Estates within Dhar Princely State

In 1921, a separate department to superintend Thakurs and Bhumias, called the "Department of Thakurans, Bhumian and Thikanejat" was established, at which time there were twenty two such estates in Dhar State. The nobles of Dhar, holding jagir lands, all of whom paid tribute to the Darbar, were divided between Thakurs and Bhumias. Data as given in 1931 census, unless noted otherwise.
NAME OF ESTATE TYPEAREA km�Rs / VILLAGES POPULATIONDYNASTY / LINEAGE NOTE/S
Bakhatgarh #1 Princely State170.9474,000 9,448Panwar - Mahipat clan a guaranteed Thakurate, founded in 1799
Dotria #1Princely State69.9324,000 3,201Rathore - Fatehsinghot clan a guaranteed thakurate, also known as Bhaisola
Kachhi Baroda #1Princely State90.6566,000 4,181Rathore a guaranteed Thakurate
Multhan #1 Princely State256.9599,000 11,804Rathore - Ratansinghot clan a guaranteed Thakurate
Bercha Thikana--2,700 / 1+ xxRathore - Fatehsinghot clan an unguaranteed Thakurate under Dhar State 1934; aka Bairsia?
Bidwal Thikana--51,000 / 8 xxRathore - Fatehsinghot clan an unguaranteed Thakurate under Dhar State 1934
Dana Pana Thikana--2,000 / 1 xxRathore - Fatehsinghot clan an unguaranteed Thakurate under Dhar State 1934; aka Panah
Dharsi Khera Thikana26.05,900 / 4 xxRathore - Fatehsinghot clan an unguaranteed Thakurate under Dhar State 1934
Kathodia Thikana--13,000 / 5 xxMathur Kayastha 1 village is held as kaungoi inam
Kod Thikana57.055,000 / 10 3,239 (1901)Rathore - Fatehsinghot clan an un guaranteed Thakurate under Dhar State 1934
Mangalia Thikana--5,000 / 2 xxRathore an unguaranteed Thakurate under Dhar State 1934
Mangela Thikana--3,600 / 1xxRathore - Fatehsinghot clan Thakur Man Singh, succ. in 1897, disappeared in 1901.
Maswadia Thikana--3,500 / 1 xxRathore - Fatehsinghot clan an unguaranteed Thakurate under Dhar State 1934; aka Murwadia
Bharudpura Bhumiate82.8812,000 / 15 2,914Sanchora Chauhan an unguaranteed Thakurate under Dhar State 1934
Bhawania (Bazurg) Bhumiate--xx xxChauhan not listed in the 1935 source
Chhota Barkhera Bhumiate72.5222,000 / 21 1,881Chauhan 2 villages are in Gwalior
Jamnia Bhumiate101.0135,000/ 7 3,531-- Chauhanalso holds 47 paras or hamlets on prescriptive right from the British
Kali Baori Bhumiate51.8017,000 / 19 3,024Sanchora Chauhan 1 village is in Gwalior
Kothideh Bhumiate15.543,000/ 11 830Sanchora Chauhan an unguaranteed Thakurate under Dhar State 1934
Mota Barkhera Bhumiate134.6862,000 / 44 6,075Chauhan 8 villages are in Gwalior and 7 villages are in Indore
Pipalda (Garhi) Bhumiate23.315,000 / 6 1,351Sanchora Chauhan the Bhumia was adopted from Kali Baori
Tirla (Nimkheda) Bhumiate277.1348,000 / 898,276Chauhan 84 villages are held on prescriptive right from the British government
Rajgarh Bhumiate93.2410,000 / 7+ 1,052-- Chauhan 4 villages are held on prescriptive right from the British government
Notables within the Princely State fall into five categories:-
  1. relatives of the ruling Prince
    1. Banduvargas (relatives by blood), all are Puars, and are 6 in number.
      1. Malthankar
      2. Puar
      3. Supekar
      4. Pathrekar I
      5. Pathrekar II
      6. Ahmadabadkar
    2. Aptavargas (relatives by marriage), they are 27 in number, e.g. Mahadik, Bande, Mankar, Sathe, Shinde, etc.
      1. marital relatives of Raja Anand Rao II Puar, 4 in number
      2. marital relatives of Raja Yeshwant Rao II Puar, 10 in number
      3. marital relatives of Raja Anand Rao III Puar, 11 in number
        4.
  2.  Mankaris: they are mostly kinsmen of the ruling Prince and are 33 in number (1934), all but two are Marathas, none at present draws more than Rs590 in allowance.
  3. Thakurs, Bhumias, Jagirdars and Inamdars, they are 44 in number
    1. Thakurs (13): all are Rajput, with one exception, and all the Rajputs are Rathores (11), with the exception of Bakhatgarh (Parmar) and Kathodia (Kayasth), their estates were located in the North of the state, and locally, the Thakurs were styled Talukdars and their holdings, kothari.
      1. these are estates held under British guarantee and are 4 in number, viz. Multan, Kachhi-Baroda, Bakhatgarh and Dotria (Bhaisola)
      2. these are unguaranteed estates, viz.  Kod, Bidwal, Mangela, Dharsi-Khera, Pana, Maswadia, Berchha, Manglia and Kathodia.
    2. Bhumias (8): all are Bhilala Chauhans (of mixed Bhil and Rajput blood), their grants were originally obtained from the Darbar on the understanding that they kept the peace among the Bhils and other wild hill tribes in the area. These are:- Mota Barkhera, Chhota Barkhers, Bharudpura, Kali-Baori, Garhi, Kothideh, Jamnia, Rajgarh and Nimkhera (Tirla).
    3. the rest (23): they hold their estates on inami, istimrari or jagirdari tenure and are 23 in number. The istimrardars, 12 in number, pay a fixed rent.
  4. Hereditary officials
    1. Mandlois, whose creation dates from the days of Muslim rule.
    2. Kanungos, whose creation dates from the days of Muslim rule.
    3. others, whose creation dates from a later period.
      1. Sikkenavis (bearer of the State Seal)
      2. Mujumdar (assistant Daftardar)
      3. Fardnavis (Finance Minister)
      4. Daftardar (Accountant)
  5. other officials, those at present (1934) holding posts within the State.
SOURCE: "Rulers, Leading Families, and Officials in the States of Central India", 5th Edition, Published by Manager of Publications, Delhi. 1935