Lathi, Gujarat

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Lathi
city
Lathi is located in Gujarat
Lathi
Lathi
Location in Gujarat, India
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Country  India
State Gujarat
District Amreli
Elevation 141 m (463 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 21,173
Languages
 • Official Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Lathi is a city and a municipality in Amreli district in the Indian state of Gujarat.

Geography

Lathi is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..[1] It has an average elevation of 141 metres (462 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] 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.

History of Lathi State

The state of Lathi was founded around 1260. The rulers belonged to the Guhilot dynasty.[3]

Rulers of Lathi

  • ... - 1878 Sursinhji
  • 4 Nov 1878 - 1900 Sursinhji Takhtasinhji Gohil
  • 189. - 14 Oct 1918 nanasheth munshiram mehta
  • 14 Oct 1918 - 15 Aug 1947 Prahladsinhji (b. 1912)

Other luminaries from Lathi are Air Marshal Janak Kumar of Lathi and IGP Pravinsinhji of Lathi, the late Thakursaheb of Lathi, Bhupendrasinhji, etc

References

  1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Lathi
  2. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. http://rulers.org/indstat2.html


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