Information

Dynasty	Wala
Clan	Virani
State	Saurashtra
Accession	15th February 1948
Revenue	₹ 100,000
Area	117 km²
Population	4,429 (1921)
Privy Purse	₹ 36,510
Religion	Hinduism
Hindi Name	बरवाला
Also known as	9th Sep, 2017

Present Head/Ruler

Darbar Shri MULU RANA, 8^th and present Darbar Sahib of Barwala, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot.

Short History

A fifth class State, also known as Bhan Desa Estate or Vaghania, it was founded by Oghad Vira, younger son of Darbar Vira Naja Wala, 1^st Darbar Saheb of Jetpur. The boundaries meet those of Junagadh, Gondal, Baroda, and Jetpur-Bilkha. The population is 4,429 souls according to the census of 1921. Its jurisdictional powers were as follows:

• Criminal: Two years’ rigorous imprisonment and fines of Rs. 2,000,
• Civil: Fines of up to Rs. 5,000.

Predecessors

• Darbar Shri VIRA NAJA WALA, 1^st Darbar Sahib of Jetpur, married and had issue.
  • Darbar Shri Kanthad Vira Wala (see Jetpur).
  • Kumar Shri Mulu Vira Wala, he died sp.
  • Darbar Shri Oghad Vira Wala, 1^st Darbar Sahib of Barwala (see below).
  • Kumar Shri Kumpa Vira Wala, he died sp.
• Darbar Shri OGHAD VIRA, 1^st Darbar Sahib of Barwala, married and had issue.
  • Darbar Shri ALA OGHAD WALA, ancestor of the Talukdars of Bilkha [Kathad Naja Wala’s Estate].
  • Kumar Shri Chomla Oghad Wala, married and had issue.
    • Kumar Shri Rawat Chomla Wala
  • Darbar Shri SATA OGHAD (qv)
• Darbar Shri SATA OGHAD, 2^nd Darbar Sahib of Barwala, married and had issue.
  • Darbar Shri BHIMA SATA (qv)
• Darbar Shri BHIMA SATA, 3^rd Darbar Sahib of Barwala, married and had issue.
  • Darbar Shri ALA BHIMA, ancestor of the Talukdars of Bilkha [Rawat Ram’s Estate].
  • Darbar Shri DESA BHIMA (qv)
• Darbar Shri DESA BHIMA, 4^th Darbar Sahib of Barwala, married and had issue.
  • Kumar Shri Bhima Desa Wala
  • Darbar Shri BHAN DESA (qv)
• Darbar Shri BHAN DESA, 5^th Darbar Sahib of Barwala 1892/1937, born 18^th April 1888, succeeded 24^th July 1892, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot, married and had issue. He died 1937.
  • Darbar Shri AMRA BHAN (qv)
  • Kumar Shri Kalu Bhan Wala
  • Kumar Shri Desa Bhan Wala
  • Kumar Shri Rawat Bhan Wala
  • Kumar Shri Naja Bhan Wala
  • Kumar Shri Lakshman Bhan Wala
  • Kumar Shri Raning Bhan Wala
  • Kumar Shri Ram Bhan Wala
• Darbar Shri AMRA BHAN, 6^th Darbar Sahib of Barwala 1937/-, born 1919, succeeded 27^th October 1937, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot, married and had issue.
  • Darbar Shri RANA AMRA (qv)
  • Kumar Shri Bhima Amra Wala, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1955); married and had issue.
    • Kumar Shri Vira Bhima Wala, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1972)
    • Kumar Shri Punja Bhima Wala
    • Kumar Shri Nirmala Bhima Wala
  • Kumar Shri Surag Amra Wala, married and had issue.
    • Kumar Shri Samat Surag Wala
    • Kumar Shri Jilu Surag Wala
• Darbar Shri RANA AMRA, 7^th Darbar Sahib of Barwala, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1955); married and had issue. He died after 1970.
  • Darbar Shri MULU RANA (qv)
  • Kumar Shri Ram Rana Wala, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1978)
  • Kumar Shri Deva Rana Wala
• Darbar Shri MULU RANA, 8^th Darbar Sahib of Barwala (see above)