Palej

Palej

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	Palej Location in Gujarat, India Palej Palej (India)
	Coordinates: 21.92°N 73.08°E
Country	India
State	Gujarat
District	Bharuch
Population (2001)
• Total	10,872
Languages
• Official	Gujarati Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	GJ
Website	gujaratindia.com

Palej is a census town in the Bharuch district, Gujarat, India. Cotton is a major product of the industrial area surrounding the town. Palej supports the daily needs of many small nearby villages.

History

Palej acts as a central hub for many small and big villages of Bharuch and Vadodara district. Being connected by both, a highway and a railway station Palej has become the main source for the frequent as well as the rare commuters. It has witnessed a drastic development in the past decade in all sectors.

People of Hindu, Muslim and Jain religion are the prominent resident of Palej. The beauty of Palej has attracted many migrants who have settled here. Palej also has a lake and few religious shrines.

In the feudal and British raj past, Palej (also spelled Palaj) was among the numerous petty princely states of Gujarat in the Mahi Kantha Agency and ruled by Makwana Koli chieftains.[1][2][3]

References

"Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 17, page 14 -- Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library". dsal.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
Lethbridge, Sir Roper (1900). The Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated, of the Indian Empire, with an Appendix for Ceylon. New Delhi, India: S. Low, Marston & Company. p. 227.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
Department, India Foreign and Political (1892). A Collection of Treaties, Engagements, and Sanads Relating to India and Neighbouring Countries. Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India. p. 336.

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[1] "Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 17, page 14 -- Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library". dsal.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 5 October 2022.

[2] Lethbridge, Sir Roper (1900). The Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated, of the Indian Empire, with an Appendix for Ceylon. New Delhi, India: S. Low, Marston & Company. p. 227.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[3] Department, India Foreign and Political (1892). A Collection of Treaties, Engagements, and Sanads Relating to India and Neighbouring Countries. Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India. p. 336.