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Balrampur
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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a town of British India near the river Rapti,. 28 m. from Gonda, in the Gonda district of the United Provinces. Pop. (1901) 16,723. It gives its name to one of the largest. talukdari estates in the province. The raja, Sir Drigbijai Singh K.C.S.I., was conspicuously loyal during the Mutiny, and was rewarded with accessions of territory and hereditary privileges. His death in 1882 gave rise to prolonged litigation and the estate was thrown into chancery. The income is estimated at Li 20,000, paying a revenue of £46,000. Numerous schools and hospitals are supported. Balrampur contains a large palace, a handsome modern temple and an Anglo-vernacular school.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Balrampur'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/b/balrampur.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Balrampur'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/b/balrampur.html. 1910.
