Jashpur district
CHHATTISGARH
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Jashpur district is located in the north-eastern corner of the state of Chhattisgarh in India, bordering Jharkhand and Odisha. Jashpur town is the administrative headquarters of the district. During the British Raj Jashpur town was the capital of Jashpur State, one of the princely states of the Eastern States Agency.
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Brief Background
Jashpur was a princely state before independence. The history of the region is quite obscure. Locals here say that there is evidence that the Dom dynasty was ruling the region till the mid-18th century. The founder of the present Jashpur state Sujan Rai defeated and killed the last Dom ruler Raiban. It is said that Banswara a small state in the old Rajputana province was the native place of the castors of Sujan Rai. He established his rule and kingdom at Sonpur. Sujan Rai the eldest son of a Suryavanshi king was on a hunting expedition in the deep forest when his father (king) died. Keeping in view the tradition and necessity of the occasion his younger brother was coronated as the throne of the king could not be kept vacant even for a short while.
Objective
On his return from the hunting expedition Sujan Rai was offered and requested to take charge of the throne. But he preferred to be a Sangasi and took to the forest. Wandering he reached Khudiya the capital camp of the Dom state. There he found that the subjects were angry and dissatisfied with the Dom king Raja Raibahar and they were on the verge of rebellion. Sujan Rai led the popular revolt defeated the Dom king in a battle. Now Sujan Rai became the king and a new state Jashpur was founded by him. Today s Jashpur royal family belongs to that dynasty.
Benefits
In earlier years the Jashpur king accepted the paramountcy of Bhosale of Nagpur and continued to keep 21 goras as a mark of respect and honour. During the reign of Mudhiji Bhosale in 1818 Jashpur State was brought under Surguja State for the purpose of efficient administration. However till 1950 Jashpur was included as a princely state in the Chotanagpur States which was administered by the Government of Bengal.Implementation Methodology
Jashpur district has a population of 739780 as per 2001 census with an area of ??5339.78 sq km. Gender wise it has 370287 males and 369 493 females. 03.35 percent of the state population lives here. The population density is 127 persons per sq km. 96% of the population is rural. Jashpur situated on the western extension of the Chotanagpur plateau forms the north-east region of the Chhattisgarh province. Deep dense and extensive forests numerous streams and rivers have generated flow and complemented the heavenly beauty in the country. In the past this area was known as Yashpur and later Jagdishpur and at present it is Jashpur.Implementing Agency Details
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