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In some areas of eastern Punjab, primarily in the sub-montane districts, the Rajputs inhabited villages known as Chhat that were of the highest caliber. The word Chhat is explained as an abbreviation of chhatar makan, equivalent to the Crown. A chhat is a village which enjoys a pre-eminence over, or is held in special veneration by, the other villages of the brotherhood (biradari). It is generally called simply chhat. Whereas, A makan is a village of lower status than a chhat. A person must execute a meritorious deed for a village to be granted the title of makan. Hence, Makan is also a famous place not an ordinary village.

  1. Gait, Edward (1902). Census of India, 1901: Punjab and North West Frontier Province (2 v.). Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India. p. 323.
  2. Gait, Edward (1905). Punjab District Gazetteers Hoshiarpur District. Punjab Government. p. 46.