Mishra

मिश्र · Tarai Brahmin (Maithil / Tirhute)

Madhesi / TeraiTarai Brahmin (Maithil / Tirhute)

Gotra: कश्यप / शाण्डिल्य / वत्सKashyap / Shandilya / Vatsa
Kuldevata: Lord Shiva / Bhagwati
Origin: Mithila Brahmin heartland (Janakpurdham, Madhesh)
Region: Terai Plains (Mithila, Bhojpur, Awadh regions)
Census 2021: Brahman - Tarai - 217,774 people (0.75%)

Maithil Vedic Brahmins of ancient Mithila, custodians of Sanskrit literature, Nyaya philosophy, and sacred Vedic traditions.

Other surnames of the Kashyap / Shandilya / Vatsa gotra / clan

Chaturvediचतुर्वेदी

Other Tarai Brahmin (Maithil / Tirhute) surnames