Tikait Umrao Singh was a king and freedom fighter. He was king of small kingdom Bandhgawa which is located in Ranchi district in Jharkhand. In Indian rebellion 1857, he and his brother Ghasi Singh played pivotal role in preventing East India Company force from occupying Ranchi.

Tikait Umrao Singh
Raja of Bandhgawa
BornKhatanga, Ormanjhi, Ranchi (now Jharkhand)
Died(1858-01-08)8 January 1858
Chutupalu Ghati, Ramgarh, British India

He was born in Khatanga village of Ormanjhi block in Jharkhand. He prevented company force by cutting trees of Chutupalu ghati with his dewan Sheikh Bhikhari. British force hanged him in a banayan tree at Chutupalu Ghati, Ramgarh.[1][2][3][4]

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  2. ^ "JPCC remembers freedom fighters Tikait Umrao Singh, Sheikh Bhikari". news.webindia123.com.
  3. ^ "स्वतंत्रता सेनानी शहीद टिकैत उमराव सिंह का शहादत दिवस मनाया गया". bhaskar.com.
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