Nawar Valley Explained

Tikkar
Other Name:Nawar Valley
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Himachal Pradesh#India
Pushpin Label Position:middle
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Himachal Pradesh##Location in India
Coordinates:31.1899°N 77.6261°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1: Himachal Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Shimla
Government Type:Gram panchayat
Governing Body:Gram Panchayat Tikkar
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:70
Elevation M:2250
Population Total:13806
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:171203
Registration Plate:HP-10
Area Code:01781
Area Code Type:STD code

Tikkar (situated in and colloquially known as Nawar Valley) is a village and a sub-tehsil which falls under Rohru tehsil in Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh state, India. It is east of the district headquarters and the state capital Shimla city. The pin code of the area is 171203 and the post office is situated at Tikkar village. Tikkar is surrounded by Nankhari tehsil towards the west, Chauhara tehsil towards the north, Jubbal Kotkhai tehsil towards the west. Shimla, Solan, Nahan, Kalka are the nearby cities from here. It comes under Shimla parliamentary constituency for Lok Sabha and Jubbal Kotkhai assembly constituency for Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha.

Nearby villages include Badshal, Samra, Hanstari, Daroti, Khangta, Gujandli, Kashani, Thana, Dhanoti, etc. There is a beautiful tourist attraction named Deorighat about from Tikkar.

During the British Raj, the area was ruled by the Rajas of princely state of Bushahr and the area came under Simla Hill States of Punjab States Agency in Punjab Province. Pahari is the local language of the area. Traditional clothing of the area includes Bushahri Topi cap, Dhatu headscarf, Gachi belt and Rezta gown. Nati is the folk dance here.

Notable deities of the area include Devta Rudar of Pujarli-4, Devta Narainu of Narain, Devta Goli Naag of Pujarli-3 and Devta Shalu of Pujarli-2.