Hathakauli

Hathakauli (हथकोली) Hathkauli (हथकौली) (Hatkoli) is a Jat village, near Baldeo in district Mathura in Uttar Pradesh.

Location

Hatkoli lies just next to Baldeo on the road leading to Agra from Baldeo en route Khandauli. Hathakauli has been notified by the Government of Uttar Pradesh as one of the areas under Taj Expressway Industrial Development Authority to be developed as an industrial area in coming years. The village is situated at ~130 KM mark on newly constructed 6 lane Yamuna Expressway (previously called as Taj Expressway) (Noida to Agra) and about 2.0 km from Baldeo, the city of Lord Balaram, the elder brother of Krishna.

Shri Kalicharan is the Pradhan of Hathakauli Village presently.

Jat Gotras

The village is one of the twelve villages of Sikarwar Gotra in the district Mathura. Though Sikarwars are in majority but there are also Bharangar, Raiya and Ghataina Gotra in the village.

History and Leadership

The village Hathakauli is famous for extensive Potato crop production in Mathura. The other crops being cultivated are wheat, pulses, cotton, and forage. The village has several education institutions (schools) up to 12th standard, a water overhead tank, a veterinary hospital, and two huge cold storage for potato storage. The majority of the villagers are Jats, while the others include OBC and Scheduled Caste (SC).

Mahashay Biri Singh, Shri Kharag Singh, Shri Udal Singh, Shri Komal Singh, and others were famous freedom fighters in British Ruled India during the Indian Independence Movement and endured several jail terms towards fighting for the Independence of our country. Shri Kharag Singh, Jagan Singh, Jaybeer Singh, Banbari Lal, Tej Singh, Shyambeer Singh, Smt. Rajani Devi, Vijay Singh, Seema Devi, and Kedari Singh have been the elected Gram Pradhan of Hathakauli. On 2nd May 2021, Shri Kalicharan has won the recent election and has become the Pradhan of the village.

Many Jat inhabitants of the village are serving in Indian Defense (Indian Army, Indian Navy, and Indian Air Force), various central/state government offices, educationists (teachers), scientists, journalists, and in management/computer services.

Monuments

Shri Shri 1008 Tede Mede Baba (टेढे मेढे बाबा- a pious saint) is supposed to be the most respectable icon and is worshiped throughout the village for prosperity and success.

Notable Persons

◾Shri Nihal Singh, Retired Senior Defence Personnel, Kanpur ◾Shri Ram Veer Singh, Australia. ◾Shri Chandra Pratap Sikarwar, Sr. Journalist, Mathura. ◾Dr. Shyam Veer Singh, Senior Physician, Kanpur. ▪Banbari Lal Sikarwar, Former Block Pramukh, Baldeo. ◾Dr. Arun Pratap Sikarwar, Assistant Professor at Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University, Agra) ◾Lokendra Singh Sikarwar, Engineer in Indian Railways ◾Jagveer Singh, Businessman in Agra (Generators/Agriculture Equipments/Bikes(Spare Parts).

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