Caste Name: | Kathia |
Jati: | Rajput/Jat |
Religions: | Islam |
Languages: | Punjabi |
Country: | Pakistan |
Region: | Punjab |
Ethnicity: | Punjabi |
Family Names: | yes |
The Kathia is a Muslim tribe of Pakistani Punjab.They are a branch of Panwar Rajputs. Many leaders of Kathia tribe were main participants in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 led by Rai Ahmad Khan Kharal.[1]
Today, they are mainly scattered around bank of River Ravi and Chenab. Here they are politically active and contest on different seats of National and Provincial Assemblies.[2] [3] [4] Even today their main source of income depends on agricultural and cattle farming and are regarded as respectable Zamindars of their areas.