Vakhtapur State (Rewa Kantha)

Vakhtapur 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]

Vakhtapur State
Princely State of British India
1948
Location of Vakhtapur
Area
• 1931	3.885 km2 (1.500 sq mi)
Population
• 1931	390
Succeeded by India

The state had a population of 390 and an area of 1.5 sq miles.^[4]

History

The minor 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 1/2 square miles, with a population of 244, yielding 816 Rupees state revenue (1903–4, mostly from land), paying 116 Rupees tribute, to the Gaekwar Baroda State.^[5]

Rulers

The Rulers had the title of Thakur. It wa divided between severel shareholders.

• Chhatrasing Navalsing (b. 1890) fl. 1922 ^[6] -fl. 1927 ^[7] with:
• Amarsing Nathoobhai (b. 1881) fl. 1922 ^[8] -fl. 1927 ^[9] and with:
• Bai Takhtaba (b. 1901) fl. 1922 ^[10] and then:
• Laxmansing Becharsing fl. 1927 ^[11]