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Princely State of Bhimora
Princely State of Bhimora was a native state under the indirect control of British India, which was administered and supervised by the rulers of the state.

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The Princely State of Bhimora was one of the prominent princely states of India that was administered by a native prince under the guidance of the British authorities. The princely state was under the indirect control of the British Empire in India. The territory covered a total area of 36 sq miles and had a total population of 1,912 in the year 1931. The taluka of Bhimora was situated in the Chotila Thana and the territory consisted of around 11 villages. The state of Bhimora was bounded by Chotila in the north; by the princely state of Mevasa in the east; by the territory of Sanosra in the south; and by the territory of Anandpur in the southwest. Another smaller block of remote territory was squeezed in between the states of Mevasa and Jasdan.

Chotila Thana covered a total area of 224 sq miles and comprised a total population of 19,690 in the year 1931. The region included around 8 estates and around a total of 118 estateholders. Almost all of the estateholders were Khachar Kathis. Except for the taluka of Ramparda, all other estates in Chotila Thana were situated in a condensed area that was surrounded by the princely state of Wankanar and the princely state of Lakhtar in the north; by the princely state of Sayla and the estates of Nawanagar and Paliad Thana in the east; by the princely state of Rajkot and the princely state of Nawanagar in the west; and by the territories of Rajkot and Anandpur in the south.

The Princely State of Bhimora was under the administrative control of the Baroda Agency, which was incorporated as a part of the Western India States Agency. Later the territory was merged with the state of Gujarat. The state was also a part of the Eastern Kathiawar Agency and the Chotila Thana as well.

The princely state of Bhimora was claimed by more than one native prince, who were formally addressed as shareholders. There are 13 such estateholders, including bhagdars and talukdars, in the state. The Khachar Kathis, branches of the House of Chotila, were the shareholders the territory. Bhimora state was a non- jurisdictionary princely state. The estates of Chotila Thana were all governed by the rule of partition. This led to extreme disintegration and the consequential insolvency and impoverishment of the estateholders. The Princely State of Bhimora paid annual tribute to the princely state of Junagadh. According to the Attachment Scheme of 1943, the princely state of Bhimora was attached to the princely state of Nawanagar.

On 15th August 1947 the nation attained freedom from the dominion of the British Government in India and it resulted in the partition of India. The former native states of India were given the option of merging with the newly formed Union of India or the Dominion of Pakistan. The princely state of Bhimora was acceded to the Republic of India.


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