Samthar
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| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Jhansi |
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| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
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| Vehicle registration | UP |
| Website | up |
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Samthar is a city and a municipal board in Jhansi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Historically before independence of India, it was also known as Samshergarh erstwhile capital of Samthar State.
Demographics
As of 2001[update] census,[1] Samthar had a population of 20,227. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Samthar has an average literacy rate of 55%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 66%, and female literacy is 43%. In Samthar, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
History
Samthar was formerly known as Samshergarh and was capital of the princely state of Samthar State. The independent state of Samthar was created by king Chandrabhan Singh Judev and his grandson Madan Singh judev.[2]
The founder was Ranjith Singh, who was a diwan of Datia. In 1817 Samthar was recognized as a state by the British.[3]
They received a sanad of adoption in 1862. In 1884 the state had to cede some territories for the construction of the railways.[4]
Mahraja Chattar Singh Bahadar succeeded the throne in 1865. His great-grandson, Raja Ranjit Singh declared himself as the Raja towards the end of the 18th century.[5]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.National Information Center, Jhansi. "Samthar". Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lethbridge, Sir Roper (2005). The Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated of the Indian Empire. Aakar Books. ISBN 978-81-87879-54-1.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 22, page 24 -- Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library". dsal.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lethbridge, Sir Roper (2005). The Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated of the Indian Empire. Aakar Books. ISBN 978-81-87879-54-1.
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