Ganapatha (dated 2nd century BCE), one of the five volumes of Pāṇini' s grammar mentions Khetaka as a name of the region.

[1] The town of Kheda passed to the Babi Dynasty (of Pashtun descent) early in the eighteenth century, with whom it remained until 1763, when it was taken by the Marathas under Damajirao Gaekwad.

[1] Nevertheless, Kaira was still entitled, at least in 1901, to a tribute of 488 Rupees from the Koli petty princely state of Ghorasar.

Brahmin established many villages in the Kheda District area, as did Jats and other groups.

Kheda is also where Mahatma Gandhi launched, starting March 1919, the Satyagraha struggle against oppressive taxation by the British during a time of famine.

The EIC claimed the kheda and surrounding villages and made his rules for peoples.

Koli chiefs (Thakors and Patels) declared the end of Company rule.

In 1808, koli chieftains started raids in cities and villages, stealing the crops, animals and other possessions.

The armed kolis numbering one hundred and fifty attacks at dholka and respectfully returned into their villages.

East India Company was unable to control the raids of koli chiefs.

Many of the villages have names based on the clans of Jats who inhabited them, including : There is one temple of Meldi Mata in Kheda, which holds an annual fair in February.