Khaniyadhana

Khaniyadhana
city
Khaniyadhana Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 25°01′N 78°04′E / 25.01°N 78.07°E / 25.01; 78.07Coordinates: 25°01′N 78°04′E / 25.01°N 78.07°E / 25.01; 78.07
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Shivpuri
Population (2001)
• Total	12,595
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Khaniadna is a town and a Nagar Palika in Shivpuri district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

History

Before Indian independence in 1947, Khaniadhana was the capital of a princely state of British India of the same name. The princely state of Khaniadhana, which includes (in 1941) 55 villages, is made of several small enclaves, bounded on the east by the British district of Jhansi but otherwise completely surrounded by the Narwar district of Gwalior. It lies to the west of Orchha.

The ruling family of Khaniadhana are Bundela Rajputs. In 1724, Raja Udot Singh of Orchha granted Khaniadhana and several other villages to his son Amar Singh. When the Marathas became the paramount power in Bundelkhand, the Peshwa granted Amar Singh a sanad in 1751 confirming him in his grant. After this time, suzerainty was always in dispute between Orchha and the Maratha state of Jhansi, the Peshwa’s eventual successor. When Jhansi lapsed in 1854, the Khanadhiana jagirdar claimed absolute independence. The matter was only settled in 1862 when Khaniadhana was declared to be directly dependent from the British government as successor to the Jhansi darbar and the Peshwa.^[1] Present Ruler : Raja. Bhanupratap Singh Judev married Late. Rani. Padma Singh of Sirsi( M.P) and has issues : Rajkumar. Shailendra Singh Judev married Rajkumari. Smriti Devi of Jamundhana Jagir, near Lalitpur( U.P) Rajkumari. Shalini Singh married Raja. Shivpal singh ( Prince Tickoo) of Gangwal in Uttar pradesh. Rajkumar. Satyendra Singh judev, engaged.

Geography

It is located in Shivpuri District at 25º01' N, 78º07' E.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Khaniyadhana had a population of 12,595. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Khaniyadhana has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 47%. In Khaniyadhana, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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