The Bhotias also known as Bot are identified as Raghuvanshi Rajput and prefer to be called as Thakur, Rajvanshi or Rung. The Bhotia tribe in Uttarakhand reside in the upper Himalayan valleys of Kumaon and Garhwal which comprises of Shauka tribe of Kumaon, the Tolchhas and the Marchhas of Garhwal.
