0 1 ▁census , ▁the ▁population ▁showed ▁a ▁decrease ▁of ▁ 3 1 % ▁in ▁the ▁de cade ▁at ▁ 4 5 , 7 3 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁itself ▁was ▁ 9 , 5 1 2 ▁in ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁H indu ▁r uling ▁family ▁was ▁desc ended ▁from ▁Na ik ▁N imb aj i ▁N imb alk ar ▁( 1 2 8 4 – 1 2 9 1 ), ▁a ▁Mar ath a ▁who ▁received ▁a ▁grant ▁from ▁a ▁M ug hal ▁em peror ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁century . ▁ ▁The ▁r uler ▁had ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁R aja , ▁or ▁Na ik ▁N imb alk ar . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁wife , ▁S ai ▁B ai , ▁of ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁Mar ath a ▁king ▁Sh iv aj i , ▁was ▁from ▁Ph alt an . ▁ ▁Major ▁H H ▁R aja ▁Bah ad ur ▁S hr im ant ▁Mal o ji ra o ▁M ud ho ji ra o ▁Nan asa heb ▁Na ik ▁N imb alk ar ▁IV ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁R uler ▁of ▁Ph alt an . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁the ▁state ▁enjoyed ▁re venue ▁estimated ▁at ▁£ 1 3 , 0 0 0 - ▁and ▁paid ▁a ▁t ribute ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁Raj ▁of ▁£ 6 4 0 . ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁N imb alk ar ▁Raj k umar ,