PRESENT RULER: Darbar Shri MAHIPAL SURAG WALA, 8th and present Darbar Sahib of Pithadia

educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1967).

PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: The Ruling Family descends from the Jaitani branch of the Wala clan, and whose ancestor was Jaitha Wala. Afterwards subsequent members of the house conquered Mendarda and surrounding villages from the Kathis of the Salarka tribe. It was a Fourth Class State, also known as Jetpur-Pithadia or Mulu Surag Vala's Estate, with succession governed by the rule of primogeniture which was adopted in the state by Darbar Shri Mulu Wala, with the permission of the British Government, its jurisdictional powers were as follows, Criminal - Three years rigorous imprisonment and fines of up to 5,000Rs, Civil - fines of up to 10,000Rs. Later merged with Thana Galol. Rulers were....

• Darbar Shri JAITHA NAJA WALA, 1st Darbar Saheb of Pithadia 1747/-, founder of the Jaitani branch of the Wala dynasty in 1747, with his brother's help, they conquered the city of Jetpur, which remained with their descendents thereafter; married and had issue.

  • Darbar Shri Jetha Jaitha Wala (qv)

  • Darbar Shri Bhoka Jaitha Wala, 1st Darbar Saheb of Thana Devli, ancestor of the Talukdars of Sanala, Luni and Thana Devli.

• Darbar Shri JETHA JAITHA WALA, 2nd Darbar Saheb of Pithadia fl.1760, married and had issue.

  • Darbar Shri Vikamshi Jetha Wala (qv)

  • Kumar Shri Nag Jetha Wala

  • Kumar Shri Desa Jetha Wala

• Darbar Shri VIKAMSHI JETHA WALA, 3rd Darbar Saheb of Pithadia, married and had issue.

  • Darbar Shri Ganga Vikamshi (qv)

  • Kumar Shri Lakha Vikamshi Wala

  • Darbar Shri Jasa Vikamshi Wala, founder of Anida.

• Darbar Shri GANGA VIKAMSHI WALA, 4th Darbar Saheb of Pithadia -/1847, married and had issue. He died 1847.

  • Azam Darbar Shri Surag Ganga Wala (qv)

  • Kumar Shri Jiva Ganga Wala

• Azam Darbar Shri SURAG GANGA WALA, 5th Darbar Saheb of Pithadia 1847/1899, born 1799, succeeded 1st September 1847 ^(#2), married and had issue. He died 1899.

  • Darbar Shri Mulu Surag Vala (qv)

• Darbar Shri MULU SURAG WALA C.I.E., 6th Darbar Saheb of Pithadia 1899/1936, born 1869, succeeded 6th February 1899, married and had issue. He died 1936.

  • Darbar Shri Surag Mulu Wala (qv)

  • Kumar Shri Vikamshi Mulu Wala [Vikram Shivala Wala], born 1928, married and had issue.

    • Kumar Shri Shivraj Vikamshi Vala, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1969).

REGENCY 1936/1944

• Darbar Shri SURAG MULU WALA, 7th Darbar Saheb of Pithadia 1944/-, born 1923, married and had issue.

  • Darbar Shri Mahipal Surag Wala (qv)

  • Kumar Shri Shardul Surag Vala, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1969); married and had issue.

    • Kumar Shri Prem Shardul Vala

    • Kumari Smt Karishma Shardul Vala

    • Kumar Shri Sameer Shardul Vala

  • Kumari Mickey Jetpur

  • Kumari Jyoti Jetpur

• Darbar Shri MAHIPAL SURAG WALA, Darbar Saheb of Pithadia (see above)