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Jatav, also known as Jatava/ Jatiya/ Jatba/ Jatoi in Hindu[citation needed] is a social group that in India are considered to be a part of the Chamar caste, one of the untouchable communities (or dalits), who are now classified as a Scheduled Caste under modern India's system of positive discrimination in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan,Delhi, Haryanaand other states of India they consider in [[General communities].

Before independence of India, They claimed kshatriya community. Some people of the community even believed that Jatav were involved in the construction and artistic work of buildings (civil enigineering) like Taj Mahal, Khajuraho temples, Red Fort etc. At present also, most of the people of the community are involved in construction and artistic work of buildings. Shahjahan cut off the hands of the talented workers after the completion of the Taj Mahal and also of the maximum number of artistic workers who belonged to Jatav society. That is why they lose their identities and mixed with other castes like Chamar, dalit etc.