Hampar

Hampar
Village
Hampar Location in Gujarat, India Show map of Gujarat Hampar Hampar (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°54′20″N 71°34′16″E
Country	India
State	Gujarat
District	Surendranagar District
Elevation	54 m (177 ft)
Population
• Total	1,179
Languages
• Official	Gujarati (State),[1] Hindi (Federal)
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	363320
Telephone code	02754
Vehicle registration	GJ
Nearest cities	Wadhwan, Limbdi, Viramgam and Thangadh
Climate	Dry almost (Köppen)

Hampar is a village in the Surendranagar District of the state of Gujarat in India.

Hampar is surrounded by the Lakhtar, Surendranagar, Wadhwan and Muli talukas.

History

As Hampar village is located near Dhrangdhra, it must be ruled by Jhala dynasty of Dhrangdhra.[2]

During British period, Hampar State was a princely state. It was ruled by Shivsinhji Jhala.

Hampar Vav is a stepwell in village which is dated to 16th to 17th century.[2]

References

1. "Ethnologue report for language code: guj". Archive.ethnologue.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
2. Jain-Neubauer, Jutta (1981). The Stepwells of Gujarat: In Art-historical Perspective. Abhinav Publications. pp. 47–48. ISBN 978-0-391-02284-3.