Thapa may refer to:
Bisht is a surname found in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and country Nepal. The term "Bisht" originally referred to someone who held a land grant from the government. The Bisht families in Uttarakhand were chiefly Thokdars(Zamindars) of Thuljat origin.In Uttrakhand, Bishts are generally Kshatriya Rajputs. In Nepal, Bisht was adopted as a surname by Raute and Raji people. Bishta, as Bista, was also used as a surname used by Khas people, group under the caste Chhetri.
Pandey, Pande, or Panday is a surname found commonly among the communities of Saryupareen Brahmins in India and both Saryupareen Bahun and Rajput Chhetri communities of Nepal.
Chhetri, historically called Kshettriya or Kshetriya or Khas are Nepali speakers of Khas community, some of whom trace their origin to migration from medieval India. Chhetri was a caste of administrators, governor and military elites in the medieval Khas Kingdom and Gorkha Kingdom. The nobility of the Gorkha Kingdom mainly originated from Chhetri families. They also had a strong presence in civil administration affairs. The bulk of prime ministers of Nepal before the democratization of Nepal belonged to this caste as a result of the old Gorkhali aristocracy. Gorkha-based aristocratic Chhetri families included the Pande dynasty, the Basnyat dynasty, the Kunwar family, and the Thapa dynasty,.
Katuwal, Katawal,Katowal, Katwal is a surname used in Darjeeling, Nepal, Assam and Kumaon region from Uttarakhand.
Karki (Devanagari/कार्की) is a Nepali/Kumaoni surname used by Khas people. It is found among the Chhetri community from Nepal. Karki was one of the titles of governmental posts in ancient Khasa kingdom. The tax collecting officers in Dara/Garkha had the governmental title of karki. There are various subgroups within the Karki family. 'Rikhle Karki', 'Lama Karki', 'Sutar Karki', 'Mudula Karki', 'Khulal Karki', 'Khaptari Karki', Rume Karki, 'Sinjapati Karki', 'Godar Karki', etc. are the clans of Karki. ].
Thapa is the surname commonly used by the Gorkhali community within India and Nepal. people belonging to the Chhetri caste. It is also used by the Magar group, a Sino-Tibetan speaking ethnicity.
Pakhribas is an urban municipality out of three urban municipalities located in Dhankuta District of Province No. 1 of Nepal. Pakhribas municipality established on 2 December 2014 merging following VDCs: Pakhribas, Sanne, Phalate, Ghorlikharka and Muga.
Khadka, anciently called as Khaḍka, is a surname of Khas/Chhetri caste. Khadga was an ancient Paikelā (warrior) rank along with Thāpā, Rānā and Buḍhā chhetri.
Thapa Kaji is a large social group of people of Jharra/Pure Chhettri caste in Nepal. Thapas of Uttrakhand And Himanchal State of India are considered as Pahari Rajput. Over a period of time, this community has spread to many parts of the world. The surname originated during the Khas Kingdom in Karnali region during middle age-it referred to a position/post of a warrior. Chhetri is considered a derivative form of the Sanskrit word Kshatriya.
Chhetri is an Nepali surname. Spellings include Chetri, Chhetri and Chhetry. Notable people with the surname include:
Thapathali Durbar was a palace complex in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. Thapathali means abode of the Thapas. It was initially built by Nain Singh Thapa of the Thapa dynasty but was later occupied by Jung Bahadur Rana, as prime minister, the executive head of Nepal. The palace complex, located north of the Bagmati river, encompasses an impressive and vast array of courtyards, gardens, and buildings. Many palaces and buildings were built throughout late 1840s to 1900, initially by Nain Singh Thapa, a member of the aristocratic Thapa family and brother of Bhimsen Thapa, and later was acquired by Nain Singh Thapa's grandson Jung Bahadur Rana. Further additions were made by successive Ranas up to the 19th century.
Bista is a family name of people of Nepal belonging to Khas people group under the caste Chhetri, sub-groups of Kshatriya varna and the Bahun caste of Brahmin varna. They are Hindu with a local Masto deity. They speak Nepali language as mother tongue. In India, Bista/Bistas are spelled as Bisht/Bishts or Bist/Bists and are titled as Rajputs. They are mostly found in Indian state of Uttarakhand. Bista is also a surname belonging to the Brahmins of the Kumain Bahun subcaste.
Budhathoki is a surname of the tagadhari Chhetri group of the Khas community of Nepal. People with the Budhathoki surname reside mostly in Nepal and India. Notable people with this surname include:
Bohara, also known as Bohora (बोहोरा) or Bohara (बोहरा), is a Brahmin (bahun) and Chhetri surname of the Khas community of Nepal.
Thapa dynasty or Thapa noble family was a Kshatriya political family that handled Nepali administration affairs between 1806 and 1837 A.D. and 1843 to 1845 A.D. as Mukhtiyar. This was one of the four noble families to be involved in the active politics of the Kingdom of Nepal, along with the Shah dynasty, Basnyat family, and the Pande dynasty before the rise of the Rana dynastyor Kunwar family. At the end of 18th century, Thapas had extreme dominance over Nepalese Darbar politics alternatively contesting for central power against the Pande family. Bir Bhadra Thapa was a Thapa of Chhetri group and leading Bharadar during Unification of Nepal. His grandson Bhimsen Thapa became Mukhtiyar of Nepal and established Thapa dynasty to the dominating position of central court politics of Nepal.
Bhimsen Thapa Municipality is a Rural Municipality aka Gaunpalika in Gorkha District in Gandaki Province of Nepal. On 12 March 2017, the government of Nepal implemented a new local administrative structure, with the implementation of the new local administrative structure, VDCs have been replaced with Urban Municipality and Rural Municipality. Bhimsen Thapa is one of these 753 local units. It represents - Masel VDC for ward number 1, Tandrang VDC for ward number 2 and 3, Dhawa VDC for ward number 4, Baguwa VDC for ward number 5, Ashrang VDC for ward number 6, and Borlang VDC for ward number 7 and 8.
Rawat is a surname of people belonging to Hindu Rajput. from Garhwal and Kumaon divisions in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and Rajputs of Nepal.
Jharra Chhetri are the subgroup of the khas Chhetri caste who are socio-religiously considered the purest among all Chhetri subcastes. Jharra Chhetri wear the six threaded Janai after 1910 bs They are historically Indo Aryan people with concept of racial purity. Matwali Chhetri or Pawai Chhetri outnumber Jharras but notable people from Chhetri community are Jharras like Bogati, Basnet/Basnyat, Thapa, Karki, Kunwar, Khadka, Budathoki, Katuwal, Mahat.
Baniya or Bania is a surname of people belonging to the Hindu Chhetri of Nepal. The alternate spelling of Bania is also used by Chhetris. Indian use Bania It is also used as a family name by European people.