Pandu State


Pandu State was a minor princely state during the British Raj in what is today Gujarat State India. It was initially administered by the Rewa Kantha Agency and then by the Baroda and Gujarat [States Agency]. It was part of the 26 Princely States making up the Pandu Mehwas, petty states placed under British protection between 1812 and 1825. The state had a population of 2 341 and an area of 9 sq miles.

Rulers

The state was held by several shareholders.
In 1922 the 5 shareholders of Pandu were:
  • Khanjada Akbarkhan Bahadarkhan
  • Khanjada Ranmastakhan Ahmedkha
  • Khanjada Sikdarkha Tajukhan
  • Sardarbibi, widow of Nathukhan Mansurkhan
  • Khanjada Ayubkhan Hamirkhan
In 1927 the 5 shareholders of Pandu were:
  • Jabarkhan Nijamkhan
  • Usafkhan Ranmatkhan
  • Sardarbibi, widow of Nathukhan Mansurkhan
  • Sikdarkha Tajukhan¨
  • Ayubkhan Hamirkhan