Bania
बानियाँ / बनियाँ / Baniya · Madhesi / Tarai Hindu
Madhesi / TeraiMadhesi / Tarai Hindu
- Gotra
- Clan Lineage / Thar
- Kuldevata
- Local Ancestral / Kula Deity
- Sub-caste / branch
- Vaishya
- Origin
- Sinja Empire Court Merchants (Baniya Guild)
- Region
- Terai Plains (Mithila, Bhojpur, Awadh regions)
- Census 2021
- Baniyan - 53,655 people (0.18%)
Integral community of the fertile Terai plains, celebrating Chhath, Sama Chakeva, and Holi with deep cultural fervor.
Other surnames of the Clan Lineage / Thar gotra / clan
- Amastअमष्ट
- Bachhgoti Chauhanबछगोती चौहान
- Badahiबढई
- Baraiबरई
- Beduwarबेदुवार
- Bhatnagarभटनागर
- Bhattaभट्ट
- Bhattachanभट्टाचन
- Bhiharभिहर
- Bhusalभुसाल
- Bisenबिसेन
- Bistaबिष्ट
- Chaudhariचौधरी
- Chaurasiyaचौरसिया
- Chhungpateछुङपाते
- Deppachaदेप्पाछा
- Devदेव
- Devlingaदेवलिङ्गा
- Dhanukधानुक
- Dixitदीक्षित
- Dixitदीक्षित
- Garbharगार्भर
- Gauchanगौचन
- Gautamगौतम
- Ghartiघर्ती
- G.C.जि.सी. (घर्ती क्षेत्री)
- Hajamहजाम
- Haluwaiहलुवाई
- Jauhariजौहरी
- Jhupuchaझुपुछा
Other Madhesi / Tarai Hindu surnames
- Amastअमष्ट
- Bachhgoti Chauhanबछगोती चौहान
- Badahiबढई
- Baraiबरई
- Beduwarबेदुवार
- Bhatnagarभटनागर
- Bhiharभिहर
- Bisenबिसेन
- Chaurasiyaचौरसिया
- Dhanukधानुक
- Garbharगार्भर
- Gautamगौतम