Hakla,[1][2][3][4] some time misspelled as Haklla[5] or Akla[6] is a clan originally affiliated with the Gurjar community of south Asia. They are mostly found among the Hindu and Muslim Gujjars.[1][7][8]
They're found in Punjab, Balochistan, Azad Kashmir and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces of Pakistan. In India, they are mainly located in multiple Indian states, including Punjab (Hoshiarpur),[9] Gujarat,[9] Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir[2] and Himachal Pradesh.[1][7]
^ abcGhosh, Anandamayee (2007). The Bhotias in Indian Himalayas: A Socio-linguistic Approach. B.R. Publishing Corporation. pp. 109 and 113. ISBN978-81-7646-569-4. Gujjars ( Muslims and Hindus and of no particular religious identity ) Dodhi Gujjars , Banjara Gujjars , Bakerwal Gujjars with minor subgroups like Hakla , Bajjar , Kohli , Chechi , Khatana , Badhana , Bagdi , Goosi and Kalas etc.
^Himalayan and Central Asian Studies: Journal of Himalayan Research and Cultural Foundation. The Foundation. 2000. valley of Kashmir are studded by the Gujjar settlements. These areas are Uri, Baramulla and Kupwara, assert the superiority of their gotra over others. Ganderbal, Kangan, Pahalgam, A few frominent gotras are Khatana, Hakla, Bajjar, Chechi, Rathore, Chauhan, Bhatti, Rana, Thekria, Noon, Bhadana, Gorsi, Bagri, Kasana, Bajran, Kohli, Khari and others.
^Singh, K. S. (1998). India's Communities. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 1124. ISBN978-0-19-563354-2. The Gujjar observe exogamy at the village and gotra levels. Some of their gotras are Hakla, Thulgula, Chokar and Kalesh. Marriages are settled through negotiation when boys and girls attain adulthood, and monogamy is the norm.