Balaghat, Hyderabad

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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.

Balaghat, Hyderabad

(Bald, 'above,' and ghat, 1 a. mountain pass'). — Range of hills in the western half of Hyderabad State. It extends from the Biloli taluk in Nander District in the east, through the southern portion of Parbhani District, past Dharur and Patoda to Ashti in Blur District in the west, having a length of 200 miles and a width which varies between 3 and 6 miles. A spur of this range branches off from Ashti, and taking a south-easterly direction traverses the tracts which lie between the rivers Sma, Manjra, and Kagna, comprising the Districts of Bhir, Osmanabad, and Gulbarga, and terminates in the last-named District. Another spur starts from the south of Parbhani District, also in a south-easterly direction, and passes through the Rajura taluk of Bldar District, south of Kaulas in Nizamabad District. The country enclosed by the range and its two spurs forms a plateau, known locally as the Balaghat.