Samthar is a city and a
municipal board
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in
Jhansi district in the
India
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state
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of
Uttar Pradesh
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. Historically before independence of India, it was also known as Samshergarh erstwhile capital of
Samthar State
Samthar State was a 11 gun salute princely state in India during the British Raj.
The state was administered as part of the Bundelkhand Agency of Central India. Its capital was Samthar town, located in a level plain in the Bundelkhand regio ...
Demographics
census
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, 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
Samthar State was a 11 gun salute princely state in India during the British Raj.
The state was administered as part of the Bundelkhand Agency of Central India. Its capital was Samthar town, located in a level plain in the Bundelkhand regio ...
.
The independent state of Samthar was created by king Chandrabhan Singh Judev and his grandson Madan Singh judev.
The founder was Ranjith Singh, who was a diwan of Datia. In 1817 Samthar was recognized as a state by the British.
They received a
sanad of adoption in 1862. In 1884 the state had to cede some territories for the construction of the railways.
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.
References
Cities and towns in Jhansi district
Former capital cities in India
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