Villages: 117
State: Udaipur
Dynasty: Rathore (Mertia clan)
Population: 15,242 (1901)

Present Ruler: Thakur VIJAYENDRA PAL SINGH (Jal Mahal, Badnore-311 302, Rajasthan, India)

B.A. (Hons.) English, Business Management Qualifications. Educated at Mayo College, Government College, Ajmer (Rajasthan) and Administrative Staff College, Hyderabad. Member, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (four terms) 1977/1980 and 1985/1990 and 1993/1999. Chairman, Committee on Government Assurances 1993/1998. Cabinet Minister, Irrigation, Rajasthan 1998. Vice-President, Bharatiya Janata Party, Rajasthan 1998/- . Elected to 13th Lok Sabha 1999. Member, Committee on Energy and Convenor of its Sub-Committee on Action Taken Report 1999/2000. Member of the Wild Life Preservation Board, Rajasthan for the last 20 years; and of the Steering Committee, “Project Tiger”. Born 12th May 1948 in Badnore, Distt. Bhilwara (Rajasthan), married 25th November 1978 Shrimant Alka Singh and has one son and one daughter.

Predecessors and Short History: The ancestor of this branch of the Rathore Dynasty was Rao Duda, who was given the Jagir of Merta. Rao JAIMAL was granted the Jagir of Badnore in 1554 by the Maharana of Mewar for services rendered. Rulers were.....
Rao JAI MAL I, 1554/1568, born 17th September 1507, married and had issue. He died 1568 at Chittor.
Rao MUKAND DAS (qv)
Rao Ram Das, died 18th June 1576 at Haldighati.
Rao Kesho Das, married and had issue.
Kr. Girdhar Singh, died May 1630.
Rao MUKAND DAS 1568/-, died in battle near Kumbhalgarh.
Rao MANMAN DAS, married and had issue.
SABAL SINGH, 6th son, ancestor of Dabla family.
Rao SANWAL DAS, married and had issue.
Thakur JASWANT SINGH (qv)
AMAR SINGH, 5th son, fl.1700, received the Jagir of Nimbahera (qv).
Thakur JASWANT SINGH
Thakur JOGI DAS
Thakur JAI MAL II
Thakur JAI SINGH, married and had issue.
SANGRAM SINGH, received the Jagir of Jagpura in Bhilwara Distt., Udaipur.
Thakur SULTAN SINGH
Thakur AKHAI SINGH
Thakur GAJ SINGH
Thakur JAIT SINGH fl.1760
Thakur JODH SINGH
Thakur PRATAP SINGH
Thakur KESRI SINGH
Thakur GOVIND SINGH 1889/- (grandson), born 1871.
Thakur GOPAL SINGH, married Smt. Raj Kanwar Nathawat and had issue.
Thakur VIJAYENDRA PAL SINGH