Lakhapadar is a village and former
non-salute princely state on the
Saurashtra peninsula in
Gujarat
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, western
India
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According to Census 2011 information the location code or village code of Lakhapadar village is 515721. Lakhapadar village is located in Dhari Tehsil of Amreli district in Gujarat, India. It is situated 22km away from sub-district headquarter Dhari and 37km away from district headquarter Amreli. As per 2009 stats, Lakhapadar village is also a gram panchayat.
The total geographical area of village is 1596.31 hectares. Lakhapadar has a total population of 1,243 peoples. There are about 255 houses in Lakhapadar village. Savar Kundla is nearest town to Lakhapadar which is approximately 37km away.
Population of Lakhapadar
Total Population: 1243
Male Population : 616
Female Population : 627
Connectivity of Lakhapadar
Type
Status
Public Bus Service
Available within village
Private Bus Service
Available within 10+ km distance
Railway Station
Available within 10+ km distance
Nearby villages of Lakhapadar:
Gigasan
Kubda
Amaratpur
Devla
Nagadhra
Virpur
Madhupur
Dabhali
Jira
Sarasiya
Facharia
Visiting places in Lakhapadar
* Gaumukhi Ganga
* Temple of Hanumanji on river front of Shel.
* Budheshwer Mahadev temple on Triveni river
* Lakhapadar Dam
* Gatrad mataji Temple
History
The petty princely state, in
Sorath ''
prant
A prant is a historical district in India, and a native British Raj age term for a colonial district. The same name can thus have different meanings depending on the period.
Pre-colonial
Some prants are traditional names for parts of historical ...
'', was ruled by
Kathi Chieftains.
In 1901 it comprised only the village, with a population of 544, yielding 3,900 Rupees state revenue (1903-4, mostly from land), paying 178 Rupees tribute to the Gaekwar
Baroda State and
Junagadh State.
[https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_175.gif Imperial Gazetteer]
To know more history : please read book of
Zaverchand Megahni's
book
SAURASHTRA NI RASDHAR, History of Hirbai...
References
External links and sources
Imperial Gazetteer, on DSAL.UChicago.edu - Kathiawar
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Princely states of Gujarat