Bista () is a family name of people of North Indian Hills and Nepal belonging to

Khas people Khas peoples or Khas Tribes, (; ) popularly known as Khashiya are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group native to the Himalayan region of the Indian subcontinent, in what is now the South Asian country of Nepal, as well as the Indian stat ...

group under the caste

Chhetri Chhetri (Kshetri, Kshettri, Kshetry or Chhettri), ( ; IAST: ''Kṣetrī'') historically called Kshettriya or Kshetriya or Khas are Nepali language, Nepali speaking people historically associated with the warrior class and administration, some of ...

, sub-groups of the

Bahun Bahun (), also known as Hill Brahmins, are a Brahmin varna among the Khas of Nepal. They are a sub-caste of the Kanyakubja Brahmin while their origins are from Kannauj and the Himalayan belt of South Asia. According to the 2011 Nepal censu ...

caste. They are

Hindu Hindus (; ; also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pp. 35–37 Historically, the term has also be ...

with a local Masto deity. They speak

Nepali language Nepali (; , ), or ''Gorkhali'' is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language native to the Himalayas region of South Asia. It is the official and most widely spoken Languages of Nepal, language of Nepal, where it also serves as a ''lingua fr ...

as mother tongue. In India, Bista/Bistas are spelled as Bisht/Bishts or Bist/Bists and are titled as

Rajput Rājpūt (, from Sanskrit ''rājaputra'' meaning "son of a king"), also called Thākur (), is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating fro ...

s. They are mostly found in Indian state of Uttarakhand. Bista is also a surname belonging to the Brahmins of the Kumain Bahun subcaste.

Naming and Status

Bista is literally translated as ''Baron'' or ''landholder''. For example; Chauhan in Eastern Nepal were referred as ''Bista'' in an explanation of assault of a Chauhan man by a

Dalit Dalit ( from meaning "broken/scattered") is a term used for untouchables and outcasts, who represented the lowest stratum of the castes in the Indian subcontinent. They are also called Harijans. Dalits were excluded from the fourfold var ...

man where governmental orders of capital punishment was given to the Dalit man on Poush Badi 12, 1882 V.S. (1826 A.D.) on the grounds of assaulting a high caste citizen. The excerpts from the royal orders to ''Bichari'' (Judge) Shivanidhi Padhya and ''Bichari'' (Judge) Parath Khadka on Poush Badi 12, 1882 V.S.:

Notable people with surname Bista

* Adityanath Yogi, Indian politician and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. *

Anjan Bista Anjan Bista (; born 15 May 1998) is a Nepalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for F.C. Chitwan and the Nepal national team. Club career During the 12th edition of the Aaha Rara Gold cup, playing for the ANFA Academy Bista sco ...

, Nepalese footballer *

Bikash Bista Bikash Bista (Nepali: बिकास बिस्ट; born 3 December 1965) is a Nepalese Economist and Statistician, and the former Director General of Central Bureau of Statistics of Nepal. Biography Early years Bista was born in Palung VD ...

, Nepalese academic *

Deepak Bista Deepak Bista (, born 2 July 1976) is a male Nepalese taekwondo former player and practitioner. One of the most popular and highly popular sportsperson in Nepal, he competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics. On August 8, 2008 at the opening ceremony of ...

taekwondo Taekwondo (; ; ) is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving primarily kicking techniques and punching. "Taekwondo" can be translated as ''tae'' ("strike with foot"), ''kwon'' ("strike with hand"), and ''do'' ("the art or way"). In ad ...

gold medalist *

Dor Bahadur Bista Dor Bahadur Bista or Dor Bahadur Bist(Nepali: डोर बहादुर बिष्ट) (born ca. 1924–1928) is a Nepalese anthropologist, social scientist and activist. Bista is considered the Father of Nepali anthropology, and has publis ...

, Nepalese anthropologist * Gokarna Bista, Nepalese politician *

Kirti Nidhi Bista Kirti Nidhi Bista (; 15 January 1927 – 11 November 2017) was a Nepali politician who served as the 25th prime minister of Nepal. Biography Bista was born in Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal in 1927. He served as prime minister of Nepal from 1969 to 19 ...

, former PM of Nepal * Om Bikram Bista, Nepali pop singer *

Raju Bista Raju Bista (born 3 January 1986) is an Indian politician and managing director of Surya Roshni Limited. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, from Darjeeling, West Bengal in the 2019 Indian general electi ...

, member of Indian parliament from Darjeeling. *

Ranjan Bista Ranjan Bista is a highly decorated former member of the Nepal national football team, and a NHA coach. History A former Boys Union Club (BUC) custodian, Bista is also the founder of the two-time ‘A' Division League champions Sunakhari Club. B ...

, Nepalese footballer

Notable people with title Bista

Jigme Dorje Palbar Bista Jigme Dorje Palbar Bista ( Tibetan: འཇིག་མེད་རྡོ་རྗེ་དཔལ་འབར།; Nepali: जिग्मे दोर्जे पलवर विष्ट; 1930 – 16 December 2016) was the official King of Mus ...

, Former Titular King of Mustang

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* * {{Bahun communities Surnames of Nepalese origin Nepali-language surnames Khas people Brahmin communities of Nepal Hindu communities