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	\| type = Division of [[Jharkhand]]		\| type = Division of [[Jharkhand]]
	\| p2 = [[Deoghar district \| Deoghar]]		\| p2 = [[Deoghar district\|Deoghar]]
	\| p3 = [[Dumka district \| Dumka]]		\| p3 = [[Dumka district\|Dumka]]
	\| p4 = [[Jamtara district \| Jamtara]]		\| p4 = [[Jamtara district\|Jamtara]]
	\| p5 = [[Sahibganj district \| Sahibganj]]		\| p5 = [[Sahibganj district\|Sahibganj]]
	\| p6 = [[Pakur district \| Pakur]]		\| p6 = [[Pakur district\|Pakur]]
	\| population_density_km2 = auto		\| population_density_km2 = auto
	}}		}}
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	==Location==		==Location==
	Santhal Pargana is one of the divisions of [[Jharkhand]]. Its headquarters is at [[Dumka]]. Presently, this administrative division comprises six districts: [[Godda district \|Godda]], [[Deoghar district\|Deoghar]], [[Dumka district\|Dumka]], [[Jamtara district\|Jamtara]], [[Sahebganj district\|Sahibganj]] and [[Pakur district\|Pakur]].		Santhal Pargana is one of the divisions of [[Jharkhand]]. Its headquarters is at [[Dumka]]. Presently, this administrative division comprises six districts: [[Godda district\|Godda]], [[Deoghar district\|Deoghar]], [[Dumka district\|Dumka]], [[Jamtara district\|Jamtara]], [[Sahebganj district\|Sahibganj]] and [[Pakur district\|Pakur]].
	[[File:Santal_Parganas.jpg\|thumb\|Boundary map (1905)]]		[[File:Santal_Parganas.jpg\|thumb\|Boundary map (1905)]]

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			{{Short description\|Division of Jharkhand, India}}
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	~~[[File:Santhal Pargana division.png\|thumb\|Location of Santhal Pargana division in Jharkhand]]~~
	~~'''Santhal Pargana division''' constitutes one of the five district administration units known as the divisions of [[Jharkhand]] state in eastern [[India]].~~

			{{Infobox settlement
			\| name = Santhal Pargana division
			\| native_name =
			\| image_map = Santhal Pargana division.png
			\| map_caption = Location of Santhal Pargana in Jharkhand
			\| coordinates = {{coord\|24\|30\|N\|87\|30\|E\|region:IN_type:adm2nd\|display=inline,title}}
			\| subdivision_type = Country
			\| subdivision_name = {{flag\|India}}
			\| subdivision_type1 = State
			\| subdivision_name1 = [[Jharkhand]]
			\| established_title = Established
			\| established_date =
			\| seat_type = Headquarters
			\| seat = [[Dumka]]
			\| parts_type = Districts
			\| parts_style = para
			\| p1 = [[Godda district]]
			\| leader_title = Commissioner
			\| leader_name = Shri Chandra Mohan Prasad Kashyap, I.A.S
			\| area_total_km2 = 12,601
			\| population_total = 69,69,097
			\| population_as_of = 2011
			\| website =
			\| type = Division of [[Jharkhand]]
			\| p2 = [[Deoghar district \| Deoghar]]
			\| p3 = [[Dumka district \| Dumka]]
			\| p4 = [[Jamtara district \| Jamtara]]
			\| p5 = [[Sahibganj district \| Sahibganj]]
			\| p6 = [[Pakur district \| Pakur]]
			\| population_density_km2 = auto
			}}

			'''Santhal Pargana division''' constitutes one of the five district administration units known as the divisions of [[Jharkhand]] state in eastern [[India]].
	==Origin of name==		==Origin of name==
	[[File:1907-bengal-sikkim3.jpg\|thumb\|The [[Santal Parganas]] in a 1907 map of the Bengal area]]		[[File:1907-bengal-sikkim3.jpg\|thumb\|The [[Santal Parganas]] in a 1907 map of the Bengal area]]
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	==Location==		==Location==
	Santhal Pargana is one of the divisions of [[Jharkhand]]. Its headquarters is at [[Dumka]]. Presently, this administrative division comprises six districts: [[Godda district\|Godda]], [[Deoghar district\|Deoghar]], [[Dumka district\|Dumka]], [[Jamtara district\|Jamtara]], [[Sahebganj district\|Sahibganj]] and [[Pakur district\|Pakur]].		Santhal Pargana is one of the divisions of [[Jharkhand]]. Its headquarters is at [[Dumka]]. Presently, this administrative division comprises six districts: [[Godda district \|Godda]], [[Deoghar district\|Deoghar]], [[Dumka district\|Dumka]], [[Jamtara district\|Jamtara]], [[Sahebganj district\|Sahibganj]] and [[Pakur district\|Pakur]].
	[[File:Santal_Parganas.jpg\|thumb\|Boundary map (1905)]]		[[File:Santal_Parganas.jpg\|thumb\|Boundary map (1905)]]

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	It is mentioned that the Chinese monk-traveller [[Xuanzang]] (Hiuen Tsang) travelled from Champa (recent [[Bhagalpur]]) to Kajangala and then proceeded to [[Pundravardhana]] (recent [[Bangladesh]]) in the 7th century AD. He says that the northern limit of its territory (means [[Sahebganj]]) was not very far from the [[Ganges]]. The forests to the south had plenty of [[elephant]]s. The people were straight forward, talented and devoted to education.<ref name = "Roy">Roy, Niharranjan, ''Bangalir Itihas, Adi Parba'', {{in lang\|bn}}, first published 1972, reprint 2005, pp. 99-100, 81-93, Dey’s Publishing, 13 Bankim Chatterjee Street, Kolkata, {{ISBN\|81-7079-270-3}}</ref>		It is mentioned that the Chinese monk-traveller [[Xuanzang]] (Hiuen Tsang) travelled from Champa (recent [[Bhagalpur]]) to Kajangala and then proceeded to [[Pundravardhana]] (recent [[Bangladesh]]) in the 7th century AD. He says that the northern limit of its territory (means [[Sahebganj]]) was not very far from the [[Ganges]]. The forests to the south had plenty of [[elephant]]s. The people were straight forward, talented and devoted to education.<ref name = "Roy">Roy, Niharranjan, ''Bangalir Itihas, Adi Parba'', {{in lang\|bn}}, first published 1972, reprint 2005, pp. 99-100, 81-93, Dey’s Publishing, 13 Bankim Chatterjee Street, Kolkata, {{ISBN\|81-7079-270-3}}</ref>

	In the system of [[Permanent Settlement]], British encourage [[Sauria Paharia people\|paharia]] of [[Rajmahal hills]] to practice settled agriculture but they refused to cut trees. Then British officials attracted attention to Santals who were ready to clear the forests for settled agriculture. In 1832, a large number of area demarcated as [[Damin-i-koh]] or ~~[[Santhal Pargana division\|~~Santal Pargana]]. The land was declared as the land of Santal. Santal from [[Cuttack]], [[Dhalbhum]], [[Birbhum]], [[Manbhum]], [[Hazaribagh]] migrated and started cultivating these lands as peasants. British collected tax from Santals as revenue. The imposition of taxes, exploitation by [[Zamindar]] and money lenders sparked Santal rebellion. The [[Sidhu and Kanhu Murmu]], two brothers led the Santals against the Britishers but were defeated.<ref>{{Cite journal\|last=Jha\|first=Amar Nath\|title=Locating the Ancient History of Santal Parganas\|date=2009\|journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress\|volume=70\|pages=185–196\|issn=2249-1937\|jstor=44147668}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9T3zYvKVF98C&pg=PA57~~&dq=santhal#q=santhal~~\|title=This is Our Homeland: A Collection of Essays on the Betrayal of Adivasi\|year=2007\|access-date= 26 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bMg-DAAAQBAJ&~~pg=PA329&dq~~=santhal+revolt#q=~~santhal%20revolt~~\|title=History of India\|isbn=9788173354984\|access-date=26 August 2019\|last1=Malik\|first1=Dr Malti\|year=1943}}</ref><ref>http://sahibganj.nic.in/en/History.html</ref><ref>http://wesanthals.tripod.com/id50.html</ref>		In the system of [[Permanent Settlement]], British encourage [[Sauria Paharia people\|paharia]] of [[Rajmahal hills]] to practice settled agriculture but they refused to cut trees. Then British officials attracted attention to Santals who were ready to clear the forests for settled agriculture. In 1832, a large number of area demarcated as [[Damin-i-koh]] or Santal Pargana. The land was declared as the land of Santal. Santal from [[Cuttack]], [[Dhalbhum]], [[Birbhum]], [[Manbhum]], [[Hazaribagh]] migrated and started cultivating these lands as peasants. British collected tax from Santals as revenue. The imposition of taxes, exploitation by [[Zamindar]] and money lenders sparked Santal rebellion. The [[Sidhu and Kanhu Murmu]], two brothers led the Santals against the Britishers but were defeated.<ref>{{Cite journal\|last=Jha\|first=Amar Nath\|title=Locating the Ancient History of Santal Parganas\|date=2009\|journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress\|volume=70\|pages=185–196\|issn=2249-1937\|jstor=44147668}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9T3zYvKVF98C&q=santhal&pg=PA57\|title=This is Our Homeland: A Collection of Essays on the Betrayal of Adivasi\|year=2007\|access-date= 26 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bMg-DAAAQBAJ&q=santhal+revolt&pg=PA329\|title=History of India\|isbn=9788173354984\|access-date=26 August 2019\|last1=Malik\|first1=Dr Malti\|year=1943}}</ref><ref>http://sahibganj.nic.in/en/History.html</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://wesanthals.tripod.com/id50.html\|title = Freedom Struggle}}</ref>
	[[File:Attack by 600 Santhals upon a party of 50 sepoys, 40th regiment native infantry.jpg\|thumb\|Attack by 600 Santhals upon a party of 50 sepoys, 40th regiment native infantry]]		[[File:Attack by 600 Santhals upon a party of 50 sepoys, 40th regiment native infantry.jpg\|thumb\|Attack by 600 Santhals upon a party of 50 sepoys, 40th regiment native infantry]]
	Formerly, Santhal Parganas comprised a district of the same name, in undivided [[Bihar]] state, India. Earlier to that, in 1855, during [[British India]], Santhal Parganas was created as a district, and was a part of the [[Bengal Presidency]].		Formerly, Santhal Parganas comprised a district of the same name, in undivided [[Bihar]] state, India. Earlier to that, in 1855, during [[British India]], Santhal Parganas was created as a district, and was a part of the [[Bengal Presidency]].

	==Languages==		==Languages==
			{{pie chart
			\|thumb=right
			\|caption=Languages in Santhal Parganas division (2011)<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html\|title=Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India\|website=www.censusindia.gov.in}}</ref>
			\|label1 = [[Khortha language\|Khotta]]\|value1 = 29.11 \|color1 = red
			\|label2 = [[Santali language\|Santali]] \|value2 = 24.25 \|color2 = blue
			\|label3 = [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] \|value3 = 16.11 \|color3 = gold
			\|label4 = [[Angika]] \|value4 = 10.40 \|color4 = moccasin
			\|label5 = [[Hindi]] \|value5 = 8.69 \|color5 = orange
			\|label6 = [[Urdu]] \|value6 = 5.06 \|color6 = green
			\|label7 = [[Malto language\|Malto]] \|value7 = 2.15 \|color7 = magenta
			\|label8 = [[Bhojpuri language\|Bhojpuri]] \|value8 = 1.99 \|color8 = lightsalmon
			\|label9 = Others \|value9 =2.24 \|color9 = gray
			}}
			It has a population of 6,969,097.

			==Religion==
	{{ pie chart		{{ pie chart
	\|thumb=right		\|thumb=right
	\|caption=~~Languages~~ in ~~Santal~~ Parganas 2011 census		\|caption=Religions in Santhal Parganas 2011 census
	\|label1 = ~~Angika and Khortha Maithili~~\|value1 = 29.22 \|color1 = ~~Red~~		\|label1 = Hindus \|value1 = 67.95 \|color1 = darkorange
	\|label2 = ~~Santali~~ \|value2 = 25.13 \|color2 = ~~Brown~~		\|label2 = Muslims \|value2 = 22.73 \|color2 = green
	\|label3 = ~~Hindi~~ \|value3 = 21~~.43~~ \|color3 = ~~Orange~~		\|label3 = Christians \|value3 = 4.21\|color3 = blue
	\|label4 = ~~Bangla~~ \|value4 = 16.11 \|color4 = ~~Yellow~~		\|label4 = Sarna \|value4 = 4.84\|color4 = red
	\|label5 = ~~Urdu~~ \|value5 = 5.06 \|color5 ~~= Green~~		\|label5 = Others \|value5 = 0.27\|color5 = Grey
	~~\|label6 = Others \|value6 = 3.05 \|color6~~ = Grey
	}}		}}

	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}
	~~{{coord missing\|Jharkhand}}~~

	{{Santhal Pargana Division topics}}		{{Santhal Pargana Division topics}}

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[[File:Santhal Pargana division.png|thumb|Location of Santhal Pargana division in Jharkhand]]
'''Santhal Pargana division''' constitutes one of the five district administration units known as the divisions of [[Jharkhand]] state in eastern [[India]].

==Origin of name==
[[File:1907-bengal-sikkim3.jpg|thumb|The [[Santal Parganas]] in a 1907 map of the Bengal area]]
Santhal Pargana derives its name from two words: "[[Santhal people|Santhal]]", a major tribe of India and Pargana, a unit of administration used mostly by medieval rulers.

==Location==
Santhal Pargana is one of the divisions of [[Jharkhand]]. Its headquarters is at [[Dumka]]. Presently, this administrative division comprises six districts: [[Godda district|Godda]], [[Deoghar district|Deoghar]], [[Dumka district|Dumka]], [[Jamtara district|Jamtara]], [[Sahebganj district|Sahibganj]] and [[Pakur district|Pakur]].
[[File:Santal_Parganas.jpg|thumb|Boundary map (1905)]]

==History==
This region is mentioned as [[Kajangala]] in different ancient literatures specially in Buddhist literatures.
It is mentioned that the Chinese monk-traveller [[Xuanzang]] (Hiuen Tsang) travelled from Champa (recent [[Bhagalpur]]) to Kajangala and then proceeded to [[Pundravardhana]] (recent [[Bangladesh]]) in the 7th century AD. He says that the northern limit of its territory (means [[Sahebganj]]) was not very far from the [[Ganges]]. The forests to the south had plenty of [[elephant]]s. The people were straight forward, talented and devoted to education.<ref name = "Roy">Roy, Niharranjan, ''Bangalir Itihas, Adi Parba'', {{in lang|bn}}, first published 1972, reprint 2005, pp. 99-100, 81-93, Dey’s Publishing, 13 Bankim Chatterjee Street, Kolkata, {{ISBN|81-7079-270-3}}</ref>

In the system of [[Permanent Settlement]], British encourage [[Sauria Paharia people|paharia]] of [[Rajmahal hills]] to practice settled agriculture but they refused to cut trees. Then British officials attracted attention to Santals who were ready to clear the forests for settled agriculture. In 1832, a large number of area demarcated as [[Damin-i-koh]] or [[Santhal Pargana division|Santal Pargana]]. The land was declared as the land of Santal. Santal from [[Cuttack]], [[Dhalbhum]], [[Birbhum]], [[Manbhum]], [[Hazaribagh]] migrated and started cultivating these lands as peasants. British collected tax from Santals as revenue. The imposition of taxes, exploitation by [[Zamindar]] and money lenders sparked Santal rebellion. The [[Sidhu and Kanhu Murmu]], two brothers led the Santals against the Britishers but were defeated.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Jha|first=Amar Nath|title=Locating the Ancient History of Santal Parganas|date=2009|journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress|volume=70|pages=185–196|issn=2249-1937|jstor=44147668}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9T3zYvKVF98C&pg=PA57&dq=santhal#q=santhal|title=This is Our Homeland: A Collection of Essays on the Betrayal of Adivasi|year=2007|access-date= 26 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bMg-DAAAQBAJ&pg=PA329&dq=santhal+revolt#q=santhal%20revolt|title=History of India|isbn=9788173354984|access-date=26 August 2019|last1=Malik|first1=Dr Malti|year=1943}}</ref><ref>http://sahibganj.nic.in/en/History.html</ref><ref>http://wesanthals.tripod.com/id50.html</ref>
[[File:Attack by 600 Santhals upon a party of 50 sepoys, 40th regiment native infantry.jpg|thumb|Attack by 600 Santhals upon a party of 50 sepoys, 40th regiment native infantry]]
Formerly, Santhal Parganas comprised a district of the same name, in undivided [[Bihar]] state, India. Earlier to that, in 1855, during [[British India]], Santhal Parganas was created as a district, and was a part of the [[Bengal Presidency]].

==Languages==
{{ pie chart
|thumb=right
|caption=Languages in Santal Parganas 2011 census
|label1 = Angika and Khortha Maithili|value1 = 29.22 |color1 = Red
|label2 = Santali |value2 = 25.13 |color2 = Brown
|label3 = Hindi |value3 = 21.43 |color3 = Orange
|label4 = Bangla |value4 = 16.11 |color4 = Yellow
|label5 = Urdu |value5 = 5.06 |color5 = Green
|label6 = Others |value6 = 3.05 |color6 = Grey
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{coord missing|Jharkhand}}

{{Santhal Pargana Division topics}}
{{Santhal Parganas Division}}

[[Category:Divisions of Jharkhand]]

{{Jharkhand-geo-stub}}