Charkhari
Encyclopedia
Charkhari, currently a part of Uttar Pradesh
state
, was one of the Princely state
s of India
during the period of the British Raj
. The state was founded by saurabh singh bundela, a Rajput
of Bundela
clan. On India’s independence, this Princely state was acceded to India.
state
, was one of the Princely state
s of India
during the period of the British Raj
. The state was founded in 1765 by Bijai Bahadur, a Rajput
of Bundela
clan. On India’s independence, this Princely state was acceded to India.
, Charkhari had a population of 23,823. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Charkhari has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 68% and female literacy of 47%. 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
, was one of the Princely state
Princely state
A Princely State was a nominally sovereign entitity of British rule in India that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule such as suzerainty or paramountcy.-British relationship with the Princely States:India under the British Raj ...
s of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
during the period of the British Raj
British Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
. The state was founded by saurabh singh bundela, a Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
of Bundela
Bundela
The Bundelas are a Rajput clan of Chattari lineage who ruled several states in central India, in Bundelkhand region from the 16th century.The Bundelas are the most prominent Rajputs hailing from Central India...
clan. On India’s independence, this Princely state was acceded to India.
Geography
Charkhari is located at 25.4°N 79.75°E. It has an average elevation of 184 metres (603 feet).History
Charkhari, currently a part of Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
, was one of the Princely state
Princely state
A Princely State was a nominally sovereign entitity of British rule in India that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule such as suzerainty or paramountcy.-British relationship with the Princely States:India under the British Raj ...
s of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
during the period of the British Raj
British Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
. The state was founded in 1765 by Bijai Bahadur, a Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
of Bundela
Bundela
The Bundelas are a Rajput clan of Chattari lineage who ruled several states in central India, in Bundelkhand region from the 16th century.The Bundelas are the most prominent Rajputs hailing from Central India...
clan. On India’s independence, this Princely state was acceded to India.
Rajas
- 1765 - 1782 Khuman Singh (b. ... - d. 1782)
- 1782 - Nov 1829 Bikramajit Singh (b. ... - d. 1829)
- 1829 - 1860 Ratan Singh
- 1860 - 1880 Jai Singh Deo (b. ... - d. 1880)
Maharajas
- 1880 - 6 Jul 1908 Malkhan Singh (b. 1872 - d. 1908)
- 6 Jul 1908 - 1914 Jujhar Singh
- 1914 - 5 Oct 1920 Ganga Singh
- 1920 - 8 Nov 1941 Arimardan Singh (b. 1903 - d. 1941)
- 8 Nov 1941 - 15 Aug 1947 Jagendra Singh (b. ... - d. 1977)
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Charkhari had a population of 23,823. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Charkhari has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 68% and female literacy of 47%. 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.