Chhuikhadan State

Chhuikhadan (), also known as Kondka, was a small princely state of British India, which later formed part of Chhattisgarh States Agency. The state flag was a purple triangle with a specific coat of arms. Chhuikhadan was founded by Mahant Rup Das Bairagi in 1750 A.D and ruled by Vaishnav Brahmins.
Chhuikhadan covered an area of , of which were cultivated, and were cultivable. There were 120 villages in 1870 with a population of 13,281. By 1941, the population had increased to 32,731. The capital of the state was Chhuikhadan.
History.
The princely state rulers of Chhuikhadan belonged to Bairagi Sect and bore the title of Mahant.
The Chiefs of Chhuikhadan were originally under the Bhonsles of Nagpur, the first Chief being Mahant Rup Das in 1750. However, after the defeat of Marathas, they were recognized by the British as feudatory chiefs in 1865 conferring the title and sanad to Mahant Laxman Das. Mahant Ritu Purna Kishor Das, the last ruling chief of Chhuikhadan acceded to the Union of India on 1 February 1948.
Chhuikhadan is a Nagar Panchayat city in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. Chhuikhadan city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Chhuikhadan Nagar Panchayat has a population of 7,093 of which 3,559 are males while 3,534 are females as per a report released by Census India 2011.
Relation With Banda Bairagi.
This princely state was founded in 1750 by a Bairagi Saint named Rup Das. Mahant Rup Das was from the First Military Headquarters of Veer Banda Bairagi, Sehri Khanda Village in Sonipat District, Haryana. Mahant Rup Das was only 11 years old when the Great Warrior Veer Banda Bairagi formed his army in Nirmohi Akhara Math of Sehri Khanda in 1709.
At the age of eleven, Rup Das learned martial arts from Banda Bairagi and then joined the army of Maratha Kings in Nagpur. Mahant Rup Das became a skilled warrior, and in 1750, the Marathas awarded him the title Zamindari Kondka. Mahant Rup Das was a Krishna devotee, so he used the words Jai Gopal for mutual greetings throughout his princely state.
Bairagi Sadhus ruled this state until India's independence on 1 January 1948, when the princely state was merged with India. The Treaty of Merger was signed by King Mahant Rituparna Kishore Das. Mahant Rituparna Kishore Das was elected to Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha in the General Elections of 1952 and 1957. The Palace of the Bairagi kings is still in very good condition.
Royal Flag.
The state flag, adopted at an unknown time, was abolished in 1948. It consists of purple cloth in the shape of a right triangle in 9:13 proportions. The emblem in the centre depicts in white an oval shield of Vedic style, quartered with four figures drawn from Hindu religion and mythology: Krishna Protector of Youth with Radha, Shiva Destroyer of Earth, Hanuman the Vanara, Symbol of Independence, and Ganesha the Elephant-Headed God, Protector of Marital Harmony.
Rulers.
Superintendent.
c.1911 :- Pandit Kaluram Pachory.