Kalahandi State
| Kalahandi State Karond State | |||||||||
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| Princely State of British India | |||||||||
| 1005–1948 | |||||||||
Kalahandi State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India | |||||||||
| Capital | Bhawanipatna | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• 1892 | 9,700 km2 (3,700 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1892 | 224,548 | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1005 | ||||||||
| 1948 | |||||||||
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| Today part of | Western Odisha, India | ||||||||
Kalahandi State, also known as Karond State, was one of the princely states of India during the British Raj. It was recognized as a state in 1874 and had its capital in Bhawanipatna. Its last ruler signed the accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1948. The present titular head of the former state is Anant Pratap Deo who resides in the Kalahandi Palace in Bhawanipatna