Gangpur State


Gangpur State, also known as Gangpore State, was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. Until 1905 it was one of the Chhota Nagpur States under the Eastern States Agency.
Covering an area of 6454 km², in 1941 Gangpur had a population of 398,171. The population was predominantly Odia speaking. It was made part of India on 1 January 1948. The capital of Gangpur State was modern Sundargarh of Odisha.

History

Gangpur was a feudatory estate of Sambalpur. In 1821 the British authorities canceled the feudatory rights of Sambalpur over Gangpur and the ruler was granted a sanad, by which Gangpur was recognized as a state.

Rulers

The rulers of Gangpur bore the title of Raja from 1874 onward.