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Chandil Block
Chandil block is a CD block that forms an administrative division in the Chandil subdivision of Seraikela Kharsawan district, in the Indian state of Jharkhand. History The British conquered Kolhan in 1837 and consequently formed a new district Singhbhum with headquarters at Chaibasa. In 1854, Singhbhum “became a non-regulation district under the jurisdiction of the Lt. Governor of Bengal”. The Rajas of Porhat/ Singhbhum, Seraikela and Kharswan held sway over their kingdoms under British protection. The native states of Seraikela and Kharsawan acceded to the Indian Union in 1948. Subsequently, Singhbhum district was divided into three subdivisions – Sadar, Dhalbhum and Seraikela. In 1956, along with the reorganisation of the states, three police stations of Manbhum district, namely Patamda, Ichagarh and Chandil were transferred to Singhbhum district. While Patamda was added to Dhalbhum subdivision, Ichagarh and Chandil to Seraikela Sadar subdivision. Seraikela Kh ...
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States And Territories Of India
India is a federalism, federal union comprising 28 federated state, states and 8 union territory, union territories, for a total of 36 subnational entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into 800 List of districts in India, districts and smaller administrative divisions of India, administrative divisions by the respective subnational government. The states of India are self-governing administrative divisions, each having a State governments of India, state government. The governing powers of the states are shared between the state government and the Government of India, union government. On the other hand, the union territories are directly governed by the union government. History 1876–1919 The British Raj was a very complex political entity consisting of various imperial divisions and states and territories of varying autonomy. At the time of its establishment in 1876, it was made up of 584 princely state, constituent states and the prov ...
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Chandil Subdivision
Chandil subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Seraikela Kharsawan district in the Kolhan division in the state of Jharkhand, India. Administrative set up Seraikela Kharsawan district has two subdivisions – (1) Seraikela Sadar subdivision with Seraikela, Kharsawan, Kuchai, Adityapur and Gobindpur CD blocks, and (2) Chandil subdivision with Chandil, Ichagarh, Kukru and Nimdih CD blocks. The subdivisions of Seraikela Kharsawan district have the following distinctions: Note: Calculated on the basis of block-wise data available. Police stations Police stations in the Chandil subdivision are at: # Chandil #Chowka #Ichagarh Ichagarh is a village in the Ichagarh block, Ichagarh Community development block in India, CD block in the Chandil subdivision of the Seraikela Kharsawan district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Jharkhand. Geography ... # Nimdih #Tiruldih Blocks Community development blocks in the Chandil subdivi ...
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West Singhbhum District
West Singhbhum or Pashchimi Singhbhum is one of the 24 districts of Jharkhand state, India. It came into existence on 16 January 1990, when the old Singhbhum district (then in Bihar) was bifurcated. Chaibasa is the district headquarters. The district is bounded on north by Khunti district, on the east by Saraikela Kharsawan district of Jharkhand, on the southeast by Mayurbhanj district of Odisha, on the south by Kendujhar district of Odisha, and on the west by Simdega district of Jharkhand and Sundergarh district of Odisha. History Several Iron slags, microlith, Potsherds have been discovered from Singhbhum district which are from 1400 BCE according to Carbon dating age. Remains of a large city was excavated by Archaeological Survey of India in the village of Benisagar in West Singhbhum, suggesting continuous habitation in the region from 5th to the 16th-17th century. West Singhbhum is one of the oldest districts of Jharkhand. After the British conquest of Kolh ...
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Seraikela Sadar Subdivision
Seraikela Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Seraikela Kharsawan district in the Kolhan division in the state of Jharkhand, India. Administrative set up Seraikela Kharsawan district has two subdivisions – (1) Seraikela Sadar subdivision with Seraikela, Kharsawan, Kuchai, Adityapur and Gobindpur CD blocks, and (2) Chandil subdivision with Chandil, Ichagarh, Kukru and Nimdih CD blocks. The subdivisions of Seraikela Kharsawan district have the following distinctions: Note: Calculated on the basis of block-wise data available. Police stations Police stations in Seraikela Sadar subdivision are at: # Adityapur # Gamharia # Kandra # Kharswan # Kuchai # Rajnagar #Seraikela #RIT PS #Traffic PS, Gamharia Blocks Community development blocks in the Seraikela Sadar subdivision are: Education In 2011, in Seraikela Sadar subdivision out of a total 828 inhabited villages there were 82 villages with pre-primary schools, 727 villages with prima ...
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Dhalbhum Subdivision
Dhalbhum subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the East Singhbhum district in the Kolhan division in the state of Jharkhand, India. History Dhalbhum subdivision was created in 1920 with Jamshedpur as headquarters. Administrative set up The district consists of two subdivisions - (1) Dhalbhum subdivision with Patamda, Boram, Golmuri-cum-Jugsalai and Potka CD blocks, and (2) Ghatshila subdivision with Ghatshila, Dhalbhumgarh, Musabani, Dumaria, Gurbandha, Chakulia and Baharagora CD blocks. The subdivisions of Purbi Singhbhum district have the following distinctions: Note: Calculated on the basis of block-wise data available. Police stations Police stations in the Dhalbhum subdivision are at: # Bagbera # Birsanagar # Bistupur # Boram # Govindpur # Jugsalai # Kadma # Mango # Patamda # Potka # Parsudih # Sakchi # Azadnagar # Burmamines # Golmuri # Kamalpur # Olidih # Sidhagora # Sitaramdera # Sonari # Sundarnagar # Sspur #Telco ...
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Chandil
Chandil is a census town in the Chandil CD block in the Chandil subdivision of Seraikela Kharsawan district in the state of Jharkhand, India. Geography Location Chandil is located at . It has an average elevation of 246 metres (807 feet). Area overview The area shown in the map has been described as “part of the southern fringe of the Chotanagpur plateau and is a hilly upland tract”. 75.7% of the population lives in the rural areas and 24.3% lives in the urban areas. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. Civic administration There is a police station at Chandil. The headquarters of Chandil CD block are located at Chandil town. Chandil also houses the headquarters of the Chandil subdivision. The revenue headquarters of Chandil sub-division is located near Chandil Dam. Demographics According to the 2011 Census of India, Chandil had a total popul ...
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Ichagarh
Ichagarh is a village in the Ichagarh block, Ichagarh Community development block in India, CD block in the Chandil subdivision of the Seraikela Kharsawan district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Ichagarh is located at . Area overview The area shown in the map has been described as “part of the southern fringe of the Chota Nagpur Plateau, Chotanagpur plateau and is a hilly upland tract”. 75.7% of the population lives in the rural areas and 24.3% lives in the urban areas. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. Civic administration There is a police station at Ichagarh. The headquarters of Ichagarh CD block are located at Ichagarh village. Demographics According to the 2011 Census of India, Ichagarh had a total population of 1,546, of which 755 (49%) were males and ...
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Patamda
Patamda is a small town in the Patamda block, Patamda Community development block in India, CD block in the Dhalbhum subdivision of the East Singhbhum district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Jharkhand. History In 1956, along with the States Reorganisation Commission, reorganisation of the states, three police stations of Manbhum, Manbhum district, namely Patamda, Ichagarh#Police station, Ichagarh and Chandil#Police station, Chandil were transferred to Singhbhum district. While Patamda was added to Dhalbhum subdivision, Ichagarh and Chandil to Seraikela subdivision. Geography Location Patamda is located at . Area overview The area shown in the map "forms a part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau and is a hilly upland tract". The main rivers draining the district are the Subarnarekha River, Subarnarekha and the Kharkai River, Kharkai. The area lying between Jamshedpur and Ghatshila is the main industrial mining zone. The ...
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Manbhum
Manbhum District was one of the districts of the East India during the British Raj. After India's independence, the district became a part of Bihar State. Upon the reorganization of the Indian states in the mid-1950s, the Manbhum district was partitioned based on language. The Bengal-speaking areas were included in West Bengal, while the rest were kept with Bihar (present-day Jharkhand). Etymology Manbhum gets its name from the 16th century military general Man Singh I who is known for his conquests Of Bihar, Odisha and parts of Bengal. He later also served as the governor (Subahdar) of this region during the reign of King Akbar. In other versions, the district name derived from Manbazar or Manbhum ''khas parganas''. The headquarters of Jangal mahal region from around 1833 to 1838, when the district was formed. History The history of Manbhum region predates the 18th century. Before its formation, the Panchet estate was established through the consolidation of smaller zam ...
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States Reorganisation Commission
The States Reorganisation Commission of India (SRC) constituted by the Central Government of India in December 1953 to recommend the reorganization of state boundaries. In September 1955, after two years of study, the Commission, comprising Justice Fazal Ali, K. M. Panikkar and H. N. Kunzru, submitted its report. The commission's recommendations were accepted with some modifications and implemented in the States Reorganisation Act in November 1956. The act provided that India's state boundaries should be reorganized to form 14 states and 6 centrally administered territories. On 10 December 1948, the report of Dhar Commission was published but the issue remained unsolved. Background After India became independent from the British Empire in 1947, the constituent units of India were classified under the following distinct categories: The borders of these states, inherited from British India, were not suitable for easy administration. The internal provincial borders of British ...
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Kharsawan State
Kharsawan State, also spelt Kharsua or kharaswan, was a princely state in India during the British Raj. The state had a privy purse of 33,000 rupees. It was one of the Odia Princely states of India during the period of the British Raj and the major language spoken in the area is Odia. The capital was the city of Kharsawan and the former area of Kharsawan State is now a part of Jharkhand, where its district is named Seraikela Kharsawan district. Kumar Aditya Narayan Singh Deo and his father Maharaj Kumar Rudra Pratap Singh Deo appreciated the name change of the district. History Kharsawan state was founded in 1650. The rulers of Kharsawan are descended from Kunwar Bikram Singh of Porahat, the first ruler of neighbouring Seraikela State and belonged to Rathore clan of Rajputs. His second son, Kunwar Padam Singh was the founder of Kharsawan. In 1857 Kharsawan estate was recognized as a state. In 1912 Kharsawan came under the authority of the province of Bihar and Orissa, wh ...
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Seraikela State
Saraikela State also spelt Seraikela, Saraikella or Seraikella, was a small princely state in India during the British Raj, in the region that is now the Jharkhand state. Its capital was at Saraikela. The state had an area of 1163 km2 which yielded an average revenue of Rs. 92,000 in 1901, and was one of the nine Chota Nagpur States, a group of small, non-salute states (minor princely states), under the authority of the governor of Bengal Presidency. The last ruler of the state, Raja Aditya Pratap Singh Deo, signed the merger agreement acceding to the Indian Union on 18 May 1948. History The state was founded in 1620 by Raja Bikram Singh, from Rathore clan of Rajputs. The state came under the influence of the Maratha rulers of Nagpur in the 18th century, and became a princely state of British India in 1803, at the conclusion of the Second Anglo-Maratha War at Deogaon of Orissa. After the war, the East India Company included the Saraikela princely state under the gover ...
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