[1] In Maharashtra the Naikda are also called Katkari, which is derived from the word kathori, which means animal skins.
They trace common ancestry from the Dhodia, another tribal community found in the region.
The community are a combination of land owning and landless, with many now working in industry in the nearby city of Surat.
Divorce is permitted on the grounds of infertility, adultery or mental illness of either the husband or wife.
Widow remarriage is allowed and called pat, though a ceremony is only done at night or in some cases not at all.