Khedoi
Khedoi | |
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village | |
  Khedoi Location in Gujarat, India | |
| Coordinates:23°03′33″N69°55′08″E/ 23.059279°N 69.918955°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Kachchh |
| Panchayat | Gram Panchayat |
| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30(IST) |
| PIN | 370130 |
| Telephone code | 02836 |
| Vehicle registration | GJ-12 |
| Sex ratio | 0.894♂/♀ |
| Distance fromBhuj | 34 kilometres (21 mi) |
| Distance fromAhmedabad | 350 kilometres (220 mi) |
Khedoiis large village located 14 km from the town ofAnjarand thetalukaofKutchdistrict in theIndianstate ofGujarat.The village is sub-divided intoNani-KhedoiandMoti-Khedoi.It has aprimary health centreand a major electricity processing plant. The main occupation of the villagers isagriculture.
History
[edit]Khedoi is one of the 19 villages founded byKutch Gurjar Kshatriya,who first moved toSaurashtrain the early 7th century. A major group entered Kutch in the 12th century and established themselves atDhaneti.[1]From the 12th century onwards they moved to settle themselves betweenAnjarandBhujand founded the villages of Anjar,Sinugra,Khambhra,Nagalpar,Khedoi,Madhapar,Hajapar,Kukma,Galpadar,Reha,Vidi,Ratnal,Jambudi,Devaliya,Lovaria,Nagor,Chandiya,MeghparandKumbharia.[2] [3][4][5]
All the old houses, temples, entrance gates and chabutro, were erected by this Kshatriya community in its heyday in the decades of 1890-1900. However, the majority of old houses built by the artisanMestricommunity with their unique architecture were destroyed in theearthquake of 26 January 2001.Khedoi was home to manyGaidher,who belonged toMestricommunity bearing Rathod surname
Present status
[edit]TheDarbar,Jadeja,Rabari,Ahirs,Patelsand,goswamidominate the village population, whereas the Kutch Gurjar Kshatriyas community who founded the village in 1450 AD are very few.
Temples
[edit]There are temples of Momay Ma, Champal Ma, Amba Ma, Shiv Mandir, Thakor Mandir and Kuldevi. Temples of many clans of these Kutch Gurjar Kshatriya community are also in this village.
Economy
[edit]The village of Khedoi now houses a well-known and prominent sector of manufacturing industry. The factory of Man Industries Limited, manufacturing steel pipes, is located on the outskirts of the village. The economy of the village depends heavily on farming. The soil surrounding the village is fertile and has farms growing mango, guava, pomegranate and other fruits and vegetable.
References
[edit]- ^Gurjar Kshatriyas, also known as Gajdhar, came to Kutch from Rajasthan. They are skilled in building construction. They first established themselves at Dhaneti and were granted 18 villages by the rulers of Kutch. They are famous designers and developers of buildings and bridges. Waghelas, Rathod, Chauhan, Parmar, Khodiyar, Padiyar, Sawana and Varu are the main sub classes of Gurjar Kshatriya.
- ^"18 Villages founded by Kutch Gurjar Kshatriyas".Archived fromthe originalon 3 March 2011.Retrieved29 October2009.
- ^One of the 18 of the ‘gams’ or Kshatriyas villages scattered in Anjar and Mundra Talukas, has now nothing to show that it was once the home to some of Kutch’s finest artisans.Archived2012-09-30 at theWayback Machine
- ^Details of artisan quality of GajdharArchived2012-12-20 at theWayback Machine
- ^Gajdhar of KutchArchived2011-07-10 at theWayback Machine