About Ojha

Ojha is a surname for Hindu Sikhwal Brahmins, Shrimali Brahmins, Pushkarna Brahmins, Atri Gotra vishwaBrahmin, Acharya Brahmin, Bhumihar Brahmins, Kanya Kubj Brahmin, Saryuparin Brahmin, Nagar Brahmin, and Bengali Vishwakarma of India and It is said that some Ojhas Migrated from India to Nepal in search of spiritual peace and meditation. Ojhas are considered to be worshipers of Durga, Saraswati, Hanuman, Mahalakshmi and Shiva. The surname is used amongst speakers of, Bhojpuri, Rajasthani, Gujarati, Hindi, Oriya, Kumaoni, Nepali and Bengali Marwari as well as the Santhals. The high population of Ojhas are found in Uttar pradesh and Rajasthan in India within the districts of Gonda, Amethi, Sultanpur, Gorakhpur, Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, Pratapgarh, Ballia, Buxar (Bihar), and Ara.