RAJA FORT(JHARIA)

Raja fort is also known as Rajaghar fort. Raja Sri Sri Durga Prasad Singh built this fort . During his term, Jharia flourished, as the Raja was a man of foresight, and a good businessman, he prospered from

his coal mines, from trade and business, he purchased and invested in properties in various parts of India, he built roads, temples, a Fort and many other buildings. About his personal life he married 1stly, Rani Prayag Kumari, she died after 1932, married 2ndly, Rani Subhadra Kumari, married 3rdly, Rani Hem Kumarii, she died after 1955. And then he died on 7th march 1960.The present Jharia house is an offshoot of Palganj in Hazaribagh and

was formerly established at Katrasgarh.Even today the ancestral house cum fort of Jharia Raj family stands at Katras. As per family history,

the zamindars were originally from Rewa in Central India and established their kingdom in the area around Jharia in year 1763.In 1864 the Jainagar estate was bought by the Jharia estate. The village

of Katras contains the residence of the zamindar, which according to tradition was formerly the head-quarters of the Jharia Raj before this was split up into the separate houses of Katras, Jharia and Nawagarh.It became one of the richest zamindari estates of Bengal Presidency

after the coal was discovered in the lands underneath and mining started in decade of 1890 in the area.Jharia was founded in the 16th century by two brothers, both brave soldiers, who came from Rewah in order to extend and expand their empire. One of the two brothers settled in Bihar and the other in Orissa. The estate was bounded on the east to Baliyapur, on the west by the River Katri, on the north by Barwada (Jainagar) and on the south by Sindri to the River Damodar.

Raja fort is additionally referred to as Rajaghar fort. Raja Sri Sri Durga Prasad Singh engineered this fort. throughout his term, Jharia flourished, because the Raja was a person of foresight, and a decent

man of affairs, he prospered from his coal mines, from trade and business, he purchased and endowed in properties in varied elements of India, he engineered roads, temples, a Fort and lots of alternative buildings. Concerning his personal life he married 1stly, Prayag

Kumari, she died in 1932, married 2ndly, Subhadra Kumari, married 3rdly, Hem Kumari, she died in 1955. so he died on seventh March 1960.

The present Jharia home is  consequence of Palganj in Hazaribagh and was at one time established at Katrasgarh. Even these days the ancestral house of humor fort of Jharia rule family stands at Katras. As per case history, the zamindars were originally from Rewa in Central India and established their kingdom within the space around Jharia in 1763. In 1864 the Jainagar estate was bought by the Jharia estate. The village of Katras contains the residence of the zamindar, which, consistent with tradition, was at one time the head-quarters of the Jharia rule before this was broken up into the separate homes of Katras, Jharia and Nawagarh. It became one among the richest zamindari estates of the Presidency when coal was discovered within the lands beneath and mining started in the decade of 1890 within the

area.Jharia was based within the sixteenth century by 2 brothers, each

brave troopers, WHO came from Rewah so as to increase and expand

their empire. one among the 2 brothers settled in province and also the alternative in state. The estate was delimited on the east to Baliyapur, on the west by the stream Katri, on the north by Barwada(Jainagar) and on the south by Sindri to the stream Damodar.Today we won't be able to see the Glory of the fort or anything that is present around it. i.e there is a pond which is also known as RAJA TALAB and it was one of the beautiful places in earlier times because

in the middle of the pond it has a small fort where the king was spends time with his queen in the evening . Just like this there are many more places which have been destroyed over a period of time. Our

government never looked for these things or tried to save the monument.

The historic Raja Talab of Jharia developed by the erstwhile King of

Jharia estate, Late Durga Prasad Singh, is ready for a makeover by the Dhanbad Municipal Corporation once years of lying during a cesspit of garbage and filth thanks to body apathy.The civic body has finalised a young price Rs 2crore for change of state of the pool placed over eight.46 acres of land close to the recent fort ofJharia estate within the heart of the city.The maintenance work, regular to start during a day or 2, can embody change of state of ghats, putting in pavement blocks, concrete recliners and lights round the pool.