Varnoli Nani State

Varnoli Nani 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 87 and an area of 1 sq mile.^[4]

Varnoli Nani State
Princely State of British India
1948
Location of Varnoli Nani
Area
• 1931	2.59 km2 (1.00 sq mi)
Population
• 1931	87
Succeeded by India

History

The petty princely state, belonging to the Pandu Mehwas division of Rewa Kantha, was ruled by Rajput Chieftains.

In 1901 it comprised only the single village, covering 1 square mile, with a population of 74, yielding 346 Rupees state revenue (1903–4, mostly from land), paying 19 Rupees tribute, to the Gaekwar Baroda State.^[5]

Rulers

• Rahtor Bhaiji (b. 1824) fl. 1893 ^[6] -fl. 1900 ^[7]
• Jivabhai Kanbhai fl. 1927 ^[8] with:
• Bolabhai Motibhai fl. 1927 ^[9]

See also

• Varnol Mal, neighboring princely state
• Varnoli Moti, neighboring princely state