What is Talokar?
'''Talokar''' is the name of a village in the [[Haripur District]] of Hazara, [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] (formerly [[North-West Frontier Province]]) in [[Pakistan]].<ref>[http://www.getamap/maps/pakistan/north-west_frontier/_talokar/ Map of Talokar and Dheri]{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Retrieved 1 Nov 2012</ref> It is situated at Latitude 33.9852778 degrees; and Longitude 72.9419444 degrees. It is quite closely situated to [[Haripur, Pakistan|Haripur]] town (approx 2&nbsp;km) the local area headquarters. [[File:Haripur to talakar.jpg|thumb|right|200px|On track near Talokar village]] ==History== It was originally founded during the 12th or 13th century AD by the Talokar khoker Awan tribe. Since then, it has remained the principal seat of a ''Jagir'' estate during the [[British Raj]], of a famous aristocratic family which also produced Khan Sahib [[Abdul Majid Khan Tarin]], [[OBE]],<ref>''Whos Who in India'' 1932 edition, Entry No 64</ref> Jemadar [[Abdul Latif Khan Tarin]] IDSM, and others. ==Population and economy== The approximate population of the main Talokar village at the time of the last major national census was about 4800-5000.<ref>Government of Pakistan, National Census Report 2000-2001</ref> and it is primarily an agrarian area. It is well known for its fine [[vegetables]], [[wheat]] and [[maize]] crops and orchards of [[loquats]], [[Orange (fruit)|oranges]] and other fruits. Although the majority of the residents are engaged in farming activities, a fairly large number are also in government and military service and some few working in local industries or working abroad as immigrant labour. ==Ethnic groups== The main tribes and ethnic groups include [[Gurjar]]s, [[Maliars]], [[Pathan]]s, [[Syed]]s, [[Awan]]s and some others. The principal families and landowners are still mostly [[Tarin]]/[[Tareen]] Pathans (Pashtuns){{fact|date=February 2020}}. In terms of religious practices, the population is overwhelmingly [[Muslim]], mostly of the [[Sunni Islam]]ic