Vanala

Village in Gujarat, India
22°27′0″N 71°59′0″E / 22.45000°N 71.98333°E / 22.45000; 71.98333Country IndiaStateGujaratDistrictSurendranagarGovernment
 • BodyPanchayatPopulation
 • Total1,028[1] • Rank1100Languages
 • OfficialGujarati, HindiTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)Telephone code02753Vehicle registrationGJ13Nearest cityDhandhuka, LimbdiSex ratio52:48 ♂/♀Civic agencyPanchayatWebsitegujaratindia.com
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Vanala is a village and former Rajput princely state on Saurashtra peninsula in Gujarat state, western India.

History

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

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

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

Village

Vanla lies in Chuda Taluka, Surendranagar district.

It is a tiny village of population of around 1100.

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

References

  1. ^ Sub_Districts_Master

External links and sources

  • Imperial Gazetteer on DSAL.UChicago - Kathiawar
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Princely states of the Western India States Agency during the British Raj, by colonial (Sub)Agency and (in Kathiawar) by prant
Italics = Thana's, jurisdictions grouping several petty states
Gohelwar prant (Eastern Kathiawar)
Jhalawar prant (Eastern Kathiawar)
Halar prant (Western Kathiawar)
Sorath prant (Western Kathiawar)
Palanpur Agency (Banas Kantha Agency)
Mahi Kantha Agency (Banas Kantha)