Balrampur
Sign in to saveBalrampur is a town 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 Balrampur district.
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Place details
- Locality
- Balrampur
- Region
- Uttar Pradesh
- Country
- India
- Population
- 77,396
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Balrampur
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Uttar Pradesh#India#Asia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Uttar Pradesh
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Balrampur
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 106
- Settlement.population_total
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Balrampur district
- Area
- +36.28
- Elevation
- +106
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Balrampur district
- Image
- The main building at the Maharani Lal Kunwari P.G. College.JPG
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Balrampur is a town 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 Balrampur district.
== History == Balrampur town 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).