Belapur

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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, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Belapur

Village in the Rahuri taluka of Ahmadnagar District, Bombay, situated in 19° 34' N. and 74° 39' E., 15 miles north of Rahuri, on the Dhond-Manmad Railway. Population (1901), 4,630, including Belapur-Khurd (1,167). It lies on the north bank of the Pravara, which in floods rises to the gates. On the river-side are some picturesque buildings belonging to the Naiks, an old Maratha family. The chief traders are Marwari Vanis and Telis. In 1822 an attempt was made to make Belapur the centre of a revolt. Troops were to be collected here and at Nandurbar in Khandesh, and in conjunction with the local Kolis were to make a general attack upon the British posts. The plot was, however, discovered and quashed.