Bagelkhand

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Bagelkhand or Baghelkhand is a proposed state and a mountain range in central India that covers the northeastern regions of Madhya Pradesh and a small area of southeastern Uttar Pradesh.

Baghelkhand
Region
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Location of Baghelkhand in India
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Coordinates: 24.5°N 81.2°E / 24.5; 81.2
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
Covering territory	Singrauli, Rewa, Satna, Shahdol, Sidhi, Anuppur, Umaria Maihar,Mauganj,of Madhya Pradesh Sonbhadra and Chitrakoot of Uttar Pradesh
Languages	Bagheli language
Area
• Total	42,179 km2 (16,285 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	10,351,135
• Density	250/km2 (640/sq mi)

History

Dahala

Baghelkhand was known as Dahala in the 6th–12th century. Rewa State was founded in the area circa 1140. The area's current name refers to the Vaghela dynasty who ruled this state.^[1]

Bagelkhand Agency

The Bagelkhand Agency was a British political unit which managed the relations of the British with a number of autonomous princely states existing outside British India, namely Rewa and 11 minor states, of which the most prominent were Maihar, Nagod and Sohawal. Other principalities included Jaso, Kothi, Baraundha (aka Patharkachhar) as well as the Kalinjar Chaubes, consisting of the princely estates of Paldeo, Kamta-Rajaula, Tarauwhan, Pahra and Bhaisaunda.^[2]

Central India Agency Map

Geography

Bagelkhand is surrounded by the Indo-Gangetic plains in the north and east, Bundelkhand in the west and the Vindhya range in the south.^[1]

Regions of Uttar Pradesh

Administration

Currently it divided between Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. It includes the districts Rewa, Satna, Shahdol, Sidhi in Madhya Pradesh and Chitrakoot & Southern Part of Sonbhadra and Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh.^[1]

Demographics

The inhabitants of Bagelkhand are called Bagheli and they speak the Bagheli language which is also designated as a dialect of Hindi.^[1]

Religion in Baghelkhand (2011)[3] Religion Percent Hinduism   95.48% Islam   3.42% Others   1.10%

Languages in Baghelkhand (2011)[4]
Language			Percent
Hindi			65.59%
Bagheli			25.33%
Bundeli			3.20%
Urdu			0.17%
Others			5.71%