Vanala

Vanala
Vanala
Vanala
village
Nickname(s): Vanala
Vanala
Vanala

Location in Gujarat, India

Coordinates: 22°27′0″N 71°59′0″E / 22.45000°N 71.98333°E / 22.45000; 71.98333Coordinates: 22°27′0″N 71°59′0″E / 22.45000°N 71.98333°E / 22.45000; 71.98333
Country  India
State Gujarat
District Surendranagar
Government
  Body Panchayat
Population
  Total 1,028[1]
  Rank 1100
Languages
  Official Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Telephone code 02753
Vehicle registration GJ13
Nearest city Dhandhuka, Limbdi
Sex ratio 52:48 /
Civic agency Panchayat
Website gujaratindia.com

Vanala is a village and former Rajput princely state on Saurashtra peninsula in Gujarat state, western India.

History

The nearby archeological site of Rangpur, India dates back to the Harappan culture.

Vanala was a petty princely state in Jhalawar prant, comprising only Vana village, under a Jhala Rajput Chieftain.

It had a population of 311 in 1901, yielding a state revenue of 2300 Rupees (mostly from land; 1903-4) and paying 396 Rupees tribute to the British.

During the British Raj, the petty state was under the colonial Eastern Kathiawar Agency.

Village

Vanla lies in Chuda Taluka, Surendranagar district.[2]

It is a tiny village of population of around 1100. Majority of peoples are Jhala - Rajputs, other castes also reside there.

It has good road transport facilities from Limbdi (10 km) and Dhandhuka (21 km).

References

  1. Sub_Districts_Master
  2. "Vanala". www.onefivenine.com. http://www.onefivenine.com/. 2015-11-21. External link in |publisher= (help)

History

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