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{{Short description|indigenous inhabitants from the Indian subcontinent}}
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The '''Khatik''' (Hindi: खटीक, Urdu: کھٹیک) is a Hindu caste<ref>{{cite book|title=Global Encyclopaedia of the North Indian Dalits Ethnography (2 Vols. Set)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0IM3l0v0Z6YC&dq=Khatik+dalit+caste&pg=PA377|author=KC Das|year=2007|publisher=Global Vision Publishing House|isbn=978-8182202382|page=377}}</ref> found in the [[Indian subcontinent]], mainly modern-day India, Pakistan and Nepal. Khatik have a population of approximately 10 millions and are located mainly in New Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. Traditionally, they are the community of butchers and many of them are involved in meat selling business.<ref>{{cite book|title=Rajasthan part 2|year=1998|author=[[Kumar Suresh Singh|K.S. Singh]]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vm_KCE4XXPMC&dq=Khatik+traditionally+butcher&pg=PA539|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=9788171547692 |quote=They are traditionally the community of butchers and many have taken to meat selling business.}}</ref> According to [[William Crooke]], the word ''Khatik'' is derived from the Sanskrit word ''khattika'' meaning butcher or hunter.<ref>{{cite book|title=Rajasthan part 2|year=1998|author=[[Kumar Suresh Singh|K.S. Singh]]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vm_KCE4XXPMC&dq=Khatik+traditionally+butcher&pg=PA539|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=9788171547692 |quote=According to Crooke ( Crooke , 1975 : 257 ) the word Khatik has come from the Sanskrit word khattika ( butcher or hunter).}}</ref>


The '''Khatik (Hindi: खटीक, Urdu: کھٹیک),''' are an ethnic tribe found in the [[Indian subcontinent]], mainly modern-day India, Pakistan and Nepal. They are one of the most widespread community in South Asia.
== Religion ==
 
== History ==
 
=== Origin ===
The Khatik are widely distributed community in North India, and each Khatik group, has its own origin believe.  According to Crooke, Khatik is cultivating, labouring and vegetable selling caste found all over the province.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=William Crooke|url=http://archive.org/details/tribesandcastes03croogoog|title=The Tribes and Castes of the North-western Provinces and Oudh|date=1896|publisher=Office of the superintendent of government printing|others=Harvard University|language=en}}</ref> Russel (Vol. III, 1916, p.&nbsp;453)<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India, Vol. III|url=http://indianculture.gov.in/rarebooks/tribes-and-castes-central-provinces-india-vol-iii|access-date=2020-10-01|website=INDIAN CULTURE|language=en}}</ref>  and Risley (Vol. I, 1891, pt. 47)<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Tribes and Castes of Bengal (Vol-II)|url=http://indianculture.gov.in/rarebooks/tribes-and-castes-bengal-vol-ii|access-date=2020-10-01|website=INDIAN CULTURE|language=en}}</ref> both agree in calling them a cultivating and vegetable selling caste.
 
=== Inter-community relations and social status ===
According to other caste Hindus, the Khatiks were not untouchables and did not suffer social disabilities.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=CENSUS OF INDIA 1961|url=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/1007/1/51885_1961_KHA.pdf}}</ref> In the past, they were allowed to draw water from the wells of upper caste Hindus or one common village well. For instance, in village Kazidewar they drew water from a well owned by the Pradhan of the village who belong to Kayastha community.<ref name=":1" /> They used metal vessels as well as earthen pitchers for drawing water from the well.


==Etymology==
Most of the modern-day Khatiks are [[Hindus]] and believe their origins from [[Khatwanga]] from [[Ramayana]] and revered [[saints|saint]] [[Durbalnath]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Narayan|first=Badri|title=Women Heroes and Dalit Assertion in North India: Culture, Identity and Politics|date=2006|publisher=[[SAGE Publications]]|isbn=978-0-7619-3537-7|pages=[https://books.google.com/books?id=iAQrpDW4-_YC&dq=durbalnath&pg=PA45 45]|language=en|author-link=Badri Narayan}}</ref>
''Khatik'' is derived from the Sanskrit (Indic ancient language) word, "Khatik" means " killer or Hunter" and Hindi word "Khatt" Means immediate killing.
they Believes that they are Descendants of King Khatwang Of Ishwaku Vansh (Lord Ram's Ancestor). <ref name=":0" />


==Legal status==
==Legal status==
[[File:Gobinda Chandra Khatik Road - John Burdon Sanderson Haldane Avenue - Kolkata 2013-04-10 7722.JPG|thumb|[[Gobinda Chandra Khatik Road]] - John Burdon Sanderson Haldane Avenue - Kolkata 2013-04-10 7722]]
Khatik identified as Scheduled Caste in some states of India while they are OBC status in Many states.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/metro/mumbai/politics/khatik-community-demands-to-be-included-in-scheduled-castes/articleshow/66266451.cms|title=खटीक समाज की मांग, अनुसूचित जाति में किया जाए शामिल|date=2018-10-18|website=Navbharat Times|language=hi|access-date=2019-06-22}}</ref>
[[Khatiks]] are identified as [[Other Backward Class]] in
India's state of Gujarat, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Jharkhand and [[schedule castes]] in Uttarpradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra, West Bengal. They also have general status in some states.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/metro/mumbai/politics/khatik-community-demands-to-be-included-in-scheduled-castes/articleshow/66266451.cms|title=खटीक समाज की मांग, अनुसूचित जाति में किया जाए शामिल|date=2018-10-18|website=Navbharat Times|language=hi|access-date=2019-06-22}}</ref>
==Political involvement==
Khatik Mahasangh founded by [[Pratap Singh (politician)|Pratap Singh]] on 1 March 2012, is the leading organization in the Khatik community which influence the politics and raise voice of not only Khatik community but all Dalit on national level. Late Shri Jagganath Pahadiya Ji was Former [[List of chief ministers of Rajasthan|CM of Rajasthan]] and Former Rajpal of [[Haryana]], [[Uttarpradesh]] and [[Bihar]]. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/aligarh-city-8514709.html|title = प्रदेश बंटवारे के खिलाफ उतरे टीकम सिंह, दिखाए बागी तेवर}}</ref>


== Subdivisions ==
[[Khatiks]] are identified as [[Other Backward Class]] in Gujarat, Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and [[schedule castes|Schedule Caste]] in Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Delhi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/metro/mumbai/politics/khatik-community-demands-to-be-included-in-scheduled-castes/articleshow/66266451.cms|title=खटीक समाज की मांग, अनुसूचित जाति में किया जाए शामिल|date=2018-10-18|website=Navbharat Times|language=hi|access-date=2019-06-22}}</ref>
Hindu Khatik caste has divided into various subgroups based on their livelihood. These include:
{| class="wikitable"
*Cultivator - they used to do agriculture activities.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I0ZqCwAAQBAJ&q=Rangiya+Khatik&pg=PA329|title=Hindu Khatik Jati|last=Shastri|first=Vijay Sonkar|date=2014-01-01|publisher=Prabhat Prakashan|isbn=9789350485675|language=hi}}</ref>
![[States and union territories of India|State/Territory]]
*Mewafarosh - they used to sell fruits and dry-fruits and also known as Sonkar.
!Notes
![[Reservation in India|Class]]
!Ref.
|-
|[[Andhra Pradesh]]
|Group-D, along with Are-Khatika and Suryavanshi.
|[[Other Backward Class|OBC]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=List Of Socially And Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) in Andhra Pradesh {{!}} Lopol.org|url=https://www.lopol.org/article/list-of-socially-and-educationally-backward-classes-sebc-in-andhra-pradesh|access-date=2022-02-17|website=www.lopol.org}}</ref>
|-
|[[Bihar]]
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|[[Other Backward Class|OBC]]
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|-
|[[Delhi]]
|Among [[List of Scheduled Castes in Delhi|Scheduled Castes in Delhi]].
|[[Schedule Caste|SC]]
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|-
|[[Haryana]]
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|[[Schedule Caste|SC]]
|
|-
|[[Himachal Pradesh]]
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|[[Schedule Caste|SC]]
|
|-
|[[Jharkhand]]
|
|[[Other Backward Class|OBC]]
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|-
|[[Karnataka]]
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|[[Other Backward Class|OBC]]
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|-
|[[Maharashtra]]
|Mostly Suryavanshi, Munde and Are Khatika among Group-A of Normadic Tribes.
|[[Other Backward Class|OBC]]
|
|-
|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|
|[[Schedule Caste|SC]]
|
|-
|[[Schedule Caste|SC]]
|
|-
|[[Telangana]]
|
|[[Other Backward Class|OBC]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Amendments in OBC list for Andhra Pradesh & Telangana approved by government|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-amendments-in-obc-list-for-andhra-pradesh-telangana-approved-by-government-2240911|access-date=2022-02-17|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|Among [[List of Scheduled Castes in Uttar Pradesh|Scheduled Castes in Uttar Pradesh]].
|[[Schedule Caste|SC]]
|
|-
|[[West Bengal]]
|
|[[Schedule Caste|SC]]
|
|}


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
<references />6.       Khatiks of uttar Pradesh census 1961 report{{Khatik clans |state=collapsed|Sonkar=}}
 
== External links ==
*{{Facebook | khatiksamaj.org | खटीक महासंघ }}
 
{{Khatik clans |state=collapsed|Sonkar=}}
{{Authority control}}
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For people with the name, see Khatik (surname).

Khatik
ReligionsHinduism and Islam
Languages
Country
[1]
Populated statesUttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Haryana, Andhra pradesh, Punjab, Maharashtra, Delhi, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Gujarat and Karnataka.

The Khatik (Hindi: खटीक, Urdu: کھٹیک) is a Hindu caste[2] found in the Indian subcontinent, mainly modern-day India, Pakistan and Nepal. Khatik have a population of approximately 10 millions and are located mainly in New Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. Traditionally, they are the community of butchers and many of them are involved in meat selling business.[3] According to William Crooke, the word Khatik is derived from the Sanskrit word khattika meaning butcher or hunter.[4]

Religion

Most of the modern-day Khatiks are Hindus and believe their origins from Khatwanga from Ramayana and revered saint Durbalnath.[5]

Legal status

Khatiks are identified as Other Backward Class in Gujarat, Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Schedule Caste in Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Delhi.[6]

State/Territory Notes Class Ref.
Andhra Pradesh Group-D, along with Are-Khatika and Suryavanshi. OBC [7]
Bihar OBC
Delhi Among Scheduled Castes in Delhi. SC
Haryana SC
Himachal Pradesh SC
Jharkhand OBC
Karnataka OBC
Maharashtra Mostly Suryavanshi, Munde and Are Khatika among Group-A of Normadic Tribes. OBC
Punjab SC
SC
Telangana OBC [8]
Uttar Pradesh Among Scheduled Castes in Uttar Pradesh. SC
West Bengal SC

References

  1. ↑ Jaffrelot, Christophe. A History of Pakistan and Its Origins. Anthem Press. p. 212.
  2. ↑ KC Das (2007). Global Encyclopaedia of the North Indian Dalits Ethnography (2 Vols. Set). Global Vision Publishing House. p. 377. ISBN 978-8182202382.
  3. ↑ K.S. Singh (1998). Rajasthan part 2. Popular Prakashan. ISBN 9788171547692. They are traditionally the community of butchers and many have taken to meat selling business.
  4. ↑ K.S. Singh (1998). Rajasthan part 2. Popular Prakashan. ISBN 9788171547692. According to Crooke ( Crooke , 1975 : 257 ) the word Khatik has come from the Sanskrit word khattika ( butcher or hunter).
  5. ↑ Narayan, Badri (2006). Women Heroes and Dalit Assertion in North India: Culture, Identity and Politics. SAGE Publications. pp. 45. ISBN 978-0-7619-3537-7.
  6. ↑ "खटीक समाज की मांग, अनुसूचित जाति में किया जाए शामिल". Navbharat Times (in हिन्दी). 18 October 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  7. ↑ "List Of Socially And Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) in Andhra Pradesh | Lopol.org". www.lopol.org. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Amendments in OBC list for Andhra Pradesh & Telangana approved by government". DNA India. Retrieved 17 February 2022.

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