Kolhan division is one of the five divisions in the Indian state of Jharkhand. The division comprises three districts: East Singhbhum, Seraikela Kharsawan district, and West Singhbhum. The three districts were earlier a part of South Chotanagpur division. [1][2][3]
Kolhan division | |
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Division of Jharkhand | |
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| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| Established | 2003 |
| Headquarters | Chaibasa |
| Districts | Seraikela Kharsawan, East Singhbhum, West Singhbhum |
| Government | |
| • Commissioner | Hari Kumar Keshari (IAS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 13,443 km2 (5,190 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,861,313 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (940/sq mi) |
History
[edit]The administrative history of the Kolhan division dates back to 1837, when Captain Thomas Wilkinson of the British administration promulgated the Kolhan Government Estate following the Kol uprising of 1831–33. The name Kolhan is derived from Kol—a colonial exonym used for tribal communities—and han, meaning “people” or “human” in the Ho language. The estate was established to bring the Ho-concentrated regions (formerly referred to as Kol) under direct and exclusive colonial governance. Over time, it formed the basis of the Singhbhum district through the amalgamation of neighbouring tribal regions to its east. After India’s independence, the area was reorganized for administrative convenience. With the formation of the state of Jharkhand in 2000, the region composing West Singhbhum, Saraikela Kharsawan and East Singhbhum was constituted as a separate administrative division named Kolhan Division.
Demographics
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Languages
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Decay of indigenous style - Tribes at crossroads". Calcutta, India: The Telegraph, 27 April 2006. 27 April 2006. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
- ^ "BJP wins 6 of the 14 seats in Kolhan". Times of India, 23 December 2009. 23 December 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
- ^ Jenamani, Kumud (9 April 2010). "Wildlife experts counting on Kolhan census - Regional chief conservator of forest expects numbers to increase during three-day exercise, beginning April 19". Calcutta, India: The Telegraph, 9 April 2010. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
- ^ "Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Jharkhand" (PDF). census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". www.censusindia.gov.in.
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