Vanala#History

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Vanala is a village and former Rajput princely state on Saurashtra peninsula in Gujarat state, western India.

History

The nearby archeological site of Rangpur, Gujarat dates back to the Harappan culture.

Vanala was a petty princely state in Jhalawar prant, comprising only Vana village, under a Jhala Rajput Chieftain.

During the British Raj, the petty state was under the colonial Eastern Kathiawar Agency.

Village

Vanla lies in Chuda Taluka, Surendranagar district.

It is a tiny village of population of around 1100.

It has good road transport facilities from Limbdi (21 km) and Dhandhuka (10 km).

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