Bishrampur (Zamindari)

Information

DynastyChauhan
StateBihar (now Jharkand)
Villages184
Area618.7 km2
Population133,862
ReligionHinduism
Hindi Nameबिश्रामपुर
Last Updated22nd Mar, 2015

Present Head/Ruler

Raja Saheb RANJIT BUX RAI, present Raja of Bishrampur married Rani Saheb Ragini Rai of Karnisar in Bikaner, and has issue.

  • Rajkumar Shashank Shekhar Rai, born 1986, presently (2006) furthering his education (B.B.A.)

Short History

The Bishrampur ruling family trace their ancestry to Ajanagara or Ayodhya.

Predecessors

  • Raja NAGESHWAR BUX RAI, Raja of Bishrampur; married Rani Hari Priya Devi, daughter of Raja Madan Mohan Singh Deo of Dharakote in Orissa, and had issue, three sons and two daughters.
    • Raja Ambikeshwar Bux Rai (qv)
    • Kunwar Vijayeshwar Bux Rai
    • Kunwar Narendra Bux Rai, married 1stly, Rajkumari Padmini Raj Lakshmi, daughter of Raja Krishna Chandra Singh Mandhata of Nayagarh, married 2ndly, Kunwarani Nain Manjari Devi of Thakurgaon, and has issue, two sons.
      • Kunwar Sailesh Bux Rai (by 1st wife), M.A. (English), B.Ed., presently (2008) working as a teacher in English with Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, Patna Region; married Rajkumari Rashmi Devi, daughter of the last Raja Saheb of Baramba, Raja Krishna Chandra Deb, and his wife, Rani Jyotsna Devi, daughter of Raja Anup Singh Deo of Khariar, and has issue, one daughter and one son.
        • Kumari Shraddha Buxrai, born 13th August 1995.
        • Kunwar Shivendra Buxrai, born 15th January 2003.
      • Kumar Avinash Bux Rai (by 2nd wife), married Kumari Anju, daughter of Kunwar M. N. Singh of Bokaro Steel City, and has issue, one daughter.
        • Kumari Pratibha
    • Rajkumari Kanak Manjari Devi, married in Garhjaipur in West Bengal, and has issue.
    • Rani Ratna Manjari Devi, born 1st January 1935, M.L.A. (Orissa) 1977/1980, Member of various Local Women Welfare Organisations; married Raja Sisir Narendra Deo of Mohuri, Orissa, and has issue, two sons and one daughter.
  • Raja AMBIKESHWAR BUX RAI, Raja of Bishrampur; married Rani Som Wati Kunwar, daughter of Thakur Bagh Singh of Mukangarh, and had issue.
    • Raja Saheb Ranjit Bux Rai (qv)
    • Rajkumari Usha Rai, married Thakur Anand Singh of Daiya, and has issue, two daughters.
      • Baisa Jailakshmi Singh, born 1977, married Anirudh Singh of Ajairajpura in Rajasthan, and has issue.
        • Samaranjay Singh, born 2004.
      • Baisa Tanushree Singh, born 1978, presently (2006) working as a practising Lawyer.
    • Rajkumari Shashi Rai, married Thakur Mahendra Singh, son of Col. Thakur Arjun Singh of Raisar in Bikaner, and has issue, one son and one daughter.
      • Baisa Jaishree Singh, born 1982, presently (2006) working as a practising Lawyer.
      • Kunwar Devendra Singh, born 1983, presently (2006) furthering his education (M.B.A.)
  • Raja RANJIT BUX RAI, Raja of Bishrampur (see above)