Ramdurg State was one of the non-salute princely states of British India, under the Bombay Presidency

Bombay Presidency

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, later the Deccan States Agency

Deccan States Agency

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, founded in 1799. The Hindu rulers, of the Konkanasth dynasty, used the title of Raja

Raja

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. Ramdurg measured 438 square kilometers in area. According to the 1901 census, the population was 37,848.

Ramdurg acceded to the Dominion of India

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 on 8 March 1948 and is currently a part of Karnataka

Karnataka

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 state

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