Kharot

The Kharot are a Scheduled Caste found in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. They are an endogamous sub-group within the Beldar caste, and are found mainly in eastern Uttar Pradesh. The name kharot is said to be derived from the Sanskrit word khata, which means grass. They were historically associated with the manufacture of mats from grass, and the word kharot literally means a grass mat manufacturer.^[1] According to 2001 Census of India, there population was 700, found mainly in Basti District. Like other Scheduled Caste communities, they have seen a disappearance of their traditional occupation, and most Kharot are now landless agricultural labourers.^[2]

References

↑ Tribes and Castes of the North Western Provinces and Oudh Volume III by William Crooke pages 236 to 237
↑ http://censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/SCST/scst_main.html

Tribes of Uttar Pradesh

Agariya Aheria Baheliya Beldar Belwar Bhuiya Bhuiyar Bind Biyar Bhar Bot Chai Chero Dhangar Ghasiya Goriya Kanjar Kewat Khairaha Kharot Kol Koli Kotwar Majhwar Panika Parahiya Pasi Patari Patharkat Sahariya Tiar

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