Danta, Banaskantha
| Danta | |
|---|---|
| town | |
  Danta Location in Gujarat, India | |
| Coordinates: 24°12′11″N 72°44′41″E / 24.20306°N 72.74472°ECoordinates: 24°12′11″N 72°44′41″E / 24.20306°N 72.74472°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Gujarat |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati, Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Danta which is one of the taluka of Banaskantha district of the Indian state of Gujarat. It lies about 150 km north of Ahmedabad city, and on the border of Gujarat with Rajasthan.
Demography
The majority of residents are Hindu but there are also a substantial Muslim population and smaller ones of Christians and Jains.
Politics
Since 1998, the Danta assembly seat has been held by Gadhvi Mukeshkumar Bhairavdanji of the Indian National Congress party.
Princely State of Danta
Before 1947, it was the seat of a princely state of the same name, which was merged with the Dominion of India on 6 November 1948. The state was ruled by the Hindu Barad (Parmar) dynasty of Danta and Sudasana, and the head of the erstwhile ruling family of Danta is regarded as the head of the Paramara clan of Rajputs. The Parmars made Chandravati their capital following the Arab conquest of 1200 AD. After the battle against Allauddin Khilji, they migrated to Tarsang. From there they moved to Danta three hundred and eighty years ago. The present head of the family is Mahipendra Singh, born 17 December 1948 in Bombay, married 6 March 1975 in Jaipur to HH Maharani Chandra Kumari of Karauli.
The royal family of Danta now runs a Heritage homestay called "Bhavani Villa Heritage Homestay" close to Mt Abu in Rajasthan.
Distances
- Roughly 150 km from the Airport in Ahemdabad to Danta
- Nearest Railway station is 40 km from both Abu Road and Palanpur
- Udaipur — is about 2 and a half hours to 3 hrs drive only.
- Ambaji Temple - 18 km
- Kumbhariya Jain Temple - 22 km
- Koteshwar Shiv Temple - 30 km
- Taranga Jain Temple - 30 km
- Rani-Ki-vav, Patan - 80 km
- Vadnagar Arches - 60 km
- Modhera Sun Temple - 90 km
- Mt. Abu - 70 km