Under British rule the kotwar has been retained as a village policeman, and his pay increased and generally fixed in cash.

Besides patrolling the village, he has to report all cognisable crime at the nearest police post as well as births and deaths occurring in the village, and must give general assistance to the regular police in the detection of crime.

Kotwar is used in Saugor as a synonym for the Chadar caste.

It is also a subcaste of the Kori caste.
_Kowa_ .-- (A crow.) A section of Tamera and of Gond in Chanda.
_Koya_ A subtribe of Gond in Bastar.
_Koyudu_ .-- A synonym of Gond in Chanda used by Telugus.
_Kramikul_ .-- A section of Komti.

They do not use the black radish.
_Kshatriya_ .-- Name of the second Hindu classical caste or the warrior caste.