Banka-Pahari

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Banka-Pahari

A petty sanad State in Central India, under the Bundelkhand Agency, belonging to the Hasht-Bhaiya JagIrs, con- sisting of a single village, with an area of 4 square miles. Population (1901), 1,056. The first portion of its name is said to be derived from the epithet of banka (literally ' crooked '), applied to a rakish method of wearing the head-aress, and commonly used in the sense of ' spirited ' or 'gallant.' The original holder of the jagir was thus designated, and the epithet has become a family title. The first holder of this estate was Dlwan Umed Singh, a Bundela Rajput, son of Dlwan Rai Singh of Baragaon, near Jhansi. The estate originally consisted of five villages, but four were lost during the Maratha invasion. The territory was confirmed to Dlwan Banka Ishri Singh by a sanad granted in 1823. The present holder is Dlwan Banka Mihrban Singh, who succeeded in 1890. The revenue is Rs. 4,000. The village is situated in 25 22' N. and 8o° 14' E.