NARSINGHPUR (Princely State)

 
AREA:  515 km2 PRIVY PURSE:  28,100R  ACCESSION:  1st January 1948
STATE:  Orissa DYNASTY: RELIGION:  Hindu
VILLAGES: 198 POPULATION: 39,613 (1901)  REVENUE: 66,000Rs 
     
PRESENT RULER:  Raja Shri DEBASHISH SINGH DEO, Raja Saheb of Narsinghpur since 17th July 2007 (The Palace, P.O. - Narasinghpur, Dist. - Cuttack, Orissa, India)
born 1963, married to Rani Anjali Devi, and has issue, two sons.
  • Yuvraj Ankit Singh Deo
  • Rajkumar Arpit Singh Deo
PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:  Traditionally said to have been founded in 1292 by a Rajput, named Dharma Singh, who conquered two Khond chiefs names Narsingh and Poro. Rulers were...
  • Raja MANDARDHAR HARICHANDAN MAHAPATRA 1671/1701
     
  • Raja KOCHALI HARICHANDAN MAHAPATRA 1701/1723
  • Raja BISHWAMBAR HARICHANDAN MAHAPATRA 1723/1765
  • Raja KRISHNA CHANDRA HARICHANDAN MAHAPATRA 1765/1775
  • Raja NIMAI CHARAN HARICHANDAN MAHAPATRA 1775/1798
  • Raja JAGANATH HARICHANDAN MAHAPATRA 1798/1826
  • Raja SOMANATH HARICHANDAN MAHAPATRA 1826/1859
  • Raja BRAJA SUNDAR HARICHANDAN MAHAPATRA 1859/1884
  • Raja SADHU CHARAN MANSINGH HARICHANDAN MAHAPATRA 1884/1912, born 1883, succeeded 4th December 1884 (#1), married and had issue.
    • Raja RAMCHANDRA MANSINGH HARICHANDAN MAHAPATRA (qv)
    • Raja ANANTA NARAYAN MANSINGH HARICHANDAN MAHAPATRA (qv)
  • Raja RAMCHANDRA MANSINGH HARICHANDAN MAHAPATRA 1912/1921
  • Raja ANANTA NARAYAN MANSINGH HARICHANDAN MAHAPATRA 1921/-, born 9th September 1908 and succeeded 5th July 1921, educated at Rajkumar College, Raipur and Ravenshaw College, Cuttack, married 1929, Rani Kanak Lata Devi, M.L.A. (Orissa), the only daughter of Raja Bahadur Sir RAJENDRA NARAYAN BHANJ DEO Bahadur of Kanika, and had issue, two sons and one daughter. He died 15th November 1963.
    • Yuvaraj (name unknown), died young.
    • Raja Raja TRILOCHAN MANSINGH HARICHANDAN MAHAPATRA (qv)
    • Rani Lalit Manjari Debi, married Raja Saheb Sri SATCHIDANANDA GAJAPATHI NARAYANA DEO of Chikiti, and has issue, two sons.
  • Raja TRILOCHAN MANSINGH HARICHANDAN MAHAPATRA [Trilochan Singh Deo] LL.B. 1963/2007, born 14th September 1932, M.L.A. (Orissa) 1971/1980 and 1990/1995 (for four terms); engaged in the study of the flora of Orissa and other states; interests and pastimes were Horticulture and introducing new plants in Orissa forests and collecting rare plants, and observing their growth; married Rani Manjul Manjari Devi, (now Rajmata Manjul Manjari Devi of Narsinghpur), daughter of Lal Saheb Sarat Chandra Bhanj Deo of Sompata in Mayurbhanj, and had issue, one daughter and three sons. He died 17th July 2007.
      • Rani Dr. Padmalaya Devi, born 1959, she is an acclaimed oncologist, married Raja PRABIR CHANDRA DHIR DEB of Balarampur, Orissa, and has issue, one son and one daughter.
    • Raja Shri DEBASHISH SINGH DEO (qv)
    • Rajkumar Subhashish Singh Deo, born 1968, married Kumari Sneha, and has issue, one son and two daughters.
      • Kumar Adarsh Singh Deo
      • Kumari Prarthna
      • Kumari Upaasna
    • Rajkumar Shivashish Singh Deo, born 1973, died 1990.
  • Raja Shri DEBASHISH SINGH DEO (see above)

OTHER MEMBERS:
  • Thakurani Anuradha Kumari, married Kanwar Gireshwar Singh of Bansi, and has issue, two sons.

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1. "The Golden Book of India"; LETHBRIDGE, Roper, MacMillan & Co., 1893 p. 382