Balotra

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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.

Balotra

Town in the Pachbhadra district of the State of Jodhpur, Rajputana, situated in 25 50" N. and 72 15' E., on the right bank of the Luni river on the Jodhpur-Blkaner Railway. Population (1901), 5,118. The town is built on a sandhill, and possesses a com- bined post and telegraph office and an Anglo-vernacular school. The chief industries are dyeing and stamping of cotton cloths. Just across the river is the village of Jasol, where there is a small hospital, while at Tilwara, 10 miles to the west, a famous horse and cattle fair is held yearly in March.