Bhimora is a village and former princely state in Chotila Taluka of

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, India.

History

The petty princely state in

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'', comprising ten more villages, was ruled by offshoot of

Chotila Chotila is a Hindu temple town and Taluka headquarters of Chotila Taluka, Surendranagar district, located near Rajkot, Gujarat, India. Nearby railway stations included Than & Rajkot. The distance from the Than junction to Chotila is 21 km ...

's house. Bhimora is said to have been anciently called Bhimpuri. There is a rock-cut cave located here.

Geography

The country around Bhimora is hilly and the river Bhogavo of Limbdi rises near this. The population according to the census of 1872 was 513 and according to that of 1881, 109 souls. In 1901 it has a combined population of 1,204, yielding a state revenue of 10,555 Rupees (1903–4, nearly all from land), paying 371 Rupees tribute, to the British and

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References

Sources and external links

Imperial Gazetteer on dsal.uchicago.edu - Kathiawar

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