Nov 25, 2010

Searching Archana Devi's princely state


BAGHAL (Princely State)


AREA: 311 km2
PRIVY PURSE: 18,700R
ACCESSION: 15th April 1948
STATE: Himachal Pradesh
DYNASTY:  Baghalia (Parmar)
RELIGION:  Hindu
VILLAGES: 457
POPULATION: 25,720 (1901)
CAPITAL: Arki

Rajkumar Virendra Singh(b1934)
Rajkumar of Baghal's 5th daughter was:
Kumari Archana Devi, born 23rd March 1971.

NILGIRI (Princely State)

AREA:  736 km2
PRIVY PURSE:  40,000R
ACCESSION:  1st January 1948
STATE:  Orissa
DYNASTY: Bhanj
RELIGION:  Hindu
POPULATION:  50,972 (1892)

Rajkumar Chotrai Bharatendra Chandra Mardaraj Harichandan, born 1941
His 3rd daughter was
Kumari Archana Devi, married.


BARAMBA (Princely State)


AREA: 368 km2 PRIVY PURSE: 22,700Rs ACCESSION: 1st January 1948
STATE: Orissa DYNASTY: xx RELIGION:Hindu
POPULATION: 29,772 (1892)

 PRESENT RULER: Raja TRIBIKRAM CHANDRA DEB BIRBAR MANGRAJ MAHAPATRA, Raja Saheb of Baramba since 1979. born 1957, educated at the Rajkumar College, Raipur; he is a life member of the Rajkumar College Governing Council and has been on the Management Committee of the same college on a number of occasions, he is the Hereditary Trustee of the temples in Baramba, married Rani Archana Devi, only daughter of Raja Pradip Chandra Deo of Athmalik, no issue.