Barthwal

(Devanagari: बड़थ्वाल) is surname, rather a sub-caste of Garhwali Brahmins. There is a similar caste, 'Bartwal' ('h' missing / बर्त्वाल) - e people are or 'rajput'/'jajman' (as they are popularly called in [Uttarakhand] ). Most Barthwals are concentrated in [Pauri Garhwal district (Pauri District)] of Uttarakhand. The deity of Barthwals is 'Bhairav', where as some of them rides on dog. Statistically, their population totals in the thousands. The caste of Barthwal as well as bartwal famous for doing various activities.

Like many sub-castes of Garhwal, it is said that they are not native to Garhwal. One version (Rahul Sankrayatan's) has it that they descended from four brothers, each of which settled in different locations in Pauri district. Another version has it that they all originally belonged to a village 'Badeth' in Dwarikhal Block, near Silogi, in Bichla Dhangu 'patti' (a division of block, generally consisting of 25-50 villages) and some of Barthwal lives in udaypur Patti village Gankya now known as ganeshpur. From there, their descendents moved to nearby Khand, Balori (near district headquarters of Pauri) and elsewhere with the passage of time. But most of the Barthwal's are generated and belong to village 'Badeth' but due to the short fall of residential area they are shift to another places.