Kothi
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, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Kothi
Petty sanad State in Central India, under the Political Agent in Baghelkhand, with an area of about 169 square miles, surrounding the town of the same name. The chief is a Baghel Rajput, one Jagat Raj Singh Baghel having driven out the original Bhar chief and founded the Jdgir. A\'hen the Bundelas rose to power in the eighteenth century under Chhatarsal, the Kothi chiefs became tributary to Panna, but maintained their independence throughout the domination of Ali Bahadur. On the establishment of British supre- macy Kothi was held to be subordinate to Panna, and was originally described as such in the sanad granted to the Panna chief in 1807. In view, however, of the continued independence of the estate, a fresh sanad wa.'s granted in 1810 to Rais Lai Duniya-pati Singh, making him directly dependent on the British Government. An adoption sanad was granted him in 1862. In recognition of his loyalty, public spirit, and benevolence, the title of Raja Bahadur was granted in 1878, as an hereditary distinction, to Rao Bahadur Singh. The present chief is Raja Bahadur Avadhendra Singh, who succeeded in 1895.
The population has been: (1881) 11,368, (1891) 22,656, and (1901) 19,112, or 113 persons per square mile. Hindus number 15,939, or 83 per cent.; and Animists (chiefly (ionds), 2,864, ^r '5 P^r cent. There are 75 villages.
The soil of the State is fairly fertile, and produces good crops of all the ordinary grains. Of the total area, 58 square miles, or 34 per cent., are cultivated ; 22 square miles are cultivable but not cultivated: and the rest is jungle and waste. The total revenue is Rs. 26.000, of which Rs. 24,000 is derived from land. An irregular force of 223 infantry and 30 cavalry is maintained.
The capital, Kothi, is situated in 24*^ 46' N. and 80° 47" E., 6 miles west of Jaitwar station on the Jubbulpore-Allahabad branch of the East Indian Railway, 104 miles distant from Allahabad. Population (1901), 2,297.
