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Sathamba

Sathamba
village
Vav faliya, Azad Chowk
Vav faliya, Azad Chowk
Sathamba is located in Gujarat
Sathamba
Sathamba
Location in Gujarat, India
Sathamba is located in India
Sathamba
Sathamba
Sathamba (India)
Coordinates: 23°10′09″N 73°19′36″E / 23.1691251°N 73.3266163°E / 23.1691251; 73.3266163
Country India
StateGujarat
DistrictAravali
Population
 • Total15,000
Languages
 • OfficialGujarati, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
383340
Telephone code02779-28xxxx
Vehicle registrationGJ-31
Nearest cityAhmedabad
Lok Sabha constituencySabarkantha
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBayad
Websitegujaratindia.com

Sathamba is a town located in Aravali district of the Indian state of Gujarat and the seat of a former petty princely state. It has a population of approximately 15,000.

History

Sathamba was a princely state during the time of the British Raj. As such it had a population of 5,360 and an area of 470 square kilometres (180 sq mi) in 1892. It then formed part of the Mahi Kantha Agency. Thakore Saheb Shri Sursinhji Ratansinhji signed the Instrument of Accession to merge the State of Sathamba into the Indian Union on 10 June 1948, to newly independent India, the Privy Purse being fixed at 18,800 Rupees.[citation needed]

Places of interest

The village has a stepwell and a memorial stone with an inscription dated to 1269 AD {LAKHA VANZARA NI VAV} (Samvat 1325).[1]

Economy

The major source of income for families is agriculture. There is also work in the quarry & stone crushing businesses surrounding the village, which comprise more than 30 companies. As of 2007, the previously well-known cotton ginning and pressing factory of the village was struggling as a consequence of a series of annual droughts.

See also

References

  1. ^ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Cutch, Palanpur, and Mahi Kantha. Government Central Press. 1880. p. 442.
  • Media related to Sathamba at Wikimedia Commons
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