Ghantoli
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Ghantoli | |
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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.
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