Katuwal
title: "Katuwal" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["nepali-language-surnames", "khas-surnames", "surnames-of-nepalese-origin"] topic_path: "general/nepali-language-surnames" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katuwal" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Katuwal |
| कटवाल | |
| language | Nepali, Doteli |
| languageorigin | Khas language |
| origin | Khasa kingdom |
| derivation | Katta (sword) |
| meaning | Sword bearer |
| variant | Katwal, Katawal, Katowal |
| cognate | Khadka, |
| derivative | Katwal Chhetri, Katwal Ekthariya |
| Jati | |
| :: |
| name = Katuwal कटवाल | image = | image_size = | caption = | pronunciation = | language = Nepali, Doteli | languageorigin = Khas language | origin = Khasa kingdom | derivation = Katta (sword) | meaning = Sword bearer | variant = Katwal, Katawal, Katowal | cognate = Khadka, | derivative = Katwal Chhetri, Katwal Ekthariya | family = |Jati=|Sub Group=|Gotra=}} Katuwal, Katawal, Katwal () is a surname used in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim, Nepal.
They belong to Ekthariya subcaste that is widely accepted to be of Jharra Chhetri origin, which is in contrast to Bahuthariya (multiple clan) Chhetri subcaste . They were one of a subcaste of the Tagadhari Chhetri community of Mandavya Gotra. They were actively involved in Bhardar family aristrocracy throughout the Nepalese history of Khas Kingdom and western province of Kingdom of Gorkha. They belong to Jharra Chhetri.
Notable people
Notable people bearing the name or its variants include:
- Jeet Ram Katwal, Indian MLA in Himachal Pradesh
- Manoj Katuwal, Nepali cricket player who played for the Nepal National Cricket Team between 2002 and 2006
- General Rookmangud Katawal, former Chief of Army Staff of the Nepali Army
- Hari Bhakta Katuwal, prominent poet and lyricist of Nepal
Notes
References
References
- Katwal, Balendra B.. (1998). "The Ekthariya Chhetris of Nepal". Ekthariya Research Centre.
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