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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
Ghantoli is identified[1]Template:Rp 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.[2]Template:Rp 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).[1]Template:Rp[2]Template:Rp 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.[1]Template:Rp
Demographics
As of 2011, Ghantoli had a population of 408, in 82 households.[3]Template:Rp 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]Template:Rp
Economy
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]Template:Rp There was neither a daily market nor a weekly haat.[3]Template:Rp
Infrastructure
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.[3]Template:Rp
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Library Miscellany, Vol. VI, Nos. 3 & 4{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(1919)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Epigraphia Indica, Vol. XXI{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(1931)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Census of India 2011: Gujarat District Census Handbook - Vadodara, Part A (Village and Town Directory). Census of India. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Census of India 2011: Gujarat District Census Handbook - Vadodara, Part B (Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract). Census of India. Retrieved 29 October 2024.