Kalsia State
| Kalsia State | |||||
| Princely State of British India | |||||
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| Capital | Chhachhrauli | ||||
| History | |||||
| • | Established | 1763 | |||
| • | Independence of India | 1948 | |||
| Area | |||||
| • | 1901 | 435 km2(168 sq mi) | |||
| Population | |||||
| • | 1901 | 67,132 | |||
| Density | 154.3 /km2 (399.7 /sq mi) | ||||
| Today part of | Punjab & Haryana, India | ||||
 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. |
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Kalsia was a princely state in Punjab, British India, one of the former Cis-Sutlej states. It was founded by Gurbaksh Singh in 1760. After India's independence, it was included in PEPSU and later in the Indian East Punjab after the States Reorganisation Act, 1956. The area of Kalsia is now located in the modern day Indian states of Punjab and Haryana. In 1940 the population of Kalsia was 67,393.
The area of Kalsia was 435 km² (168 sq mi), consisting of 20 detached pieces of territory in the Ambala and Ferozepur districts, lying mainly between 30° 12 and 30° 25 N and 77° 21 and 77° 35 E. It was divided into 3 major parts: two tehsils, Chhachhrauli and Basi, and a sub-tehsil named Chirak, in Ferozepur district. It had contained 181 villages in 1903. The capital of Kalsia state was Chhachhrauli.
The state of Kalsia was founded by Gurbaksh Singh in 1760. He was a Jat who joined the Kroria Misl Sikh confederacy. Maharaja Ranjit Singh had granted the estate of Chhachhrauli to Gurbaksh Singh, a commander of his troops and a resident of Kalsia village. Goorbaksh Singh named the state "Kalsia" and Chhachhrauli became its capital city.
Gurbaksh Singh was not famous, but his successor and son, Jodh Singh was an able person. At that time the area of Kalsia state comprised the territory between the Yamuna and the Markanda stream. Jodh Singh captured Dera Basi from Sardar Khajan Singh and also acquired territories of Lohal and Achrak. When Maharaja Ranjit Singh attacked and occupied Naraingarh in the Shivaliks in 1807, Jodh Singh was with him. In recognition of his services, Ranjit Singh presented him territories of Badala, Kameri and Chhabbal.
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