Rajput clans of Uttarakhand :

Rajput is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating from the Indian subcontinent. Following are the Rajput clans in Uttarakhand :

Kandari Clan :

Kandari is the surname used by some rajput in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. They are a part of the tehri garhwal clan. A majority of Kandaris live in a village near the Tehri dam but have migrated to other states like Uttar Pradesh and others. They come to the village mostly for weddings and if anyone died and do puja and havan. The Kandari surname (caste) is mostly used in the State of Uttarakhand. Men use this surname as "Singh Kandari" and women as only "Kandari".

Rautela :

Rautela is a caste and a clan of Hindu Rajputs from Garhwal and Kumaon divisions in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Rautela is higher upper caste in Rajput. Rautela Rajputs of Garhwal belong to the Parmar dynasty of the erstwhile Garhwal State whereas the Rautelas of Kumaon belong to the Chand dynasty of Kumaon.

Villages of Rautela Rajputs are found in Almora district mainly Rautela's are from Jibi and later also settled in Pithoni, famous Nargoli earlier in Almora now in Bageshwar district, Batgal , Channa Billori and Kayala in Almora District and some villages of Garhwal region chiefly in Tehri and Pauri districts.

The Rautela Parmars of Garhwal trace their lineage to Raja Bhoj of Malwa where they originally came from. They are a branch of the Parmar dynasty of Garhwal. They celebrate the festival of Diwali one day prior to the actual date in India which is called "Raj Bagwali" in Garhwali. In 1786 King Mohan Singh Rautela defeated King Prakram Shah and at the Battle of Pali Gaon defeated Harsh Deo with the help of his brother Lal Singh Rautela.

Chand Clan  :

The Chand Kings were a medieval Kshatriya ruling clan later also known as Rajput of Kumaon region of the Uttarakhand state of India, which ruled the region after the decline of Katyuri Kings in 11th century AD. It claimed Raghuvanshi ancestry.

One of most powerful rulers of the Chand dynasty was Baz Bahadur (1638–78), who met Shahjahan in Delhi, and in 1655 joined forces with him to attack Garhwal, which was under its king, Pirthi Sah, and subsequently captured the Terai region including Dehradun, which was hence separated from the Garhwal kingdom. Baz Bahadur extended his territory east to Karnali river. In 1672, Baz Bahadur started a poll tax, and its revenue was sent to Delhi as a tribute. Baz Bahadur also built the Golu Devata Temple, at Ghorakhal, near Bhimtal, after Lord Golu, a general in his army, who died valiantly at war. He also built the Bhimeshwara Mahadev Temple at Bhimtal.

Towards the end of 17th century, Chand Rajas again attacked the Garhwal kingdom, and in 1688 Udyot Chand erected several temples at Almora, including Tripur Sundari, Udyot Chandeshwer and Parbateshwer, to mark his victory over Garhwal and Doti. The Pabateshwar temple was renamed twice, to become the present Nanda Devi temple.Later, Jagat Chand (1708–20), defeated the Raja of Garhwal and pushed him away from Srinagar, and his kingdom was given to a Brahmin. However, a subsequent king of Garhwal, Pradip Shah (1717–72), regained control over Garhwal and retained Doon till 1757, when Rohilla leader Najib-ul-Daula established himself there, though he was ousted soon by Pradip Shah.

The Chand kings also defeated the Rajwars of Askot, though the latter were allowed to hold their land on the payment of a tribute. The hill station of Binsar, 30 km from Almora was a summer retreat of the Chand kings. In the coming years, Jagat Chand’s successor, Debi Chand (1720-6) took part in the wars of Rohillas of Rohilkhand, and was defeated by the British troops.

Pathani :

Pathani  of the Attigoan and Kamsyar region of Gangolihat tehsil Pithoragarh district of the Kumaon Himalayas of Uttarakhand belong to the Chandravanshi clan of Kshatriyas Kumaoni Rajputs.Pathani people are members of old Kashyap Gotra, Chandravanshi or Somvanshi Rajput clan which migrated from the Pathankot, Nurpur of India to Bhaaloaagar and then to their current location in Uttarakhand in the early 16th century AD.

Atkinson described them as the groups holding small principalities in Kumaon at the end Katyuri rule and the advent of the Chand dynasty in Kumaon.After a brief stint with the Chands they were pacified by the grant of the patti of Attigaon and Kamsyar i.e. the area from Ganaigangoli to Banspatan.They trace their origin from two chieftains Raimal and Jaimal of the Tomar Rajputs, based in Pathankot which was also known as Paithan in the medieval age.

The brothers with their retainers migrated to Kumaon on having lost a battle against the Mughal Rulers of Delhi in which they sided with Sikandar Sur (son of Shershah Suri) and against Emperor Akbar.The name Pathani means from Paithan in the early 16th century.Raimal's son Dham Singh established himself in Gwari, patti Attigaon of the Gangolihat tehsil of Uttarakhand. Dham Singh's four sons founded the four Raaths of the Pathani clan.