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 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