Nawar Valley

Tikkar Nawar Valley
Town
Tikkar Location in Himachal Pradesh Tikkar Location in India
Coordinates: 31.1899°N 77.6261°E / 31.1899; 77.6261
Country	India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Government
• Type	Gram panchayat
• Body	Gram Panchayat Tikkar
Area
• Total	70 km2 (30 sq mi)
Elevation	2,250 m (7,380 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	13,806
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	171203
STD code	01781
Vehicle registration	HP-10

Tikkar (also called Nawar Valley) is a sub-tehsil which falls under Rohru tehsil in Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh state, India. It is 92 km (57 mi) east of the district headquarters and the state capital Shimla city. The area pin code is 171203 and the postal head office is situated at Tikkar town. 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, Daroti, Khangta, Gujandli, Kashani, Thana, Dhanoti, Hanstari, etc. There is a beautiful tourist attraction named Deorighat about 10 km (6.2 mi) 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 headgear and Rezta gown. Nati is the folk dance here.

Notable deities of the area include Devta Narayana of Narain, Devta Rudra of Pujarli-4 and Devta Goli Naga of Pujarli-3.