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SIRGUJA, or SURGUJA

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Originally appearing in Volume V25, Page 156 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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SIRGUJA, or SURGUJA , one of the See also:Chota See also:Nagpur feudatory states, which was transferred in 1905, from See also:Bengal to the Central Provinces. It is bounded on the N. by the See also:state of See also:Rewa and the districts of See also:Mirzapur and See also:Ranchi, on the E. by Ranchi, on the S. by the See also:Bilaspur See also:district of the Central Provinces and the states of See also:Udaipur and See also:Jashpur, and on the W. by the state of See also:Korea. It is very hilly, with elevated table-lands affording See also:good pasturage, and cut up by numerous ravines. The See also:rivers are the Kanhar, Rer, See also:Mahan, See also:Sone and Sankh, the last being formerly known as the See also:Diamond See also:river. Hot springs exist in the state. Extensive sal forests See also:cover a large See also:area, affording shelter to herds of See also:wild See also:elephant, bison, and many sorts of See also:deer, and also to tigers, bears and other beasts of See also:prey. Area, 6089 sq. m.; pop. (1901) 351,011; estimated See also:revenue, £8000. The See also:residence of the maharaja is at Bisrampur.

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