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Balrampur

Balrampur
बलरामपुर
city
Balrampur is located in Uttar Pradesh
Balrampur
Balrampur
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 27°26′N 82°11′E / 27.43°N 82.18°E / 27.43; 82.18Coordinates: 27°26′N 82°11′E / 27.43°N 82.18°E / 27.43; 82.18
Country  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Balrampur
Government
 • Type Parliamentary Seat
 • Body Shravasti
Elevation 106 m (348 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 90,000
 • Density 692/km2 (1,790/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration UP 47
Sex ratio 912/1000/
Website www.balrampur.nic.in

Balrampur is a city and a municipal board in Balrampur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is situated on the bank of river Rapti and is the district headquarters of Balarampur district. Balrampur was a state in India. It is divided in 1748 and a part of U.P.

Balrampur had population as of 2011 census is 90000.

Balrampur city is in close vicinity of Shravasti where Lord Gautam Buddha is considered to have displayed his supernatural powers in the spiritual transformation of Angulimala, a famous dacoit who wore a necklace (mala) of fingers (anguli).

In the Mughal era Balrampur was the seat of Balrampur Estate, a Taluqdari of Oudh.

Balrampur is located at 27°26′N 82°11′E / 27.43°N 82.18°E / 27.43; 82.18. It has an average elevation of 105 metres (344 ft).

Two prominent archaeological sites, Jetavana and Savatthi, or Saheth and Maheth, as they are locally known, are located in the vicinity of Balrampur city. Alexander Cunningham used the ancient (6th century CE) accounts of Chinese pilgrim-monks to determine that Saheth-Maheth actually referred to Jetavana and Savatthi.


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