Singhbhum district
| Singhbhum District | |||||||||
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| District of the Bengal Presidency | |||||||||
| 1820–1990 | |||||||||
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Singhbhum district (incl. Dhalbhum) in a 1909 map of The Imperial Gazetteer of India | |||||||||
| Capital | Chaibasa | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• 1872 | 11,660 km2 (4,500 sq mi) | ||||||||
• 1901 | 10,078 km2 (3,891 sq mi) | ||||||||
• 1931 | 10,050 km2 (3,880 sq mi) | ||||||||
• 1961 | 13,445 km2 (5,191 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1872 | 415,023 | ||||||||
• 1901 | 613,579 | ||||||||
• 1931 | 929,802 | ||||||||
• 1961 | 2,049,911 | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• The Raja of Singhbhum becomes a feudatory of the British | 1820 | ||||||||
• Bifurcation | 1990 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Kolhan division of Jharkhand | ||||||||
Singhbhum was a district of India during the British Raj, part of the Chota Nagpur Division of the Bengal Presidency. It was located in the present-day Indian state of Jharkhand. Chaibasa was the district headquarters. Located in the southern limit of the Chota Nagpur Plateau, Singhbhum included the Kolhan estate located in its southeastern part. The district has been segmented into two smaller districts, East Singhbhum and West Singhbhum.