Sankheda furniture in a living room setting

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. The neighboring towns are

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(21 km), Bodeli (21 km), and Waghodia (27 km). Development of this town comes from a huge contribution made by Dr. Jethalal K. Parikh, who worked really hard to provide good education and employment to the local community. There are schools and hospitals named after his wife. The local community appreciates his efforts to develop the town. A road was named after him, and there is a

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of him at the entrance to the town. Shri Bhikhubhai Shah, who was a freedom fighter and a lawyer, donated agricultural land in the "Bhumidan Movement" by

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Name

The name ''Saṅkheḍā'' is derived from ''Saṅgama-Kheṭaka'', meaning "village at the confluence" and referring to the town's location at the confluence of the Orsang and a smaller river. The name is attested as early as the 6th century CE, when it was the capital of a district ('' viṣaya'') with the same name.

History

In the 11th century, Sankheda (''Saṅgamakheṭa-maṇḍala'') appears to have been ruled by Jasorāja, a feudatory of the Paramara king

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. This is attested by a copper plate grant made by Jasorāja in November 1045 and found at Tilakwada in 1917. Jasorāja was the son of someone named Śūrāditya and belonged to a family named Śravaṇabhadra that originated in the

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region.

High school

The

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is named after D.B. Parekh, who donated money to build it in a time when the town was very poor. The D.B. Parekh High School is still attended by the kids of Sankheda.

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{{Vadodara district Cities and towns in Chhota Udaipur district Urban and suburban areas of Vadodara

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