Sarila

Sarila
tehsil
Sarila Show map of Uttar Pradesh Sarila Show map of India Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 25°46′N 79°41′E / 25.77°N 79.68°E / 25.77; 79.68Coordinates: 25°46′N 79°41′E / 25.77°N 79.68°E / 25.77; 79.68
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Elevation	129 m (423 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	17,858
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration	UP
Website	up.gov.in

Sarila (Hindi सरीला) is a town, a formerly Rajput princely state and a nagar panchayat in Hamirpur district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Geography

Sarila is located at 25°46′N 79°41′E / 25.77°N 79.68°E / 25.77; 79.68.^[1] It has an average elevation of 129 metres (423 feet). It is situated on Rath-Jalapur Road 0r MDR-41B it is 28 km from Rath.

Administration

Local self government

Sarila is governed by a municipality under the Uttar Pradesh Municipal Act. The council is called Nagar Panchayat

Sub district administration

Sarila is the headquarters of subdivision, which is headed by a Sub-Divisional Magistrate (S.D.M.), who is assisted by four officers: one Tehsil Magistrate and Nayab Tehsil Magistrates.

Police administration

Sarila city's security is maintained by Sarila Kotwali.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Sarila had a population of 17,858. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Sarila has an average literacy rate of 49%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 64%, and female literacy is 33%. In Sarila, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

History

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Individual residencies
Hyderabad Indore (Holkar) Jammu and Kashmir Mysore (Maisur) Travancore Sikkim
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Maharaja Chattarsal of the Bundela clan of Rajputs conquered the area now known as Bundelkhand from the Mughals in the 17th century. One of his grandsons, Raja Pahar Singh of Jaitpur, received Sarila, built Sarila Fortress and in 1755 founded the Hindu princely state covering 91 km2, immedetialy using the royal style Raja.

In 1807 Sarila accepted a British protectorate and became a non-salute state under the colonial Bundelkhand Agency.

It had a population of 6,298 in 1901 and a state revenue of 59,147 Rupees. The privy purse would be fixed at 18,650 Rupees.

The state ceased to exist on 1st January 1950 by accession to Madhya Pradesh.

Ruling Rajas

Raja AMAN Singh, 1st Raja of Sarila 1755/1788, son of Raja Pahar Singh of Jaitpur, died 1778
Raja TEJ Singh, 2nd Raja of Sarila 1788/1818, son of the above
Raja ANIRUDH Singh, 3rd Raja of Sarila 1818/1842, son of the above
Raja HINDUPAT Singh, 4th Raja of Sarila 1842/1871, died childless
Raja KHALLAK Singh, 5th Raja of Sarila 1871/1882, son of Kunwar Samar Singh, son of Kunwar Bakht Singh (a descendant of Raja Jagatraj Singh of Jaitpur), was adopted to the Sarila gaddi (throne), died 1882
Raja PAHAR Singh, 6th Raja of Sarila 1882/1898, born 1875, son of the above, died 1898
.... -Regent 11 Sep 1898 - 5 Nov 1919
Raja MAHIPAL Singh Ju Deo, 7th and last ruling Raja of Sarila 1898/1983, C.S.I. [cr.1939], born posthumously 11th September 1898 as son of the above, invested with ruling powers 5th November 1919; represented small princely states at the First and Second Indian Round Table Conferences in London 1931 and 1932; Secretary of the General Council and Working Committee, Daly College; he signed the Instrument of Accession of Sarila State to the Indian Union in 1947 and the merger Agreement of 1948, by which he gave up the dynasty's powers, Sarila State ceased to exist and later merged into Uttar Pradesh; died 1983.

The dynastic line is nominally continued.

Sites and services

Jhanda bazar is a very famous area of Sarila's city a center.

Historical places

There are many historical places, princely palace, Hindu temples and mosques located in Sarila.

Sri Shalleshwar Mandir, located in Jhanda Bazar locality, is the oldest temple in Sarila. Every year on the occasion of Maha Shivratri, a marriage procession of lord Shiva is carried out in the whole town. On this auspicious occasion, a number of Jhakis are displayed. A large crowd gathers around to take part in this Shiv Barat from nearby villages.
Kalka Mandir, located on Mamna Road, is the temple of goddess Kali Mata.

Education

A number of senior secondary and secondary schools are available in Rath:

Sri Shalleshwar Higher Secondary School
Government Inter College
Government I.T.I.

Banks

References

↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sarila
↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.

External links and Sources

Cities and towns in Hamirpur district

Hamirpur	Gohand Hamirpur Kurara Maudaha Rath Sarila Sumerpur

Other districts	Agra Aligarh Allahabad Ambedkar Nagar Amethi Amroha Auraiya Azamgarh Badaun Bagpat Bahraich Ballia Balrampur Banda Barabanki Bareilly Basti Bhimnagar Bijnor Bulandshahr Chandauli Chitrakoot Deoria Etah Etawah Faizabad Farrukhabad Fatehpur Firozabad Gautam Buddha Nagar Ghaziabad Ghazipur Gonda Gorakhpur Hardoi Hathras Jalaun Jaunpur Jhansi Kannauj Kanpur Nagar Kanshi Ram Nagar Kaushambi Kushinagar Lakhimpur Kheri Lalitpur Lucknow Maharajganj Mahoba Mainpuri Mathura Mau Meerut Mirzapur Moradabad Muzaffarnagar Panchsheel Nagar Pilibhit Prabuddhanagar Pratapgarh Raebareli Ramabai Nagar Rampur Saharanpur Sant Kabir Nagar Sant Ravidas Nagar Shahjahanpur Shravasti Siddharthnagar Sitapur Sonbhadra Sultanpur Unnao Varanasi

Former Princely states in Central India

Salute states	Ajaigarh Ali( )Rajpur Baoni Baraundha Barwani Benares (Ramnagar) Bhopal Bijawar Charkhari Datia Dewas Junior Dewas Senior Dhar Gwalior Indore (Holkar) Jaora Jhabua Khilchipur Maihar Narsinghgarh Orchha Panna Rajgarh Rampur Ratlam Rewa Sailana Samthar Sitamau

Non-salute states	Alipura Bhadaura Basoda Beri(-Bundelkhand) Bhaisaunda Bihat Chhatarpur Garha Garrauli Gaurihar Jaitpur Jaso Jigni Jobat Kamta-Rajaula Kathiwara Khaniadhana Kothi Kurwai (Korwai) Lugasi Makrai Maksudangarh Mathwar Mohammadgarh Nagod(h)(e) Naigawan Rebai Pahara Paldeo Paron Pathari Piploda Raghogarh Ratanmal Sarila Sohawal Taraon Umri Agra Barkhera Kathaun Khiaoda Sangul Wardha Sirsi

Jagir estates	Bakhatgarh Banka–Pahari Bhaisunda Bijna Bilheri Dhotria Dhurwai Jamnia State Kachhi-Baroda Kali-Baori Kamta-Rajaula Multhan Nimkhera Ondhwa Panth-Piploda Rajgadh Sondhwa Tori Fatehpur

Extinguished (e)states	Amjhera Banpur Bijeraghogarh Chirgaon Jaitpur Jalaun Jhansi Khaddi Purwa Tiroha Shahgarh

Related topics	Central India Agency Bagelkhand Agency Bhopal Agency Bhopawar Agency Bundelkhand Agency Chaube Jagirs Gwalior Residency Hasht-Bhaiya List of princely states of British India (alphabetical) Malwa Agency Saugor and Nerbudda Territories

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