Sarangarh State

Sarangarh State ସାରଙ୍ଗଡ଼ ରାଜ୍ୟ / सारंगढ़ रियासत
Princely State of British India
1691–1948
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Sarangarh State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
Area
• 1901	1,399 km2 (540 sq mi)
Population
• 1901	79,900
History
• Established	1691
• Independence of India	1948
Succeeded by India

Sarangarh was a princely state in India during the British Raj ruled by a Raj Gond dynasty.^[1] The emblem of the state was a turtle.

It is predominantly an Oriya-majority area and was helper to Sambalpur state but it was accidentally placed under Chhattisgarh division of Central Provinces and never transferred to Orissa. The Oriya population was slowly replaced by Hindi population.

Its capital was in Sarangarh town, now in Chhattisgarh state. The state had no significant towns except for its capital. A small state, its area was 1,399 km² with a population of 79,900, according to the 1901 census.