Balrampur is a town and municipal board in Balrampur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It lies on the bank of the river Rapti and is the district headquarters of Balrampur district. The town gave its name to the princely estate of Balrampur, whose maharaja Sir Digbijai Singh was made a Knight Commander of the Star of India by the British for his support during the Uprising of 1857. The town has an average elevation of about 105 metres above sea level, and the 2011 census counted about 81,000 residents in the urban area, with literacy figures reported separately for men and women.
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1. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, asia zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Asia/Kolkata, IST lineQuote, Zone Asia/Kolkata, IST line
5:30 - IST 1941 Oct
Balrampur (Wikipedia)
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Balrampur is a town and a municipal board in Balrampur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Balrampur is a town and a municipal board in Balrampur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Balrampur is a town and a municipal board in Balrampur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India
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