Umetha State
Princely state
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Umetha State (or Umeta) was a minor princely state during the British Raj in what is today Gujarat State India. It was administered by the Rewa Kantha Agency and then by the Baroda and Gujarat States Agency.[1] and had a population of 5 356 and an area of 24 sq miles.[2] It was part of the 26 Princely States making up the Pandu Mehwas, petty states placed under British protection between 1812 and 1825.[3]
| Umetha State | |||||||
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| Princely State of British India | |||||||
| 1948 | |||||||
Location of Umetha | |||||||
| Area | |||||||
• 1931 | 62.16 km2 (24.00 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population | |||||||
• 1931 | 5 356 | ||||||
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The state consisted of five villages in the Kaira District and nine villages in the Rewa Kantha Agency region.[4] It was part of the 26 Princely States making up the Pandu Mehwas, petty states placed under British protection between 1812 and 1825.[5]
Rulers
The Rulers had the title of Thakur.
- Thakur Hathisinghi (b. 1825) fl. 1893 [6]
- Thakur Gaupatsinghji Rajsinghi Padhiar (b. November 9, 1891) July 21, 1897- fl. 1915 [7]
- Thakur Himatsinhji Ramsinhji (b. January 9, 1917) August 29, 1929 [8]-June 20, 1938 [9]
- Jagdevsinhji Ramsinhji (b. August 7, 1925) October 20, 1938-fl. 1940 (Brother of Himatsinhji Ramsinhji) [10]
