Thikariya Explained

Caste Name:	Thikariya, Thikaria
Jati:	Gurjar (Gujjar)
Religions:	Hinduism, Sikhism, Islam
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

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. The variations of the clan name include Thikariya, Thikria,^[4] Thikaria,^[5] Thekaria, or Thekria. .

Ethnography

Thikaria Gujjars are found in mainly in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir. They also found in Pothohar, Khyber and Azad Kashmir, Hazara regions of Pakistan.

Notes and References

1. Book: Singh, K. S. . Rajasthan (2 pts.) . 1998 . Popular Prakashan . 978-81-7154-766-1 . 406 . en.
2. Book: Khatana, Ram Parshad . Tribal Migration in Himalayan Frontiers: Study of Gujjar Bakarwal Transhumance Economy . 1992 . Vintage Books . 978-81-85326-46-7 . 238 . en.
3. Book: The Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India . 2001 . The Survey . 60 . en . 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..
4. Book: Kumar, Raj . Encyclopaedia of Untouchables Ancient, Medieval and Modern . 2008 . Kalpaz Publishers . 978-81-7835-664-8 . 449 . en.
5. Book: Aziz, Khursheed Kamal . Rahmat Ali: A Biography . 1987 . Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden . 978-3-515-05051-7 . 32 . en . The Gujjars have 19 gots: Tunwar, Chokhar, Rawal, Kalsan, Kathana, Kasanah, Kalas, Gorsi, Chechi, Dhedar, Poswal, Lawi, Bijar, Khaindar, Melu, Thikaria, Chauhan....