=25 March 2014 \|accessdate=18 April 2023\|archive-date=18 April 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418190004/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/in-hazaribagh-they-still-talk-of-the-mahto-meeting/article5832263.ece\|url-status=live}}</ref>{{qn\|date=December 2024}}		In Bihar, the surname Mahto is also used by people belonging to [[Kushwaha]] caste.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-controversial-statement-of-rabri-devi-on-making-samrat-chaudhary-bihar-bjp-state-president-7934807.html\|title=बनिया से मन भरा तो महतो को बनाया, सम्राट चौधरी को बीजेपी प्रदेश अध्यक्ष बनाने पर राबड़ी देवी का विवादित\|website=LiveHindustan\|accessdate=23 March 2023\|language=Hindi\|quote=Samrat Chaudhary has got the command of state BJP president in Bihar. People have started congratulating Samrat Chaudhary. Meanwhile, Rabri Devi, wife of former state CM and RJD chief Lalu Yadav, while taunting the BJP said that if the mind is filled with the Baniya people, then now the mind has to be filled with the Mahato people. Samrat Chaudhary comes from Kushwaha caste and people of Kushwaha caste also use Mahato surname.\|archive-date=24 March 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324043443/https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-controversial-statement-of-rabri-devi-on-making-samrat-chaudhary-bihar-bjp-state-president-7934807.html\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://theprint.in/politics/part-of-nitishs-core-luv-kush-votebank-on-bjp-radar-why-kushwahas-are-sought-after-in-bihar-politics/1490546/\|title=Part of Nitish's core 'Luv-Kush' votebank & on BJP radar — why Kushwahas are sought after in Bihar politics\|website=the print\|accessdate=4 March 2023\|archive-date=9 April 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409054839/https://theprint.in/politics/part-of-nitishs-core-luv-kush-votebank-on-bjp-radar-why-kushwahas-are-sought-after-in-bihar-politics/1490546/\|url-status=live}}</ref> In Jharkhand, it is a term most often associated with [[Koeri]] and [[Kurmi]] caste.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/in-hazaribagh-they-still-talk-of-the-mahto-meeting/article5832263.ece\|title=In Hazaribagh, they still talk of the Mahto meeting\|website=The Hindu\|date=25 March 2014 \|accessdate=18 April 2023\|archive-date=18 April 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418190004/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/in-hazaribagh-they-still-talk-of-the-mahto-meeting/article5832263.ece\|url-status=live}}</ref>{{qn\|date=December 2024}}

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	'''Mahto''' or '''Mahato''' is a surname used by ~~[[kushwaha]]/[[koeri]] community mainly~~ in Nepal and the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha in India.<ref name="PG_2008">{{cite book \|author=Papiya Ghosh \|title=Civil disobdience movement in Bihar, 1930–1934 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tH8MAQAAMAAJ \|year=2008 \|publisher=Manak \|isbn=978-81-7827-000-5 \|page=94 \|quote=... the surname 'Mahto' was used by Dhanuks, Dusadhs, Goalas, Koeris, Sunris, Tharus, Dhobis, etc, and 'Raut' was used by Amats, Chamars, Dusadhs, Dhanuks, Goalas etc. }}</ref><ref name="Sach_1988">{{cite book \|author=Sachchidananda \|title=Social Change in Village India \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uEwut4Ax-3QC&pg=PA12 \|year=1988 \|publisher=Concept Publishing Company \|isbn=978-81-7022-206-4 \|page=12 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FuGPAAAAMAAJ \|title=Human Rights: Theory and Practice \|editor1=Debi Chatterjee \|editor2=Sucheta Ghosh \|editor3=Sumita Sen \|publisher=South Asian Publishers \|year=2002 \|isbn=9788170032472 \|page=128 \|quote=But a person having 'Mahato' surname may belong to any caste which is included in the prescribed... \|access-date=2020-09-20 \|archive-date=2023-09-22 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922094743/https://books.google.com/books?id=FuGPAAAAMAAJ \|url-status=live }}</ref>		'''Mahto''' or '''Mahato''' is a surname used by several castes and communities in Nepal and the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha in India.<ref name="PG_2008">{{cite book \|author=Papiya Ghosh \|title=Civil disobdience movement in Bihar, 1930–1934 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tH8MAQAAMAAJ \|year=2008 \|publisher=Manak \|isbn=978-81-7827-000-5 \|page=94 \|quote=... the surname 'Mahto' was used by Dhanuks, Dusadhs, Goalas, Koeris, Sunris, Tharus, Dhobis, etc, and 'Raut' was used by Amats, Chamars, Dusadhs, Dhanuks, Goalas etc. }}</ref><ref name="Sach_1988">{{cite book \|author=Sachchidananda \|title=Social Change in Village India \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uEwut4Ax-3QC&pg=PA12 \|year=1988 \|publisher=Concept Publishing Company \|isbn=978-81-7022-206-4 \|page=12 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FuGPAAAAMAAJ \|title=Human Rights: Theory and Practice \|editor1=Debi Chatterjee \|editor2=Sucheta Ghosh \|editor3=Sumita Sen \|publisher=South Asian Publishers \|year=2002 \|isbn=9788170032472 \|page=128 \|quote=But a person having 'Mahato' surname may belong to any caste which is included in the prescribed... \|access-date=2020-09-20 \|archive-date=2023-09-22 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922094743/https://books.google.com/books?id=FuGPAAAAMAAJ \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	Historically, Mahato was the hereditary title of the village headman, whose duties were to maintain peace in his area, and collect revenue for the ''[[zamindar]]'' (feudal landlord).<ref name="Sach_1988"/><ref name="JPSR">{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&pg=PA215 \|title=Marriage and Customs of Tribes of India \|author=J. P. Singh Rana \|publisher=M.D. \|year=1998 \|page=215 \|isbn=9788175330870 \|access-date=2020-11-30 \|archive-date=2022-06-10 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610192956/https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&pg=PA215 \|url-status=live }}</ref> In multi-caste villages of [[Bihar]], the zamindar used to give the title of ''Mahato'' to one person each from the [[Bhumihar]], [[Yadav]], and [[Beldar]] caste.<ref name="Sach_1988"/> The traditional [[Oraon people\|Oraon]] villages had a similar role for the ''Mahato'', who served as the secular head of the village and jointly held the administrative authority with a priest (''pahan'').<ref name="JPSR"/>		Historically, Mahato was the hereditary title of the village headman, whose duties were to maintain peace in his area, and collect revenue for the ''[[zamindar]]'' (feudal landlord).<ref name="Sach_1988"/><ref name="JPSR">{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&pg=PA215 \|title=Marriage and Customs of Tribes of India \|author=J. P. Singh Rana \|publisher=M.D. \|year=1998 \|page=215 \|isbn=9788175330870 \|access-date=2020-11-30 \|archive-date=2022-06-10 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610192956/https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&pg=PA215 \|url-status=live }}</ref> In multi-caste villages of [[Bihar]], the zamindar used to give the title of ''Mahato'' to one person each from the [[Bhumihar]], [[Yadav]], and [[Beldar]] caste.<ref name="Sach_1988"/> The traditional [[Oraon people\|Oraon]] villages had a similar role for the ''Mahato'', who served as the secular head of the village and jointly held the administrative authority with a priest (''pahan'').<ref name="JPSR"/>

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	'''Mahto''' or '''Mahato''' is a surname used by ~~several castes and communities~~ in Nepal and the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha in India.<ref name="PG_2008">{{cite book \|author=Papiya Ghosh \|title=Civil disobdience movement in Bihar, 1930–1934 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tH8MAQAAMAAJ \|year=2008 \|publisher=Manak \|isbn=978-81-7827-000-5 \|page=94 \|quote=... the surname 'Mahto' was used by Dhanuks, Dusadhs, Goalas, Koeris, Sunris, Tharus, Dhobis, etc, and 'Raut' was used by Amats, Chamars, Dusadhs, Dhanuks, Goalas etc. }}</ref><ref name="Sach_1988">{{cite book \|author=Sachchidananda \|title=Social Change in Village India \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uEwut4Ax-3QC&pg=PA12 \|year=1988 \|publisher=Concept Publishing Company \|isbn=978-81-7022-206-4 \|page=12 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FuGPAAAAMAAJ \|title=Human Rights: Theory and Practice \|editor1=Debi Chatterjee \|editor2=Sucheta Ghosh \|editor3=Sumita Sen \|publisher=South Asian Publishers \|year=2002 \|isbn=9788170032472 \|page=128 \|quote=But a person having 'Mahato' surname may belong to any caste which is included in the prescribed... \|access-date=2020-09-20 \|archive-date=2023-09-22 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922094743/https://books.google.com/books?id=FuGPAAAAMAAJ \|url-status=live }}</ref>		'''Mahto''' or '''Mahato''' is a surname used by [[kushwaha]]/[[koeri]] community mainly in Nepal and the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha in India.<ref name="PG_2008">{{cite book \|author=Papiya Ghosh \|title=Civil disobdience movement in Bihar, 1930–1934 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tH8MAQAAMAAJ \|year=2008 \|publisher=Manak \|isbn=978-81-7827-000-5 \|page=94 \|quote=... the surname 'Mahto' was used by Dhanuks, Dusadhs, Goalas, Koeris, Sunris, Tharus, Dhobis, etc, and 'Raut' was used by Amats, Chamars, Dusadhs, Dhanuks, Goalas etc. }}</ref><ref name="Sach_1988">{{cite book \|author=Sachchidananda \|title=Social Change in Village India \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uEwut4Ax-3QC&pg=PA12 \|year=1988 \|publisher=Concept Publishing Company \|isbn=978-81-7022-206-4 \|page=12 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FuGPAAAAMAAJ \|title=Human Rights: Theory and Practice \|editor1=Debi Chatterjee \|editor2=Sucheta Ghosh \|editor3=Sumita Sen \|publisher=South Asian Publishers \|year=2002 \|isbn=9788170032472 \|page=128 \|quote=But a person having 'Mahato' surname may belong to any caste which is included in the prescribed... \|access-date=2020-09-20 \|archive-date=2023-09-22 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922094743/https://books.google.com/books?id=FuGPAAAAMAAJ \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	Historically, Mahato was the hereditary title of the village headman, whose duties were to maintain peace in his area, and collect revenue for the ''[[zamindar]]'' (feudal landlord).<ref name="Sach_1988"/><ref name="JPSR">{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&pg=PA215 \|title=Marriage and Customs of Tribes of India \|author=J. P. Singh Rana \|publisher=M.D. \|year=1998 \|page=215 \|isbn=9788175330870 \|access-date=2020-11-30 \|archive-date=2022-06-10 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610192956/https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&pg=PA215 \|url-status=live }}</ref> In multi-caste villages of [[Bihar]], the zamindar used to give the title of ''Mahato'' to one person each from the [[Bhumihar]], [[Yadav]], and [[Beldar]] caste.<ref name="Sach_1988"/> The traditional [[Oraon people\|Oraon]] villages had a similar role for the ''Mahato'', who served as the secular head of the village and jointly held the administrative authority with a priest (''pahan'').<ref name="JPSR"/>		Historically, Mahato was the hereditary title of the village headman, whose duties were to maintain peace in his area, and collect revenue for the ''[[zamindar]]'' (feudal landlord).<ref name="Sach_1988"/><ref name="JPSR">{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&pg=PA215 \|title=Marriage and Customs of Tribes of India \|author=J. P. Singh Rana \|publisher=M.D. \|year=1998 \|page=215 \|isbn=9788175330870 \|access-date=2020-11-30 \|archive-date=2022-06-10 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610192956/https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&pg=PA215 \|url-status=live }}</ref> In multi-caste villages of [[Bihar]], the zamindar used to give the title of ''Mahato'' to one person each from the [[Bhumihar]], [[Yadav]], and [[Beldar]] caste.<ref name="Sach_1988"/> The traditional [[Oraon people\|Oraon]] villages had a similar role for the ''Mahato'', who served as the secular head of the village and jointly held the administrative authority with a priest (''pahan'').<ref name="JPSR"/>

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	'''Mahto''' or '''Mahato''' is a surname used by several castes and ~~communities~~ in Nepal and the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha in India.<ref name="PG_2008">{{cite book \|author=Papiya Ghosh \|title=Civil disobdience movement in Bihar, 1930–1934 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tH8MAQAAMAAJ \|year=2008 \|publisher=Manak \|isbn=978-81-7827-000-5 \|page=94 \|quote=... the surname 'Mahto' was used by Dhanuks, Dusadhs, Goalas, Koeris, Sunris, Tharus, Dhobis, etc, and 'Raut' was used by Amats, Chamars, Dusadhs, Dhanuks, Goalas etc. }}</ref><ref name="Sach_1988">{{cite book \|author=Sachchidananda \|title=Social Change in Village India \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uEwut4Ax-3QC&pg=PA12 \|year=1988 \|publisher=Concept Publishing Company \|isbn=978-81-7022-206-4 \|page=12 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FuGPAAAAMAAJ \|title=Human Rights: Theory and Practice \|editor1=Debi Chatterjee \|editor2=Sucheta Ghosh \|editor3=Sumita Sen \|publisher=South Asian Publishers \|year=2002 \|isbn=9788170032472 \|page=128 \|quote=But a person having 'Mahato' surname may belong to any caste which is included in the prescribed... \|access-date=2020-09-20 \|archive-date=2023-09-22 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922094743/https://books.google.com/books?id=FuGPAAAAMAAJ \|url-status=live }}</ref>		'''Mahto''' or '''Mahato''' is a surname used by several castes and predominantly surname used by [[kushwaha]]/[[koeri]] community mainly community in Nepal and the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha in India.<ref name="PG_2008">{{cite book \|author=Papiya Ghosh \|title=Civil disobdience movement in Bihar, 1930–1934 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tH8MAQAAMAAJ \|year=2008 \|publisher=Manak \|isbn=978-81-7827-000-5 \|page=94 \|quote=... the surname 'Mahto' was used by Dhanuks, Dusadhs, Goalas, Koeris, Sunris, Tharus, Dhobis, etc, and 'Raut' was used by Amats, Chamars, Dusadhs, Dhanuks, Goalas etc. }}</ref><ref name="Sach_1988">{{cite book \|author=Sachchidananda \|title=Social Change in Village India \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uEwut4Ax-3QC&pg=PA12 \|year=1988 \|publisher=Concept Publishing Company \|isbn=978-81-7022-206-4 \|page=12 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FuGPAAAAMAAJ \|title=Human Rights: Theory and Practice \|editor1=Debi Chatterjee \|editor2=Sucheta Ghosh \|editor3=Sumita Sen \|publisher=South Asian Publishers \|year=2002 \|isbn=9788170032472 \|page=128 \|quote=But a person having 'Mahato' surname may belong to any caste which is included in the prescribed... \|access-date=2020-09-20 \|archive-date=2023-09-22 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922094743/https://books.google.com/books?id=FuGPAAAAMAAJ \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	Historically, Mahato was the hereditary title of the village headman, whose duties were to maintain peace in his area, and collect revenue for the ''[[zamindar]]'' (feudal landlord).<ref name="Sach_1988"/><ref name="JPSR">{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&pg=PA215 \|title=Marriage and Customs of Tribes of India \|author=J. P. Singh Rana \|publisher=M.D. \|year=1998 \|page=215 \|isbn=9788175330870 \|access-date=2020-11-30 \|archive-date=2022-06-10 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610192956/https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&pg=PA215 \|url-status=live }}</ref> In multi-caste villages of [[Bihar]], the zamindar used to give the title of ''Mahato'' to one person each from the [[Bhumihar]], [[Yadav]], [[koeri]], and [[Beldar]] caste.<ref name="Sach_1988"/> The traditional [[Oraon people\|Oraon]] villages had a similar role for the ''Mahato'', who served as the secular head of the village and jointly held the administrative authority with a priest (''pahan'').<ref name="JPSR"/>		Historically, Mahato was the hereditary title of the village headman, whose duties were to maintain peace in his area, and collect revenue for the ''[[zamindar]]'' (feudal landlord).<ref name="Sach_1988"/><ref name="JPSR">{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&pg=PA215 \|title=Marriage and Customs of Tribes of India \|author=J. P. Singh Rana \|publisher=M.D. \|year=1998 \|page=215 \|isbn=9788175330870 \|access-date=2020-11-30 \|archive-date=2022-06-10 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610192956/https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&pg=PA215 \|url-status=live }}</ref> In multi-caste villages of [[Bihar]], the zamindar used to give the title of ''Mahato'' to one person each from the [[Bhumihar]], [[Yadav]], [[koeri]], and [[Beldar]] caste.<ref name="Sach_1988"/> The traditional [[Oraon people\|Oraon]] villages had a similar role for the ''Mahato'', who served as the secular head of the village and jointly held the administrative authority with a priest (''pahan'').<ref name="JPSR"/>

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	'''Mahto''' or '''Mahato''' is a surname used by several castes and communities in Nepal and the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha in India.<ref name="PG_2008">{{cite book \|author=Papiya Ghosh \|title=Civil disobdience movement in Bihar, 1930–1934 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tH8MAQAAMAAJ \|year=2008 \|publisher=Manak \|isbn=978-81-7827-000-5 \|page=94 \|quote=... the surname 'Mahto' was used by Dhanuks, Dusadhs, Goalas, Koeris, Sunris, Tharus, Dhobis, etc, and 'Raut' was used by Amats, Chamars, Dusadhs, Dhanuks, Goalas etc. }}</ref><ref name="Sach_1988">{{cite book \|author=Sachchidananda \|title=Social Change in Village India \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uEwut4Ax-3QC&pg=PA12 \|year=1988 \|publisher=Concept Publishing Company \|isbn=978-81-7022-206-4 \|page=12 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FuGPAAAAMAAJ \|title=Human Rights: Theory and Practice \|editor1=Debi Chatterjee \|editor2=Sucheta Ghosh \|editor3=Sumita Sen \|publisher=South Asian Publishers \|year=2002 \|isbn=9788170032472 \|page=128 \|quote=But a person having 'Mahato' surname may belong to any caste which is included in the prescribed... \|access-date=2020-09-20 \|archive-date=2023-09-22 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922094743/https://books.google.com/books?id=FuGPAAAAMAAJ \|url-status=live }}</ref>		'''Mahto''' or '''Mahato''' is a surname used by several castes and communities in Nepal and the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha in India.<ref name="PG_2008">{{cite book \|author=Papiya Ghosh \|title=Civil disobdience movement in Bihar, 1930–1934 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tH8MAQAAMAAJ \|year=2008 \|publisher=Manak \|isbn=978-81-7827-000-5 \|page=94 \|quote=... the surname 'Mahto' was used by Dhanuks, Dusadhs, Goalas, Koeris, Sunris, Tharus, Dhobis, etc, and 'Raut' was used by Amats, Chamars, Dusadhs, Dhanuks, Goalas etc. }}</ref><ref name="Sach_1988">{{cite book \|author=Sachchidananda \|title=Social Change in Village India \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uEwut4Ax-3QC&pg=PA12 \|year=1988 \|publisher=Concept Publishing Company \|isbn=978-81-7022-206-4 \|page=12 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FuGPAAAAMAAJ \|title=Human Rights: Theory and Practice \|editor1=Debi Chatterjee \|editor2=Sucheta Ghosh \|editor3=Sumita Sen \|publisher=South Asian Publishers \|year=2002 \|isbn=9788170032472 \|page=128 \|quote=But a person having 'Mahato' surname may belong to any caste which is included in the prescribed... \|access-date=2020-09-20 \|archive-date=2023-09-22 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922094743/https://books.google.com/books?id=FuGPAAAAMAAJ \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	Historically, Mahato was the hereditary title of the village headman, whose duties were to maintain peace in his area, and collect revenue for the ''[[zamindar]]'' (feudal landlord).<ref name="Sach_1988"/><ref name="JPSR">{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&pg=PA215 \|title=Marriage and Customs of Tribes of India \|author=J. P. Singh Rana \|publisher=M.D. \|year=1998 \|page=215 \|isbn=9788175330870 \|access-date=2020-11-30 \|archive-date=2022-06-10 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610192956/https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&pg=PA215 \|url-status=live }}</ref> In multi-caste villages of [[Bihar]], the zamindar used to give the title of ''Mahato'' to one person each from the [[Bhumihar]], [[Yadav]], and [[Beldar]] caste.<ref name="Sach_1988"/> The traditional [[Oraon people\|Oraon]] villages had a similar role for the ''Mahato'', who served as the secular head of the village and jointly held the administrative authority with a priest (''pahan'').<ref name="JPSR"/>		Historically, Mahato was the hereditary title of the village headman, whose duties were to maintain peace in his area, and collect revenue for the ''[[zamindar]]'' (feudal landlord).<ref name="Sach_1988"/><ref name="JPSR">{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&pg=PA215 \|title=Marriage and Customs of Tribes of India \|author=J. P. Singh Rana \|publisher=M.D. \|year=1998 \|page=215 \|isbn=9788175330870 \|access-date=2020-11-30 \|archive-date=2022-06-10 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610192956/https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&pg=PA215 \|url-status=live }}</ref> In multi-caste villages of [[Bihar]], the zamindar used to give the title of ''Mahato'' to one person each from the [[Bhumihar]], [[Yadav]], [[koeri]], and [[Beldar]] caste.<ref name="Sach_1988"/> The traditional [[Oraon people\|Oraon]] villages had a similar role for the ''Mahato'', who served as the secular head of the village and jointly held the administrative authority with a priest (''pahan'').<ref name="JPSR"/>

	In Bihar, the surname Mahto is also used by people belonging to [[Kushwaha]] caste.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-controversial-statement-of-rabri-devi-on-making-samrat-chaudhary-bihar-bjp-state-president-7934807.html\|title=बनिया से मन भरा तो महतो को बनाया, सम्राट चौधरी को बीजेपी प्रदेश अध्यक्ष बनाने पर राबड़ी देवी का विवादित\|website=LiveHindustan\|accessdate=23 March 2023\|language=Hindi\|quote=Samrat Chaudhary has got the command of state BJP president in Bihar. People have started congratulating Samrat Chaudhary. Meanwhile, Rabri Devi, wife of former state CM and RJD chief Lalu Yadav, while taunting the BJP said that if the mind is filled with the Baniya people, then now the mind has to be filled with the Mahato people. Samrat Chaudhary comes from Kushwaha caste and people of Kushwaha caste also use Mahato surname.\|archive-date=24 March 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324043443/https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-controversial-statement-of-rabri-devi-on-making-samrat-chaudhary-bihar-bjp-state-president-7934807.html\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://theprint.in/politics/part-of-nitishs-core-luv-kush-votebank-on-bjp-radar-why-kushwahas-are-sought-after-in-bihar-politics/1490546/\|title=Part of Nitish's core 'Luv-Kush' votebank & on BJP radar — why Kushwahas are sought after in Bihar politics\|website=the print\|accessdate=4 March 2023\|archive-date=9 April 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409054839/https://theprint.in/politics/part-of-nitishs-core-luv-kush-votebank-on-bjp-radar-why-kushwahas-are-sought-after-in-bihar-politics/1490546/\|url-status=live}}</ref> In Jharkhand, it is a term most often associated with [[Koeri]] and [[Kurmi]] caste.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/in-hazaribagh-they-still-talk-of-the-mahto-meeting/article5832263.ece\|title=In Hazaribagh, they still talk of the Mahto meeting\|website=The Hindu\|date=25 March 2014 \|accessdate=18 April 2023\|archive-date=18 April 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418190004/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/in-hazaribagh-they-still-talk-of-the-mahto-meeting/article5832263.ece\|url-status=live}}</ref>{{qn\|date=December 2024}}		In Bihar, the surname Mahto is also used by people belonging to [[Kushwaha]] caste.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-controversial-statement-of-rabri-devi-on-making-samrat-chaudhary-bihar-bjp-state-president-7934807.html\|title=बनिया से मन भरा तो महतो को बनाया, सम्राट चौधरी को बीजेपी प्रदेश अध्यक्ष बनाने पर राबड़ी देवी का विवादित\|website=LiveHindustan\|accessdate=23 March 2023\|language=Hindi\|quote=Samrat Chaudhary has got the command of state BJP president in Bihar. People have started congratulating Samrat Chaudhary. Meanwhile, Rabri Devi, wife of former state CM and RJD chief Lalu Yadav, while taunting the BJP said that if the mind is filled with the Baniya people, then now the mind has to be filled with the Mahato people. Samrat Chaudhary comes from Kushwaha caste and people of Kushwaha caste also use Mahato surname.\|archive-date=24 March 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324043443/https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-controversial-statement-of-rabri-devi-on-making-samrat-chaudhary-bihar-bjp-state-president-7934807.html\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://theprint.in/politics/part-of-nitishs-core-luv-kush-votebank-on-bjp-radar-why-kushwahas-are-sought-after-in-bihar-politics/1490546/\|title=Part of Nitish's core 'Luv-Kush' votebank & on BJP radar — why Kushwahas are sought after in Bihar politics\|website=the print\|accessdate=4 March 2023\|archive-date=9 April 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409054839/https://theprint.in/politics/part-of-nitishs-core-luv-kush-votebank-on-bjp-radar-why-kushwahas-are-sought-after-in-bihar-politics/1490546/\|url-status=live}}</ref> In Jharkhand, it is a term most often associated with [[Koeri]] and [[Kurmi]] caste.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/in-hazaribagh-they-still-talk-of-the-mahto-meeting/article5832263.ece\|title=In Hazaribagh, they still talk of the Mahto meeting\|website=The Hindu\|date=25 March 2014 \|accessdate=18 April 2023\|archive-date=18 April 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418190004/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/in-hazaribagh-they-still-talk-of-the-mahto-meeting/article5832263.ece\|url-status=live}}</ref>{{qn\|date=December 2024}}

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	'''Mahto''' or '''Mahato''' is a surname used by ~~[[kushwaha]]/[[koeri]] community mainly~~ in Nepal and the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha in India.<ref name="PG_2008">{{cite book \|author=Papiya Ghosh \|title=Civil disobdience movement in Bihar, 1930–1934 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tH8MAQAAMAAJ \|year=2008 \|publisher=Manak \|isbn=978-81-7827-000-5 \|page=94 \|quote=... the surname 'Mahto' was used by Dhanuks, Dusadhs, Goalas, Koeris, Sunris, Tharus, Dhobis, etc, and 'Raut' was used by Amats, Chamars, Dusadhs, Dhanuks, Goalas etc. }}</ref><ref name="Sach_1988">{{cite book \|author=Sachchidananda \|title=Social Change in Village India \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uEwut4Ax-3QC&pg=PA12 \|year=1988 \|publisher=Concept Publishing Company \|isbn=978-81-7022-206-4 \|page=12 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FuGPAAAAMAAJ \|title=Human Rights: Theory and Practice \|editor1=Debi Chatterjee \|editor2=Sucheta Ghosh \|editor3=Sumita Sen \|publisher=South Asian Publishers \|year=2002 \|isbn=9788170032472 \|page=128 \|quote=But a person having 'Mahato' surname may belong to any caste which is included in the prescribed... \|access-date=2020-09-20 \|archive-date=2023-09-22 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922094743/https://books.google.com/books?id=FuGPAAAAMAAJ \|url-status=live }}</ref>		'''Mahto''' or '''Mahato''' is a surname used by several castes and communities in Nepal and the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha in India.<ref name="PG_2008">{{cite book \|author=Papiya Ghosh \|title=Civil disobdience movement in Bihar, 1930–1934 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tH8MAQAAMAAJ \|year=2008 \|publisher=Manak \|isbn=978-81-7827-000-5 \|page=94 \|quote=... the surname 'Mahto' was used by Dhanuks, Dusadhs, Goalas, Koeris, Sunris, Tharus, Dhobis, etc, and 'Raut' was used by Amats, Chamars, Dusadhs, Dhanuks, Goalas etc. }}</ref><ref name="Sach_1988">{{cite book \|author=Sachchidananda \|title=Social Change in Village India \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uEwut4Ax-3QC&pg=PA12 \|year=1988 \|publisher=Concept Publishing Company \|isbn=978-81-7022-206-4 \|page=12 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FuGPAAAAMAAJ \|title=Human Rights: Theory and Practice \|editor1=Debi Chatterjee \|editor2=Sucheta Ghosh \|editor3=Sumita Sen \|publisher=South Asian Publishers \|year=2002 \|isbn=9788170032472 \|page=128 \|quote=But a person having 'Mahato' surname may belong to any caste which is included in the prescribed... \|access-date=2020-09-20 \|archive-date=2023-09-22 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922094743/https://books.google.com/books?id=FuGPAAAAMAAJ \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	Historically, Mahato was the hereditary title of the village headman, whose duties were to maintain peace in his area, and collect revenue for the ''[[zamindar]]'' (feudal landlord).<ref name="Sach_1988"/><ref name="JPSR">{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&pg=PA215 \|title=Marriage and Customs of Tribes of India \|author=J. P. Singh Rana \|publisher=M.D. \|year=1998 \|page=215 \|isbn=9788175330870 \|access-date=2020-11-30 \|archive-date=2022-06-10 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610192956/https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&pg=PA215 \|url-status=live }}</ref> In multi-caste villages of [[Bihar]], the zamindar used to give the title of ''Mahato'' to one person each from the [[Bhumihar]], [[Yadav]], and [[Beldar]] caste.<ref name="Sach_1988"/> The traditional [[Oraon people\|Oraon]] villages had a similar role for the ''Mahato'', who served as the secular head of the village and jointly held the administrative authority with a priest (''pahan'').<ref name="JPSR"/>		Historically, Mahato was the hereditary title of the village headman, whose duties were to maintain peace in his area, and collect revenue for the ''[[zamindar]]'' (feudal landlord).<ref name="Sach_1988"/><ref name="JPSR">{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&pg=PA215 \|title=Marriage and Customs of Tribes of India \|author=J. P. Singh Rana \|publisher=M.D. \|year=1998 \|page=215 \|isbn=9788175330870 \|access-date=2020-11-30 \|archive-date=2022-06-10 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610192956/https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&pg=PA215 \|url-status=live }}</ref> In multi-caste villages of [[Bihar]], the zamindar used to give the title of ''Mahato'' to one person each from the [[Bhumihar]], [[Yadav]], and [[Beldar]] caste.<ref name="Sach_1988"/> The traditional [[Oraon people\|Oraon]] villages had a similar role for the ''Mahato'', who served as the secular head of the village and jointly held the administrative authority with a priest (''pahan'').<ref name="JPSR"/>

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	'''Mahto''' or '''Mahato''' is a surname used by ~~several castes and communities~~ in Nepal and the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha in India.<ref name="PG_2008">{{cite book \|author=Papiya Ghosh \|title=Civil disobdience movement in Bihar, 1930–1934 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tH8MAQAAMAAJ \|year=2008 \|publisher=Manak \|isbn=978-81-7827-000-5 \|page=94 \|quote=... the surname 'Mahto' was used by Dhanuks, Dusadhs, Goalas, Koeris, Sunris, Tharus, Dhobis, etc, and 'Raut' was used by Amats, Chamars, Dusadhs, Dhanuks, Goalas etc. }}</ref><ref name="Sach_1988">{{cite book \|author=Sachchidananda \|title=Social Change in Village India \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uEwut4Ax-3QC&pg=PA12 \|year=1988 \|publisher=Concept Publishing Company \|isbn=978-81-7022-206-4 \|page=12 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FuGPAAAAMAAJ \|title=Human Rights: Theory and Practice \|editor1=Debi Chatterjee \|editor2=Sucheta Ghosh \|editor3=Sumita Sen \|publisher=South Asian Publishers \|year=2002 \|isbn=9788170032472 \|page=128 \|quote=But a person having 'Mahato' surname may belong to any caste which is included in the prescribed... \|access-date=2020-09-20 \|archive-date=2023-09-22 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922094743/https://books.google.com/books?id=FuGPAAAAMAAJ \|url-status=live }}</ref>		'''Mahto''' or '''Mahato''' is a surname used by [[kushwaha]]/[[koeri]] community mainly in Nepal and the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha in India.<ref name="PG_2008">{{cite book \|author=Papiya Ghosh \|title=Civil disobdience movement in Bihar, 1930–1934 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tH8MAQAAMAAJ \|year=2008 \|publisher=Manak \|isbn=978-81-7827-000-5 \|page=94 \|quote=... the surname 'Mahto' was used by Dhanuks, Dusadhs, Goalas, Koeris, Sunris, Tharus, Dhobis, etc, and 'Raut' was used by Amats, Chamars, Dusadhs, Dhanuks, Goalas etc. }}</ref><ref name="Sach_1988">{{cite book \|author=Sachchidananda \|title=Social Change in Village India \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uEwut4Ax-3QC&pg=PA12 \|year=1988 \|publisher=Concept Publishing Company \|isbn=978-81-7022-206-4 \|page=12 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FuGPAAAAMAAJ \|title=Human Rights: Theory and Practice \|editor1=Debi Chatterjee \|editor2=Sucheta Ghosh \|editor3=Sumita Sen \|publisher=South Asian Publishers \|year=2002 \|isbn=9788170032472 \|page=128 \|quote=But a person having 'Mahato' surname may belong to any caste which is included in the prescribed... \|access-date=2020-09-20 \|archive-date=2023-09-22 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922094743/https://books.google.com/books?id=FuGPAAAAMAAJ \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	Historically, Mahato was the hereditary title of the village headman, whose duties were to maintain peace in his area, and collect revenue for the ''[[zamindar]]'' (feudal landlord).<ref name="Sach_1988"/><ref name="JPSR">{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&pg=PA215 \|title=Marriage and Customs of Tribes of India \|author=J. P. Singh Rana \|publisher=M.D. \|year=1998 \|page=215 \|isbn=9788175330870 \|access-date=2020-11-30 \|archive-date=2022-06-10 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610192956/https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&pg=PA215 \|url-status=live }}</ref> In multi-caste villages of [[Bihar]], the zamindar used to give the title of ''Mahato'' to one person each from the [[Bhumihar]], [[Yadav]], and [[Beldar]] caste.<ref name="Sach_1988"/> The traditional [[Oraon people\|Oraon]] villages had a similar role for the ''Mahato'', who served as the secular head of the village and jointly held the administrative authority with a priest (''pahan'').<ref name="JPSR"/>		Historically, Mahato was the hereditary title of the village headman, whose duties were to maintain peace in his area, and collect revenue for the ''[[zamindar]]'' (feudal landlord).<ref name="Sach_1988"/><ref name="JPSR">{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&pg=PA215 \|title=Marriage and Customs of Tribes of India \|author=J. P. Singh Rana \|publisher=M.D. \|year=1998 \|page=215 \|isbn=9788175330870 \|access-date=2020-11-30 \|archive-date=2022-06-10 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610192956/https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&pg=PA215 \|url-status=live }}</ref> In multi-caste villages of [[Bihar]], the zamindar used to give the title of ''Mahato'' to one person each from the [[Bhumihar]], [[Yadav]], and [[Beldar]] caste.<ref name="Sach_1988"/> The traditional [[Oraon people\|Oraon]] villages had a similar role for the ''Mahato'', who served as the secular head of the village and jointly held the administrative authority with a priest (''pahan'').<ref name="JPSR"/>