Havildar

Havildar
Indian and Pakistani rank insignia
Country India
 Pakistan
Service branchArmy
Rank groupEnlisted rank
Next higher rankNaib subedar
Next lower rankNaik
Equivalent ranksSergeant
Daffadar

Havildar or havaldar (Hindustani: हविलदार or हवलदार (Devanagari), حوالدار (Perso-Arabic)) is a rank in the Indian and Pakistani armies, equivalent to sergeant. It is not used in cavalry units, where the equivalent is daffadar.

Like a British sergeant, a havildar wears three rank chevrons.[1]

  1. ^ "Indian army ranks". Ranks of the army. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.