Kharsawan garh is a town and a notified area in the Seraikela Sadar subdivision of the Seraikela Kharsawan district in the

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Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . I ...

History

Kharsawan (also spelt as Kharsuan) was founded around 1650. It was one of the Oriya

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s of

during the period of the

British Raj The British Raj (; from Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent; * * it is also called Crown rule in India, * * * * or Direct rule in India, * Quote: "Mill, who was him ...

, and its last ruler signed the accession to

after India gained independence. In 1911 it was one of two states of the

Chota Nagpur Division Chota Nagpur Division, also known as the South-West Frontier, was an administrative division of British India. It included most of the present-day state of Jharkhand as well as adjacent portions of West Bengal, Orissa, and Chhattisgarh. History ...

. It is now a part of

state and one of its districts is named Seraikela Kharsawan district. Kumar Aditya Narayan Singh Deo and his father Maharaj Kumar Rudra Pratap Singh Deo appreciated the name change of the district. The Maharaja of Darbhanga used to visit this state to pay respects as the trade route to the east coast ran through the thick jungles of Singhbhum and safety was guaranteed only to those who were in the good books. The title of Raja was granted to Kharsawan rulers in 1902, beginning with Raja Ram Chandra Singh Deo. The state had a privy purse of 33,000 Rs. The present head of the royal family is Raja Gopal Narayan Singh Deo.

Geography

Location

Kharsawan Garh is located at . It has an average elevation of 300 metres (1000 feet). It was also known as Kharsuangarh before the 1920s.

Area overview

The area shown in the map has been described as “part of the southern fringe of the Chotanagpur plateau and is a hilly upland tract”. 75.7% of the population lives in the rural areas and 24.3% lives in the urban areas. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Civic administration

There is a police station at Kharsawan. The headquarters of Kharswan CD block are located at Kharsawan town.

Demographics

According to the

2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Informatio ...

, Kharsawan had a total population of 5,793, of which 3,060 (53%) were males and 2,733 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 723. The total number of literate persons in Kharsawan was 3,957 (78.05% of the population over 6 years). (*For language details see Kharsawan block#Language and religion) India

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, Kharsawan had a population of 6790. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kharsawan has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 55%. In Kharsawan, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education

Model Mahila College at Kharsawan was established in 2016. Affiliated with the

Kolhan University Kolhan University is a university located at Chaibasa in West Singhbhum district in the state of Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh ...

, it offers undergraduate courses in Hindi, Odiya, Urdu, Ho, Kurmali, Mundari, English, political science, history, economics, philosophy, sociology, accountancy, business organisation and the principles of economy. Government High School Kharsawan is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1948. It has facilities for teaching from class IX to class XII. The school has a playground and a library with 2,500 books.

Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya The Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya or KGBV is a residential girls’ secondary school run by the Government of India for the weaker sections in India. History The plan was introduced by the Government of India in August 2004. It was then inte ...

is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 2007. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII. The school has a playground and a library with 40 books, and has 9 computers for teaching and learning purposes.

References

Cities and towns in Seraikela Kharsawan district {{Jharkhand-geo-stub