Khati is a Hindu sub-caste of Vishwakarma community which mainly resides in the northern Indian states of Rajasthan,[1] Haryana,[2] Punjab[3] and the National Capital Region-Delhi.
[4] Apart from Khati, they are also addressed as Jangid, Jangra-Brahmin[5][6] and are classified as an Other Backward Class caste in the central list of National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC).
Kath means wood and Khati's are engaged in the business of making wooden articles as carpenter.
[2] A Khati is the same person who is called a Badai (बढ़ई) in the North West and Tarkhan in Punjab.
[7] The people of Khati caste believe that they originated from Vishwakarma and respect their oaths very much.