Balkonda

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Balkonda

Jagir town in the Armur taluk of Nizamabad District, Hyderabad State, situated in 18 53' N. and 78 21' E., six miles north- east of Armur town, and 24 miles from the Indlir station on the Hyderabad-Godavari Valley Railway. Population (1901), 5,1 18. The town is surrounded by an old ruined wall, still having a few gates and posterns. It contains one temple, four mosques, one of the latter being built of stone, several tombs and shrines, and an idgah used for prayers on Musalman holidays. A fort stands near a large tank in the vicinity of the town, on the Hyderabad-Nagpur road, and small watch-towers are perched on the topmost crags of the hills in the neighbourhood. A post office and a police station are located here, besides the jagir tahsil office, and a civil and criminal court.