Ghantoli
Ghantoli | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Ghantoli Location in Gujarat, India | |
| Coordinates: 22°05′29″N 73°40′00″E / 22.09137°N 73.66666°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Chhota Udaipur |
| Taluka | Sankheda |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.477 km2 (1.342 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 408 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 391150 |
Ghantoli is a small agricultural village in Sankheda taluka of Chhota Udaipur district, Gujarat. It dates back to at least 1045, when it is mentioned in a copper plate inscription recording a land grant made to the local temple to the god Ghaṇṭeśvara (i.e. Shiva). The temple still exists in ruins. There is also a train station in the village. As of 2011, Ghantoli has a population of 408, in 82 households. Most of the locals are employed in agriculture.
History
[edit]Ghantoli is identified[2]: 48 with the village of Ghaṇṭāpallī mentioned in a copper-plate grant made on 11 November 1045, by Jasorāja, a feudatory of the Paramara king Bhoja who ruled Sankheda.[3]: 158–9 The inscription records Jasorāja's grant of the village of Vilūhaja (possibly modern Velpur), along with 100 units of land at Ghaṇṭāpallī, for a temple to the deity Ghaṇṭeśvara (i.e. Shiva).[2]: 46 [3]: 158 J. S. Kudalkar reported in 1919 that the temple of Ghaṇṭeśvara still existed at Ghantoli in ruins. He also noted that Ghantoli then had a train station on the Motipur-Tankhala line in Baroda State.[2]: 48
Demographics
[edit]As of 2011, Ghantoli had a population of 408, in 82 households.[1]: 646 This population was 52.0% male (215) and 48.0% female (193). The 0-6 age group numbered 59 (32 male and 27 female), making up 17.9% of the total population. No members of Scheduled Castes were recorded. [4]: 332–3
Economy
[edit]Ghantoli is almost exclusively an agricultural village; out of a total of 151 workers recorded in the 2011 census, all but one were either cultivators (who owned their own land) or agricultural labourers (who worked someone else's land).[4]: 334–5 There was neither a daily market nor a weekly haat.[1]: 651
Infrastructure
[edit]As of 2011, Ghantoli had 1 primary school; it did not have any healthcare facilities. Drinking water was provided by tap, hand pump, and tube well or bore well; there were no public toilets. The village had a sub post office but no public library; there was at least some access to electricity for all purposes. Streets were made of both kachcha and pakka materials.[1]: 646–52
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Census of India 2011: Gujarat District Census Handbook - Vadodara, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ a b c Kudalkar, J. S. (1919). "Tilakwada Copper-Plate Inscription of the Time of King Bhoja". The Library Miscellany, Vol. VI, Nos. 3 & 4. pp. 45–51. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ a b Diskalkar, D. B. (1931). "A Note on Tilakwada Plates of the Time of Paramara Bhojadeva of V.S. 1103". In Sastri, Hirananda; Dikshit, K. N.; Chakravarti, N. P. (eds.). Epigraphia Indica, Vol. XXI. pp. 157–9. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Census of India 2011: Gujarat District Census Handbook - Vadodara, Part B (Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 29 October 2024.