Samthar Explained

Samthar
Settlement Type:city
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh#India3
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh,India
Coordinates:25.84°N 78.9°W
Subdivision Name:INDIA India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Uttar Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Jhansi
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:20227
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Registration Plate:UP

Samthar is a city and a municipal board in Jhansi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Historically before independence of India where gurjar khatana ruled, it was also known as Samshergarh erstwhile capital of Samthar State

Demographics

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.
  2. Web site: Samthar. National Information Center, Jhansi .
  3. Book: Lethbridge, Sir Roper. 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. 2005. Aakar Books. 978-81-87879-54-1. en.
  4. Web site: Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 22, page 24 -- Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library. 2021-09-01. dsal.uchicago.edu.
  5. Book: Lethbridge, Sir Roper. 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. 2005. Aakar Books. 978-81-87879-54-1. en.