Tags: Ethnic Group.
The Kisan are a Hindu caste found in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. They are also known as Kisan Mahur and Mahato. They have been granted Other Backward Class status.The Kisan get their name from the Hindi word kisan which literally meanns a farmer. They are a community of cultivators found in Rohilkhand Farrukhabad District and the Awadh districts of Kheri and Hardoi. The Kisan are simply an endogamous sub-group of the Kurmi community.