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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,

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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