Khairagarh State

Khairagarh State
खैरागढ़ रियासत
Princely State of British India
1833–1948 →

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Khairagarh State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
History
 • Established 1833
 • Accession to the Indian Union 1948
Area
 • 1931 1,033 km2 (399 sq mi)
Population
 • 1931 157,400 
Density 152.4 /km2  (394.6 /sq mi)
Today part of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh
Public Domain This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 

Khairagarh State (Hindi: खैरागढ़) was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. Khairagarh town in Rajnandgaon District of Chhattisgarh was the capital of the state and the see of the Raja's residence.[1]

History

Khairagarh estate was founded in 1833. In 1898 Khairagarh estate was recognized as a state.[2] Most of the inhabitants of the state were Gonds, Lodhis, Chamars and Ahirs distributed in 497 small villages besides the main town.[3] The rulers were Rajputs of the Nagavamshi dynasty.[4] Khairagarh State's last ruler signed the accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1948.

Rulers

The rulers of the princely state of Khairagarh bore the title of 'Raja'.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Princely States of India
  2. ↑ S. N. Sadasivan, Political and Administrative Integration of Princely States, p. 14
  3. ↑ The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India
  4. ↑ Rajput Provinces of India - Khairagarh (Princely State)
  5. ↑ Khairagarh Princely State

Coordinates: 21°25′N 80°58′E / 21.42°N 80.97°E / 21.42; 80.97

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