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Line 2: In the [[zamindari]] villages, "Mahto" was a title given to the headman of a village ward. The mahto's duties were to maintain peace in his area, and collect revenue for the ''zamindar'' (feudal landlord).<ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&pg=PA215 \|title=Marriage and Customs of Tribes of India \|author=J. P. Singh Rana \|publisher=M.D. Publications \|year=1998 \|page=215 \|isbn=9788175330870 }}</ref> In Chotanagpur plateau region of [[Jharkhand]], Mahato was village chief and Pahan was village priest.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9S1pEAAAQBAJ&pg=SA2-PA1\|title=JHARKHAND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2021\|author= Manish Ranjan\|publisher=Prabhat Prakashan\|date=2022\|isbn=9789354883002}}</ref> In the [[Oraon people\|Oraon]] tribal society also, a ''mahato'' referred to the chief of a village and ''pahan'', the religious priest.<ref name="Sach_1988"/> The castes and communities that use Mahto, Mehto or Mahato as a surname, clan name or title include: {{columns-list\|colwidth=30em\| * [[Beldar]]<ref name="Sach_1988"/> * [[Bhumihar]]<ref name="Sach_1988"/> * [[Chamar]]<ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-NinRMPp1cUC&pg=PA131 \|title=Scheduled Castes Today \|author=Makhan Jha \|publisher=M.D. \|year=1997 \|isbn=9788175330603 \|page=131 }}</ref> * [[Dhanuk]]<ref name="PG_2008"/> * [[Dhobi]]<ref name="PG_2008"/> * [[Dusadh]]<ref name="PG_2008"/> * [[Gavli\|Goala]]<ref name="PG_2008"/> * [[Khairaha\|Khairwar]]<ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EZ9ABRcHNuoC&pg=PA12 \|title=Genetic Consequent of Child Growth \|author=K.K.N. Sharma \|publisher=Northern Book Centre \|year=1998 \|isbn=9788172110987 \|page=12 }}</ref> * [[Koeri]]<ref name="PG_2008"/> * [[Kurmi]] * [[Kushwaha]] * [[Kudmi Mahato\|Kudmi]]<ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9qrmTdshzKQC&pg=PA114 \|title=The Unrest Axle: Ethno-social Movements in Eastern India \|author=Gautam Kumar Bera \|publisher=Mittal \|year=2008 \|page=114 \|isbn=9788183241458 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d1nqYqBBf_IC&pg=PA340 \|title=Issues in Indian Politics \|author=Lalan Tiwari \|publisher=Mittal \|year=1995 \|isbn=9788170996187 \|page=340 }}</ref> * [[Oraon people\|Oraons]]<ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=scgz0Uzn64YC&pg=PA206 \|title=The Tribal Culture of India \|editor1=Lalita Prasad Vidyarthi \|editor2=Binay Kumar Rai \|publisher=Concept \|year=1977 \|page=206 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TmDRNTYw49EC&pg=PA246 \|title=Encyclopaedic Profile of Indian Tribes \|volume=1 \|author=Sachchidananda \|publisher=Discovery \|year=1996 \|isbn=9788171412983 }}</ref> * [[Bedia (caste)\|Bedias]]<ref>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334748764_A_Study_on_the_Bedia_Community_of_the_Village_Nagrabera_Jharkhand</ref><ref>https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/People_of_India/6QVuAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=People%20of%20India%20Uttar%20Pradesh%20Volume%20XLII\|Pages Pages 235 to 239 Manohar Publications</ref> * [[Teli\|Telis]]<ref>https://teliindia.in/news/54/-Teli-samaj-Gotra-in-Bihar-</ref> * [[Shunri\|Sunris]]<ref name="PG_2008"/> * [[Tharu people\|Tharus]]<ref name="PG_2008"/> * [[Yadav]]s<ref name="Sach_1988"/> }} == Notable people ==