Vanala is a village and former Rajput
princely state
A princely state (also called native state or Indian state) was a nominally sovereign entity of the British Raj, British Indian Empire that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule, ...
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
Jhalawar () is a city, municipal council and headquarter in Jhalawar district of the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located in the southeastern part of the state. It was the capital of the former princely state of Jhalawar, and is the admin ...
''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
Chuda may refer to the following places in Gujarat, western India :
* Chuda State, a former princely state
* a town in Surendranagar District
Surendranagar is an administrative district in Saurashtra region of Gujarat state in India. It ha ...
,
Surendranagar district
Surendranagar is an administrative district in Saurashtra region of Gujarat state in India. It has a population of approximately 1.7 million people. Surendranagar city, along with the twin city of Wadhwan, has a total of 400,000 inhabitants, ...
.
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
External links and sources
Imperial Gazetteer on DSAL.UChicago - Kathiawar
{{Princely states of the Western India States Agency
Villages in Surendranagar district