Paudel

Poudel (Nepali: पौडेल, pouḍel) is a surname among the Khas Brahmin families in Nepal, alternative spellings of which include Poudel, Paudyal, and Poudyal. ^[1].

Paudel
पौडेल

Language(s)	Nepali
Origin
Word/name	Nepal
Meaning	people living in पौड़ी (Hills, mountain)
Other names
Variant form(s)	Paudel, Poudel, Paudyal, Poudyal

There are 2 types of Poudel some are called "Kalo Paudel" and some are called "Seto Paudel". They are of Atreya (आत्रेय) gotra and have three pravaras (त्रिप्रवर) which are (आत्रेय, अर्चनाना, श्यावश्व).

Paudel are originated from Bajhang district of Nepal. Most of the Paudel worship Dare masto as their kuldebta and some worship barah masto as their kuldebta.

Notable people bearing the surname include:

• Ram Chandra Poudel, president of Nepal since 2023
• Modanath Paudel popularly known as Modanath Prasrit, Nepali writer, politician and Political Activist
• Bal Chandra Poudel (born 1961), politician of Nepali Congress
• Ananta Prasad Paudel (born 1962), Member of the Second Nepalese Constituent Assembly
• Lekhnath Paudyal (1885–1966), poet (author of "A Parrot in a Cage")
• Prakash Sharma Poudel, Member of Second Nepalese Constituent Assembly
• Purusottam Poudel, Nepalese politician and government minister
• Ranga Nath Poudyal, first Brahmin Prime Minister of Nepal in 1838
• Shivahari Poudel, Nepalese actor from Jire Khursani
• Usha Poudel, Nepalese dancer and actress
• Rohit Kumar Paudel, Nepalese cricketer, the youngest cricketer to hit an international half century and the captain of Nepal national Cricket Team
• Bishnu Prasad Paudel, Nepalese politician, vice-chairman of Communist Party of Nepal