The Khoti are a gotra

Gotra

In the Hindu society, the term Gotra broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor. Panini defines gotra for grammatical purposes as apatyam pautraprabhrti gotram , which means "the word gotra denotes the progeny beginning with the son's son"...

 (clan) of Jats, found in the Punjab

Punjab (Pakistan)

Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...

 region of Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

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History and origin

According to the traditions of the tribe, the Khoti are descendent from a Raja Kang. Sohi, the grandson of the Raja, moved from Ludhiana and settled in Sialkot

Sialkot

Sialkot is a city in Pakistan situated in the north-east of the Punjab province at the foothills of snow-covered peaks of Kashmir near the Chenab river. It is the capital of Sialkot District. The city is about north-west of Lahore and only a few kilometers from Indian-controlled Jammu.The...

, and from him descend the Sohi tribe of the Jats.

Khoti, a descendant of Sohi settled in Jhelum

Jhelum District

Jhelum District is in the Punjab province of Pakistan. According the 1998 census the district had a population of 936,957, of which 31.48% were urban. Jhelum is known for providing a large number of soldiers to the British and later to the Pakistan armed forces due to which it is also known as...

, where the bulk of the tribe is still found. They occupy several villages in Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil, with Chak Hamid

Chak Hamid

Chak Hamid is a village situated in the Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil of Jhelum District, of Punjab, Pakistan. Its geographical coordinates are 32° 37' 60 North and 73° 12' 0 East.Most of the population is Muslim, and belongs to the Khoti clan of the Jat tribe....

 being the main one in Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil, at a distant from Jhelum

Jhelum

Jhelum or Jehlum may refer to:* Jhelum, a city in Pakistan on the banks of the Jhelum River* Jhelum District, an administrative division in Punjab, Pakistan surrounding the city of Jhelum...

 river, and Khottian. They are also the main Jat clan of Chakwal District

Chakwal District

Chakwal is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Chakwal district was created in 1985; until the year 2000 when divisions were abolished, it was part of Rawalpindi Division.-Administration:...

, with the village of Khotian, near the town of Choa Saidanshah

Choa Saidanshah

Choa Saiden Shah is a small town and Union Council of Chakwal District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan, it is located at 32°43'0N 72°59'0E with an altitude of 676 metres . Located 35 kilometres south of Chakwal on the Chakwal-Khewra Road, placed in an idyllic bowl shaped valley, surrounded by...

 being a centre of the tribe. In addition, there is another village by the name of Khottian in Chakwal, now known as Sahgalabad

Sahgalabad

Saigolabad is a small town in Chakwal District, Punjab, Pakistan.It was formerly known as the village of Khothiaan, and was named after the Khoti tribe of Jats, who still make up the majority of the population. Amin Saigol, a Chakwali Shaikh and the founder of the wealthy Saigols family was from...

is also home to the Khotis.