SARILA NON SALUTE
STATE
Sarila is located at 25.77°N
79.68°E. 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.
Maharaja Chhatrasal 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 Sq.Km.
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 the state revenue of 59,147 Rupees. The privy
purse was fixed at 18,650 Rupees.
The state
ceased to exist on 1 January 1950 by accession to Madhya Pradesh.
COURT FEE
STAMP :-
Type-5
:- 1945-48, Size 75x 37mm. , Imperf.
, Wove paper.
Eight Annas , Dull Green , Ref. # 54
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