JASHPUR, a feudatory state of India in the Central Prov inces, having been transferred from Bengal in 1905. The country is divided almost equally into high and low lands. The Uparghat plateau on the east rises 2,200 ft. above sea level, and the highest hill in these uplands is Ranijula (3,527 ft.). The only river of importance is the Ib, the sands from which from time immemorial have been washed for gold. The high Khuria plateau is much resorted to by graziers from Mirzapur, in the United Provinces.
The area of the State is 1,963 sq.m., and the pop. (1931) 193,698, mainly aboriginal; no fewer than 48,700 are Christians, due to mass conversions of the Oraons between 1901 and 1911. Jashpur iron, which is smelted by the Kols, is highly prized. Sal forests abound, and elephants, bison and much other big game are to be found. Jungle products include, besides timber, lac, silk cocoons and beeswax, which are exported.