Katyal is an Indian Khatri surname.

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

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

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