Kukara

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Kukara (कूकड़ा) Kukada (कूकडा) Kukadana (कूकडाना) Kukda (कूकडा) is gotra of Jats [1] found in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.

History

It is included in the List of Jat gotras derived from Dadhichi Family Tree.

Kukara (कूकारा), the chief exorcists (dan denewalas) of the Sandal Bar. They have a semi-sacred position. — See Nekokara. [2]

Distribution in Rajasthan

Villages in Jodhpur district

Ghantiyali,

Villages in Nagaur district

Kukadana are found in villages: Jalsoo Nanak,

Distribution in Chhattisgarh

Villages in Bilaspur district

Kukada is village in Masturi tahail in Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

Notable persons

External links

References

  1. Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudee, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Ādhunik Jat Itihasa (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998
  2. A glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province By H.A. Rose Vol II/K,p.561

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