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Bhimora

Coordinates: 22°20′N 71°14′E / 22.333°N 71.233°E / 22.333; 71.233
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Bhimora is a village and former princely state in Chotila Taluka of Surendranagar district, Gujarat, India.

History

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The petty princely state in Jhalawar prant, comprising ten more villages, was ruled by offshoot of Chotila's house. Bhimora is said to have been anciently called Bhimpuri. There is a rock-cut cave located here.

Geography

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The country around Bhimora is hilly and the river Bhogavo of Limbdi rises near this.[1]

The population according to the census of 1872 was 513 and according to that of 1881, 109 souls.[1] In 1901 it has a combined population of 1,204, yielding a state revenue of 10,555 Rupees (1903-4, nearly all from land), paying 371 Rupees tribute, to the British and Junagadh State.

References

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  1. ^ a b Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Kathiawar (Public Domain text). Vol. VIII. Printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay. 1884. p. 399.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Kathiawar. Vol. VIII. Printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay. 1884. p. 399.

22°20′N 71°14′E / 22.333°N 71.233°E / 22.333; 71.233