Imperial Gazetteer of India e-bog

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Balasor. - District in Orissa under the lieutenant-governor of Bengal, lying between 20(deg) 43' 50 and 21(deg) 56' 30 N. Lat., and between 86(deg) 18' 40 and 87(deg) 31' 20 E. Long.; area, 2066 square miles; population, according to the Census of 1881, souls. It is bounded on the north by Midnapur District and the Tributary State of Morbhanj on the east by the Bay of Bengal; on the south by Cuttack District, the Baitarani river forming the boundary line; and on the west by the Tributary States of Keunjhar, Nilgiri, and Morbhanj. The administrative head-quarters are at Balasor town, on the Burabalang river. Balasor derives its name from Bal-eswara, 'the Young Lord,' or 'lord of Strength,' t'.e. Krishna or perhaps from Ban-eswara, 'the Forest Lord,' t'.e. Mahadeva. The administrative head-quarters of the District are at Balasor town.