Saraikela
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| ?Saraikela Jharkhand • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| District(s) | Pashchimi Singhbhum |
| Population | 12,260 (2001) |
Saraikela, also spelled Seraikella, is the administrative headquarters of Saraikela Kharsawan District of Jharkhand. Earlier it was a municipality in Pashchimi Singhbhum districtin the Indian state of Jharkhand. It was formerly the capital of a Oriya princely state of the same name. The town is a road junction and agricultural trade centre, with nearby deposits of copper, iron-ore, asbestos, and limestone.
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[edit] History
[edit] Saraikela state
The Saraikela state was founded in 1620 by Bikram Singh, a descendant of the rulers of Porahat, who claimed descent from the Rathore clan of Rajputs.Porahat or Singhbhum Kingdom was a part or feudatory of Ganga Vanshi,Surya Vanshi Gajapati rulers of Orissa. The state came under the influence of the Maratha rulers of Nagpur in the 18th century, and became a princely state of British India in 1803, at the conclusion of the Second Anglo-Maratha War at Deogaon of Orissa.After the war East-India Company included the Saraikela princly state under the governance of Chhota-Nagpur Commissioner. The state had an area of 1163 km², and was one of the nine Chota Nagpur States under the authority of the governor of Bengal Presidency. In 1912 Saraikela came under the authority of the province of Bihar and Orissa, which was newly created from the eastern districts of Bengal. In 1936 the state was placed under the authority of the Orissa Province. The ruler acceded to the Government of India on May 18, 1948 with a will to merge the princly state with Orissa State of Indian Republic but both the Sareikela & Kharsawan princly states were merged with Bihar rather than Orissa in 1948 ignoring the historical, cultural and linguistic ties of the people of the area.Kharswan--another pricely state -- was merged with the former princely state of Seraikela to create a district of Bihar state, which became part of Jharkhand when the state was separated from Bihar in 2001.
[edit] Business and Industry
Seraikela is one of the important industrial hub of India.The adityapur industrial state comes in Seraikela district.Apart from that Chandil is also growing fastly as an industrial centre near to Seraikela. The main business family of Seraikela is Choudhary family who are involved in almost every business activities in Seraikela.
[edit] Geography
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[1] Seraikela had a population of 12,260. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Seraikela has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 61%. In Seraikela, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
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[edit] References
- ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
