Rimal (surname)

Rimal
रिमाल
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]

  1. ^ "Hindu Cultural Center".
  2. ^ K. M., Dixit; S., Ramachandran (2002). State of Nepal (PDF). Himal Books.
  3. ^ Hofer, Andras (1979). The Caste Hierarchy and the State of Nepal: A Study of the Muluki Ain of 1854. Universitatsverlag Wagner.