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{{for|village in Bhachau Taluka of [[Kutch]], Gujarat|Chobari}}
'''Chobari''' is a village in [[Chotila]] Taluka of [[Surendranagar district]], [[Gujarat]], India. It is a former [[princely state]].

== History ==
Chobari was a separate tribute-paying taluka of [[Jhalawar prant|Jhalawar]] ''[[prant]]'', which during the [[British raj]] was handled by the colonial [[Eastern Kathiawar Agency]]. It belonged to Kathis of the [[Khachar]] tribe and the [[Bhimora]] house. On their death without male issue the estate reverted to the house of Bhimora from which it sprung. It was, together with Bhimora, were subordinate to the ''Chotila'' thana. The names of the last Grasias of Chobari were Khachars Oghad and Jutha. It comprised two more villages and was ruled by a [[Kathi caste|Kathi]] Chieftain.<ref name="bg">{{cite book|title=Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Kathiawar (Public Domain text)|url=https://archive.org/details/1884GazetteerByBombayPresidencyVol8Kathiawar349D|year=1884|publisher=Printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay|volume=VIII|pages=405}}</ref>

== Demographics==
It has a population in 1901 of 286, yielding a state revenue of 4,556 Rupees (1903-4, nearly all from land), paying a tribute of 199 Rupees, to the British and Sukhdi State. The population according to the census of 1872 was 296, and according to that of 1881 260 souls.<ref name="bg"/>

==Places of interest ==
There is a fine [[stepwell]] here called the Panchmukhi Vav or well with five entrances. There is also a tank and another fine stepwell.<ref name="bg"/>

== References ==
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* [https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_174.gif Imperial Gazetteer on DSAL - Kathiawar]
[[File:PD-icon.svg|10px]] This article incorporates text from a publication now in the [[public domain]]: {{cite book|title=Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Kathiawar|url=https://archive.org/details/1884GazetteerByBombayPresidencyVol8Kathiawar349D|year=1884|publisher=Printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay|volume=VIII|pages=404—405}}

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{{Princely states of the Western India States Agency}}
[[Category:Princely states of Gujarat]]
[[Category:Kathi princely states]]
[[Category:Villages in Surendranagar district]]

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