HISTORY

Kushalgarh is a town and municipality in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located in the Banswara District approximately 65 km south of the city of Banswara.

Kushalgarh was also the name of an Indian Princely State that existed in the same area until 1949. As of the 2011 Indian census,[3] Kushalgarh had a population of 10,096. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Kushalgarh has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 66%. In Kushalgarh, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Two versions exist for the founding of the state, the Banswara version states that the country was taken from the Bhils by Kushal Singh of Banswara and given to Akhai Raj as a reward for services rendered; but the Kushalgarh version states that it was taken from the Bhils by Akhai Raj himself, and that it was named after the Bhil chief, Kushla, whom he defeated. As a result of frequent attempts on the part of the Maharawal of Banswara, to claim rights over the estate to which he was not entitled, Kushalgarh was finally declared to be practically independent of Banswara for all purposes other than payment of tribute and personal attendance on certain occasions. The Rao's position may be described in general terms as that of a mediatized or guaranteed feudatory. He deals directly with the assistant to the Resident in Mewar, he exercises civil and criminal powers