Rajdhoves

Rajdhob or Rajdhov is an indigenous group of people based mainly in Terai of Nepal. In general, they are categorized as Madhesi.

Demography
The total Rajdhob population in Nepal is estimated to be 15,391 among them 7,849 males and 7,542 females. Saptari district of Madhesh Province has 13,423 Rajdhob people which is the highest of all.

Surnames

 * 1) Mandal/Madar(मण्डल/मड़र)
 * 2) Khadga(खड्गा)
 * 3) Raut(राउत)
 * 4) Majhi(माझी)
 * 5) Singh
 * 6) Adhikari(अधिकारी)
 * 7) Das(दास)
 * 8) Laugi(लौगी)
 * 9) Sant(संत)
 * 10) Ishar(ईसर)
 * 11) Kapair(कापैर)
 * 12) Bishwas(विश्वास)
 * 13) Pramani(प्रमाणी)
 * 14) Paik(पाईक)
 * 15) Parihast(परिहस्त)
 * 16) Padey(पाड़े)
 * 17) Paikra(पैकरा)
 * 18) Gami(गामी)

Inclusiveness
As of 18 December 2019, only three of total Rajdhoves are in Nepal Army.

Language
Mainly they speak Maithili and Angika. Nepali, Bhojpuri, Hindi and English are the preferable secondary language.

Events
1. Honour programme of Satya Narayan Mandal in DDC, Saptari meeting hall, Rajbiraj was organized by the Rajdhob Federation India/Nepal on 16 December 2017. This is the honorific moment after his win in the election of Provincial Assembly of Province No. 2.

2. Rajdhov Diwas: Rajdhov people organize a meeting day every year on the day of Saraswati Puja. They spend some time together and discuss the issues for the upliftment of Rajdhoves.

Poem
मैन्जनी, देबानगिरी करैत आबि रहल मडरजी,

संगमे राउत, माझी, खडगा, अधिकारी

ईशर, कापैर, गामी स विचारैत पैकराजी,

सन्त, दास, बिश्वास साथ लौगी करे लौगीदारी

पाँडे, पाइक, परिहस्त, प्रमाणी बाँकी,

नाबोल भेल पैरा, १८ मे एक पद्वविधारी

-Yugal Kishor Rajdhov

Notable persons

 * 1) Birendra Majhi - Mayor of Hanumannagar Kankalini Municipality, Saptari district
 * 2) Satya Narayan Mandal – CPNUML leader, former youth and sports minister of Nepal and first minister from Rajdhoves.
 * 3) CK Raut - President of Janamat Party Nepal
 * 4) Prakash Mani Raut - National President of Backward Castes Association, Nepal
 * 5) Sameer Satyarth - Director at Raidonnews Media Group