During the British Raj period, it was a separate-tribute paying estate under the Chamardi
thana in
Gohilwad prant, one of many under the colonial authority of the
Eastern Kathiawar Agency. It is fifteen miles north-west of
Chamardi and was held by
Gohil Rajputs originally
Bhayat of
Bhavnagar State. The taluka consisted only of the single village. The population according to the census of 1872 was 315 and according to that of 1881 321 souls. In 1901, it had a population of 246, yielding a state revenue of 2,200 Rupees (nearly all from land), paying a tribute of 529 Rupees, to the Gaekwad
Baroda State and
Junagadh State. == References ==