The Sonkar are a Hindu

Hindu

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 caste

Caste

Caste is an elaborate and complex social system that combines elements of endogamy, occupation, culture, social class, tribal affiliation and political power. It should not be confused with race or social class, e.g. members of different castes in one society may belong to the same race, as in India...

 found in the Bundelkhand

Bundelkhand

Bundelkhand anciently known as Chedi Kingdom is a geographic region of central India...

 region of Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

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 and Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

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 in India

India

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. They are sub-caste of the Khateek

Khateek

The Khatik is a Kshatriya, Rajput ancestry and the etymology of the word Khatik comes from Sanskrit Khat+eek, which means orders of Priest in the Yaga Mandapam to stroke sacrifice of animal during Vedic Yagas by none other than Rajput, Kshatriya i.e...

 community. Historically, the Sonksr were a community of dyers. They are divided into a number of exogamous

Exogamy

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 clans, the main ones being the Magariya, Gotiya and Jaraliya. The community speak the Bundelkhandi dialect of Hindi. In Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

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, they are found mainly in the districts of Hamirpur

Hamirpur District, Uttar Pradesh

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 and Jhansi

Jhansi District

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