Chandia is a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

and a nagar parishad, near Umaria town in

Umaria district Umaria district is a district of Madhya Pradesh. The town of Umaria is the district headquarters. The district is part of Shahdol Division. The total geographical area of the district sums up to 4548 square kilometers and has a population of 644 ...

in the state of

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

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Geography

Chandia is located at . It has an average elevation of 398 metres (1,305 feet).

History

Chandia was a Ilakedari (estate) ruled by Baghel Rajput under the flag of

Rewa State Rewa State, also known as Rewah, was a Rajput princely state of India, surrounding its eponymous capital, the town of Rewa. With an area of about , Rewa was the largest princely state in the Bagelkhand Agency and the second largest in Centra ...

. In 16th century, estate of Chandiya was granted to Kunwar Mangad Rai,He got the title of Lal Saheb. The illaka was spread over an area of 454 Square Miles which had 84 Villages. The illakedar Chandia had right to collect tax on behalf of Maharaja of

. The illakedar had to be present in the Dusshera Durbar and pay Nazarana to Maharaja of Rewa and be present in the service of Maharaja Rewa when ever required. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO ENQUIRE INTO THE NATURE OF THE PAWAI TENURES IN REWA STATE 1934 Page Number 13 states that Chandia. Major Barr also noted as follows in 1885:- " I . added that the Rewa Durbar had shown great kindness to her (Thakurain of Chandia) by allowing her twice to adopt a successor.she must, therefore, leave the entire management to Lal Chatradharl Singh who had been appointed by me on behalf of His Highness the Maharaja of Rewa, the illakedar of Chandia, and the sovereign of all those who owed allegiance to the Durbar. He built a very beautiful Fort of Chandia and ruled from it. Currently the fort is situated in the middle of the town reside in the fort with family. The Population of Chandia ( 1901 ) 3,469 ; males 1,636 , females 1,833 , comprising 2,576 Hindus and 530 Animists ; occupied houses 893 , Chandia is the seat of the Illakedar of Chandia constituting 84 villages together see The Central India State Gazetteer Series, Volume 4 year 1942. The Illakedari (zamindari) system was abolished in independent India soon after its creation with the first amendment to the constitution of India which amended the right to property as shown in Articles 19 and 31

Demographics

India

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, Chandia had a population of 12,806. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Chandia has an average literacy rate of 53%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 65% and female literacy of 40%. 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

{{Shahdol Division Cities and towns in Umaria district