[4] This branch is said to have been founded by Shyam Lal, brother of Sri Ramdeo (ancestor of the later Rajas of Amethi), and who established the Barna Tikar estate at the time of Sher Shah Suri in the 16th century.

[4] The 1951 census recorded Barna Tikar (as "Barnatikar") as comprising 4 hamlets, with a total population of 1,225 people (610 male and 615 female), in 278 households and 253 physical houses.

[citation needed] The 1961 census recorded Barna Tikar as comprising 4 hamlets, with a total population of 1,408 people (722 male and 686 female), in 304 households and 293 physical houses.

[7] The 1991 census recorded Barna Tikar as having a total population of 2,173 people (1,122 male and 1,051 female), in 400 households and 392 physical houses.

[3] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 332 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 375 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 8 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.