Lovariya
Lohariya Mota
Loharia, Lovaria | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Lohariya Mota Location in Gujarat, India | |
| Coordinates: 23°05′32″N 69°53′03″E / 23.092246°N 69.884162°ECoordinates: 23°05′32″N 69°53′03″E / 23.092246°N 69.884162°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Kachchh |
| Panchayat | Gram Panchayat |
| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 370110 |
| Telephone code | 02836 |
| Vehicle registration | GJ-12 |
| Sex ratio | 0.894 ♂/♀ |
| Distance from Bhuj | 60 kilometres (37 mi) |
| Distance from Ahmedabad | 350 kilometres (220 mi) |
Lohariya Mota is a village near the town Anjar, the taluka of Kutch district in the Indian state of Gujarat.
History[]
Lovariya is one of the 18 villages founded by Kutch Gurjar Kshatriyas or Mistris, as they are known in Kutch. These Mistris first moved into Saurashtra in early 7th century and later a major group entered Kutch in 12th Century & established themselves at Dhaneti. Later from 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.[1] [2][3] [4][5]
About Village[]
Kuldevi Temples of many clans of these Kutch Gurjar Kshatriyas community are also there in this village.
Village is located 14 km from nearest town Anjar. Villagers enjoy very good drinking water supply, and very Electricity supply with very less power shortages. Village has good amount Telephone penetration, and nearly most of the houses has televisions and Cable supply. Village Entrance greets with Welcome gate.
Culture[]
Most of the people in Lovaria are of Parmar & Chawda clan belonging to Mistri or Kutch Gurjar Kshatriyas community.
References[]
- ^ "Kutch Gujar Kshatriyas, History & names of their 18 Villages". Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
- ^ Press Report after earthquake Giving details of Villages, Art & Skills of Mistris of Kutch Archived 2012-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Press Report on Houses, History of Mistiris of Kutch Archived 2012-12-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kutch Gurjar Kshatriyas Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Gurjar Kshatriyas, also known as Mistris, 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
- Villages in Kutch district