HEAD TO HEAD
Atya-patya vs Kho Kho
Traditional
ERA
Folk · rules 1914
Maharashtra, India
ORIGIN
Maharashtra, India
18 on court · 9 per side
PLAYERS
12 squad · 9 on court
None
EQUIPMENT
2 wooden posts
37 × 6 m court
PLAYING AREA
27 × 16 m
4 × 7 min innings
DURATION
4 turns × 7–9 min
APFI
GOVERNING BODY
KKFI · IKKF
No
OLYMPIC
No
Different Similar
ATYA-PATYA IN ONE LINE
Atya-patya is a traditional Indian line-tag game played on a narrow grid court. Attackers attempt to cross nine transverse trenches while defenders restricted to specific lines attempt to tag them.
KHO KHO IN ONE LINE
A chase game from Maharashtra, India: nine chasers sit in a line facing alternate ways, and only one may run at a time. The chase passes with a tap on the back and the call "kho!".