Sandur State
| Sandur State ಸಂಡೂರು ಸಂಸ್ಥಾನ | |||||||||
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| Princely State of British India | |||||||||
| 1713–1948 | |||||||||
Sandur State on the Map of the Madras Presidency, 1913 | |||||||||
| Capital | Sanduru | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• 1901 | 433 km2 (167 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1901 | 11,200 | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1713 | ||||||||
| 1948 | |||||||||
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| Today part of | Karnataka, India | ||||||||
| Official language: Kannada | |||||||||
Sandur State was a princely state of India during the British Raj, part of the Madras States Agency. The ruling dynasty of the state was the Ghorpade clan of the Marathas. Its capital was the town of Sanduru. The last ruler, Raja Yeshwantrao Ghorpade, signed the Instrument of Accession to the Dominion of India on 10 August 1947.
Sandur State covered an area of 433 km2 (167 sq mi); according to the 1901 Census, the population of the state was 11,200. Sandur State enjoyed an estimated annual revenue of £6,000 in 1901.