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

Vanala
village
Vanala is located in Gujarat
Vanala
Vanala
Location in Gujarat, India
Vanala is located in India
Vanala
Vanala
Vanala (India)
Coordinates: 22°27′0″N 71°59′0″E / 22.45000°N 71.98333°E / 22.45000; 71.98333
Country India
StateGujarat
DistrictSurendranagar
Government
 • BodyPanchayat
Population
 • Total1,028[1]
 • Rank1100
Languages
 • OfficialGujarati, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code02753
Vehicle registrationGJ13
Nearest cityDhandhuka, Limbdi
Sex ratio52:48 /
Civic agencyPanchayat
Websitegujaratindia.com

History

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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

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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).

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