BILKHA [Rawat Ram Wala Estate]
| AREA: 350 km2
(1947) |
PRIVY PURSE: 100,000R |
ACCESSION: 15th February
1948 |
| STATE: Saurashtra |
DYNASTY: Wala
(Virani branch) |
RELIGION: Hindu |
| VILLAGES: 29 (1923) |
POPULATION: 2,942 (1921) |
REVENUE: 25,000Rs |
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| PRESENT RULER:
Raja JASHWANT
SINGH |
born 19th November 1928, married 27th May
1946, Rani Nirvana
Devi [Rajkumari Nirvana Devi of Mandi],
born
12th December 1928 at Simla, daughter of HH Raja JOGINDER SEN of Mandi,
and has issue, 4 sons.
- Yuvaraj Mahendra Singh, educated at Rajkumar College,
Rajkot (1967); married and had issue. He died 22nd November 2007.
- Rajkumari Gyaneshwari Bilkha [Sirdani Gyaneshwari
Ishwar Singh],
married
6th January 2004, Sirdar Ishwar Singh of Rawalpindi.
- Rajkumari Priya Bilkha
- Rajkumari Pooja Bilkha
- Rajkumar Ramendra Singh, educated at Rajkumar
College, Rajkot (1968); married and has issue.
- Kumar Shri Hammi Bilkha
- Kumari Shri Maya Bilkha
- Rajkumar Yajuvendra Singh, educated at Rajkumar
College, Rajkot (1970); married and has issue.
- Kumari Shri Shubika Bilkha
- Rajkumar Jagatshamsher Singh, educated at Rajkumar
College, Rajkot (1974); married and has issue.
- Kumar Shri Nikhil Bilkha
- Kumari Shri Shivanee Bilkha
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PREDECESSORS AND SHORT
HISTORY: A
Fifth Class Taluka originally, become a Fourth Class Taluka after 1929,
with the merger of Kathad Naja Wala Estate. The rulers jurisdictional
powers
were as follows, Criminal - Two years rigorous imprisonment and fines
of
up to 2,000Rs, Civil - fines of up to 5,000Rs. Rulers were.......
- Wala Shri SATA OGHAD WALA, married and had issue.
- Wala Shri BHIMA SATA, married and had issue.
- Wala Shri ALA BHIMA, married and had issue.
- Wala Shri RAM ALA (qv)
- Kumar Shri Khoda Ala Wala, married and had
issue.
- Kumar Shri Laxman Khoda Wala
- Kumar Shri Desa Ala Wala, married and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Vajsur Desa Wala
- Kumar Shri Odha Ala Wala, married and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Deva Odha Wala
- Kumar Shri Valera Ala Wala, married and had
issue.
- Kumar Shri Jiva Valera Wala
- Wala Shri DESA BHIMA, ancestor of the Talukdars
of Barwala.
- Wala Shri RAM ALA WALA, married and had issue.
- Wala Shri RAWAT RAM WALA (qv)
- Kumar Shri Hathia Ram Wala
- Wala Shri RAWAT RAM WALA (Photo),
born 16th
January 1906,
succeeded 23rd July
1920,
married Rani Saheb Devkuvarba Saheb (Photo), and
had issue.
- Raja JASHWANT SINGH (qv)
- Kumar Shri Kishor Singh Bilkha
- Kumar Shri Ranjit Singh Bilkha ,
educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1953); married
Kaurani Ela Kumari of Pratapgarh,
born
1942, and has issue.
- Kumar Shri Bhanupratap Sinhji Ranjit Sinhji
Bilkha,
B.A. (Hons.), born 19th February 1964, educated at Rajkumar College,
Rajkot (1982), married 25th November 1988, Baijilal Narendra Kanwar,
daughter of Maharaj Banney Singhji of Raoti,
and
has issue.
- Kumar Shri Devpratap Sinh
- Kumari Kamakshi Kumari
- Kumari Kiran Singh Wala Bilkha, born 8th June
1966 in Rajkot, married 7th July 1988, Rajkumar Bhanupratap Singh of Tori Fathehpur, and has issue, two
children.
- Kumari Hireneshwari
- Kauwar Manvendra Singhju Deo
- Kumar Chhaya Singh Bilkha, M.A. (Econ.), B.Ed.,
Dip. in Computer Application; born 18th October 1973 in Rajkot; a
National Basket Ball and Throw Ball player, he has attended many
national N.C.C. camps in India, a proficient parachute jumper, he is a
teacher and is presently involved in administration in one of Indore's
best schools; married 18th June 1998 in Indore, Kumari Dr.
Praveen Singh of Dhabla Dhir, and has issue, two daughters.
- Kumari Revati Singh
- Kumari Hiteshi Singh
- Kumar Shri Hari Singh Bilkha [Kumar Shri
Harischandrasinhji Rawatwala Wala], educated at Rajkumar College,
Rajkot (1953).
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BILKHA [Kathad Naja Wala Estate]
| AREA: 186 km2 |
PRIVY PURSE: N/A |
ACCESSION: 21st March 1923 |
| STATE: Saurashtra |
DYNASTY: Wala
(Virani branch) |
RELIGION: Hindu |
| VILLAGES: 20 |
POPULATION: 9,662 (1921) |
REVENUE: 200,000Rs |
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| PRESENT RULER:
see above (Rawat
Ram Wala Estate) |
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PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:
A Fifth
Class State with the ruler enjoying jurisdictional powers as follows,
Criminal
- Three years rigorous imprisonment and fines of up to 5,000Rs, Civil -
fines of up to 10,000Rs. The branch of the ruling family became extinct
on the 21st March 1923 and the Estate was merged with the Rawat Ram
Wala's
Estate. Rulers were.......
- VIRA NAJA WALA, founder of the
Virani
branch of the
Wala dynasty, with his brother's help, they conquered the city of
Jetpur,
which remained with their descendents thereafter. He married and had
issue.
- Kumar Shri Kanthad Vira Wala, ancestor of the Talukdars
of Jetpur.
- Kumar Shri Mulu Vira Wala
- Kumar Shri Kumpa Vira Wala, died sp.
- Wala Shri OGHAD VIRA, married and had issue.
- Darbar Shri ALA OGHAD WALA, married and had issue.
- Darbar Shri DEVDAN ALA WALA, married and had issue.
- Darbar Shri KALA DEVDAN WALA, married and had issue.
- Darbar Shri AMRA KALA WALA, died sp.
- Darbar Shri NAJA KALA WALA (Photo),
born 1865,
succeeded
14th June 1890 (#1),
educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot; married and had issue.
- Darbar Shri KATHAD NAJA WALA, died sp
21st March 1923. This
branch
became extinct with the Darbar Shri's death and the estate passed to
the
descendents of Darbar Shri Sata Oghad Wala, see above.
- Kumar Shri Chomla Oghad Wala, married and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Rawat Chomla Wala
- Wala Shri SATA OGHAD WALA, ancestor of the Raja's of
Bilkha, see above.
OTHER MEMBERS:
- Kumar Shri Rambhai Suragbhai, educated at Rajkumar College,
Rajkot (1965)
- Kumar Shri Anakchandra
Gigawala, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1972)
- Kumar Shri Nirmalkumar
Punjawala, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1973)
- Kumar Shri Virawala Alawala, educated at Rajkumar College,
Rajkot (1973)
- Kumar Shri Bavawala
Gigawala, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1974)
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