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Vanala is a village and former Rajput princely state on Saurashtra peninsula in Gujarat state, western India.
Vanala | |
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village | |
Coordinates: 22°27′0″N 71°59′0″E / 22.45000°N 71.98333°E | |
Country | India |
State | Gujarat |
District | Surendranagar |
Government | |
• Body | Panchayat |
Population | |
• Total | 1,028[1] |
• Rank | 1100 |
Languages | |
• Official | Gujarati, Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Telephone code | 02753 |
Vehicle registration | GJ13 |
Nearest city | Dhandhuka, Limbdi |
Sex ratio | 52:48 ♂/♀ |
Civic agency | Panchayat |
Website | gujaratindia |
History
editThe 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
editVanla 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).