Nawar Valley

{{short description|Valley in Himachal Pradesh}}

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Tikkar

| other_name = Nawar Valley

| settlement_type = Village

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| coordinates = {{coord|31.1899|N|77.6261|E|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|}} Himachal Pradesh

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Shimla{{cite web |date=2011 |title=Primary Census Abstract Data Tables – India: Final Population Totals |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/42554/download/46180/2011-IndiaStateDistSbDistVill-0000.xlsx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711042331/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/42554/download/46180/2011-IndiaStateDistSbDistVill-0000.xlsx |archive-date=11 July 2022 |access-date=27 April 2025 |website=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India}}

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| government_type = Gram panchayat

| governing_body = Gram Panchayat Tikkar

| unit_pref = Metric

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| area_total_km2 = 70

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| elevation_m = 2250

| population_total = 13806

| population_as_of = 2011

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| population_density_km2 = auto

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| 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

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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 {{cvt|92|km}} 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 {{cvt|10|km}} 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.