Santhal Pargana division
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Santhal Pargana division | |
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Division of Sahibganj, Pakur | |
Government | |
• Commissioner | Shri Lalchand Dadel, I.A.S |
Area | |
• Total | 12,601 km2 (4,865 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,969,097 |
• Density | 550/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: "
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.
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]
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Demographics
Languages
It has a population of 6,969,097.
Religion
References
- ISBN 81-7079-270-3
- JSTOR 44147668.
- ^ This is Our Homeland: A Collection of Essays on the Betrayal of Adivasi. 2007. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ISBN 9788173354984. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ "History, Sahibganj,Jharkhand". sahibganj.nic.in. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011.
- ^ "Freedom Struggle".
- ^ "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". www.censusindia.gov.in.