Santal Parganas district
| Sonthal Parganas district | |||||||||||
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| Former district of British and independent India | |||||||||||
| 1855–1983 | |||||||||||
Santal Parganas district, 1872 | |||||||||||
| Capital | Dumka | ||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||
• 1855 | 14,167 km2 (5,470 sq mi) | ||||||||||
• 1872 | 14,213 km2 (5,488 sq mi) | ||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||
• 1872 | 1,259,287 | ||||||||||
• 1901 | 1,809,737 | ||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||
| Commissioner | |||||||||||
• 1855 | George Yule | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Established | 1855 | ||||||||||
• Bifurcation | 1983 | ||||||||||
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The Sonthal Parganas district, also known as Santal Parganas district, was created as a separate administrative division following the Santal uprising of 1855-56, which exposed the oppression faced by the Santals and prompted British reforms. The establishment of the district was formalized under the Sonthal Parganas Act, Act 37 of 1855.