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Ballarpur

Balharshah
Ballarpur Balharshah
city
	Ballarpur Location in Maharashtra, India
	Coordinates: 19°50′N 79°21′E / 19.833°N 79.350°E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Chandrapur
Area
• Total	18.50 km2 (7.14 sq mi)
• Rank	2nd in Chandrapur dist
Population (2011)
• Total	89,452
• Rank	Chandrapur dist: 2nd
• Density	4,800/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Language
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code	07172(area code)
Vehicle registration	MH 34

Ballarpur (formerly Balharshah) is a city and a municipal council in Chandrapur district in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is the second largest city in the district.

History

In Sirpur, today in Telangana, the king Surajā Ballālasinha (1447–1472 Īsavīsana) was the ruler. After his death, his son Khaṇḍakyā Ballāla-Lrb-1472-1497 Īsavīsana-RRB-was on the throne. In search of a better capital, the new king came to 400 kilometers away from Sirapura (Dantēvāṛā-Bhadrakali) and decided to make a new fort on the east coast of Wardha river. Khaṇḍakyā ballāla sah established the city called Ballāraśāha which is known as Ballārapura today. Later he moved north and established Chandrapur fort.

On the eastern bank of the Wardha, the land fort built here is a class with walls and towers. There are two intact doors set on each other's right angle. There is also a small entrance on the edge of the river. The walls of the fort are still intact, but all the old buildings are in total ruins. Many parts of this pillar are still safe inside the earth.

Demographics

Religion in Ballarpur
			Percent
Hindus			64.47%
Buddhist			19.55%
Muslims			12.69%
Others			3.28%

As per 2011 India census,^[1] Ballarpur MCL had a population of 89,452 and 1,33,560 including nearby places near Ballarpur city. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. The average literacy rate was 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 80% of the males and 66.5% of females literate. 11.6% of the population is under 6 years of age. Besides that, the city has a good number of migratory population from states of south India and Bihar, Jharkhand.

Year	Male	Female	Total Population	Change	Religion (%)
Year	Male	Female	Total Population	Change	Hindu	Muslim	Christian	Sikhs	Buddhist	Jain	Other religions and persuasions	Religion not stated
2001^[2]	46575	43420	89995	-	64.575	11.526	2.067	1.328	19.457	0.164	0.816	0.068
2011^[3]	45877	43575	89452	-0.006	64.469	12.692	1.642	1.362	19.551	0.108	0.132	0.044

Transport

The town is served by Balharshah Junction railway station (BPQ) of the Indian Railways. It is the last station in the Central Railway zone and South Central Railway zone of Indian Railways. Hence all the trains entering these zones stop here for crew change as well as to upload pantry items from the base kitchen in the station.

Ballarpur has a good connectivity to Nagpur through MH SH 264. The functioning nearest airport is Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport in Nagpur. Ballarpur is 165 km. from Nagpur and well connected through trains and buses. Ballarpur is also connected to state capital Mumbai by a daily train called "Sevagram Express" and a weekly train to state's cultural capital and educational hub Pune.

Industries

Western Coalfields Limited (WCL), a subsidiary of Coal India, has many coal-mines around Ballarpur.

The surrounding region is rich with bamboo plantations. Ballarpur Industries Limited, the largest manufacturers of writing and printing paper in India, has its flagship unit at Ballarpur.^[4]

Education

Notable educational institutes in the town are:

Guru Nanak College of Science
Janata Highschool Depot Branch, Ballarpur
Mpl. Gandhi Vidyalaya
Ballarpur Institute of Technology
Mahatma Jyotiba Fule College of Arts and Commerce
St. Andrews Public School & Junior College (Earlier Bhalerao Public School & Jr. College)
Mount Science Junior College
MontFort Higher Secondary School
Thapar High School ad Junior College
Zhaveri Womans College of Arts
Sarvodaya Vidyalaya
Dilasagram Convent High School
Vianney Jubilee and st paul high school
K G N Public School and Junior College
Shramik Bhavan
Gurunanak public higher sec.school
Vaibhav convent high school