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Chotila
is
a
Hindu
temple
town
and
Taluka
headquarters
of
Chotila
Taluka,
Surendranagar
district,
located
near
Rajkot,
Gujarat,
India.
Nearby
railway
stations
included
Than
&
Rajkot.
The
distance
from
the
Than
junction
to
Chotila
is
21
km
and
Distance
from
Rajkot
railway
junction
to
Than
is
47
km.
Chotila
was
known
as
Chotgadh
in
ancient
times.
It
was
originally
a
holding
of
the
Sodha
Parmars,
but
was
seized
from
Jagsio
Parmar
by
the
Khachar
Kathis
who
made
it
one
of
their
principal
seats.
Most
of
the
Khachar
Kathis
trace
their
origin
to
the
Chotila
house.
Chotila
was
acquired
by
the
Kathis
in
1566
AD.
It
is
the
headquarters
of
an
Agency
thana
during
British
period
The
Chamund
or
Chotila
hill
which
is
surmounted
by
the
temple
of
Chamunda
is
1173
feet
in
height.
The
temple
is
reached
by
climbing
620
steps.
The
temple
is
open
for
devotees
from
5
am
to
7.30
pm.
The
population,
according
to
the
census
of
1872,
was
1771,
and
according
to
that
of
1881
was
recorded
as
being
2029
.It
currently
has
a
population
of
nearly
20,000.
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