Ghantoli
Ghantoli is a small agricultural village in Sankheda taluka of Chhota Udaipur district, Gujarat. It dates back to at least 1045, when it is mentioned in a copper plate inscription recording a land grant made to the local temple to the god Ghaṇṭeśvara. The temple still exists in ruins. There is also a train station in the village. As of 2011, Ghantoli has a population of 408, in 82 households. Most of the locals are employed in agriculture.
History
Ghantoli is identified with the village of Ghaṇṭāpallī mentioned in a copper-plate grant made on 11 November 1045, by Jasorāja, a feudatory of the Paramara king Bhoja who ruled Sankheda. The inscription records Jasorāja's grant of the village of Vilūhaja, along with 100 units of land at Ghaṇṭāpallī, for a temple to the deity Ghaṇṭeśvara. J. S. Kudalkar reported in 1919 that the temple of Ghaṇṭeśvara still existed at Ghantoli in ruins. He also noted that Ghantoli then had a train station on the Motipur-Tankhala line in Baroda State.
Demographics
As of 2011, Ghantoli had a population of 408, in 82 households. This population was 52.0% male and 48.0% female. The 0-6 age group numbered 59, making up 17.9% of the total population. No members of Scheduled Castes were recorded.
Economy
Ghantoli is almost exclusively an agricultural village; out of a total of 151 workers recorded in the 2011 census, all but one were either cultivators or agricultural labourers. There was neither a daily market nor a weekly haat.
Infrastructure
As of 2011, Ghantoli had 1 primary school; it did not have any healthcare facilities. Drinking water was provided by tap, hand pump, and tube well or bore well; there were no public toilets. The village had a sub post office but no public library; there was at least some access to electricity for all purposes. Streets were made of both kachcha and pakka materials.