Nagod
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Nagod or Nagode is a town and a nagar panchayat
in Satna district
in the India
n state
of Madhya Pradesh
ruled by Pratihara
Rajput
. It is located 17 miles (27.4 km) from the town of Satna
. It is the administrative headquarters of Nagod Tehsil
. It is believed that it was a small state owned by an oil-pressing people, known as 'Teli
', who were exiled by the Pratihara
s. Pratiharas originally came from Kannauj and belong to Agnikula Rajput
.
meaning Town or City. Nagod is near to district headquarter SATNA and well connected with the roads. This Place is very calm and known for great social harmony.
of British India. The state was founded in 1344, and was known as Unchahara after the former capital of the state (until 1720). The state came under British influence in 1802, and became a princely state in the Bagelkhand Agency
of what was later to become the Central India Agency
. The state was made tributary to Panna
from 1807 to 1809. The area of the state was 501 square miles (1,297.6 km²), with a population of 67,092 in 1901. The population of the state decreased 20% in the decade 1891-1901. The rulers, whose title was raja
, were Rajput
s of the Pratihara
clan. Nagod was formerly a British military cantonment, and had an English language
school and dispensary. The language spoken here is known as Hindi. It was also known as the State of Parihar
s.
Until the 18th century, the state was known as Unchahara from the name of its original capital. The chiefs of Nagod were Parihar Rajputs belonging traditionally to Mount Abu. In the seventh century, Parihar Rajputs drove out the Gaharwar Rajput
rulers from and established themselves in the country between Mahoba and Mau. In the ninth century, they were repulsed eastwards by the Chandel
Rajput
s, where Raja Dhara Singh seized the fort of Naro from the Teli Rajas in 1344. In 1478 Raja Bhoja
obtained Unchahara, which he made the chief town, and which remained so until 1720, when the capital was moved to Nagod by Raja Chain Singh. Later on the Parihars lost all their territories to the Baghel Rajput
s and Bundela
Rajput
s except the limited territory that they held before 1947.
When the British became paramount after the Treaty of Bassein
(1820), Nagod was held to be a tributary to Panna
and was included in the sanad granted to that state in 1807. In 1809, however, a separate sanad was granted to Lal Sheshraj Singh confirming him in his possessions. In the mutiny of 1857, the chief Raghvendra Singh behaved most loyally in assisting the British and was rewarded by the grant of 11 villages, which had belonged to the confiscated state of Bijeraghogarh
(present day Vijayraghavgarh
). The Nagod chiefs had the title of Raja and received a salute of 9 guns.
some famous persons who did great job to increase financial potential of nagod are as written below
is
, Nagod had a population of 19,474. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Nagod has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 60%. In Nagod, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Nagar Panchayat
A nagar palika or nagar panchayat is a form of an urban political unit in India comparable to a municipality.An urban centre with more than 30,000 and less than 100,000 inhabitants is classified as a nagar panchayat....
in Satna district
Satna District
Satna District , was formed in 1948, is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The town of Satna is the district headquarters. The district has an area of 7,502 km², and a population of 1,868,648 , 20.63% of which was urban...
in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
of Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....
ruled by Pratihara
Pratihara
The Gurjara Pratihara , often simply called Pratihara Empire, was an imperial Indian dynasty that ruled much of Northern India from the 6th to the 11th centuries. At its peak of prosperity and power , the Gurajara-Pratihara Empire rivaled or even exceeded the Gupta Empire in the extent of its...
Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
. It is located 17 miles (27.4 km) from the town of Satna
Satna
Satna is a city in central India and a municipal corporation in Satna district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Satna District. Satna is a border city of the state and is touched by the borders of the state of UttarPradesh.-History:Satna got its name...
. It is the administrative headquarters of Nagod Tehsil
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
. It is believed that it was a small state owned by an oil-pressing people, known as 'Teli
Teli
Teli is a business caste of oil pressers in India and Pakistan. Members may be either Hindu or Muslim; Muslim Teli are called Roshandaar or Teli Malik....
', who were exiled by the Pratihara
Pratihara
The Gurjara Pratihara , often simply called Pratihara Empire, was an imperial Indian dynasty that ruled much of Northern India from the 6th to the 11th centuries. At its peak of prosperity and power , the Gurajara-Pratihara Empire rivaled or even exceeded the Gupta Empire in the extent of its...
s. Pratiharas originally came from Kannauj and belong to Agnikula Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
.
Origin
Nagod derives its name from NagarNagar
Nagar can refer to:*-nagar, a term meaning "settlement" in Sanskrit and other Indo-Aryan languages*the Nagar Valley in northern Pakistan**Nagar, Pakistan, a town in northern Pakistan...
meaning Town or City. Nagod is near to district headquarter SATNA and well connected with the roads. This Place is very calm and known for great social harmony.
Princely history
Nagod was formerly the capital of a princely statePrincely state
A Princely State was a nominally sovereign entitity of British rule in India that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule such as suzerainty or paramountcy.-British relationship with the Princely States:India under the British Raj ...
of British India. The state was founded in 1344, and was known as Unchahara after the former capital of the state (until 1720). The state came under British influence in 1802, and became a princely state in the Bagelkhand Agency
Bagelkhand Agency
Bagelkhand Agency was a collection of princely states in British India. It was named after the Bagelkhand region. The agency was established in March 1871. Until that date Bagelkhand was under the Bundelkhand Agency, with which it is geographically and historically connected...
of what was later to become the Central India Agency
Central India Agency
The Central India Agency was a political office of the British Indian Empire, which covered the northern half of present-day Madhya Pradesh state. The Central India Agency was made up entirely of princely states, which were under native rulers...
. The state was made tributary to Panna
Panna, India
Panna is a city and a municipality in Panna district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is famous for its diamond mines. It is the administrative center of Panna District.- History :...
from 1807 to 1809. The area of the state was 501 square miles (1,297.6 km²), with a population of 67,092 in 1901. The population of the state decreased 20% in the decade 1891-1901. The rulers, whose title was raja
Raja
Raja is an Indian term for a monarch, or princely ruler of the Kshatriya varna...
, were Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
s of the Pratihara
Pratihara
The Gurjara Pratihara , often simply called Pratihara Empire, was an imperial Indian dynasty that ruled much of Northern India from the 6th to the 11th centuries. At its peak of prosperity and power , the Gurajara-Pratihara Empire rivaled or even exceeded the Gupta Empire in the extent of its...
clan. Nagod was formerly a British military cantonment, and had an English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
school and dispensary. The language spoken here is known as Hindi. It was also known as the State of Parihar
Parihar
Parihar is a clan which is part of many communities including Rajputs, Gurjars and Jats. According to the Handbook on Rajputs by famous British historian A. H...
s.
Until the 18th century, the state was known as Unchahara from the name of its original capital. The chiefs of Nagod were Parihar Rajputs belonging traditionally to Mount Abu. In the seventh century, Parihar Rajputs drove out the Gaharwar Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
rulers from and established themselves in the country between Mahoba and Mau. In the ninth century, they were repulsed eastwards by the Chandel
Chandel
Chandela may refer to* Chandela, a Rajput clan in India* Chandel district, a district in Manipur, India* Suresh Chandel, Indian politician...
Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
s, where Raja Dhara Singh seized the fort of Naro from the Teli Rajas in 1344. In 1478 Raja Bhoja
Bhoja
Bhoja was a philosopher king and polymath of medieval India, who ruled the kingdom of Malwa in central India from about 1000 to 1050 CE. Also known as Raja Bhoja Of Dhar, he belonged to the Paramara dynasty...
obtained Unchahara, which he made the chief town, and which remained so until 1720, when the capital was moved to Nagod by Raja Chain Singh. Later on the Parihars lost all their territories to the Baghel Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
s and Bundela
Bundela
The Bundelas are a Rajput clan of Chattari lineage who ruled several states in central India, in Bundelkhand region from the 16th century.The Bundelas are the most prominent Rajputs hailing from Central India...
Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
s except the limited territory that they held before 1947.
When the British became paramount after the Treaty of Bassein
Treaty of Bassein
The Treaty of Bassein could refer to one of the articles shown below.*Treaty of Bassein - a treaty signed by Sultan Bahadur of Gujarat and the Portuguese....
(1820), Nagod was held to be a tributary to Panna
Panna
Panna can refer to:* Aam panna, an Indian drink made from mangoes* Panna, Madhya Pradesh, a city in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India* Panna district, a district in Sagar Division of Madhya Pradesh, India* Panna National Park, in Madhya Pradesh, India...
and was included in the sanad granted to that state in 1807. In 1809, however, a separate sanad was granted to Lal Sheshraj Singh confirming him in his possessions. In the mutiny of 1857, the chief Raghvendra Singh behaved most loyally in assisting the British and was rewarded by the grant of 11 villages, which had belonged to the confiscated state of Bijeraghogarh
Vijayraghavgarh
Vijayraghavgarh is a town and a nagar panchayat in Katni district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.-Demographics: India census, Vijayraghavgarh had a population of 7157. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Vijayraghavgarh has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the...
(present day Vijayraghavgarh
Vijayraghavgarh
Vijayraghavgarh is a town and a nagar panchayat in Katni district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.-Demographics: India census, Vijayraghavgarh had a population of 7157. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Vijayraghavgarh has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the...
). The Nagod chiefs had the title of Raja and received a salute of 9 guns.
some famous persons who did great job to increase financial potential of nagod are as written below
Geography
Nagod is located at 24.57°N 80.6°E. It has an average elevation of 330 metres (1082 feet). nagod is my home town i am jitendra sharrf nagodis
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Nagod had a population of 19,474. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Nagod has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 60%. In Nagod, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.