Khichar
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Khichar or Khichad (Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...

:खीचड़/खीचड)
is gotra of Jats
Jat people
The Jat people are a community of traditionally non-elite tillers and herders in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in late medieval times, and subsequently into the Delhi Territory,...

 found in Jhunjhunu
Jhunjhunu
Jhunjhunu is a town in the state of Rajasthan in India, and the administrative headquarters of Jhunjhunu District. It is located a 180 km from Jaipur and 245 km from Delhi. The town is famous for the frescos on its grand Havelis, a special artistic feature of this region.- Etymology...

, Churu
Churu
Churu is a town in the desert region of Rajasthan state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Churu District. It lies in the Thar Desert on the National Highway-65 connecting Pali to Ambala and is a junction station on the railway line to Bikaner...

, Nagaur
Nagaur
Nagaur is a city in the state of Rajasthan in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Nagaur District. The Nagaur city lies about midway between Jodhpur and Bikaner. It was founded by the Naga Kshatriyas.- History :...

, Ganganagar
Ganganagar
Sri Ganganagar , also called Ganganagar , is the northernmost city of Rajasthan in western India. It is the administrative headquarters of Ganganagar District.-History:...

, Hanumangarh
Hanumangarh
Hanumangarh is a city in northern Rajasthan state in western India, situated on the banks of the river Ghaggar, located about 400 km from Delhi. It is the administrative seat of Hanumangarh District...

 and Sikar
Sikar
Sikar is a city located in the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan state in India. It is the administrative headquarter of Sikar District. Sikar is a historical city and contains many old Havelis which are a huge tourist attraction. The best way to reach the city is to use road transport from Jaipur...

 districts in Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...

 state in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. Veerbhan Khichar was the founder of Sikar
Sikar
Sikar is a city located in the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan state in India. It is the administrative headquarter of Sikar District. Sikar is a historical city and contains many old Havelis which are a huge tourist attraction. The best way to reach the city is to use road transport from Jaipur...

 city in Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...

. They are also found in Sirsa
Sirsa district
Sirsa district is one of the districts of Haryana state, India. Sirsa is the district headquarters, and is located on National Highway 10 and 250 km away from Delhi.-Origin of name:The district is named after its headquarters, Sirsa...

 and Fatehabad
Fatehabad District
Fatehabad is one of the twenty one districts of Haryana state, India.- Origin of the name of the district :The district derives its name from the headquarters town Fatehabad. The town was founded by Firoz Shah Tughlak in the 14th century. He named it after his son Fateh Khan, as Fatehabad...

 districts in Haryana
Haryana
Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...

. Khichars are believed to be originated from Johiya
Johiya
Johiya , also known as Joia, Joiya, Joyia, Joya, Joyea, and Joeya, is a Chandravanshi Rajput clan in Northern India and Pakistan. The Johiyas are one of the twenty-four undivided Rajput clans or eka. In ancient chronicles, they are described as "Lords of Jangladesh", a region that included Haryana,...

s. Probably they are same as Khichi
Khichi
Khichi is a Chauhan Rajput clan.-History and origin:Khichi is the name of a branch of the Chauhan clan of Agnivanshi rajputs. The Rajput Chauhan kingdom became the leading Rajput state and a powerful kingdom in Northern India under King Prithviraj III , also known as Prithviraj Chauhan or Rai...

 clan of Chauhan
Chauhan
Chauhan, Chouhan or Chohan , , - is a clan who ruled parts of northern India in the Middle Ages. The clan is most famous for Rajput King Maharaja Prithviraj Chauhan...

s.

History

About origin of the gotra theory is that there was a king in Haryana who had three sons. One was Khichar , another was Mahla
Mahla
Mahla or Mahalawat or Mahlan or Mahlania is a gotra of Yaduvanshi Ahirs and Jats found in the states of Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana, in India.They are Sikh in the Punjab, and Hindu in the other states....

 & third one was Kulhari
Kulhari
Kulhari or Kularia/Kuladia is a gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab and Delhi.-History:It is a branch of the Johiya Jats. Kulhari Jats ruled in the Marwar area in the 11th to 12th century. Bahipal was their king and Kot-Marot was their capital. There was a fort also at Kot-Marot...

. These sons came to Rajasthan. Mahlas settled in a place called Bhalaria in Jhunjhunu
Jhunjhunu
Jhunjhunu is a town in the state of Rajasthan in India, and the administrative headquarters of Jhunjhunu District. It is located a 180 km from Jaipur and 245 km from Delhi. The town is famous for the frescos on its grand Havelis, a special artistic feature of this region.- Etymology...

. From there they migrated to other places in Rajathan. As a matter of fact Mahla & Khichars are considered brothers & don’t marry in their gotras.
Khicher village in Hisar district is Bandaheri.

Distribution in Rajasthan

The Khichar people live in following locations in Jaipur city:
Ambabari,
Harmara,
Jhotwara,
Murlipura Scheme,
Narayan Nagar,
Shastri Nagar,
Tonk Road,
Vidyadhar Nagar,

Villages in Sikar district

Nani
Badwasi,
Bairas,
Banuda,
Bathot
Bathot
Bathot is a village in Sikar district in Rajasthan, India. It is situated on Sikar to Salasar Balaji Road at a distance of about 20 km in west direction of Sikar city. It is famous for the birthplace of revolutionary freedom fighter Lothoo Nitharwal...

,
Bhadwasi,
Bhojdesar,
Bhuma
Bhuma
Bhuma is a village in Laxmangarh tehsil in Sikar district in Rajasthan. Bhuma has two habitations : Bhuma Bada and Bhuma Chhota. As of 2001 census the population of the village is 5743 out of them 1420 are SC people.-External links:*...

 ,
Bhuma bada,
Bidsar,
Chachiwad Bara,
Dadia,
Dasa ki Dhani,
Fagalwa,
Fatehpur,
Gokulpura,
Jakhal
Jakhal
Jakhal is a village in the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan, India. It is located in the district of Jhunjhunu, approximately 20 km east of Nawalgarh and 30 km south of Jhunjhunu. Jakhal was founded by Salehadi Singh Shekhawat on August 9, 1732 . Hundreds of its residents serve in Indian Army...

,
Jakhala,
Katrathal
Katrathal
Katrathal is an ancient historical village in Sikar tehsil of Sikar district in Rajasthan, India. It is situated at a distance of 10 km from Sikar on Sikar – Jhunjhunu Road. This ancient village is believed to be founded about 5000 years back. The ruins of Buddhist temples are found in the...

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Khichar ka Bas,
Khichar ki Dhani,
Khud,
Lami ki Dhani (Banuda),
Laxmangarh
Laxmangarh
Laxmangarh or Lachhmangarh or Lakshmangarh is a town in Sikar District of Rajasthan State in India. It is sub divisional Headquarter of the Laxmangarh sub division in Sikar District. It is also Tehsil Headquarter of the Laxmangarh Tehsil in Sikar District...

,
Mailasi,
Majipura (Palsana
Palsana
Not to be confused with the Palsana located north of Jaipur in Rajasthan.Palsana is a city and a Municipality in Surat district in Gujarat, India. It is situated on National highway-8 at a distance of 25 km from Surat. Palsana connects Surat with NH8 by Outer Ring Road also known as Hazira-Sachin...

),
Nani,
Sanwloda (Purohitan),
Sewa
SEWA
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,
Sikar
Sikar
Sikar is a city located in the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan state in India. It is the administrative headquarter of Sikar District. Sikar is a historical city and contains many old Havelis which are a huge tourist attraction. The best way to reach the city is to use road transport from Jaipur...

,
Sutot
Sutot
Sutot is a village in tehsil Laxmangarh of Sikar district in Rajasthan, India. It is situated at a distance of 24 km west of Sikar on the Sikar-Salasar road. This is an old historical village founded 700 years back. This is a well-connected village...

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Swami ki Dhani,
Tarpura,
Tipania ki Dhani,
Nangal ki dhani

Villages in Churu district

Following are villages of Khichar gotra in Churu district with number of families:

Bhojasar (5),
Hardesar (4),
Jandwa
Jandwa
Jandwa is a village in Ratangarh tehsil in Churu district in Rajasthan. It is situated at a distance of 25 km from Churu in the west direction. The village was founded about 450 years ago by Jandu Jats, who moved elsewhere and Khichar Jats settled here...

 (250),
Khudera (5),
Maulisar (15),
Junwarpura (15),
Sanali Chhoti (20),
Tidiyasar (3),

Villages in Jhunjhunu district

NIWAI
Niwai
Newai is a city and a municipality in Tonk district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is bound in the north by Jaipur, in the east by Sawai Madhopur, in the south by Bundi and Bhilwara districts and in the west by Ajmer district.How to reach...

,
Delsar Khurd,
Ranasar,
Bajawa
Bajawa
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Kumawas,
Delsar,
Vahidpura,
Dabri Baloda
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Villages in Ganganagar district

Matili (20),
Chhapianwali,
udsar whole village of khicher persons.

Villages in Hanumangarh district

Nathwana,RAWATSAR & PILIBANGA TEHSILS ARE MAJOR AREA OF KHICHAR GOTRA IN HANUMANGARH DISTT.

Villages in Hisar district

Bandaheri is situated in Hisar (Haryana) district. Its about 36 KM from Hisar in west side, on border of Rajasthan.
Bandaheri is now a nirmal gram. There are mostly jaat lives in bandaheri also some other cast Sc BC etc. These are a little bit.
In Bandaheri there are near about 680 House near about 500 jaat houses. In Bandaheri Prime cast is Khicher / Khichar. They are called Numberdar also because Sawant Ram Numberdar (Khicher) was numberdar in british time and have a lot of land in village near about 900 acres (900 Kille).
So he was chief (Pardhan) in village near about in 1920-30 after that all his family is known as Numberdar in village bandaheri.
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