Baldeo

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Baldeo

Town in the Mahaban tahsil of Muttra District, United Provinces, situated in 27 24' N. and 77 49' E., on the metalled road from Muttra city to Jalesar. Population (1901), 3,367. It is generally known in the neighbourhood as Dauji, and derives its importance from a celebrated temple. A shrine was first erected in the seventeenth century, when a statue of Baldeo was found in a tank. The present temple was built late in the eighteenth century. It is of mean appear- ance, and is surrounded by a number of quadrangles where the resident priests and pilgrims are accommodated. The temple is in charge of a peculiar caste called AhivasT Brahmans, found only in this neighbour- hood. Baldeo is administered under Act XX of 1856, with an income of about Rs. 1,100. There is a primary school with about 120 pupils.