Dhandhuka is a city and a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
Ahmedabad district
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in the state of
Gujarat
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,
India
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. Moreover, it is a part of the
Bhal region.
Dhandhuka is said to have been founded by, and to take its name from,
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
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Dhana Mer, or rather Mehd, the second of the thirteen sons of the
Sonang Mehd who in early times came into Gujarat from Sind. No specific year is mentioned in ''
Ras Mala
''Râs Mâlâ: Hindoo Annals of the Province of Goozerat, in Western India'' is a 1856 historical work by British colonial administrator Alexander Kinloch Forbes. Divided in two volumes, the work has four sections documenting the history and chro ...
'' by
Alexander Kinloch Forbes
Alexander Kinloch Forbes (7 July 1821 – 31 August 1865) was a colonial administrator in British India.
Early life
Forbes was born in London on 7 July 1821 to John Forbes-Mitchell (1786-1822) of Thainston and Ann Powell (m. 1809 d. 1861). He was ...
. Having no son, Dhana Mehd is said to have given the town as a lasting gift to a party of 400 Brahman refugees from the wrath of Ebhal Walo. The villages of erstwhile Chamunda rulers is also located here.
History
![Ahmedabad District Map 1877](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Ahmedabad_District_Map_1877.jpg)
In the twelfth century, Dhandhuka became famous as the birthplace of the great Jain teacher
Hemchandra and in his honor, Chaulukya king
Kumarapala (1143-1174) raised a temple over his birthplace. Under the Muslims and Marathas, Dhandhuka kept its position as a country town, its fortune is almost always linked with the fortune of
Dholka
Dholka is a city and municipality in the Ahmedabad District of the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the headquarters of Dholka Taluka, and is 48 km by road via National Highway 8A southwest of the city of Ahmedabad. Dholka has an average ...
. Along with Dholka, it was ceded to the British in 1802.
Chudasama
The Chudasama are a Rajput clan found in the state of Gujarat in India. They are offshoot of the Samma tribe of Sind. The Chudasama dynasty of Junagadh once ruled Thatta of Sind and Chudachandra laid foundation in Gujarat with Junagadh
...
Rajputs of Dhandhuka were the descendants of the ancient and princely line of Junagadh. A younger son of one of the Ra of Sorath, named Bhimji, is said to have received, as his patrimony, four "chorashees," or districts, each containing eighty-four villages; one of which, the district of Dhandhuka, was inherited by his son, Raysalji. From Merjee, the ' fourth son of Raysalji, descended the Chudasama grassia Sursangji.
Koli Dhan Mer Of Dhandhuka
Koli Dhan Mer was second son of koli chief
Sonang Mer
Thakor Sonangji Mer or Thakur Sonangji Mair was chief of Kolis. He came from Sindh to Dhandhuka.
His son Dhandhal Khant was founder of Dhandhuka. He conquered the Dhandhuka
Dhandhuka is a city and a municipality in the Ahmedabad district in th ...
. He founded the Dhandhuka and
Dhandalpur. He Also known as Dhand Khant, Dhandhal Khant and Dhanji Mer. He killed the
Rajput
Rajput (from Sanskrit ''raja-putra'' 'son of a king') is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating from the Indian subcontinent. The term Ra ...
king Ebhal Walo of
Vala
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* Vala (Vedic), a demon or a stone cavern in the Hindu scriptures
* Völva, also spelled Vala, a priestess in Norse mythology and Norse paganism
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with his army of 500 soldiers. Because Ebhal Walo was ravaging the
Brahmin
Brahmin (; sa, ब्राह्मण, brāhmaṇa) is a varna as well as a caste within Hindu society. The Brahmins are designated as the priestly class as they serve as priests (purohit, pandit, or pujari) and religious teachers (guru ...
s in his territory. After that koli Dhan Mer established the four hundred Brahmin refugees in dhandhuka.
Geography
Dhandhuka is located at . It has an average elevation of 24 metres (78 feet). The city is 105 km from District center Ahmedabad, on state highway No 1. to Bhavnagar. Bhavnagar is 95 km from Dhandhuka town.
Demographics
India
census
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,
Dhandhuka had a population of 29,555. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Dhandhuka has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75% and, female literacy is 57%. In Dhandhuka, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The great Jain saint Acharya Shri
Hemchandracharya (famous as Kalikal Sarvagya) born in 1088 A.D. into the Modha Vanik (merchant) caste, in the town of Dhandhuka. Pujya Shree Punit Maharaj (19 May 1908 – 27 July 1962) is also from Dhandhuka. The city has a population of more than 50,000 and a literacy rate of 66% (compared to the Indian national average of 59.5%). The town has an Arts and Commerce College and Three High Schools. The popular professions in the city include working for the automobile dealership, telecommunication dealership, insurance companies and agriculture. RMS Hospital, one of Gujarat's biggest hospitals, opened in 2007, receiving its funding in large part from some local donors and NRIs (Non-resident Indian). Common plants grown include cotton and wheat. There is a small industrial estate in the city known as G.I.D.C. (
Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation
Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) was established under the ''Gujarat Industrial Development Act of 1962'', with a goal of accelerating industrialization in the state of Gujarat, India.
Main role of the GIDC is to identify locati ...
), few entrepreneurs have established their small scale industries here.
See also
*
Dhandhuka (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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Dhandhuka (Lok Sabha constituency)
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Dhandhuka (tehsil)
Dhandhuka is a taluka of Ahmedabad District, India
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Sonang Mer
Thakor Sonangji Mer or Thakur Sonangji Mair was chief of Kolis. He came from Sindh to Dhandhuka.
His son Dhandhal Khant was founder of Dhandhuka. He conquered the Dhandhuka
Dhandhuka is a city and a municipality in the Ahmedabad district in th ...
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Rojid
References
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Cities and towns in Ahmedabad district