| 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 | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• The Raja of Singhbhum becomes a feudatory of the British | 1820 | ||||||||
• Accession to the Union of India as district of Bihar | 1947 | ||||||||
• Bifurcation | 1990 | ||||||||
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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.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 148.
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