Lathi, Gujarat
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Lathi is a city and a municipality
in Amreli district
in the India
n state
of Gujarat.
, Lathi had a population of 20,964. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Lathi has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 55%. In Lathi, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
One of the last princely rulers of Lathi was Surjeetsinghji Taktasinghji Gohil who was a well known poet and wrote in the native language Gujarati. He used the name 'Kalapi' in his writings. His work 'Kalapi no Kekarov' in Gujarati is available today which contains most of his poetry. He was educated at Rajkumar College
, Rajkot.
Other luminaries, also educated at Rajkumar College
, Rajkot are Air Marshal Janak Kumar of Lathi and IGP Pravinsinhji of Lathi.
late thakursaheb of Lathi,Bhupendrasinhji was also educated at Rajkumar college,Rajkot,his wife Ranisaheb Durgaraje of lathi,who was princess of Baroda,H.H Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad's granddaughter,has 3 daughter's ,princess Chanchaladevi married to Mrugendrasinh of Kagal junior (Maharashtra),Princess Sanyuktadevi married to Rajkumar Puranchandrasinhji of Chuda (Gujarat),Princess Priyalakshmidevi married to Rajkumar Ragunathraje Naiknimbalakar of Phaltan state (Maharashtra).Their grandson's are Akhileshsinh Ghatge of Kagal Junior,Raghvendrasinh jhala of Chuda,Vishwajeetraje Naiknimbalakar of Phaltan (Maharashtra).
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in Amreli district
Amreli District
Amreli district is one of the 26 administrative districts of the state of Gujarat in western India. The district headquarters are located at Amreli. The district occupies an area of 6,760 km² and has a population of 1,393,918 of which 22.45% were urban . From Amreli district maximum number of...
in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
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of Gujarat.
Geography
Lathi is located at 21.72°N 71.38°E. It has an average elevation of 141 metres (462 feet).Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Lathi had a population of 20,964. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Lathi has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 55%. In Lathi, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
One of the last princely rulers of Lathi was Surjeetsinghji Taktasinghji Gohil who was a well known poet and wrote in the native language Gujarati. He used the name 'Kalapi' in his writings. His work 'Kalapi no Kekarov' in Gujarati is available today which contains most of his poetry. He was educated at Rajkumar College
Rajkumar College
Rajkumar College may refer to :-Rajkumar College, RajkotRajkumar College, Raipur...
, Rajkot.
Other luminaries, also educated at Rajkumar College
Rajkumar College
Rajkumar College may refer to :-Rajkumar College, RajkotRajkumar College, Raipur...
, Rajkot are Air Marshal Janak Kumar of Lathi and IGP Pravinsinhji of Lathi.
late thakursaheb of Lathi,Bhupendrasinhji was also educated at Rajkumar college,Rajkot,his wife Ranisaheb Durgaraje of lathi,who was princess of Baroda,H.H Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad's granddaughter,has 3 daughter's ,princess Chanchaladevi married to Mrugendrasinh of Kagal junior (Maharashtra),Princess Sanyuktadevi married to Rajkumar Puranchandrasinhji of Chuda (Gujarat),Princess Priyalakshmidevi married to Rajkumar Ragunathraje Naiknimbalakar of Phaltan state (Maharashtra).Their grandson's are Akhileshsinh Ghatge of Kagal Junior,Raghvendrasinh jhala of Chuda,Vishwajeetraje Naiknimbalakar of Phaltan (Maharashtra).