The Khatik (Hindi: खटीक, Urdu: کھٹیک) is a caste found in the Indian subcontinent, mainly modern-day India, Pakistan and Nepal.
In India, most of the khatik belongs to the Hindu religion, with a small percentage of khatik also present in the Muslim community.
[2][citation needed] The etymology of the word Khatik comes from Sanskrit word khattka or kautik meaning butcher or hunter.
they are divided into sub-groups, which are the Ayudhiyabasi, Baurea, Cgalan Mahrao, Ghor Charoa, Sonkar and are khatik(South Indian sub-group).
Khatiks are identified as Other Backward Class in Gujarat, Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Schedule Caste in Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Delhi.