BILKHA [Rawat Ram Wala Estate]
| AREA: 350 km2
(1947) |
PRIVY PURSE:
100,000Rs |
ACCESSION: 15th
February 1948 |
| STATE:
Saurashtra |
DYNASTY: Wala
(Virani branch) |
RELIGION: Hindu |
| VILLAGES: 29
(1923) |
POPULATION: 20,586
(1931) |
REVENUE: 25,000Rs |
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PRESENT
RULER: Raja RAMENDRA SINGH, present
Raja Saheb of Bilkha since 2nd April 2011.
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born 21st July 1950, educated at
Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1968), First Class
cricketer; married and has issue.
- Rajkumar Shri Hammi Bilkha
- Rajkumari Shri Maya Bilkha
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PREDECESSORS AND SHORT
HISTORY: A Fifth Class Taluka
originally, become a Fourth Class Taluka after
1929, with the merger of Kathad Naja Wala
Estate. The rulers jurisdictional powers were as
follows, Criminal - Two years rigorous
imprisonment and fines of up to 2,000Rs, Civil -
fines of up to 5,000Rs. Rulers were.......
- Darbar Shri
VIRA NAJA WALA, Darbar Shri of
Jetpur 1747/-, founder of the Virani branch
of the Wala dynasty in 1747, with his
brother's help, they conquered the city of Jetpur, which
remained with their descendents thereafter.
He married and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Kanthad Vira Wala, ancestor
of the Talukdars of Jetpur.
- Kumar Shri Mulu Vira Wala
- Kumar Shri Kumpa Vira Wala, died sp.
- Darbar Shri Oghad Vira Wala (qv)
- Darbar Shri OGHAD VIRA Wala, Darbar
Sahib of Bilkha, married and had issue.
- Darbar Shri Ala Oghad Wala, Darbar Sahib
of Bilkha I (see below)
- Kumar Shri Chomla Oghad Wala, married
and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Rawat Chomla Wala
- Darbar Shri Sata Oghad Wala, Darbar
Sahib of Bilkha II (qv)
- Darbar Shri SATA OGHAD WALA, Darbar
Sahib of Bilkha II, married and had issue.
- Darbar Shri Bhima Sata Wala, married and
had issue.
- Darbar Shri Ala Bhima Wala, married
and had issue.
- Darbar Shri Ram Ala Wala (qv)
- Kumar Shri Khoda Ala Wala, married
and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Laxman Khoda Wala
- Kumar Shri Desa Ala Wala, married
and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Vajsur Desa Wala
- Kumar Shri Odha Ala Wala, married
and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Deva Odha Wala
- Kumar Shri Valera Ala Wala, married
and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Jiva Valera Wala
- Darbar Shri Desa Bhima Wala, ancestor
of the Talukdars of Barwala.
- Darbar Shri RAM ALA WALA, Darbar
Sahib of Bilkha II, married and had issue.
- Kumar Shri Rawat Ram Wala, he was
adopted by Darbar Shri Kanthad Naja Wala
and succeeded as Darbar Shri Rawat Kanthad
Wala (qv)
- Kumar Shri Hathia Ram Wala
INTERREGNUM 1923/1928, administration
by a Council of Administrators.
- Darbar Shri RAWAT KANTHAD WALA (Photo),
Darbar Sahib of Bilkha 1928/1947, born 16th
January 1906, succeeded by adoption on
attaining his majority in 1928; married Rani
Saheb Devkuvarba Saheb (Photo), and had
issue. He died 1947.
- Captain Raja Jashwant Singh (qv)
- Kumar Shri Kishor Singh Bilkha
- Kumar Shri Ranjit Singh Bilkha ,
educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot
(1953); married Kaurani Ela Kumari, born
1942, daughter of HH Maharawat Sir Ram
Singhji II Bahadur of Pratapgarh,
and has issue.
- Kumar Shri Bhanupratap Sinhji Ranjit
Sinhji Bilkha, B.A. (Hons.), born 19th
February 1964, educated at Rajkumar
College, Rajkot (1982), married 25th
November 1988, Baijilal Narendra Kanwar,
daughter of Maharaj Banney Singhji of Raoti, and
has issue.
- Kumar Shri Devpratap Sinh
- Kumari Kamakshi Kumari
- Kumari Kiran Singh Wala Bilkha
B.Com., born 8th June 1966 in Rajkot,
married 7th July 1988 in Jhansi,
Rajkumar Bhanupratap Singh Ju Deo of
Tori Fatehpur, and has issue, one son
and one daughter.
- Kumari Hireneshwari
- Kauwar Manvendra Singhju
Deo
- Kumar Chhaya Singh Bilkha, M.A.
(Econ.), B.Ed., Dip. in Computer
Application; born 18th October 1973 in
Rajkot; a National Basket Ball and Throw
Ball player, he has attended many
national N.C.C. camps in India, a
proficient parachute jumper, he is a
teacher and is presently involved in
administration in one of Indore's best
schools; married 18th June 1998 in
Indore, Kumari Dr. Praveen Singh of
Dhabla Dhir, and has issue, two
daughters.
- Kumari Revati Singh
- Kumari Hiteshi Singh
- Kumar Shri Hari Singh Bilkha [Kumar Shri
Harischandrasinhji Rawatwala Wala],
educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot
(1953), married Rajkumari Meena Kumari,
daughter of HH Raja Shrimant Mahendra
Singh Ju Dev Bahadur of Nagod, and
his wife, HH Rani Shyam Kumari.
- Captain Raja JASHWANT SINGH, Raja
of Bilkha 1947/2011, born 19th November
1928, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot
1939/1944; Member of the Rajkumar College
Council 1966/2001; married 27th May 1946,
Rani Nirvana Devi, born 12th December 1928
at Simla, daughter of HH Raja Joginder Sen
of Mandi, and
his first wife, HH Rani Amrit Kaur, and had
issue, four sons. He died 2nd April 2011 at
Pune.
- Yuvaraj Mahendra Singh, born 24th
February 1948, educated at Rajkumar
College, Rajkot (1967); married and had
issue. He died 21st November 2007.
- Rajkumari Gyaneshwari Bilkha [Sirdarni
Gyaneshwari Ishwar Singh], born 26th
December 1979, married 6th January 2004,
Sirdar Ishwar Singh, son of Colonel
Shamsher Singh, Rajvallabh, M.A.
(Cantab.), (married 1stly, Maharajkumari
Diamond Balbir Kaur of Jind), and
his second wife, Renée Doring,
daughter of Professor Hans Karl Doring,
Dresden, Germany, and has issue, one
son.
- Tikka Aryan Singh, born 9th
May 2006.
- Rajkumari Priya Bilkha
- Rajkumari Pooja Bilkha
- Rajkumar Ramendra Singh, he succeeded as
Raja Ramendra Singh of Bilkha (qv)
- Rajkumar Yajuvendra Singh, born 1st
August 1952 in Rajkot, educated at
Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1970); First
Class cricketer 1971/1982 and a Member of
the Indian Cricket Test Team 1977/1979
(four tests); in his Test debut, he took
five catches in the first innings to equal
the record set in 1935/36 and then took
two more catches in the second innings to
equal the record set by Greg Chappell two
years previously; married and has issue.
- Kumari Shri Shubika Bilkha
- Rajkumar Jagatshamsher Singh, educated
at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1974);
married and has issue.
- Kumar Shri Nikhil Bilkha, born 16th
October 1985, educated at the
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and
Health Sciences 2011, completed
residency at the Veterans Affairs Boston
Healthcare System 2012; Licensed
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist; married
1st September 2012 and has issue.
- Kumari Shri Shivanee Bilkha
- Raja RAMENDRA SINGH, Raja of Bilkha
(see above)
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BILKHA I [Kanthad Naja Wala Estate]
| AREA: 186 km2 |
PRIVY PURSE: N/A |
ACCESSION: 21st
March 1923 |
| STATE: Saurashtra |
DYNASTY: Wala (Virani branch) |
RELIGION: Hindu |
| VILLAGES: 20 |
POPULATION: 9,662
(1921) |
REVENUE: 200,000Rs |
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PRESENT
RULER: see above (Rawat Ram Wala
Estate)
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PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:
A Fifth Class State with the ruler enjoying jurisdictional
powers as follows, Criminal - Three years rigorous
imprisonment and fines of up to 5,000Rs, Civil - fines of
up to 10,000Rs. The branch of the ruling family became
extinct on the 21st March 1923 and the Estate was merged
with the Rawat Ram Wala's Estate. Rulers were.......
- Darbar Shri ALA OGHAD WALA, Darbar Sahib of
Bilkha I, married and had issue.
- Darbar Shri Devdan Ala Wala (qv)
- Darbar Shri DEVDAN ALA WALA, Darbar Sahib of
Bilkha I -/1890, married and had issue. He died 1890.
- Darbar Shri Kala Devdan Wala (qv)
- Darbar Shri KALA DEVDAN WALA, Darbar Sahib of
Bilkha I 1890/1895, married and had issue. He died
1895.
- Kumar Shri Amra Kala Wala, died sp.
- Darbar Shri Naja Kala Wala (qv)
- Darbar Shri NAJA KALA WALA, Darbar Sahib of
Bilkha I 1895/1909 (Photo),
born 1865, he succeeded 14th June 1890 (#1), educated at
Rajkumar College, Rajkot; married and had issue. He
died 1909.
- Darbar Shri Kanthad Naja Wala (qv)
- Darbar Shri KANTHAD NAJA WALA, Darbar Sahib
of Bilkha I 1909/1923, born 1870, died sp on
21st March 1923. This branch became extinct with the
Darbar Shri's death and the estate passed to the
descendents of Darbar Shri Sata Oghad Wala.
OTHER MEMBERS:
- Kumar Shri Rambhai Suragbhai, educated at Rajkumar
College, Rajkot (1965)
- Kumar Shri Anakchandra Gigawala, educated at
Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1972)
- Kumar Shri Nirmalkumar Punjawala, educated at
Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1973)
- Kumar Shri Virawala Alawala, educated at Rajkumar
College, Rajkot (1973)
- Kumar Shri Bavawala Gigawala, educated at Rajkumar
College, Rajkot (1974)
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