According to their traditions, the Gorchha are by origin Kalhans Rajputs, who immigrated from Gorakhpur to Kheri, and were known as Gorakhiya, or someone hailing from Gorakhpur.
The tribe claims descent from Sahaj Sah, who sometime in the 14th century took service with Malik Ainuddin, the Muslim governor of Awadh, and was given Gonda as an estate.
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