Kheda Tourism: Hotels, Reviews, Packages, Photos, Maps, Experience, Itinerary

Kheda, a municipality, an administrative hub and major trading town of its district in Gujarat, is also known as Kaira. It is resplendent with a rich history and is known to have played a primary role in the awakening of the nation in its fight for freedom. Among the 25 districts of Gujarat, the Kheda district perhaps houses the largest settlement of Jats, and Rajputs among its Gujjar clans.

The foundations of Kheda date back to the 5^th century, where this community was known in the Mahabharata era as 'Chakravarti nagar'. It then came under the reign of the Babi family from the early eighteenth century until in 1763, when they were overthrown by the Marathas. Kheda surrendered to the British in 1803 and thus comprised a section of the Bombay Presidency of British India. Therefore it is known through history as the military