PATDI (NON
SALUTE STATE )
Patdi state was formerly Western India States Agency (
Eastern Kathiawar ) merged in Saurashtra, now in Gujrat State , area of state
was 427 Sq.Km. ,and population of state was 16,233 in 1921, Privy purse of
state at the time of accession on15 February1948 was Rs.20,000.
The Princely
State of Patdi, also known as Patri, was amongst the major native states during
the rule of the British Empire in India. During the early 19th
century, the region was appointed as one of the princely states of India under
the indirect rule of the British administration. The territory covered a total
area of 165 sq miles and comprised of 7
villages with a total population of 20,346 in the year 1941. At present, Patdi
is situated 90 km towards the west of Ahmedabad in
the state of Gujarat. Presently, the population of the
region is around 20,000. The erstwhile state of Patdi was located in the
northeast of Kathiawar. The territory was bounded by Dasada in
the east, north and northwest; by the region of Bajana in the southeast; on a
British enclave (Province of Bombay) in southwest; by Jhinjhuvada by the
southwest.
The Desai dynasty of
Kadwa (or Katva) Patidars was the ruling family of the princely state of Patdi.
The family settled in the area in the 15th century. The region of Patdi was
obtained by Bhav Singh of Viramgam in the year 1741. The Princely State of
Patdi included around 24 villages and 16 villages of them covering an area of
135.6 sq miles, were in the district of Ahdmedabad. The princely state of Patdi
was incorporated as a part of the Baroda Agency, which was a sub division
of Western India States Agency. It
was also a part of the Eastern Kathiawar Agency. The territory of Patdi
later became a part of the Indian state of Gujarat.
The native ruler of the princely state of Patdi, who held the title and style
of Desai, exercised significant civil and criminal jurisdiction. Most of the
revenue of the state was obtained from the villages during the rule of
the British Empire in India. The state of Patdi was
ranked 41st in order of precedence amongst the states of Western India.
Patdi state was one of the
original constituent members of the Chamber of Princes, a number of smaller states
indirectly represented by 12 princes who were elected periodically by them.
According to the Attachment Scheme of 1943, the state of Patdi was attached to
the princely state of Baroda. The native ruler of the state held the title of
Desai, which was conferred by Mughal Emperor Jahangir.
Court fee and Revenue Stamps
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Type-5 :- 1931-45, Size 49x49mm. , Imperf, Laid
paper. Handstamped in violet . cut out with wide margins and glued to document.
Value added by hand in left margin panel.
Four Annas ,Violet , Ref. # 53
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