Basor

The Basor are found mainly in the districts of Jalaun, Hamirpur, Mahoba, Jhansi, Kanpur and Banda.

Some Basor belong To Jabalpur, Bhopal, Chhatarpur, Khajuraho and Sagar districts of Madhya Pradesh.

They speak Bundelkhandi dialect, although most can also understand the western-side version of Hindi, known as khari Boli.

Their clans are called gotras, the main ones being the Karikan, Bahmangot, Dhuneb, Katahriya, Sikarwar, Samangot, Sonach and Supa.

The panchayat resolves individual, familial, intra-caste, community disputes, as well as acts as an instrument of social control.