Singhbhum district
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Singhbhum was a district of India during the British Raj, part of the Chota Nagpur Division of the Bengal Presidency.[1] It was located in the present-day Indian state of Jharkhand. Chaibasa was the district headquarters. Located in the southern limit of the Chota Nagpur Plateau, Singhbhum included the Kolhan estate located in its southeastern part.[2] The district has been segmented into two smaller districts, East Singhbhum and West Singhbhum.
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Singhbhum District | |||||||||
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District of the Bengal Presidency | |||||||||
1820–1947 | |||||||||
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Singhbhum district in a 1909 map of The Imperial Gazetteer of India | |||||||||
Capital | Chaibasa | ||||||||
Area | |||||||||
• 1901 | 10,078 km2 (3,891 sq mi) | ||||||||
Population | |||||||||
• 1872 | 318,180 | ||||||||
• 1881 | 453,775 | ||||||||
• 1891 | 545,488 | ||||||||
• 1901 | 613,579 | ||||||||
• 1931 | 929,802 | ||||||||
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• The Raja of Singhbhum becomes a feudatory of the British | 1820 | ||||||||
1947 | |||||||||
• Bifurcation | 1990 | ||||||||
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