Kshatriya Pawar, also spelled as Panwar, Pawar, Bhoyar or Bhoyar-Pawar, is a Hindu caste primarily found in Central India. According to Hindu Vedic Varna system, they belong to the Kshatriya varna. The Bhoyar-Pawars claim descent from the Panwar Rajputs of Malwa.
Between the 15th and 17th centuries, the (72 clan) branches of the Panwars migrated from Malwa to the Satpura and Vidarbha regions. They are currently concentrated mainly in the Betul, Chhindwara and Wardha regions of central India.
The areas of Betul, Chhindwara and Wardha are locally called as Bhoyar-Patti, hence the Pawars living here are called Bhoyar-Pawar.
These Panwars even today speak a corrupted form of Malvi dialect of Rajputana, which is called Bhoyari/Pawari after their name.
Due to the geographical conditions and economic constraints of that time, all these Panwars forgot their original customs and values in order to support their families. Over the years they have gradually abandoned most of their Rajput customs and traditions. At present, their customs and rituals are somewhat similar to those of the Marathas, Kunbi and Brahmins of Maharashtra. According to Maharashtra Gazette and Census, Pawars/Bhoyars are mostly agriculturists.
They have a national level organization named Rashtriya Panwar Kshatriya Mahasabha. In this union, Parmar, Pawar, Powar, Bhoyar Pawar branches work together. This organization works on the all-round development of Parmar/Pawar/Powar/Bhoyar Pawar community.<ref>{ { cite book|last=Singh|first=K.S. |author-link=Kumar Suresh Singh |date=1998|title= India's Communities Volume 4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jw9uAAAAMAAJ&q=Bhoyar|publisher=Anthropological Survey of India |pages=460, 461, 462, 463|language=English|quote=They have a national level association named Rashtriya Panwar Kshatriya Mahasabha .|isbn=0195633547}}</ref>
Surnames of PanwarsBhoyar Pawar (72 clans) :
Barange, Bisen, Buwade, Bobde, Bagwan, Bhobhat, Barkhede, Bhade, Birgade, Badnagare/Nagre, Baingane, Barbuhare, Chopde, Chauhan, Chaudhary, Chikne, Digarse, Dongardiye/Dongre, Deshmukh, Dahare, Dhoble/Dhobre, Dukhi/Durve, Dhole, Dewase, Dharpure, Dhote, Dala, Dandare, Gohite, Girhare, Ghaghare, Gore, Gadkiya, Gakariya, Gadre, Gadde, Gondia, Hazare, Hingwe, Kaushik, Kardate, Kalbhor/Kalbhut, Kodale, Khausi, Kiranjkar, Kinkar, Kasare, Kadve, Kharpuse, Khapariya, Kaslikar, Ladke, Mahajan, Munne, Mate, Manmode, Naditod, Omkar, Parihar/Pratihar, Pathade, Paradkar, Pinjare, Pathekar/Pathe, Farkadya/Farkade, Rawat, Rodle, Ramdham, Raut, Rabde, Sarode, Sawai, Sherke, Tople, Ukdale, Udhde.
Some people also replace their surname with Panwar or Pawar.( These 72 clans of Panwar/Pawar/Bhoyar are the Designation/Titles/Indicated names of the Rajput military chieftains. These are the 72 clans that have migrated from Malwa.)'''