Varnolmal State

Varnol Mal State (or Varnolmal) 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 684 and an area of 3.5 sq miles.^[4]

Varnolmal State
Princely State of British India
1948
Location of Varnolmal
Area
• 1931	9.065 km2 (3.500 sq mi)
Population
• 1931	684
Succeeded by India

History

The minor princely state, belonging to the Pandu Mehwas division of Rewa Kantha.^[5]

In 1901 it comprised also a second village, covering 3 1/2 square miles, with a combined population of 426, yielding 1,094 Rupees state revenue (1903–4, nearly all from land), paying 65 Rupees tribute, to the Gaekwar Baroda State.^[5]

Rulers

The state was held by several shareholders.

• Kalubhai Jesanghbai (b. 1876) fl.1922^[6]-fl. 1927 ^[7]
• Fakirbhai Parbatsing (b. 1878) fl. 1922^[6]-fl. 1927 ^[7]

See also

• Varnoli Moti, neighboring princely state
• Varnoli Nani, neighboring princely state