Poddar (lit. ‘treasurer‘) is a Southern Nepali caste and also a given name in North India.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Abhishek Poddar, Indian industrialist
- Ajay Poddar, Indian-American engineer
- Ajay Kumar Poddar, Indian politician
- Aparupa Poddar, Indian politician
- Bidhan Ranjan Roy Poddar, Bangladeshi minister
- Bimla Poddar, Indian social worker
- Giriraj Poddar, Indian politician
- Govinda Poddar, Indian cricketer
- Hanuman Prasad Poddar (1892–1971), Indian independence activist, littérateur, magazine editor and philanthropist
- Mahesh Poddar, Indian politician
- Prakash Poddar, Indian cricketer
- Prosenjit Poddar, Indian student involved in Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California