Baliapal

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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.

Baliapal

Village in the head-quarters subdivision of Balasore District, Bengal, situated in 21 39/ N. and 87 17' E., on the Matai river. Population (1901), 298. Rice to the annual value of a lakh of rupees is exported in sloops to Calcutta, Madras, and the Laccadives. Balipara. — Village in Darrang District, Eastern Bengal and Assam, situated in 26 50' N. and 92 44/ E., about 20 miles north of Tezpur town. Balipara is the terminus of a light railway, which runs from that point to the river ghat at Tezpur. A large market is held every Sunday, which is attended by great numbers of coolies from the tea gardens in the neighbourhood. Prior to the construction of the rail- way, an outpost of military police was stationed at Balipara to keep the Akas in check. In 1835 this outpost was rushed and seventeen persons killed by the hillmen. In 1883 the Akas again gave trouble and carried off two native forest officers from the Balipara range office. Balisna. — Town in the Patan td/itka, Kadi prant, Baroda State, situated in 23 49' N. and 72 15' E., with a population (1901) of 4,650. It is the home of the Leva Kunbis. The town possesses a vernacular school.