Santhal Pargana division

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Santhal Pargana division
Division of
Sahibganj, Pakur
Government
 • CommissionerShri Lalchand Dadel, I.A.S
Area
 • Total12,601 km2 (4,865 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total6,969,097
 • Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)

Santhal Pargana division constitutes six district administration units known as the divisions of Jharkhand state in eastern India.

Origin of name

Santhal Pargana derives its name from two words: "

Santhal", a major inhabited tribe in the region and Pargana
, a unit of administration in Persian language used mostly by medieval rulers.

Location

Santhal Pargana is one of the divisions of Jharkhand. Its headquarters is at Dumka. Presently, this administrative division comprises six districts: Godda, Deoghar, Dumka, Jamtara, Sahibganj and Pakur.

Boundary map (1905)

History

This region is mentioned as Kajangala in different ancient literatures specially in Buddhist literatures. It is mentioned that the Chinese monk-traveller Xuanzang (Hiuen Tsang) travelled from Champa (recent Bhagalpur) to Kajangala and then proceeded to Pundravardhana (recent Bangladesh) in the 7th century AD. He says that the northern limit of its territory (means Sahebganj) was not very far from the Ganges. The forests to the south had plenty of elephants. The people were straight forward, talented and devoted to education.[1]

In the system of

Birbhum, Manbhum, Hazaribagh migrated, clear forest tracts and started cultivating these lands as peasants. British collected tax from Santals as revenue. The imposition of taxes, exploitation by Zamindar and money lenders sparked Santal rebellion. The Sidhu and Kanhu Murmu, two brothers led the Santals against the Britishers but were defeated.[2][3][4][5][6]

Attack by 600 Santhals upon a party of 50 sepoys, 40th regiment native infantry
Santal Parganas
in a 1907 map of the Bengal area

In 1855, during

British India, Santhal Parganas was created as a district, and was a part of the Bengal Presidency. Santhal Parganas was a district, in undivided Bihar
state, India. After formation of Jharkhand in became division.

Demographics

Languages

Languages in Santhal Parganas division (2011)[7]

  Khortha (29.11%)
  Santali (24.25%)
  Bengali (16.11%)
  Angika (10.40%)
  Hindi (8.69%)
  Urdu (5.06%)
  Malto (2.15%)
  Bhojpuri (1.99%)
  Others (2.24%)

It has a population of 6,969,097.

Religion

Religions in Santhal Parganas 2011 census

  
Sarna
(4.84%)
  Others (0.27%)

References

  1. ISBN 81-7079-270-3
  2. JSTOR 44147668
    .
  3. ^ This is Our Homeland: A Collection of Essays on the Betrayal of Adivasi. 2007. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  4. ISBN 9788173354984
    . Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  5. ^ "History, Sahibganj,Jharkhand". sahibganj.nic.in. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011.
  6. ^ "Freedom Struggle".
  7. ^ "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". www.censusindia.gov.in.


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