Saraikela State

Saraikela State also spelt Seraikela, Saraikella or Seraikella (Odia: ଷଢେ଼ଇକଳା), was a princely state in India during the era of the British Raj, in the region that is now the Jharkhand state. Its capital was at Saraikela.

Saraikella State
ଷଢେ଼ଇକଳା ରାଜ୍ୟ
Princely State of British India
1620–1948
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Saraikela State in a 1909
Imperial Gazetteer of India map
Area 
• 1892
1,163 km2 (449 sq mi)
• 1901
1,162 km2 (449 sq mi)
Population 
• 1872
66,347
• 1881
77,062
• 1891
93,839
• 1901
104,539
History 
• Established
1620
1948
Succeeded by
India

The state had an area of 1163 km2 which yielded an average revenue of Rs.92,000 in 1901, and was one of the nine Chota Nagpur States under the authority of the governor of Bengal Presidency. The last ruler of the state, Raja Aditya Pratap Singh Deo, signed the merger agreement acceding to the Indian Union on 18 May 1948.

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