Information

Dynasty

Raksel

Area

1552 Square Kilometers km²

Population

25929 (1909)

Hindi Name

धौरपुर

Last Updated

23rd Mar, 2020

Present Head

Lal Bahadur Someshwar Pratap Singh, 4th and present Zamindar of Dhourpur Member of the Rajkumar College General Council; married Lal Saheba Sashi Singh, and has issues, two sons and a daughter.
  • Kumari Shiwani Singh Pal
  • Kumar Bir Bhadra Singh Deo, educated at Rajkumar Collge, Raipur, B.H.S., Allahabad and at D.A.V.V. College, Indore (M.B.A.); married Kumari Deepti Singh Deo, and has issue.
    • Kumar Anant Vikram Singh
    • Rajkumari Vijaya Lakshmi Singh
  • Kumar Vikram Singh, educated at Rajkumar Collge, Raipur and B.H.M. from Indore.
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History

The estate was founded in 1883. The Lal Sahebs of Dhourpur share an agnatic connection with the Surguja ruling line. This zamindari was granted to Lal Dharampal Singh Deo, younger son of Raja Bindeshwari Prasad Singh Deo Bahadur, Raja of Udaipur in Madhya Pradesh 1860/1876. He obtained the title of Raja Bahadur as a personal distinction, and was also made a Companion of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India. Raja Bahadur Bindeshwari Singh Deo CSI brother of Raja Indrajit Singh deo of Surguja State. The family of the Raja is very ancient, and is stated to belong to the Rajputs of the Lunar race. The present ruling family is said to be descended from a Raksel Raja of Palamau.

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Genealogy

  • Lal Dharampal Singh Deo, 1st Zamindar of Dhourpur, married at Sohagpur ilaka Bhagela Rajput of Bandhavgarh and had issue, one son.
    • Lal Bahadur Chandreshwar Prasad Singh (qv)
  • Lal Bahadur Chandreshwar Prasad Singh, 2nd Zamindar of Dhourpur, married and had issue, four sons. He died in .
    • Lal Bahadur Sadhu Sharan Singh (qv)
    • Lal Raghunath Sharan Singh, educated at Rajkumar Collge, Raipur, married Radhika Devi Singh Deo and had issues, two daughters.
      • Kuwrani Priyambada Singh
      • Kuwrani Samleshwari Singh
    • Lal Ram Bahadur Singh, educated at Presidency College, Calcutta, married Lal Saheba Kusum Devi, and had issue, one son and four daughters.
      • Lal Saheb Martand Pratap Singh Deo, educated at BHU Benaras, married Smt. Nilima Singh Deo, and has issue, one son and a daughter.
        • Kunwar Aditya Singh Deo, educated at Rajkumar College, Raipur, currently (2017) undertaking Post Graduation in Hospitality and Tourism.
        • Rajkumari Swarnima Singh Deo, currently pursuing Post Graduation in sociology. Married to Varun Singh, educated as Software Engineer at University of Manchester, United Kingdom has worked for several organizations including UNOPS, Delhi and Save the Children, Myanmar. Currently working as Procurement and Supply Chain Head for RD, Myanmar. Son of Shri Vikram Singh, IFS and currently working as a senior procurement advisor for the UN. and Smt. Dr. Manu Singh who is renowned for painting and has MA, PHD, MED. MOD in Indian History from University of Lucknow, India.
      • Rajkumari Aruna Singh, married Kumar Saheb Umendra Pratap Deo of Nagar Untari Raj.
      • Rajkumari Anita Singh, married at Patna.
      • Rajkumari Alka Singh, married at Siswa Estate, U.P.
      • Rajkumari Amita Singh, married at Mirzapur, U.P.
    • Lal Shiv Bahadur Singh, educated at Presidency College, Calcutta, married Lal Saheba Gayatri Devi, and had issue, two sons and one daughter.
      • Lal Rameshwar Pratap Singh, married Lal Saheba Rita Singh, and had issue, one son and two daughters.
        • Lal Rohiteshwar Paratap Singh Deo, married Lal Saheba Gunjan Singh, and has issue, one son.
          • Kumar Shourya Wardhan Singh Deo
        • Kumari Ila Singh Deo, married Shri Ramendra Prasad Singh of Daiya, U.P.
        • Kumari Sarla Singh Deo
      • Lal Narbadeshwar Pratap Singh Deo, married Lal Saheba Manjula Singh of Jhilmili Zamindari, and has issue, two sons.
        • Kumar Gaurav Singh Deo, educated at Rajkumar Collge, Raipur, at D.A.V.V. College, Indore (M.B.A.) and at N.I.R.D., Hyderabad (Gender Specialisation); presently (2010) working with C.G. Government Health Department; married Kumar Rani Arti Singh Deo from Dewgawan Ilaka, Madhya Pradesh and has issue, one son.
          • Kumar Shantanu Singh Deo, presently (2023) studying at Sainik School Chattisgarh.
        • Kumar Vaibhav Singh Deo, served the post of district Vice President of ABVP (Akhil Bhartiya Vidhyarthi Parishad) Surguja and presently working as block president of BJP Dhourpur; married to Kumari Poonam Singh Deo of Samoli Garh a Khorposh grant of Jhilmili estate and has issues, two daughters.
      • Kumari Kukki Singh, married Kunwar Harsh Singh Baghel, M.L.A of Rampur Baghelan (M.P) and cabinet minister MP Government Aayush Department, and has issue, two sons.
        • Vikram Singh, 2nd term MLA from MP, educated at Scindia School.
        • Veer Singh, educated at Scindia School.
        • Veer Singh, educated at Scindia School, Gwalior. President of Rampur Nagarpalika Parshad and mentor of Vir Sena which is engaged in social service in Vindhya region of M.P State.
        • Vikram Singh, educated at Scindia School, Gwalior.
  • Lal Bahadur Sadhu Sharan Singh, 3rd Zamindar of Dhourpur, educated at Rajkumar College, Raipur; married Lal Saheba Jayanti Devi, daughter of the Raja Saheb of Deara Taluqa in Oudh, and had issue, one son and one daughter.
    • Lal Bahadur Someshwar Pratap Singh (qv)
    • Rajkumari Anupurna Singh, married at Pawai, Bihar.
    • Rajkumari Urmila Singh, married at Satna, M.P.
    • Rajkumari Uma Singh, married at Bhishampur, M.P.
    • Rajkumari Madhuri Singh, married at Alampur Raibareli, U.P.
    • Rajkumari Let anjali Singh, married at Murar Mau, U.P.
    • Rajkumari Neelam Singh, born , married 23rd January 1988, Rajkumar Kranti Braham Shah of Agori-Barhar; and has issue.
  • Lal Bahadur Someshwar Pratap Singh, 4th Zamindar of Dhourpur (see above)
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