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Bhojavadar

Coordinates: 21°51′N 71°43′E / 21.850°N 71.717°E / 21.850; 71.717
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Bhojavadar is a village and former Rajput princely state Umrala Taluka of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, India.

History

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The petty tribute-paying Takuka under Songadh station thana in Gohelwar prant was ruled by Gohil Rajput Chieftains, Bhayad of Lathi State. It comprised only the village.[1]

The population according to the census of 1872 was 1308 and according to that of 1881, 1107 souls.[1] In 1901 it has a population of 764, yielding a state revenue of 5,300 Rupees (1903–4, nearly all from land), paying 550 Rupees tribute, to the Gaekwad of Baroda State and Junagadh State.

References

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  1. ^ a b Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Kathiawar (Public Domain text). Vol. VIII. Printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay. 1884. pp. 399–400.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Kathiawar. Vol. VIII. Printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay. 1884. pp. 399–400.

21°51′N 71°43′E / 21.850°N 71.717°E / 21.850; 71.717