Cutch Agency | |||||||
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Agency of British India | |||||||
1819–1924 | |||||||
Map of the Cutch Agency area | |||||||
Area | |||||||
• 1901 | 19,725 km2 (7,616 sq mi) | ||||||
Population | |||||||
• 1901 | 488,022 | ||||||
History | |||||||
• Established | 1819 | ||||||
• Formation of the Western India States Agency | 1924 | ||||||
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The Cutch Agency was one of the agencies of British India. The appointed Political Agent looked after only one territory, that of the princely state of Cutch, which had a surface of 19,725 square kilometres (7,616 sq mi), not including the Rann of Kutch.
The agency's headquarters were at Bhuj,[1] where the Political Agent used to reside. He reported to the Political Department office at Bombay, Bombay Presidency.[2]