Tewatia or Teotia is an Indian Jat gotra mainly found in the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan. [1] [2] Tewatias originated in the Gurgaon district of present-day Haryana where they were revenue collectors during the Mughal period. However, they had to shift to Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh after Nahar Singh of Bhallabhgarh opposed the British rule during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. [3]
Before the entry of Jats of Bhatoniya or Teotia gotra into the village, the village population was dominated by Jats of another gotra viz., Boharay
The Tewatiya clan originally comprised five villages in Gurgaon district of present-day Haryana, but, ultimately, during the Mughal period expanded as revenue collectors for some 210 villages. One of the clan members rose to some prominence toward the end of Mughal rule, but brought the clan to destruction by supporting Bahadur Shah Zafar against the British in 1857 and was himself hanged. Thereafter, the clan remnants moved across the Yamuna, and established a presence in Bulandshahr district of western UP.