Gotardi State

Gotardi State was a minor princely state during the British Raj in what is today Gujarat State India. It was initially administered by the Rewa Kantha Agency^[1] and then by the Baroda and Gujarat States Agency.^[2] It was part of the 26 Princely States making up the Pandu Mehwas, petty states placed under British protection between 1812 and 1825.^[3] The state had a population of 430 and an area of 7.77 square kilometres (3.00 sq mi).^[2]

Gotardi State
Princely State of British India
1948
Location of Gotardi
Area
• 1931	7.77 km2 (3.00 sq mi)
Population
• 1931	430
Succeeded by India

Rulers

The state was held by several shareholders (several people sharing the government and revenues of the state).

The Shareholders in 1888 ^[4] were:

• Ramsingh Satu -March 4th 1888
• Sawa Ramsingh fl. 1888 (son and successor of the above)

In 1922 ^[5] the four shareholders of Gotardi were:

• Hathibhai Jethibhai (b. 1885)
• Dayabhai Sivabhai (b. 1884)
• Bhimsing Bhakeibhai (b. 1919)
• Ghinabhai Jhujabhai (b. 1892)

In 1927 ^[6] the four shareholders of Gotardi were:

• Hathibhai Jethibhai (b. 1885)
• Bhimsing Bhakeibhai (b. 1919)
• Dapabhai Shivbhai
• Jinabhai Punjabhai