Manbhum
| Manbhum | |
|---|---|
| Former district of British India | |
| 1833–1956 | |
District map of Bengal administration, 1912 | |
| Capital | |
| Area | |
• 1833 | 20,449 km2 (7,895 sq mi) |
• 1872 | 12,726 km2 (4,914 sq mi) |
• 1901 | 10,741 km2 (4,147 sq mi) |
• 1931 | 10,606 km2 (4,095 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 1872 | 995,570 |
• 1901 | 1,301,364 |
• 1931 | 1,810,890 |
| History | |
• Formation | 1833 |
| 1846 | |
• Khatra, Raipur and Simlapal area merged with Bankura | 1879 |
• Became part of Bihar and Orissa Province | 1912 |
• Became part of Bihar Province | 1937 |
• Disestablished by bifurcation | 1956 |
| Today part of | West Bengal (Purulia) Jharkhand (Dhanbad, Bokaro, Ranchi, Saraikela Kharsawan, East Singhbhum) |
Manbhum District was one of the districts of the East India during the British Raj. After India's independence, the district became a part of Bihar State. Upon the reorganization of the Indian states in the mid-1950s, the Manbhum district was partitioned based on language. The Bengal-speaking areas were included in West Bengal, while the rest were kept with Bihar (present-day Jharkhand).