A section of Khatik.
_Kirnakha_ .-- A sept of Gonds in Chanda.
_Kirvant_ or _Kilvant_ .-- A subdivision of Maharashtra Brahmans in Khairagarh.

The name is said to be derived from _kira_, an insect, because they kill insects in working their betel-vine gardens.

Another explanation is that the name is really Kriyavant, and that they are so called because they conducted _kriya_ or funeral services, an occupation which degraded them.

A third form of the name is _Kramwant_ or reciters of the Veda.
_Kisan_ .-- (A cultivator.) Oraons are commonly known by this name in Chota Nagpur and Gonds in Mandla and other Districts.

A section of Marar, Rawat or Ahir, and Savar.
_Koathia_ .-- A section of Bais Rajputs.
_Kochia_ .-- Perhaps a name for Bahnas or cotton cleaners.
_Kodjet_ .-- (A conqueror of crores of people.) A section of Bhulia.
_Kohistani_ .-- (A dweller on mountains.) A section of Pathan.
_Kohkatta_ .-- A sept of Gonds in Khairagarh.
_Kohri_ .-- A synonym for the Kohli caste.
_Koi_ .-- A class of Gonds.
_Koikopal_ .-- A subcaste of Gond.
_Koilabhut_ or _Koilabhuti_ .-- A subtribe of Gonds.