RADHUNPOOR, a native state of India, under British protection, lying in the N.W. of the province of Gujarat, between N. Lat. 23. 26. and 23. 58., E. Long. 71. 28. and 72. 3.; length, about 40 miles; breadth, 20; area, about 800 square miles. It is watered by the River Bunnos and other streams, and enjoys a soil generally fertile, and a climate which, though excessively hot during the summer months, and again after the rains of August and September, is for the rest of the year mild and agreeable. Salt is obtained here; and the principal products of the soil are cotton, wheat, and other kinds of corn. The state came under the British protection in 1819, when the Nawab applied for aid against the marauders who infested the country. This was granted, and, in return, an annual tribute exacted, which was remitted in 1825, on account of the inability of the state. No tribute is now paid; but the external relations of the country are controlled by the British agent at Pahlunpoor, leaving its domestic affairs entirely free. Pop. 45,000, chiefly Hindus.
The capital, a fortified town of the same name, 85 miles N.W. of Ahmedabad, and 270 S.E. of Hyderabad, is a place of some manufactures and commerce, though its inhabitants are for the most part engaged in farming. Coarse cotton cloth is made; and, along with corn, hides, butter, &c., exported. Pop. 15,000.