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The Kotwar are a tribal community found in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. They are sub-group of the Panika caste. The word Kotwar is a corruption of the word kotwal which means a keeper of the castle in Hindi. They are said to have acquired the name on account of the fact that they were traditionally village watchmen.

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