Thathawata
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Thathawata is a village located in Churu District
of Rajasthan
state in India
. As of the 2001 census, the village had a total population of 2500.
The Village Thathawata is within the Ratangarh
Tehsil in the southeast direction, west of Fatehpur and 3 km southwest of Biramsar
village on National Highway.
After the victory of last Hindu
King of Delhi
, Prithviraj III
Chauhan
, in the Second Battle of Tarain in 1192, The Rathore Rajput in his army moved to the countryside and settled as cultivators at various places in India
. One such rajput soldier was Thatha
of rathore
Khankharot who founded the village Thathawata. The rajput had also settled villages bidasar
and Rol in present churu
district of Rajasthan
.
Route Biramsar on National Highway-11 to Kusumdesar village passes through the village.
The natural climatic conditions in the village are very harsh and extreme. The temperature ranges from sub-zero in winters to more than 50°C in summers. The summers bring hot waves of air called "loo". The village lies in the Thar desert
region. Annual rainfall is very low of the scale of 25 cm. The ground water in the village is hard and salty and as deep as 200 feet. The people in the region depend on rainwater harvesting
. The rainwater is stored in pucca tanks, known as Johad
, which is used throughout the year for drinking purposes. On an average the region faces every third year as a dry year and every eighth year as a famine
year. During famine years it becomes very difficult for the animals to survive for want of fodder
and the cattle population goes down drastically.
) Rajput
s, 66 families of Jats and 75 families of other caste
s. The Jat families include Burdak
, Chahar
, Jhajharia
, Pachar
and Punia
clan
s. The other caste
s include Brahman
s, Harijan
s, Kumhar
s, Nai, Dholi
, Naik
and Daroga.
The main occupation of the villagers is agriculture
. There are around 30 persons serving the Indian Army
and same number of retired army personnel. About 70 people have gone to Arab
countries for earning. There are 7 teachers, one advocate and one All India Services
class one officer from the village.
All people belong to Hindu
religion. There is one temple
of Thakorji, two temples of Goddess
Mawali
and one than (a sacred place) of Gogaji
.
Churu district
Churu is a district of Rajasthan state of western India. The town of Churu is the administrative headquarters of the district.Churu lies in the Jangladesh region of northern Rajasthan...
of Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
state in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. As of the 2001 census, the village had a total population of 2500.
The Village Thathawata is within the Ratangarh
Ratangarh
Ratangarh is a town in the Churu district in Rajasthan, India. Ratangarh was previously called Kolasar. It is famous for grand havelis with frescoes, which is an architectural speciality of the Shekhawati region...
Tehsil in the southeast direction, west of Fatehpur and 3 km southwest of Biramsar
Biramsar
Biramsar is a village in Ratangarh tehsil of Churu district of Rajasthan, India....
village on National Highway.
History
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
King of Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
, Prithviraj III
Prithviraj III
Prithvi Raj III, commonly known as Prithviraj Chauhan , was a king of the Hindu Chauhan dynasty, who ruled the kingdom of Ajmer and Delhi in northern India during the latter half of the 12th century....
Chauhan
Chauhan
Chauhan, Chouhan or Chohan , , - is a clan who ruled parts of northern India in the Middle Ages. The clan is most famous for Rajput King Maharaja Prithviraj Chauhan...
, in the Second Battle of Tarain in 1192, The Rathore Rajput in his army moved to the countryside and settled as cultivators at various places in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. One such rajput soldier was Thatha
Thatta
Thatta is a historic town of 220,000 inhabitants in the Sindh province of Pakistan, near Lake Keenjhar, the largest freshwater lake in the country. Thatta's major monuments especially its necropolis at Makli are listed among the World Heritage Sites. The Shah Jahan Mosque is also listed...
of rathore
Rathore
The Rathore is a Suryavanshi Rajput clan same caste as Lohana. Their Kuldevi is Nagnechiya Mata and "Karani Mata". Rathores are originally from Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh. Rathores are historically considered the samurais of India...
Khankharot who founded the village Thathawata. The rajput had also settled villages bidasar
Bidasar
Bidasar is a city and a municipality in Churu district in the state of Rajasthan, India.The marble produced there is highly valued for its beauty, strength and resistance to fire and erosion. Used for a wide variety of articles, it has also been used to construct most of the many temples of the...
and Rol in present churu
Churu
Churu is a town in the desert region of Rajasthan state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Churu District. It lies in the Thar Desert on the National Highway-65 connecting Pali to Ambala and is a junction station on the railway line to Bikaner...
district of Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
.
Geography
The natural climatic conditions in the village are very harsh and extreme. The temperature ranges from sub-zero in winters to more than 50°C in summers. The summers bring hot waves of air called "loo". The village lies in the Thar desert
Thar Desert
The Thar Desert |Punjab]] province. The Cholistan Desert adjoins the Thar desert spreading into Pakistani Punjab province.-Location and description:...
region. Annual rainfall is very low of the scale of 25 cm. The ground water in the village is hard and salty and as deep as 200 feet. The people in the region depend on rainwater harvesting
Rainwater harvesting
Rainwater harvesting is the accumulating and storing of rainwater for reuse before it reaches the aquifer. It has been used to provide drinking water, water for livestock, water for irrigation, as well as other typical uses. Rainwater collected from the roofs of houses and local institutions can...
. The rainwater is stored in pucca tanks, known as Johad
Johad
A johad is a rainwater storage tank principally used in the state of Rajasthan, India, that collects and store water throughout the year, to be used for the drinking purpose by humans and cattle. In many parts of the state the annual rainfall is very low and the water can be unpleasant to drink...
, which is used throughout the year for drinking purposes. On an average the region faces every third year as a dry year and every eighth year as a famine
Famine
A famine is a widespread scarcity of food, caused by several factors including crop failure, overpopulation, or government policies. This phenomenon is usually accompanied or followed by regional malnutrition, starvation, epidemic, and increased mortality. Every continent in the world has...
year. During famine years it becomes very difficult for the animals to survive for want of fodder
Fodder
Fodder or animal feed is any agricultural foodstuff used specifically to feed domesticated livestock such as cattle, goats, sheep, horses, chickens and pigs. Most animal feed is from plants but some is of animal origin...
and the cattle population goes down drastically.
Demographics
As of the census of 2001, there are 6500 people, of which 1105 are adults. There are 650 families residing in the village. Out of these 513 families are of Bidawat (RathoreRathore
The Rathore is a Suryavanshi Rajput clan same caste as Lohana. Their Kuldevi is Nagnechiya Mata and "Karani Mata". Rathores are originally from Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh. Rathores are historically considered the samurais of India...
) Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
s, 66 families of Jats and 75 families of other caste
Caste
Caste is an elaborate and complex social system that combines elements of endogamy, occupation, culture, social class, tribal affiliation and political power. It should not be confused with race or social class, e.g. members of different castes in one society may belong to the same race, as in India...
s. The Jat families include Burdak
Burdak
Burdak is a surname found in the countries of Eurasia, Australia and United States. In India, Burdak is a clan of the Jat people and Bishnois.-History:...
, Chahar
Chahar (clan)
Chahar also known by variations like Chahad, Char and Chaharag, is a gotra or clan of Jats in India. People belonging to this clan are found in the states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh...
, Jhajharia
Jhajharia
Jhajharia, or Jhanjharia, is a gotra of Jats, found in the Jhunjhunu and Sikar district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. They have originated from place called 'Jhirka'. . As per local people of Jhajharia gotras, they originated from a village called "Jhajhar" which is near Nawalgarh in Jhunjhunu...
, Pachar
Pachar
Pachar or Pachehra is Gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh in India. Pachar or Pachehra is degenerated form of Panwar. Their origin was at Dharanagari. Sujan Singh was their chieftain. Sujan Singh won the places Udiya, Amber, Ujjain, Averi, Abugarh and Sanganeri,...
and Punia
Punia (Hinduism)
Punia or Poonia or Puniya is a clan or gotra of Jats in Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh in India.OriginThey are the descendants of Raja Paunbhadra son of Virabhadra in the lineage of Puru....
clan
Clan
A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, clan members may be organized around a founding member or apical ancestor. The kinship-based bonds may be symbolical, whereby the clan shares a "stipulated" common ancestor that is a...
s. The other caste
Caste
Caste is an elaborate and complex social system that combines elements of endogamy, occupation, culture, social class, tribal affiliation and political power. It should not be confused with race or social class, e.g. members of different castes in one society may belong to the same race, as in India...
s include Brahman
Brahman
In Hinduism, Brahman is the one supreme, universal Spirit that is the origin and support of the phenomenal universe. Brahman is sometimes referred to as the Absolute or Godhead which is the Divine Ground of all being...
s, Harijan
Harijan
Harijan was a term used by Gandhi for Dalits. Gandhi said it was wrong to call people 'untouchable', and called them Harijans, which means children of God...
s, Kumhar
Kumhar
Kumhar or Kumbhar ; also known as Prajapati, is a caste or community of India, mainly belonging to the Hindu religion. The word "Kumhar" literally means "potter" in Indian languages, pottery being the traditional occupation of the Kumhars....
s, Nai, Dholi
Dholi
Someone who plays the Dhol - a percussion musical instrument of the Punjab, is called Dholi .The Dhol is widely used in the Indian subcontinent, especially in the folk and modern music of the Punjab region and now become famous world wide....
, Naik
Naik
Naik is an administrative title and surname derived from the Sanskrit word "vash" means to control. Naik is a surname attributed to the Anavil Brahmin caste.Naik may refer to:...
and Daroga.
The main occupation of the villagers is agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
. There are around 30 persons serving the Indian Army
Indian Army
The Indian Army is the land based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. With about 1,100,000 soldiers in active service and about 1,150,000 reserve troops, the Indian Army is the world's largest standing volunteer army...
and same number of retired army personnel. About 70 people have gone to Arab
Arab
Arab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
countries for earning. There are 7 teachers, one advocate and one All India Services
All India Services
The All India Services are the three all India civil services of India namely the Indian Administrative Service , the Indian Police Service and the Indian Forest Service ....
class one officer from the village.
All people belong to Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
religion. There is one temple
Temple
A temple is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities, such as prayer and sacrifice, or analogous rites. A templum constituted a sacred precinct as defined by a priest, or augur. It has the same root as the word "template," a plan in preparation of the building that was marked out...
of Thakorji, two temples of Goddess
Goddess
A goddess is a female deity. In some cultures goddesses are associated with Earth, motherhood, love, and the household. In other cultures, goddesses also rule over war, death, and destruction as well as healing....
Mawali
Mawali
Mawali or mawālá is a term in Classical Arabic used to address non-Arab Muslims.The term gained prominence in the centuries following the early Arab Muslim conquests in the 7th century, as many non-Arabs such as Persians, Egyptians, and Turks converted to Islam...
and one than (a sacred place) of Gogaji
Gogaji
Gogaji also known as Jahar Veer Gogga is a folk deity of Rajasthan state in India. He is an eminent warrior-hero of the region. He is also venerated as a saint and even as 'snake-god'.- Introduction :He is known as Goga among the Hindus...
.