Banchhada (or Banchada) is a caste in central India that is traditionally identified with prostitution[1][2][3][4][5] and other crimes.[6] They are listed as a Scheduled Caste for the purposes of India's reservation system[1] and were formerly classified as a criminal tribe in the British Raj era.[6]
The Banchhada are located in the states of Madhya Pradesh[7] and Rajasthan.
The flesh-trade has social sanction in this part of Madhya Pradesh. In the Banchada community - a denotified tribe - parents make their daughters Khilawdis.