Tigiria State
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Tigiria State was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. It was located in present-day Tigiria block of Cuttack district, Odisha. Although it was the smallest of the states of the Orissa States Agency it was the most densely populated.[1] The last ruler of Tigiria joined the state to the Indian Union by signing the instrument of accession in 1948.[2]
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Tigiria State | |||||||
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Vassal state of Maratha Confederacy (1751 - 1803) Princely State of British India | |||||||
16th century–1948 | |||||||
Tigiria State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India | |||||||
Capital | Tigiria | ||||||
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• 1931 | 119 km2 (46 sq mi) | ||||||
Population | |||||||
• 1931 | 24,822 | ||||||
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• Established | 16th century | ||||||
1948 | |||||||
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Today part of | Cuttack district, Odisha |
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The state was bound in the north by Dhenkanal State, in the east by Athgarh State, in the south by the Mahanadi River and in the west by Baramba State.[1]