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Balasore
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| Balasore | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 20.15°N 85.5°E |
| Altitude: | 97 metres (318 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Balasore |
| State/Province: | Orissa |
| Country: | India |
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Balasore was the headquarters of the Balasore District in the Orissa Division in Bengal during the British period .
At an earlier time, it was a subsidiary trading station of the French.
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Modern name: Balasore
Variants: Balassore
History
Military
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Churches and missions
Cemeteries
Places of interest
Education
Transport
Balasore Staion on Bengal-Nagpur Railway(BNR)
Balasore-Nilgiri Light Railway operated a 13 mile(21km) narrow gauge railway from granite quarries at Nilgiri.
Records
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External links
- Balasore Imperial Gazetteer of India
Historical books on-line