The British rule came to an end on 15/8/1947 and India became
independent. The new government integrated the royal states into the
state of Bombay and Kheda district came into existence on 1/8/1949.
Thereafter, some changes were made in the villages of certain
talukas and villages were identified for different talukas of the
district from 15/10/1950. The district of Kheda consists of
Khambhat, Petlad, Borsad, Anand, Nadiad, Matar, Mahemdavad,
Kapadvanj, Thasra and Balasinor talukas. State Govt. has formed six
new districts from 1/10/97 and Anand has been carved out as a
separate district from Kheda. The district of Anand comprises 8
talukas i.e. Umreth, Petlad, Sojitra, Borsad, Anklav, Khambhat and
Tarapur.
