Kharagdiha

Kharagdiha
village
Kharagdiha Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Kharagdiha Kharagdiha (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24°25′24″N86°09′57″E / 24.42333°N 86.16583°E / 24.42333; 86.16583
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Languages
• Official (*For language details see Jamua (community development block)#Language and religion)	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	JH
Lok Sabha constituency	Kodarma
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Jamua
Website	giridih.nic.in

Kharagdiha is a village in the Jamua CD block in the Khori Mahua subdivision of the Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It had been known as Curruckdea ^[1] or Curruckdeah ^[2] during the British Raj.

Geography

15km
10miles

B

I

H

A

R

Jharkhand
Dham

H

Mirzaganj

R

Lokainayanpur

R

Sakri River

Jamunia
River

Barakar
River

Telodih

CT

Sirsia

CT

Pertodih

CT

Paratdih

CT

Maheshmunda

CT

Jamtara

CT

Isri

CT

Dhanwar

CT

Dandidih

CT

Barki Saraiya

CT

Akdoni Khurd

CT

Giridih coalfield

Usri Falls

H

Kharagdiha

H

Madhuban

H

Pareshath Hill

HV

Shikharji

H

Giridih

M

Tisri

R

Taratanr

R

Suriya

R

Pirtand

R

Hirodih

R

Khukhra

R

Khori Mahua

R

Jamua

R

Hesla

R

Gawan

R

Gandey

R

Dumri

R

Deori

R

Birni

R

Bhelwaghati

R

Bengabad

R

Bagodar

R

Nimiaghat

R

Ahilyapur

R

  

Cities, towns and locations in the Giridih district in North Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious/ tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Kharagdiha is located at 24°25′24″N86°09′57″E / 24.42333°N 86.16583°E / 24.42333; 86.16583 .

Area overview

Giridih district is a part of the Chota Nagpur plateau, with rocky soil and extensive forests. Most of the rivers in the district flow from the west to east, except in the northern portion where the rivers flow north and north west. The Pareshnath Hill rises to a height of 4,479 feet (1,365 m). The district has coal and mica mines. It is an overwhelmingly rural district with small pockets of urbanisation. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

History

Kharagdiha estate was founded in 15th century when the then Maharaja was able to influence and impress the ghatwals of Kharagdiha Gadis. The Hazaribagh Gazetteer describes this kingdom 600 miles long which spread from Hazaribagh to Gaya. The Kharagdiha gadis were semi-independent chiefdoms. All that the ruler of the Gadi had to do on succession was to acknowledge the supremacy of the Kharagdiha Maharaja. Koderma, Gadi Palganj, Ledo Gadi, Ghoranji Gadi and Gadi Sirsia were notable gadis. There were a total of 38 Gadis in the kingdom. ^[6]

During the British Raj Kharagdiha became a part of Jungle Terry. The Gadis of Kharagdiha were permanently settled and they became Zamindari estates. The rulers of Kharagdiha were separately settled the zamindari estate of Raj Dhanwar in 1809.

Subsequent to the Kol uprising in 1831 that, did not seriously affect Hazaribag, however, the administrative structure of the territory was changed. The parganas of Ramgarh, Kharagdiha, Kendi and Kunda became parts of the South-West Frontier Agency and were formed into a division named Hazaribag as the administrative headquarters.

In 1854, the designation of South-West Frontier Agency was changed to Chota Nagpur Division and it began to be administered as a Non-regulation province under the Lieutenant Governor of the then Bihar. In 1855-56 there was the great uprising of the Santhals against the British but was brutally suppressed. ^[7]

Places of interest

The Langta Baba Samadhi Sthal is located in Kharagdiha, about 30 km northwest of the town on the road towards Jamua. Langta Baba is revered by both Hindus and Muslims alike. People offer chaadars (shawls and blankets) to his samadhi as a ritual, and it is believed that the wish made here by a true devotee always gets fulfilled. ^[8]

References

1. India Tracts: Containing a Description of the Jungle Terry Districts. By James Browne (Lieut.-Colonel.)
2. A geographical dictionary, or Universal gazetteer, ancient and modern. : In two volumes. Vol. I[-II]
3. "District Census Handbook 2011 Giridih, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Natural Divisions, Forests: pages 8 and 9. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
4. "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
5. "District Statistical Handbook, Giridih". Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.6. Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Planning and Development, Jharkhand. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
6. Hazaribagh District Gazetteer.
7. Wilson Hunter, Sir William; Sutherland Cotton, James; Sir Richard Burn, Sir William Stevenson Meyer. Great Britain India Office. The Imperial Gazetteer of India . Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908.
8. "Giridih Tourism". Official Website of Giridih. Retrieved 7 March 2012.