Thikariya, Thikaria | |
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Jāti | Gurjar (Gujjar) |
Religions | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Languages | Gujari, Punjabi, Gujarati, Haryanvi, Marwari, Pahari, Pashto, Balochi and Hindi |
Country | India, Pakistan |
Region | Gujjarat, Rajasthan Punjab, Kashmir, Sindh, Balochistan, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh |
Lineage | Gurjar |
Thikariya [1] [2] or Thikriya [3] is a subcaste of the Thakkar's clan, found among the Muslim and Hindu and possibly some Sikh Gujjars.[ citation needed ] The variations of the clan name include Thikariya, Thikria, [4] Thikaria, [5] Thekaria, [4] or Thekria. .
Thikaria Gujjars are found in mainly in Rajasthan, Gujarat, [4] Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir. They also found in Pothohar, Khyber and Azad Kashmir, Hazara [4] regions of Pakistan.
Gujjars are divided into a large number of exogamous clans, referred to as zat or occasionally as gottar or got, some of which are known as Paswal, Koli, Lode, Chauhan, Khatana, Chad, Chechi, Kals, Dhakkad, Sradna, Thikriya, etc.
The Gujjars have 19 gots: Tunwar, Chokhar, Rawal, Kalsan, Kathana, Kasanah, Kalas, Gorsi, Chechi, Dhedar, Poswal, Lawi, Bijar, Khaindar, Melu, Thikaria, Chauhan...