KHEDA

About Kheda

Kheda is a town and a municipality in Kheda district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Kheda, also known as Kaira, is 35km from Ahmedabad. The National Highway no. 8 connecting Ahmedabad and Mumbai passes through Kheda. It forms the administrative center of Kheda District. The town of Kheda passed to the Babi family early in the eighteenth century, with whom it remained until 1763, when it was taken by the Marathas. The Marathas ceded the district to the British in 1803, and it became part of the Bombay Presidency of British India. It was a large military station until 1830, when the cantonment was removed to Deesa. Gujjars established many villages in the Kheda District area, as did Jats and other groups. Kheda is also where Gandhi launched a Satyagraha struggle against oppressive taxation by the British at a time of famine. Kheda is on the bank of the river "Vatrak" and "Shedhi". Kheda is located at 2245N 7241E / 22.75N 72.68E / 22.75; 72.68. It has an average elevation of...