- Singhbhum district
Singhbhum was sometime a large district in the present-day
India n state ofBihar .Chaibasa was the district headquarters of the erstwhile Singhbhum district. Earlier this area was a part ofOrissa 'sGajapati Empire. In the 19th Century this area became a part of theChota Nagpur Division ofBengal Presidency inBritish India .That district has in recent decades been divided into three smaller districts, being
East Singhbhum ,West Singhbhum andSaraikela Kharsawan . All the three are currently part ofJharkhand state of India. The major Indian languages spoken in this region are Oriya, Hindi, Kurmali, and tribal languages.The name
The literal meaning of Singhbhum or Singhbhumi is "Land of
lion s": "Singh " in Oriya means "lion" and "Bhum" or Bhumi indicates "land". This appears to be apt as more than 50% area of the district is covered by dense forests and mountains, where wild animals once roamed freely. However, the lion is not found in these forests any more.
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