List of pols in Ahmedabad explained

A Pol (pronounced as pole) is a housing cluster which comprises many families of a particular group, linked by caste, profession, or religion.^{[1] [2]} This is a list of Pols in the old walled city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat, India. Heritage of these Pols ^[3] has helped Ahmedabad gain a place in UNESCO's Tentative Lists, in selection criteria II, III and IV.^[4] The secretary-general of EuroIndia Centre quoted that if 12000 homes of Ahmedabad are restored they could be very helpful in promoting heritage tourism and its allied businesses.^[5] The Art Reverie in Moto Sutharvado is Res Artis center.

The first pol in Ahmedabad was named Mahurat Pol.^[6]

List

The list of Pols in Ahmedabad is given below:^{[7] [8]}

1. Aaka Sheth Kuva Ni Pol
2. Ambli Ni Pol
3. Amrutlal Ni Pol
4. Arjunlal Ni Khadki
5. Bangla Ni Pol
6. Bapa Shastri Ni Pol
7. Baua Ni Pol
8. Bhadva Pol
9. Bhanderi Ni Pol
10. Bhau Ni Pol
11. Bhavanpura Ni Pol
12. Boabadiya Vaidh Ni Khadki
13. Bukhara Ni Pol
14. Chagan Daftar Ni Pol
15. Chhaghara No Pol
16. Chipa Mavji Ni Pol
17. golwad khadia
18. golwad sarangur
19. Dabgarvad
20. Derdka Ni Pol
21. Desai Ni pol
22. Dev Ni Sheri
23. Devji Saraia Ni Pol
24. Devsa no pado
25. Deydi Ni Pol
26. Dhal Ni Pol
27. Dhanashuthar Ni Pol
28. Dhanpipla Ni Khadki
29. Dhinkva Pol
30. Bado Pol
31. Dhobi Ni Pol
32. Doshiwada ni pol
33. Durgamata Ni Pol
34. Fafda Pol
35. Fatasa Pol
36. Gangadhiya Ni Pol
37. Gatrad Ni Pol
38. Ghanchi Ni Pol
39. Ghasiram Ni Pol
40. Gojaria Ni Pol
41. Golwad
42. Goti ni Sheri
43. Gusa Parekh ni Pol
44. Habib Ni Golvad
45. Haja Patel Ni Pol
46. Hajira Ni Pol
47. Halim Ni Khadki
48. Hanuman Ni Khadki
49. Hanuman Pol
50. Haran Ni Pol
51. Hari Bhakti Ni Pol
52. Harikarsandas Sheth Ni Pol
53. Hathikhana
54. Hathi No Choro
55. Haveli Ni Pol
56. Hinglok Joshi ni Pol
57. Hira Gandhi Ni Pol
58. Jadav Bhagat Ni Pole
59. Jalkukdi Ni Pol
60. Jani Ni Khadki
61. Jati Ni Pol
62. Javeriwad
63. Jethabhai Ni Pol
64. Jivan Pol
65. Kachariya Pol
66. Kadva Pol
67. Kaka Baliya Ni Pol
68. Kaljug Ni Khadki
69. Kalumiya No Takyo
70. Kalushi Ni Pol
71. Kameshwar ni Pol
72. Kansara Ni Pol
73. Kavishvar Ni Pol
74. Khatri Pol
75. Khichda Ni Pol
76. Khijada Ni Pol
77. Khijda Ni Pol
78. Khijda Sheri
79. Kikabhatt Ni Pol
80. Kokadia Ni Pol
81. khiskoli ni pol
82. Kokadiya Ni Pol
83. Kothari Ni Pol
84. Kuvavalo Khancho
85. Lakha Patel Ni Pol
86. Lakhiya Ni Pol
87. Lala Vasa Ni Pol
88. Lalabhai Ni Pol
89. Lamba Pada ni Pol
90. Lambeshwar ni Pol
91. Limbu Pol
92. Limda Sheri
93. Mahajanwado
94. Mahalaxmi Ni Pol
95. Mahalaxmi No Khancho
96. Mahurat Pol
97. Makeriwad
98. Mali Ni Pol
99. Mamani Ni Pol
100. Mamunayak Ni Pol
101. Mandavi Ni Pol
102. Maniyasa Ni Khadki
103. Mankodi Ni Pol
104. Marchi Pol
105. Mehta Ni Pol
106. Modhwada Ni Pol
107. Morlidhan No Vero
108. Moti Rangila Pol
109. Moti Salepari
110. Motibhai Ni Khadki
111. Moto Sutharwado
112. Moti Vasansheri
113. Nani Vasansheri
114. Khatriwad
115. Bhavsar no Khanchho
116. Luhar Sheri
117. Kadiawad
118. Tadiyani Pol
119. Gandhini Pol
120. Mumanawad
121. Makeriwad
122. Navgharini Pol
123. Pipla Pol
124. Limda Pol
125. Nadavada Ni Pol
126. Nagar Bhagat Ni Pol
127. Nagarbodi Ni Pol
128. Nagarvado
129. Nagina Pol
130. Nagjibhudar Ni Pol
131. Nagorivad
132. Nagu Master No Delo
133. Naiwado
134. Nani Hama Ni Pol
135. Nani Rangila Pol
136. Nano Sutharwado
137. Nansha Jivan Ni Pol
138. Navdhani Ni Pol
139. Nisha Pol
140. Pada Pol
141. Padi Pol
142. Pagathiawalo Khancho
143. Pakhali Ni Pol
144. Panchbhai Ni Pol
145. Panditji Ni Pol
146. Panjara Pol
147. Parabdi Ni Pol
148. Parekh Ni Khadki
149. Patasa Ni Pol
150. Pipla Sheri
151. Pipardi Ni Pol
152. Puspkala ni pole
153. Rabarivas
154. Raja Mehta Ni Pol
155. Ranchhodji Ni Pol
156. Ratan Pol
157. Rugnath Bamb Ni Pol
158. Rupa Surchand ni Pol
159. Sadmata Ni Pol
160. Sai Baba Ni Pol
161. Salvi Ni Pol
162. Sambhavnath Ni Pol
163. Samet Shikhar Ni Pol
164. Sankdi Sheri
165. Sarkhedi Ni Khadki
166. Sarkivad Ni Pole
167. Sathwara No Khancho
168. Shamalji Thavar Ni Pol
169. Shamla Ni Pol
170. Shangar Sheri
171. Shantinath ni Pol
172. Sheth Ni Pol
173. Shevka Ni Wadi
174. Shriramji Ni Sheri
175. Sodagar Ni Pol
176. Soni Ni Khadki
177. Soni Ni Pol
178. Soni No Khancho
179. Surdas Sheth Ni Pol
180. Sutariya Ni Pol
181. Syamsangha Ni Pol
182. Taliya Ni Pol
183. Temla Ni Pol
184. Tokarsha Ni Pol
185. Tulsi Kyara Ni Khadki
186. Vada Pol Khadia
187. Vaghan Pol
188. Vagheshvarimata Ni pol
189. Vagheshvar ni pole
190. Verai Pada Ni Pol
191. Vinchi Ni Pol
192. Wadigaam
193. Zampada ni Pol
194. Zumkhi Ni Pol
195. Zupdi Ni Pol
196. Havada ni Pol
197. Hera Bhagat Ni Pol
198. Tankshal Pol
199. Bakra Pol Retiyawadi
200. dhobi ni pole khadia
201. shree ramji ni sheri sarangpur
202. jarovali nu naku khadia
203. golwad khadia
204. gilwad sarangpur
205. bapu mehta ni pole raipur
206. dolat khana raipur
207. hajira ni pole raipur
208. jani wado
209. vad ni pole raipur
210. kach vado
211. kalu miya no takiyo golwad khadia
212. Lalavasa ni pole

References

vada poledhobi ni pole khadia

External links

• Historic City of Ahmedabad

Notes and References

1. Book: Reader In Urban Sociology. 1991. 15 February 2012. Orient Blackswan. 978-0-86311-152-5. 179–.
2. Web site: Residential Cluster, Ahmedabad: Housing based on the traditional Pols. www.arc.ulaval.ca/. 15 February 2012.
3. (Gujarati)Web site: Patel. Bholabhai. અમદાવાદની પોળ સંસ્કૃતિની એક મર્મસ્પર્શી ઝલક. Divya Bhaskar. 10 February 2012.
4. Web site: Tentative Lists. UNESCO. 10 February 2012.
5. Web site: Dave. Jitendra. Ahmedabad heritage set to conquer Spain. Daily News and Analysis. 10 February 2012.
6. Web site: Vaarso. Ahmedabad Mirror. 10 February 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120202164619/http://www.vaarso.com/pols-of-ahmedabad.html. 2 February 2012.
7. Book: Achyut Yagnik. Ahmedabad: From Royal city to Megacity. Penguin UK. 2011. 978-8184754735.
8. Book: James M. Campbell, R. E. C. Enthoven. Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ahmedabad. Government Central Press. 1879. 296, 297, 298, 299, 301, 302, 324.