[1] Khairagarh town in Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai district of Chhattisgarh was the capital of the state and the seat of the Raja's residence.

[3] The chief, who was descended from the royal family of the old Nagvanshis of Chotanagpur, received the title of Raja as a hereditary distinction in 1898 or on 1 January 1896.

"The demands of famine created an enormous export in food grains which affected even the remotest parts of Bastar and Kalahandi.

A review of the administration of the Central Provinces is as follows- "The high standard of administration which the Khairagarh State has for many past years maintained, no less than its wealth and importance, renders this permanent addition to its dignity and status peculiarly pleasing and appropriate.

"[4] The last ruler of Khairagarh, Birendra Bahadur Singh, signed the instrument of accession to the dominion of India on 1 January 1948.