ɪt wʌz dᵻklˈɛɹd ɐ mjuːnˈɪsɪpˈælᵻɾi ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt ænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv, ˈɪndiən pəlˈɪɾɪkəl lˈiːdɚ sˈɑːɹdɑːɹ vˈælɐbhbhˌaɪ pɐtˈɛl ænd hɪz ˈælaɪz ʌŋkˈʌvɚd ˈɛvɪdəns sədʒˈɛstɪŋ ðætðə pəlˈiːs wɜːɹ ɪn lˈiːɡ wɪð lˈoʊkəl dˈækɔɪts ɪnðə bˈoːɹsæd tælˈuːkə ˈiːvən æz ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt pɹɪpˈɛɹd tə lˈɛvi ɐ mˈeɪdʒɚ tˈæks fɔːɹ fˈaɪɾɪŋ dˈækɔɪɾi ɪnðɪ ˈɛɹiə.
It was declared a municipality in 1888 and in 1925, Indian political leader Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and his allies uncovered evidence suggesting that the police were in league with local dacoits in the Borsad taluka even as the government prepared to levy a major tax for fighting dacoity in the area.