Dheva

Dheva (ढेवा) Dhewa (ढेवा) is Gotra of Jats in Rajasthan.

Origin

This gotra gets name from Persons who came back from Iran who were called Dhe (ढे). Dhe (ढे) is derived from Dhe (धे) which in term originated from Plants (पौधे).

History

Bhim Singh Dahiya mentions about this clan

(11) Deva- mentioned in RV I/162/l a Dheva Jata. Devala is the seer of RV IX/5-24. Identical with Deval Clan.

Villages founded by Dhewa clan

• Dheva Ka Bas (ढेवा का बास) - village in Jhunjhunu tehsil in Jhunjhunu district, Rajasthan.

Distribution in Rajasthan

Dhewa (ढेवा) gotra Jats are in Churu, Jhunjhunu, Jaipur districts in Rajasthan.

Villages in Churu district

Biramsar, Thirpali Chhoti,

Villages in Jhunjhunu district

Bar Ki Dhani (5), Dhewa ka Bas, Dhewa Ki Dhani, Dhola Khera (250), Posana (200),

Locations in Jaipur city

Murlipura Scheme, Jhotwara,

Villages in Nagaur district

Ucheriya,

Villages in Sikar district

Singodara,

Distribution in Haryana

Villages in Bhiwani district

Kushalpura,

Notable persons

• Col. Nand Lal Varma (Dheva) is from Thirpali Chhoti village of Rajgarh tahsil in Churu district in Rajasthan. Mob:9414080071
• शिव लाल ढेवा - From बीरमसर, बैंक मनेजर, खींचीवाला विद्यापीठ से शिक्षा प्राप्त करने वालों में प्रमुख. पुत्र श्री झुंझाराम ढेवा. Mob: 09414776076.
• Jhunjha Ram Dhewa - Environmentalist, born on kartik sudi 5 vikram samvat 1894 in the family of Likhma Ram. Elected Sarpanch in 1980. Awarded with Bhamashah by Jat Kirti Sansthan Churu on 9 January 2013.
• Ajay Kumar Dhewa - From Biramsar
• Pratap Singh Chaudhary (Dhewa) - Ph. D. Scholar, From Bar Ki Dhani, Udaipurwati, Mob:9602310822

Bohit Ram Dheva

• Bala Ram Khairwa (Sepoy) (b.-m.20.10.1962) became martyr in Indo China War on 20.10.1962 at Laddakh. He was from Posana village in Udaipurwati tahsil of Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan. Unit: 5 Jat Regiment.

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