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2594620White Paper on Indian States (1950) — Progress made by the Three-Fold Integration of StatesMinistry of States, Government of India
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Progress made by the Three-Fold Integration of States

147. As a result of the application of the various merger and integration schemes,

(a) 216 States covering an ares of 108,739 square miles with a population of 19.158 millions have been merged in Provinces.
(b) 61 States covering an area of 63,704 square miles with a population of 6.925 millions have been taken over as Centrally-administered areas.
(c) 275 States covering an area of 215,450 square miles with a population of 34.7 millions have been integrated in the Unions of States.

This brings the total number of States affected by integration schemes to 552 covering an area of 387,893 square miles with a population of 60.783 millions. A consolidated statement showing the area and population of the States which have been either merged in Provinces or constituted into Centrally-administered areas or combined to form new Unions of States is appended. (Appendix XLIII).

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APPENDIX XLIII

Statement showing area and population of States which have merged with provinces of India.

No. Date of merger Names of States No. of States Province with which merged Areas in sq. miles Population in thousands
1. 1-1-1948.
Athgarh, Athmalik, Bamra, Baramba, Baudh, Bonai, Daspalla, Dhenkanal, Gangpur, Hindol, Kalahandi, Keonjhar, Khandpara, Narsingpur, Nayagarh, Niligiri, Pal Lahara, Patna, Rairakhol, Rampur, Sonepur, Talchar, Tigiria.
 23 Orissa 23,637 4,048
2. 1-1-1948.
Bastar, Changbhakar, Chhuikhadan, Jashpur, Kankar, Kawardha, Khairagarh, Korea, Nandgaon, Raigarh, Sakti, Sarangarh, Surguja, Udaipur.
 14 C.P. & Berar. 31,598 2,820
3. 1-2-1948.
Makrai          •          •          •          •
 1 Do. 151 14
4. 23-2-1948.
Loharu          •          •          •          •
 1 East Punjab. 226 28
5. 23-2-1948.
Banganapalle          •          •          •
 1 Madras 259 45
6. 3-3-1948.
Pudukkottai          •          •          •
 1 Do. 1,185 438
7. 3-3-1948.
Dujana          •          •          •          •
 1 East Punjab. 91 31
8. 8-3-1948.
Akalkot, Aundh, Bhor, Jamkhandi, Jath, Kurundwad (Junior), Kurundwad (Senior), Mudhol, Ramdurg, Sangli, Janjira, Phaltan, Savanur, Savantwadi, Wadi Jagir, Miraj (Senior), Miraj (Junior).
 17 Bombay 7,651 1,693
9. 7-4-1948.
Pataudi          •          •          •          •
 1 East Punjab. 53 22
10. 10-6-1948. The 17 full jurisdictional Gujarat States of Balsinor, Bansda, Baria, Cambay, Chhota Udaipur, Dharampur, Jawhar, Lunawada, Rajpipla, Sachin, Sant, Idar, Radhanpur, Vijayanagar, Palanpur, Jambhugodha, Surgana and non-jurisdictional thanas, estates and talukas of Gujarat. 144 Bombay 17,680 2,624
11. 18-5-1948.
Seraikella, Kharsawan          •
 2 Bihar 623 205
12. 6-11-1948.
Danta          •          •          •          •
 1 Bombay 347 31
13. 1-1-1949.
Mayurbhanj          •          •          •
 1 Orissa 4,034 991
14. 5-1-1949.
Sirohi[1]          •          •          •          •
 1 Bombay 1,994 239
15. 1-3-1949.
Kolhapur          •          •          •          •
 1 Do. 3,219 1,092
16. 1-5-1949.
Baroda          •          •          •          •
 1 Do. 8,236 2,855
17. 1-4-1949.
Sandur          •          •          •          •
 1 Madras 158 16
18. 1-8-1949.
Tehri-Garhwal.          •          •          •
 1 U.P. 4,516 397
19. 15-10-1949.
Benares          •          •          •          •
 1 Do. 866 451
20. 1-12-1949.
Rampur          •          •          •          •
 1 Do. 894 477
21. 1-1-1950.
Cooch Behar          •          •          •
 1 West Bengal. 1,321 641
——— ——————————
Total          •          •          •          • 216 108,739 19,158
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Statement showing area and population of States constituting Centrally Administered Areas.

No. Date of merger Names of States No. of States Name of Area Areas in sq. miles Population in thousands
1. 15-4-1948. The Punjab Hill States of Baghal, Baghat, Balsan, Bashahr, Bhajji, Bija, Darkoti, Dhami, Jubbal, Keonthal, Kumharsain, Kunihar, Kuthar, Mahlog, Sangri, Mangal, Sirmur, Tharoch, Chamba, Mandi, and Suket. 21
Himachal Pradesh
 10,600 935
2. 1-6-1948. Kutch          •          •          •          • 1 Kutch 8,461 501
3. 12-10-1948. Bilaspur          •          •          •          • 1 Bilaspur 453 110
4. 1-6-1949. Bhopal          •          •          •          • 1 Bhopal 6,921 785
5. 15-10-1949. Tripura          •          •          •          • 1 Tripura 4,049 513
6. 15-10-1949. Manipur          •          •          •          • 1 Manipur 8,620 512
7. 1-1-1950. Ajaigarh, Baoni, Baraundha, Bijawar, Chhatarpur, Charkhari, Datia, Maihar, Nagod, Orchha, Panna, Rewa, Samthar, Alipura, Banka—Pahari, Beri, Bhaissundha, Bihat, Bijna, Dhurwai, Gaurihar, Garrauli, Jaso, Jigni, Kamta-Rajaula, Khaniadhana, Kothi, Lugasi, Naigawan-Rebai, Pahara, Paldeo, (Nayagaom) Sarila, Sohawal, Taraon- and Tori-Fatehpur 35
Vindhya Pradesh
 24,600 3,569
——— ——————————
Total          •          •          •          • 61 63,704 6,925

Statement showing area and population of States constituting Unions.

No. Date of merger Names of States No. of States Name of Union Areas in sq. miles Population in thousands
1. 15-2-1948.
222 Units including the jurisdictional States of Nawanagar, Bhavnagar, Porbandar, Dhrangadhra, Morvi, Gondal, Jafrabad, Rajkot, Wankaner, Palitana, Dhrol, Chuda, Limbdi, Wadhwan, Lakhtar, Sayla, Vale, Junagadh, Manavadar, Jasdan, Amarnagar (Thana Devli), Vadia, Lathi, Muli, Bajana, Virpur, Maliya, Kotda-Sangani, Jetpur, Bilkha, Patdi and Khirasra.
 222 Saurashtra 21,062 3,556
2. 7-4-1949.
Jodhpur, Jaipur, Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Alwar, Bharatpur, Dholpur, Karauli, Banswara, Bundi, Dungarpur, Jhalawar, Kishengarh, Kotab, Partabgarh, Shahpura, Tonk and Udaipur.
 18 Rajasthan 1,28,424 13,085 ​
3. 15-6-1948.
Alirajpur, Barwani, Dewas (Senior), Dewas (Junior), Dhar, Gwalior, Indore, Jaora, Jhabua, Khilchipur, Narsingath, Rajgarh, Ratlam, Sailana, Sitamau, Jobat, Kathiawara, Kurwai, Mathwar, Piploda, Muhammadgarh, Pathari, and the Bhumia Estates of Nimkhera, Jamnia and Rajgarh.
 25
Madhya Bharat
 46,710 7,141
4. 20-8-1948.
Patiala, Kapurthala, Malerkotla, Faridkot, Nabha, Jind, Nalagarh and Kalsia.
 8
Patiala and East Punjab States Union
 10,099 3,424
5. 1-7-1949. Travancore and Cochin 2 Travancore-Cochin 9,155 7,493
——— ——————————
Total          •          •          • 275 215,450 34,699
——— ——————————
Grand Total          •          •          • 552 387,893 60,783

  1. ↑ Since patitioned between Bombay and Rajasthan vide para 104.
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