Dhola is a census town and former petty Rajput princely state in Bhavnagar district, in the state of Gujarat, western India.
History
Dhola was one of many non-salute states in Gohilwad prant on Saurashtra peninsula, comprising only the village. Under the British Raj], the colonial Eastern Kathiawar Agency was in charge of it.
In 1901 it comprised only the village, with a population of 261, yielding 1,800 Rupees state revenue (1903-4, all from land), paying 384 Rupees tribute to the Gaikwar Baroda State and Junagadh State.https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_171.gif Imperial Gazetteer
Geography Dhola is located at .Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dhola It has an average elevation of 56 metres (183 feet).
Dhola is a Railway Junction in Bhavnagar State Railway.
Demographics India census, Dhola had a population of 8049. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Dhola has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75% and, female literacy is 58%. In Dhola, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
References
External links and Sources Imperial Gazetteer, on DSAL.UChicago.edu - Kathiawar