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BALASOR TO IVN—BALDIABARJ. In 1880-81
Soro.
it
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contained 12 magisterial and revenue courts, a
regular police force of 348 men,
and a village watch of 1190 men. and administrative head-quarters of the District of the same name, Bengal situated on the right bank of the Burabalang river. About 7 miles from the sea in a straight line, and Balasor.
—Town, chief
port,
about 16 miles by river. Population (1872) 18,263.
Lat.
21° 30' 6" n., long. 86° 58' 11"
Population in
1881,
e.
20,265, comprising
Muhammadans, and 349 ‘others.’ Area of town 5280 acres. The town has been constituted a second-class municipality under Act v. (b.c.) of 1876. Municipal income in 1880-81, 16,848 Hindus, 3068
site,
^769
Among
expenditure,
the articles of import are metals
(used for the manufacture of domestic utensils and ornaments), piecegoods, cotton, twist, tobacco, gunny-bags, drugs, oil, sugar, seeds, etc.
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The
chief export is rice. description of the port, and an account of the rise and history of the town, will be found in the article on
Balasor District.
— An
peak, 6762 feet above the Western Ghats, in Malabar District, Madras Presidency; situated 9-J- miles south-west of Manantadi (Manantoddy). Lat. 11° 41' 45" n., long. 75° 57' 15" E. Except on the lower portions, which have been cleared by the Mapilas (Moplas)
Balstsor {Banasura ).
isolated
level of the sea, in the range of
peak is densely wooded. Balcha. Pass in Garhwal State, North-Western Provinces, on the Bashahr frontier, lying over the crest of the ridge between the basins of
for coffee cultivation, the
—
the
Tons and
rise
two streams
valley,
Lat. 31°
the Pabar.
with deodar forest.
4' n.,
Densely covered
long. 78° e.
Elevation above the sea, 8898
Close to
feet.
this pass
one, the Chakar-ki-garh, flows west into the Kothfgarh
near the Pabur river; the other, the Damrari-garh, flows into the
There is excellent grazing ground for sheep in the neighbourhood. Balchari {BuUherry Island in Lower Bengal, on the western side
Tons.
).
—
of the entrance to the Matla (Mutlah) river, which it separates from, the Jamira. Lat. 21° 31' to 21° 35' n., long. 88° 31' to 88° 37' E.
Baldeva
or Baldeo.
(Mathura)
District,
and
77° 52'
long.
called from a
— Village
and place of pilgrimage
North-Western Provinces, situated
e.
Population (1881) 2835.
famous temple
in
its
centre,
which
A is
in
lat.
in
Muttra
27° 24' n.,
modern town, so the daily resort of
numbers of pilgrims. A sacred bathing tank, the Khir Sagar or Ocean of Milk, is situated close to the temple. The ancient village was called Rirha, and now forms a suburb of the present town. Two annual fairs. Government school. large
—
Baldiabari. Village in Purniah District, Bengal ; distant about a mile half from Nawabganj. Lat. 25° 2 1' N., long. 87° 41' e. The scene of a battle between Shankat Jang, Nawab of Purniah, and Siraj-ud-Daula (Oct. 1756), in which the latter was completely victorious. Shankat Jang
and a
