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Line 34: '''Tikola Kalan''', also referred to as '''Tekaula Kalan''' or '''Tikola''', is a village situated in [[Roorkee]] tehsil, in [[Haridwar district]] of [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]]. Located in the [[Garhwal division|Garhwal region]] in the [[Sivalik|Shivalik hills]] of the [[Himalayas|Himalayan range]] of northern India, it lies approximately {{convert|58|km|abbr=on}} from [[Dehradun]], the state capital, and around {{convert|157|km|abbr=on}} from [[New Delhi]], the national capital.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tikola Kalan, India - Facts and information on Tikola Kalan - India.Places-in-the-world.com |url=https://india.places-in-the-world.com/10181204-place-tikola-kalan.html |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=india.places-in-the-world.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Nevill |first=H. R. |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.48115 |title=Saharanpur - A Gazetteer |date=1909 |pages=67}}</ref> ==History== Tikola Kalan was founded by an elderly man named ''Tikku Singh Pratihar'' [[Gurjar]], who came from [[Rajasthan]], and from whom the name derives.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Gurukul Kangri Collection |url=https://archive.org/details/hdJO_gair-mamuli-jaind-gazette-1940-number-5-gurukul-kangri-collection |title=Gair Mamuli Jaind Gazette Number 5 Gurukul Kangri Collection |pages=269}}</ref> According to local tradition, as recounted by the [[Bhat|Bhats]], the village is believed to be approximately 600 years old. The village is primarily inhabited by [[Gurjar|Gujjars]] belonging to the [[Pratihar Gurjars|Pratihar clan]], and the residents worship Gulab Singh Baba as their principal deity.<ref name=":0" /> ===Rise of new name Tikola Kalan=== Tikola is named after Tikku Singh. Tikku Singh had settled this village. People used to call this village Tikku Wala. Then it came to be known as Tiko Wala. Now its name has changed from Tikku Wala to Tikola. Due to the large population of the village, [[Kalan]] started being added to the name of Tikola, which is used by the [[Government of India]] for villages with large population.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gurukul Kangri Collection |url=https://archive.org/details/hdJO_gair-mamuli-jaind-gazette-1940-number-5-gurukul-kangri-collection |title=Gair Mamuli Jaind Gazette 1940 Number 5 Gurukul Kangri Collection}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/the-gujjars-vol-01-a-book-on-history-and |title=The GUJJARS Vol 01 A Book On History And}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Grossman |first=David |title=The Geographical Study of Rural Settlements |date=2019-09-16 |work=Rural Settlement Structure and African Development |pages=13–31 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429305146-2 |access-date=2024-09-16 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-0-429-30514-6 |last2=Siddle |first2=David}}</ref> The primary occupations of the residents of Tikola Kalan are agriculture and brick manufacturing, as it is a significant source of bricks, supplying a substantial quantity to [[western Uttar Pradesh]]. Tikola Kalan also has a [[Gram Panchayat]] that forms part of Narsan Panchayat Samiti, under the umbrella of [[Haridwar]] Zila Parishad. It exercises jurisdiction over a total of two villages.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gram Panchayat (ग्राम पंचायत): TIKAULA KALAN |url=https://localbodydata.com/gram-panchayat-tikaula-kalan-23521 |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=localbodydata.com}}</ref> ==Culture== The residents live according to the customs of Hinduism, but the [[Hindus|Hindu]] Gurjars mostly worship Gulab Singh Baba Gurjar, who is considered a revered figure in the village. There is a khera(खेड़ा) temple in the village where people worship their ancestors, believing that they protect the village and its residents. During festivals like [[Diwali]] and [[Holi]], people worship their family deities and ancestors (Devta) in their homes. ===Agriculture=== The villagers are engaged in [[agriculture]], which has been their traditional occupation since ancient times, and they have been associated with land ownership (or feudalism). ===Language=== The majority of the villagers in Tikola Kalan communicate in [[Kauravi dialect|Khari Boli]] as their native language, and also speak Hindi. ==Demography== Line 40 ⟶ 61: ==References== {{reflist}}
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