Dahewan is a village in the
Borsad
Borsad is a town and a municipality in Anand district in the state of Gujarat, India. It is located around 17 km from Anand. It is surrounded by the fertile Charotar region which largely produces tobacco, bananas, cotton, barley and oth ...
taluka
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...
of
Anand district
Anand District is an administrative district of Gujarat state in western India and whose popular nickname is Charotar. It was carved out of the Kheda district in 1997. Anand is the administrative headquarters of the district. It is bounde ...
in
Gujarat
Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...
state of
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
. Dahewan is a
Gram Panchayat
Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bo ...
. It was ruled by
Koli
Koli may refer to:
Places
* Koli, Finland, a hill in Finland
* Koli National Park, a national park in Finland
* Koli, Iran (disambiguation), several places in Iran
* Koli Airfield, a former airfield in the South Pacific
Other uses
* Koli peopl ...
king
Zalim Jalia
Zalim Jalia was a Koli king of Dahewan in Gujarat. He was a close aide to the Cambay State ruler. In order to restore structure in Bharuch State's territory, he attacked the towns Petlad and Jambhusar at the request of Nawab Momin Khan.
In ...
.
History
Dehwan was a Mehvasi village which was ruled by Koli king Jalim Jaliya and Dehwan's chief fought against Baroda State to protect the Nawab of Broach.
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A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the ...
, year=1979 , location=New Delhi, India , pages=73–74 , language=en
Education
Colleges
* Degree Pharmacy College, Amralali
Schools
* Hanifa public school, Kashipura
* Vatsalya International School, Borsad
* Madresa Gujrati School (non girl), Borsad
* Napavanta Mishra Shala, Napa Vanta village
Religious Places
Hindu
* Shiva Mandir, Kathana Station
* Somnath Mahadev Mandir, Kathana Station
* Harsidhdhi Temple, Chandanpura
* Valiyadeva Temple, Chandanpura
Muslim
* Noorani Masji, Kalamsar
* Nagina Masjid (Sunni), Khanpur
* Masjid, Ranoli
See also
*
Zalim Jalia
Zalim Jalia was a Koli king of Dahewan in Gujarat. He was a close aide to the Cambay State ruler. In order to restore structure in Bharuch State's territory, he attacked the towns Petlad and Jambhusar at the request of Nawab Momin Khan.
In ...
References
Villages in Anand district
Geography of Gujarat