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Kahars are present in most parts of India, but are concentrated in North India. They are found mainly in West [[Uttar Pradesh]], in [[Sarsawa]], [[Saharanpur]], [[Farrukhabad]], [[Kanpur]], [[Muzaffarnagar]], [[Shahjahanpur]], [[Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh|Sultanpur]], [[Faizabad]], [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh|Jaunpur]] and [[Ambedkar Nagar district]]s of Uttar Pradesh and most parts of [[Bihar]] and [[West Bengal]].<ref name="KSS">{{cite book|author=Kumar Suresh Singh|title=India's communities | Kahars are present in most parts of India, but are concentrated in North India. They are found mainly in West [[Uttar Pradesh]], in [[Sarsawa]], [[Saharanpur]], [[Farrukhabad]], [[Kanpur]], [[Muzaffarnagar]], [[Shahjahanpur]], [[Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh|Sultanpur]], [[Faizabad]], [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh|Jaunpur]] and [[Ambedkar Nagar district]]s of Uttar Pradesh and most parts of [[Bihar]] and [[West Bengal]].<ref name="KSS">{{cite book|author=Kumar Suresh Singh|title=India's communities | ||
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1lZuAAAAMAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=kahar|date=1998|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-01-9563-354-2|pages= | |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1lZuAAAAMAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=kahar|date=1998|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-01-9563-354-2|pages=1443–1448}}</ref> They were engaged to officiate at the various holy occasions which occur along the banks of the [[Ganges]] river. | ||
In [[Rajasthan]], the Kahars have three sub-divisions, the Budana, Turaha and Mahara. These sub-divisions consist of clans, the main ones being the Pindwal, Bamnawat, Katariya, Bilawat, Kashyap and Oatasaniya. The origins of most of these sub-divisions are rooted in Rajasthan.<ref>People of India Rajasthan Volume XXXVIII Part Two edited by B.K Lavania, D. K Samanta, S K Mandal & N.N Vyas page 467 to 470 Popular Prakashan</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/2004/09/24/stories/2004092402740300.htm | title=Caste certificate of Bajrang Dal convener cancelled | date=24 September 2004 | newspaper=[[The Hindu]] | accessdate=13 February 2019 }}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Setback for Akhilesh government as High Court stays their order to include 17 sub-castes in the SC category |date=24 January 2017 |work=Financial Express |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/elections/uttar-pradesh-assembly-elections-2017/setback-for-akhilesh-government-as-high-court-stays-their-order-to-include-17-sub-castes-in-the-sc-category/520325/ |accessdate=2017-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=UP govt to include 17 other backward castes in SC list |date=22 December 2016 |agency=PTI |work=Hindustan Times |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/up-govt-to-include-17-other-backward-castes-in-sc-list/story-jQWfybFAcSJTnwj2k4NxqO.html |accessdate=2017-02-04}}</ref> | In [[Rajasthan]], the Kahars have three sub-divisions, the Budana, Turaha and Mahara. These sub-divisions consist of clans, the main ones being the Pindwal, Bamnawat, Katariya, Bilawat, Kashyap and Oatasaniya. The origins of most of these sub-divisions are rooted in Rajasthan.<ref>People of India Rajasthan Volume XXXVIII Part Two edited by B.K Lavania, D. K Samanta, S K Mandal & N.N Vyas page 467 to 470 Popular Prakashan</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/2004/09/24/stories/2004092402740300.htm | title=Caste certificate of Bajrang Dal convener cancelled | date=24 September 2004 | newspaper=[[The Hindu]] | accessdate=13 February 2019 }}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Setback for Akhilesh government as High Court stays their order to include 17 sub-castes in the SC category |date=24 January 2017 |work=Financial Express |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/elections/uttar-pradesh-assembly-elections-2017/setback-for-akhilesh-government-as-high-court-stays-their-order-to-include-17-sub-castes-in-the-sc-category/520325/ |accessdate=2017-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=UP govt to include 17 other backward castes in SC list |date=22 December 2016 |agency=PTI |work=Hindustan Times |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/up-govt-to-include-17-other-backward-castes-in-sc-list/story-jQWfybFAcSJTnwj2k4NxqO.html |accessdate=2017-02-04}}</ref> | ||