[The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV) by R.V. Russell]@TWC D-Link bookThe Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV) PART I 174/364
The Khadras rank as an artisan caste of somewhat low status. _Khadura_ .-- Synonym of Khadra. _Khaijraha_ .-- (A resident of Khaira, a town in Central India.) Subcaste of Chamar. _Khair, Khaira_ .-- (From _khair_, catechu or the catechu tree.
A maker of catechu.) Synonym for Khairwar. _Khairchura_ .-- (Carechu preparer.) A subcaste of Khairwar. _Khaire_ .-- A subcaste of Are (Gondhali), Kanbi and Oraon. _Khairwar_ .-- A catechu-making caste.
A section of Chamar. _Khaiyaware_ .-- (_Khai_, ditch; owing to their houses having been originally built on the ditch of Hatta fort.) A section of Beldar Sonkars in Damoh. _Khaki_ .-- (From _khak_, ashes.) A class of Bairagi, or religious mendicants. _Khalifa_ .-- (Lord.) An honorific title for Darzis or tailors, and Muhammadan barbers. _Khaltaha_ .-- Subcaste of Ghasia. _Khaltati_ .-- (Illegitimate.) Subcaste of Andh. _Khaltia_ .-- Subcaste of Basdewa. _Khamari_ .-- (Farmservant.) A section of Kolta. _Khambi_ .-- (One who hides behind the graveyard.) A sept of Korku. _Khanda_ .-- (A sword.) A section of Panka and Mahar. _Khandait_ .-- (A swordsman.) An Uriya caste.
A subcaste of Sansia, Taonla and Chasa.
Also a name of Koltas in Cuttack. _Khandapatra_ .-- (One who cleans swords.) A section of Khandwal. _Khandapi_ .-- (_Khanda_, a sword.) A sept of the Dhurwa clan of Sahdeve or six-god Gonds in Betul, named after the sword of Raja Durga Shah by which a victory was gained over the Muhammadans. _Khandele_ .-- (From _khanda_, sword.) A section of Raghuvansi Rajputs in Hoshangabad. _Khandelwal_ .-- A subcaste of Bania. _Khandeshi_ .-- (A resident of Khandesh.) A territorial subcaste of Darzi, Joshi, Mahar and Mang. _Khanne, Khanna_ .-- A subdivision of Chargarh Saraswat Brahmans in Hoshangabad, probably deriving their name from being priests of the Khanna section of Khatris.
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