Kichlu or Kitchlew is a Kashmiri

Kashmiri people

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 sub-caste in the Kashmir region of India

India

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 and Pakistan

Pakistan

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. The Kichlu are both Hindu

Hindu

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 and Muslim

Muslim

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. The Kichlu sub-caste is a part of the larger the Malmas gotras is one known as Paldeo Wasgaré, and this gotra embraces families belonging to the following Kráms, or tribal subdivisions: Sopuri-Pandit, Mála, Poot, Mirakhur, Kadlabaju, Kokru, Bangru, Bakáya, Khashu, Kichlu, Misri, Kar, and Mám.

Over time, some Kitchlews have migrated from the Kashmir Valley and have settled in other parts of India, as well as in neighbouring Pakistan.