Berhampur

Berhampur, the name of two towns in British India.—(1) Berhampur, in Madras, is a military station in the district of Ganjam, 18 miles SW. of the town of Ganjam, and but 9 from the coast. The climate is very healthy, and there is some trade in sugar and silk cloth. Population, 26,653.—(2) Berhampur, in Bengal, on the left bank of the Bhagirathi, 5 miles below Murshidabad. It was long one of the principal military stations in British India, and the barracks, now largely devoted to other uses, still form the most prominent feature of the town. In 1857 Berhampur was the scene of the first open act of mutiny. Pop. 23,515.