Bilaspur State was a state within the Union of India from 1950 to 1956 with Bilaspur town

Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh

Bilaspur is a city and a municipal council in Bilaspur district in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India.-Geography:Bilaspur is located at . It has an average elevation of 673 metres . It is hot in summer and cold in winters. It rains mostly in July to august .It lies near the reservoir of...

 as its capital.

History

Bilaspur State was formed out of the territory of former Princely State of Bilaspur

Kahlur

Kahlur , covering an area of 1173 km², and currently a part of Himachal Pradesh state, was one of the Princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. The state was founded in/around 697 by Kahal Chand. Kahal Chand had built a fort, which was named after him, and was called...

, which acceded to Dominion of India

Dominion of India

The Dominion of India, also known as the Union of India or the Indian Union , was a predecessor to modern-day India and an independent state that existed between 15 August 1947 and 26 January 1950...

 on 12 October 1948 by the erstwhile Ruler, Raja Anand Chand of the Princely State of Kahlur

Kahlur

Kahlur , covering an area of 1173 km², and currently a part of Himachal Pradesh state, was one of the Princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. The state was founded in/around 697 by Kahal Chand. Kahal Chand had built a fort, which was named after him, and was called...

 a.k.a Bilaspur.

Bilaspur worked as a Province

Provinces of India

Provinces of India, earlier Presidencies of British India, still earlier, Presidency towns, and collectively British India, were the administrative units of the territories of India under the tenancy or the sovereignty of either the East India Company or the British Crown between 1612 and...

, until it was created as a Class "C" State, named Bilaspur State on 26 January 1950 within the Republic of India. Class "C" States were under direct rule of Central Government.

Commissioners of Bilaspur State

1. Raja Anand Chand Tikka, the last ruler of Princely State of Bilaspur also became its first Chief Commissioner from 3 March 1948 - 1950
2. M.S. Himmatsinhji, Chief Commissioner from 1950 - 1952
3. Chief Commissioner from 1952-54.

Dissolution

Later by passing of The Himachal Pradesh and Bilaspur (New State) Act, 1954 the Bilaspur State was dissolved on 1 July 1954 and incorporated into the State of Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh is a state in Northern India. It is spread over , and is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir on the north, Punjab on the west and south-west, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on the south, Uttarakhand on the south-east and by the Tibet Autonomous Region on the east...

 as Bilaspur district

Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh

Bilaspur is a district of Himachal Pradesh state, India. It contains the manmade Govind Sagar Lake on the Sutlej River which acts as the reservoir for the Bhakra and Nangal Dam project. The road bridge on this lake at Kandraur is highest of its kind in Asia. Its headquarters are in the town of...

, with an area of 106,848 hectares.