Katyal

Katyal is an Indian Khatri surname.^[1]

Origin

Katyals originally belonged to the Jhang district especially the town of Chiniot where they were rich zamindars.^[2] In Jhang city, a mohalla (neighborhood) dedicated to Katyals as well as Maghu Khatris is present near the Chowk Bazar.^[2]

Katyals has a kaushal gotra on the name of kaushal rishi

kuldevi -shivay mata

kuldevta -hanuman ji

Notable people

• Akhil Katyal (born 1985), Indian poet
• Nand Katyal (born 1935), Indian artist
• Neal Katyal (born 1970), Indian-American lawyer
• Rupin Katyal (1974/75–1999), Indian hijacking victim during the Indian Airlines flight 814 hijacking
• Sonia Katyal, American legal scholar and politician
• Vilayati Ram Katyal (1935–1988), Indian politician