Kantela Explained

Kantela
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Gujarat#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Coordinates:21.7146°N 69.5202°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Gujarat
Subdivision Name2:Porbandar
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:9.394
Population Total:1289
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:360579
Demographics1 Info1:Gujarati

Kantela is a village in Porbandar district of Gujarat, India. It is located northwest of Porbandar, and around from the sea. As of 2011, its population was 1,289, in 259 households.[1]

To the north of the village is a water reservoir known as the Revati Kund, along with the Revateshwar Mahadev temple, said to have been founded by one Raja Revat. An inscription here, dated to samvat 1320 (1264 CE), describes the repair of the Revati Kund by one Samat Singh, who was viceroy of Saurashtra and, later, minister of Arjundev Vaghela.[2]

Acharya Valabhji Haridat derived the name "Kantela" from kānt, "husband", and vela, "wave", due to the above inscription containing a passage translated as "Here, in the seat of her glory, did Revati sport with her husband in the woods on the seashore."[2]

Its population in 1872 was 302, and in 1881 it was 373. It was described as economically very poor at the time.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India 2011: Gujarat District Census Handbook - Porbandar, Part A (Village and Town Directory) . 134–162 . Census 2011 India. 30 July 2020.
  2. Book: Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency, Volume VIII: Káthiáwár . 1884 . Government Central Press . Bombay . 504 . 30 July 2020.