Chhuikhadan State

Chhuikhadan State, also known as Kondka, was a princely state of British India, during the period of the British Raj. Chhuikhadan town in Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai district of Chhattisgarh was the capital of the state and the see of the Mahant's residence. which later formed part of Chhattisgarh States Agency. The state flag was a purple triangle with a coat of arms.

Chhuikhadan covered an area of 451 km2, of which 27,907 acre were cultivated, and 48,538 acre were cultivable. There were 120 villages in 1870 with a population of 13,281. By 1941, the population had increased to 32,731. The capital of the state was Chhuikhadan.

History
The Chiefs of Chhuikhadan were originally under the Bhonsles of Nagpur, the first Chief being Mahant Rup Das in 1750. However, after the defeat of Marathas, they were recognized by the British as feudatory chiefs in 1865 conferring the title and sanad to Mahant Laxman Das. Shrimant Mahant Rituparna Kishore Das, the last ruling chief of Chhuikhadan acceded to the Union of India on 1 February 1948.

The twin princely states of Rajnandgaon and Chhuikhadan were established by two followers of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur. His two followers Rup Dahiya and Prahlad Dahiya came from Khanda, Sonipat village. Who belonged to famous Nirmohi akhara of Khanda.In 1922 Chhuikhadan City became a municipality before independence. At India's independence on 1 January 1948, the state was merged into India. The former royal palace is still in very good condition.