रिमाल | |
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| Regions with significant populations | |
 Nepal  India | |
| Languages | |
| Nepali | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism |
Rimal (Nepali: रिमाल) is a Nepali surname of Khas origin. Rimal people belong to the Bahun (Brahmin) caste and are a part of the Kaushik (Nepali: कौशिक) patriclan (gotra) of Nepali Khas-Brahmin community which forms a notable population in Nepal and India. They are sacred thread bearers (Tagadhari), twice-born Hindus and trace their origins to Indo-Aryan people.[1][2][3]
- ^ "Hindu Cultural Center".
- ^ K. M., Dixit; S., Ramachandran (2002). State of Nepal (PDF). Himal Books.
- ^ Hofer, Andras (1979). The Caste Hierarchy and the State of Nepal: A Study of the Muluki Ain of 1854. Universitatsverlag Wagner.