Singhbhum district
Singhbhum was a district of India during the British Raj, part of the Chota Nagpur Division of the Bengal Presidency. 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. The district has been segmented into two smaller districts, East Singhbhum and West Singhbhum.
| 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 | ||||||||
• Post-independence Singhbhum District | 1947 | ||||||||
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