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are connected by rough cart tracks.
points on the Rapti,
Balrampur.
and a
—Town
north bank of the
P'erries are established at several
stationary bridge of boats at Sisia.
Gonda
in
Suwawan
District,
about
Oudh
situated
on
the
miles south of the Rapti, 28 Lat. 27° 25' 30" n., long. 82° 13' 50" e. The river,
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Gonda town. in Gonda District, and the residence of the Mahardji of Balrampur, the wealthiest of the Oudh tdlukddrs. Population (1881) 12,811, namely, Hindus, 8639; Muhammadans, 4171; Christian, i.
miles from largest
town
Municipal income (1880-81) ;,C343 ; expenditure, ;;^42o. Forty Hindu A handsome stone temple, dedicated to 19 mosques. Bijleswari Devi, profusely carved by artists from Benares, has been
temples;
The
recently completed. sists
bdzdr, which
is
new and commodious, conThe Maharaja’s
of two cross streets, with the usual traders’ shops.
palace
is
an imposing
enclosing a large court, on one side of which
pile,
and offices, and on the other the stables a daily bdzdr, and the market forms the Manufactures centre of the rice trade of the surrounding country. cotton cloths, blankets, felt, knives, etc. Large school, liberally supported by the Maharaja. Order is maintained, and conservancy are ranged the dwelling-houses
and outhouses.
There
is
enforced, by a town police maintained by the Maharaja.
Balsamand.
—Village
west of Hissar. police station.
A
force.
Good
in Hissar District,
hospital
Punjab
and dispensary 15 miles south-
Population (1881) 2067, chiefly Jats ; second-class few years ago Balsamand was becoming of import-
ance as an entrepot for salt from Rajputana. A market was established, and several shops erected, principally by traders from foreign territory. The trade, however, was diverted from the town by the opening of the Rajputana railway. Balsan {Ghodna ). One of the Punjab Hill States, lying between
—
15" n. lat., and between 77° 24' 30" and 77° 35' Area 51 square miles; number of villages, 152 number of houses, r297, of which 1263 are occupied; population (1881)5190, namely, 2878 males and 2312 females; persons per square mile, 102. Hindus numbered 5166, and Muhammadans 24. The Rdna, Dhop Singh, is a Rajput. Sentences of death passed by him require the confirmation of the Superintendent of the Hill States and of the Commissioner of the Division; other punishments are awarded by Balsan pays a tribute of ^108 to the Rdna on his own authority. the British Government, in commutation of an engagement to supply 30 begars or forced labourers. The State was originally a feudatory of The estimated revenue of the Chief is ^700. Sirmiir (Sarmor). Balsane. Village in the Pimpalner Sub division, Khandesh District,
30° 58' r5" and 31° 15"
E.
long.
7'
—
Bombay and
Presidency.
caves.
Possesses a well-preserved series of old temples
