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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

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{Hdlldivdr). — Prdnt or division of Kathiawar, Bombay. It takes its name from the Jareja Halla Rajputs, and includes, among others, the chiefships of Navanagar, Morvi, Gondal, Wankaner, Dhrol, and Rajkot. The limits of the tract, which measures 7,477 square miles, are not strictly defined. It lies in the north-west of the peninsula, and embraces the level tract between the Gulf of Cutch, the taluka of Okhamandal (Baroda territory), the Barda hills, and the Arabian Sea. Locally this area is known as Barari. The total population in 1901 was 764,992. The total revenue in 1903-4 amounted to Rs. 60,84,835.