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'''Balasore''' was the headquarters of the [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V06_242.gif 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]].
== Spelling Variants ==
Modern name: Balasore<br>
Variants:Balassore<br>
== History ==
== 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 Hills|Nilgiri]].
== Records ==
==External links==
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V06_251.gif Balasore] Imperial Gazetteer of India<br>[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Balasore Balasore] 1911 Love to Know
====Historical books on-line====
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[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]
