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.