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The Sainthwars are closely related to the Kshatriyas, and are sometimes described as a division of the Kshatriya caste. Sainthwars were mentioned as independent caste in caste census of 1911,1921 and 1931.Saithwar along with Rajput, Bhumihar and Tyagi were mentioned as landholding communities of United Province. The Sainthwars are known as "Mall" ("prosperous") as opposed to the historically poorer Kurmis and also as Ganasanghik Kshatriyas of Ancient India. They are the dominant landholding caste in some districts of Uttar Pradesh.

The oral tradition of the Sainthwars traces their ancestry to Chandraketu, a son of the legendary hero Lakshmana.