Samthar


Samthar is a city and a municipal board in Jhansi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Demographics

India Subscript textcensus, Samthar had a population of 20,227. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Samthar has an average literacy rate of 55%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 66%, and female literacy is 43%. In Samthar, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

History

Samthar was formerly known as Samshergarh.
Samthar State was an independent principality governed by gurjars Of Khatana gotra
The independent state of Samthar was created by king Chandrabhan Gurjar and his grandson Madan Singh Gurjar, governors of the state of Datia.