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{{for|the nearby train station with the same name|Balamau station}}
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'''Balamau''' is a village in [[Kachhauna]] block of [[Hardoi|Hardoi district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref name="Census 2011">{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Hardoi, Part A (Village and Town Directory) |pages=407-16 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/09/0924_PART_A_DCHB_HARDOI.pdf |website=Census 2011 India|access-date=15 June 2021}}</ref> It is located about a mile from the left bank of the [[Sai River (Uttar Pradesh)|Sai river]], 25 miles from [[Hardoi]] and 4 miles southwest of the namesake [[Balamau station]], which is actually in Kachhauna.<ref name="Gazetteer">{{cite book |last1=Nevill |first1=H.R. |title=Hardoi - A Gazetteer |date=1904 |publisher=Government Press |location=Allahabad |pages=158-61 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.48076 |access-date=15 June 2021}}</ref> Balamau was historically the largest settlement in the area, serving as the seat of a [[pargana]] since the reign of [[Akbar]].<ref name="Gazetteer"/> As of 2011, its population is 4,749, in 1,022 households.<ref name="Census 2011"/>

== History ==
According to tradition, Balamau was founded by a [[Kurmi]] named Balai sometime before the year 1600.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> Balai had fled from [[Unnao]] to escape persecution by the [[Chandela]]s, and ended up finding refuge with the [[Kachhwaha]]s of [[Mahri, Hardoi|Mahri]].<ref name="Gazetteer"/> Balai Kurmi assisted the Kachhwahas in fighting the Muslims of [[Roshanpur]], near [[Bilgram]], and he was rewarded for his services with a strip of land.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> The name was originally '''Balai Khera''', which later became Balamau.<ref name="Gazetteer"/>

Balamau was historically the seat of a [[pargana]]; it is not listed in the [[Ain-i-Akbari]] but was formed toward the end of Akbar's reign.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> The pargana originally contained 42 villages, but during the [[Nawab of Awadh|Nawabi]] period it was dramatically reduced in size, with most of its villages being transferred to [[Sandila]] pargana.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> By the turn of the 20th century, the pargana contained just 14 villages and was the smallest in Hardoi district.<ref name="Gazetteer"/>

Turn-of-the-century Balamau was described as a large and prosperous village, surrounded by orchards.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> It hosted a daily market, which was the only market in the pargana at the time, and it also had a school.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> The main commodities produced at Balamau were wheat and sugarcane, which were sold at the local market and taken to the train station at Kachhauna.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> The population in 1901 was 2,474 people, mostly Kurmis, while the [[zamindar]]s at the time were two [[Brahmin]] women who lived in [[Lucknow]].<ref name="Gazetteer"/>

== Geography ==
Balamau is located at an average elevation of 130m above mean sea level. The terrain consists of plains and it lies in the [[Gangetic]] [[plain]].

== Economy ==
Agriculture and small scale business firms are the main mode of occupation in Kachhauna with region still seeking for major employment opportunities for younger generations.

== Transport ==
Main mode of transport is rail transport. It is on the [[Kanpur]]-Balamau line. Many mail express trains stop here and there are good connections to [[New Delhi]] and [[Lucknow]]. By road the town is served by neighbouring [[Kachhauna Patseni]] town, which is the major town.

== Amenities ==
Syndicate Bank and State bank of India banks are situated in Balamau village. Drainage system is in some areas, no roads are inside village. One small hospital was built and no any doctor`s presence is there. All the public facilities are shifting to Kachhauna only.

State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Awadh Gramin Bank, Punjab National Bank, Bank of India, Canara bank are few bank branches located here with two IOCL Petrol Stations.

Almost all the government facilities which were supposed to be applicated in Balamau village were relocated to Kachhauna from earlier stage of infrastructure development in this region.

==References==
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==External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304142802/http://balamau-ki-shan.hpage.co.in/location_%26_history_98433710.html]

{{Hardoi district}}
[[Category:Villages in Hardoi district]]

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