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DalitTarai Dalit
- Gotra
- कश्यप / शिव गोत्रKashyap / Shiva Gotra
- Kuldevata
- Dinanbhadri / Rahu / Salhesh / Kabir
- Origin
- Central & Eastern Terai plains
- Region
- Nationwide across Hill and Terai districts
- Census 2021
- Yadav - 1,228,581 people (4.21%)
Terai Dalit communities with rich oral traditions, revered folk heroes (Raja Salhesh, Dinanbhadri), and foundational agricultural contributions.
Other surnames of the Kashyap / Shiva Gotra gotra / clan
- Badiवादी
- Bantarबान्तर
- Bhulभुल
- Bishwokarmaविश्वकर्मा
- Camkhalaचामखल
- Chamarचमार
- Chamiचामी
- Charmakarचर्मकार
- Chidimarचिडीमार
- Chunanraचुनँरा
- Chyameच्यामे
- Chyamkhalच्यामखल
- Damaiदमाई
- Darjiदर्जी
- Darnalदर्नाल
- Dasदास
- Deolaदेउला
- Deulaदेउला
- Dhandiधान्डी
- Dharikarधारीकार
- Dhobiधोबी
- Dholiढोली
- Domडोम
- Domडोम
- Dushadhदुसाध
- Gaineगाईने
- Gandharbaगन्धर्व
- Hajaraहजरा
- Halahuluहलाहुलु
- Halkhorहलखोर
Other Tarai Dalit surnames
- Bantarबान्तर
- Chamarचमार
- Chidimarचिडीमार
- Dasदास
- Dhandiधान्डी
- Dharikarधारीकार
- Dhobiधोबी
- Domडोम
- Dushadhदुसाध
- Hajaraहजरा
- Halkhorहलखोर
- Harijanहरिजन