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Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Ballarpur had a population of 89,995. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Ballarpur has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 56% of the males and 44% of females literate. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous... 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...

Highlights

The king of Ballarpur was of name Balharshah. The town was named Balharshah after him. Even today the Railway station is listed as Balharshah with the Indian Railways. It is the last station in the Central Railway zone for Indian Railways. Hence all the trains entering South Central Railway zone stop here for Crew Change(TTE, Loco Pilots, Guards, RPF) as well as upload pantry stuff from base kitchen in Ballarshah. King Balharshah developed a skin ailment. He was told to regularly bathe in a well close to Chandrapur. The king recovered, built a new fort called the Chanda fort and moved his capital there. Even today the ruins of the old Balharshah fort can be seen on the banks of Wardha river.

Balharshah is also a semi road transport hub. The state highway that passed through Balharshah considerably cuts the time to travel from Nagpur to Hyderabad. There are many transport companies based in Balharshah. The town came in limelight after the Thapar Group established their kingship paper factory, BILT (Ballarpur Industries Limited) there. The Gadchroli and the southern Chhattisgarh region is rich with bamboo plantations. Hence we see quite a number of paper factories in the Telangana, Chhattishgarh and Vidharbha region. Ballarpur Industries Limited, also known as BILT or B.I.L.T. Is a Thapar group company. ... Ballarpur Industries Limited, also known as BILT or B.I.L.T. Is a Thapar group company. ...

Balharshah has one college, Gurunanak College. It has a coal mine and a timber depot. The attraction at the timber depot is a 800 year old timber log, that has been preserved. Balharshah has always been a peaceful town in the resource rich region of vidharbha.

Coordinates: 19°50′N 79°21′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...