The Kathia is a
Jat Muslim tribe of
Pakistani Punjab
Punjab (; , ) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in central-eastern region of the country, Punjab is the second-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the largest province by population. It shares land borders with the ...
. Many leaders of Kathia tribe were main participants in the
Indian Rebellion of 1857 led by
Rai Ahmad Khan Kharal.
Present Circumstances
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.
Even today their main source of income depends on agricultural and cattle farming and are regarded as respectable
Zamindars
A zamindar ( Hindustani: Devanagari: , ; Persian: , ) in the Indian subcontinent was an autonomous or semiautonomous ruler of a province. The term itself came into use during the reign of Mughals and later the British had begun using it as a ...
of their areas.
References
Muslim communities of India
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