BILASPUR—BIL GRAM.
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named
years ago by a fisher^voman it
Bilasa,
whence the name
long consisted of only a few fishermen’s huts,
ago,
till,
Kesava Panth Subah, who administered the
Bilaspur,
about a century
under the
District
Marathas, fixed his residence here and began to build a brick fort on the river-bank. Subsequently, on the Marathas removing their headquarters
away.
Ratanpur, the
to
prosperity of the town dwindled
rising
In 1862, however, Bilaspur was constituted the head-quarters
The
of the British District. groves,
and the
attractive.
distant
— Village
Bilaspur.
belt of woods, the gardens
hills,
in
render
the
Bulandshahr
and mango and
pleasant
situation
North
District,
-
Provinces; 16 miles south-west of Bulandshahr town, and south of Sikandarabdd railway station, with which metalled road.
Population (1881) 3292.
it
is
Post-office,
Western 2
miles
connected by a school, market
on Saturdays. Chiefly remarkable as head-quarters of the Skinner family and estate, founded by Col. James Skinner, C.B. Handsome house and fine garden adjoining the old mud fort. Mr. T. Skinner held the fort during the Mutiny. Owing to the bad management of his eldest son, the Court of Wards has taken charge of his share of the estate.
Bilaspur. Bilaspur.
— One of the Punjab Hill States — See Kahlur. — Capital of the Bilaspur or Kahlur Punjab, .
State,
Lat. 31° 19' n., long. 76° 50' e.
residence of the Raja. situated
on the
Suffered
much
left
bank of the
Sutlej,
1465
feet
in the early part of the present century
ations of the Gurkhas.
and
Picturesquely
above sea-level. from the depred-
Well-built stone houses; bazar; neat but
unpretentious palace of the Raja.
Ferry across the Sutlej,
2
miles
above the town, forms the chief communication with the Punjab proper.
— A guaranteed Thakurate under the India. Murward tahsU, Jabalpur Bilehri. — Village
Bilaudd.
Western Malwa
Agency of Central
in
Provinces.
District,
Population (1881) 2557, namely, Hindus, 2217;
madans, 287; Jains, 51; aborigines,
—
Bilga. Town in Punjab. Lat. 31° 3'
Philaur n., long.
tahstl,
Central
Muham-
2.
Jalandhar (Jullundur) District, Population (1881) 6634, e.
75° 4' 30"
Hindus, 4818; Muhammadans, 1263; and Sikhs, 553. Unimportant, commercially and politically. Formerly possessed a municipality, which was abolished some years ago.
namely,
—
Bilgram. Tahstl or Sub-division of Hardoi District, Oudh; bounded on the north by Shahabad, and on the east by Hardoi tahsils ; on the south by Safipur tahstl of Unao and on the west by Farukhabad District in the North-Western Provinces. Area, 558 square miles, of which 351 are cultivated. Population (1881), Hindus, 234,635
