Raigarh State

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Raigarh State

Name

Raigarh State

Nomenclature and Geography

Category: Historical

Summary

Raigarh was a princely state within British India, founded in 1625 by Madan Singh of the Naagvanshi Gond dynasty. The state's capital was the city of Raigarh, which had a population of 6,764 in 1901. It was merged into the Union of India on December 14, 1947, and later formed part of the Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

Statistics

Area

3,848.00 km²

Population

174,929

Location