Khedoi is large village located 14 km from the town of Anjar and the taluka of Kutch district in the Indian state of Gujarat. The village is sub-divided into Nani-Khedoi and Moti-Khedoi. It has a primary health centre and a major electricity processing plant. The main occupation of the villagers is agriculture.
All the old houses, temples, entrance gates and chabutro, were erected by this Kshatriya community in its heyday in the decades of 1890-1900. However, the majority of old houses built by the artisan Mestri community with their unique architecture were destroyed in the earthquake of 26 January 2001. Khedoi was home to many Gaidher, who belonged to Mestri community bearing Rathod surname
Present statusedit
The Darbar, Jadeja, Rabari, Ahirs, Patels and, goswami dominate the village population, whereas the Kutch Gurjar Kshatriyas community who founded the village in 1450 AD are very few.
Templesedit
There are temples of Momay Ma, Champal Ma, Amba Ma, Shiv Mandir, Thakor Mandir and Kuldevi. Temples of many clans of these Kutch Gurjar Kshatriya community are also in this village.
Economyedit
The village of Khedoi now houses a well-known and prominent sector of manufacturing industry. The factory of Man Industries Limited, manufacturing steel pipes, is located on the outskirts of the village. The economy of the village depends heavily on farming. The soil surrounding the village is fertile and has farms growing mango, guava, pomegranate and other fruits and vegetable.
Referencesedit
^Gurjar Kshatriyas, also known as Gajdhar, came to Kutch from Rajasthan. They are skilled in building construction. They first established themselves at Dhaneti and were granted 18 villages by the rulers of Kutch. They are famous designers and developers of buildings and bridges. Waghelas, Rathod, Chauhan, Parmar, Khodiyar, Padiyar, Sawana and Varu are the main sub classes of Gurjar Kshatriya.
^. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
^One of the 18 of the ‘gams’ or Kshatriyas villages scattered in Anjar and Mundra Talukas, has now nothing to show that it was once the home to some of Kutch’s finest artisans. 2012-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
^Details of artisan quality of Gajdhar 2012-12-20 at the Wayback Machine
khedoi, large, village, located, from, town, anjar, taluka, kutch, district, indian, state, gujarat, village, divided, into, nani, moti, primary, health, centre, major, electricity, processing, plant, main, occupation, villagers, agriculture, villagelocation, . Khedoi is large village located 14 km from the town of Anjar and the taluka of Kutch district in the Indian state of Gujarat The village is sub divided into Nani Khedoi and Moti Khedoi It has a primary health centre and a major electricity processing plant The main occupation of the villagers is agriculture KhedoivillageKhedoiLocation in Gujarat IndiaCoordinates 23 03 33 N 69 55 08 E 23 059279 N 69 918955 E 23 059279 69 918955Country IndiaStateGujaratDistrictKachchhPanchayatGram PanchayatElevation27 m 89 ft Languages OfficialGujarati HindiTime zoneUTC 5 30 IST PIN370130Telephone code02836Vehicle registrationGJ 12Sex ratio0 894 Distance from Bhuj34 kilometres 21 mi Distance from Ahmedabad350 kilometres 220 mi Contents 1 History 2 Present status 3 Temples 4 Economy 5 ReferencesHistory editKhedoi is one of the 19 villages founded by Kutch Gurjar Kshatriyas who first moved to Saurashtra in the early 7th century A major group entered Kutch in the 12th century and established themselves at Dhaneti 1 From the 12th century onwards they moved to settle themselves between Anjar and Bhuj and founded the villages of Anjar Sinugra Khambhra Nagalpar Khedoi Madhapar Hajapar Kukma Galpadar Reha Vidi Ratnal Jambudi Devaliya Lovaria Nagor Chandiya Meghpar and Kumbharia 2 3 4 5 All the old houses temples entrance gates and chabutro were erected by this Kshatriya community in its heyday in the decades of 1890 1900 However the majority of old houses built by the artisan Mestri community with their unique architecture were destroyed in the earthquake of 26 January 2001 Khedoi was home to many Gaidher who belonged to Mestri community bearing Rathod surnamePresent status editThe Darbar Jadeja Rabari Ahirs Patels and goswami dominate the village population whereas the Kutch Gurjar Kshatriyas community who founded the village in 1450 AD are very few Temples editThere are temples of Momay Ma Champal Ma Amba Ma Shiv Mandir Thakor Mandir and Kuldevi Temples of many clans of these Kutch Gurjar Kshatriya community are also in this village Economy editThe village of Khedoi now houses a well known and prominent sector of manufacturing industry The factory of Man Industries Limited manufacturing steel pipes is located on the outskirts of the village The economy of the village depends heavily on farming The soil surrounding the village is fertile and has farms growing mango guava pomegranate and other fruits and vegetable References edit Gurjar Kshatriyas also known as Gajdhar came to Kutch from Rajasthan They are skilled in building construction They first established themselves at Dhaneti and were granted 18 villages by the rulers of Kutch They are famous designers and developers of buildings and bridges Waghelas Rathod Chauhan Parmar Khodiyar Padiyar Sawana and Varu are the main sub classes of Gurjar Kshatriya 18 Villages founded by Kutch Gurjar Kshatriyas Archived from the original on 3 March 2011 Retrieved 29 October 2009 One of the 18 of the gams or Kshatriyas villages scattered in Anjar and Mundra Talukas has now nothing to show that it was once the home to some of Kutch s finest artisans Archived 2012 09 30 at the Wayback Machine Details of artisan quality of Gajdhar Archived 2012 12 20 at the Wayback Machine Gajdhar of Kutch Archived 2011 07 10 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Khedoi amp oldid 1149124069, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
