Kharsawan garh is a town and a notified area in the Seraikela Sadar subdivision of the Seraikela Kharsawan district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. History Kharsawan (also spelt as Kharsuan) was founded around 1650. It was one of the Oriya Princely states of India during the period of the British Raj, and its last ruler signed the accession to India after India gained independence. In 1911 it was one of two states of the Chota Nagpur Division. It is now a part of Jharkhand state and one of its districts is named Seraikela Kharsawan district. Kumar Aditya Narayan Singh Deo and his father Maharaj Kumar Rudra Pratap Singh Deo appreciated the name change of the district. The Maharaja of Darbhanga used to visit this state to pay respects as the trade route to the east coast ran through the thick jungles of Singhbhum and safety was guaranteed only to those who were in the good books. The title of Raja was granted to Kharsawan rulers in 1902, beginning with Raja Ram Chandra Singh Deo. The state had a privy purse of 33,000 Rs. The present head of the royal family is Raja Gopal Narayan Singh Deo. Geography Location Kharsawan Garh is located at . It has an average elevation of 300 metres (1000 feet). It was also known as Kharsuangarh before the 1920s. Area overview The area shown in the map has been described as “part of the southern fringe of the Chotanagpur plateau and is a hilly upland tract”. 75.7% of the population lives in the rural areas and 24.3% lives in the urban areas. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. Civic administration There is a police station at Kharsawan. The headquarters of Kharswan CD block are located at Kharsawan town. Demographics According to the 2011 Census of India, Kharsawan had a total population of 5,793, of which 3,060 (53%) were males and 2,733 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 723. The total number of literate persons in Kharsawan was 3,957 (78.05% of the population over 6 years). (*For language details see Kharsawan block#Language and religion) India census, Kharsawan had a population of 6790. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kharsawan has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher