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Punadra is a town and former princely state in Gujarat, western India.
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Map of Punadra, Gujarat
The village in Dehgam Taluka in Gandhinagar district.
History
Punadra was a Fourth Class princely state and taluka, comprising ten more villages, covering eleven square miles in Mahi Kantha, ruled by Koli Chieftains who converted to Islam.
It had a combined population of 2,662 in 1901, yielding a state revenue of 15,598 Rupees (mostly from land), paying a tribute of 375 Rupees to the Gaikwar Baroda State.
Places of interest
The village has an old fort from the time of Mahmud Begada (1459 - 1511).
References
Punadra Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA