ThenameofmyvillageisBalabhadrapur.ItissituatedonthebankoftheBrahmani.Myvillageisseparatedfromothervillagesbythemainriverononesideandbyitstributaryontwoothersides.Thevillageisveryoldandhasanumberofspecialfeatures.

　　Althoughitfacesfloodeveryyear,thegeographicalfeatureofthevillagehasnotaltered.ItisbelievedthatLordBalabhadrawhoisthevillagedeityprotectsthisvillageinallkindsofdisaster.AnotherspecialtyofthisvillageisthatthereisnoBrahminfamilyhere.AllthefamiliesbearthesurnameofSahu.Althoughtheyareweaversbycaste,thereisnosignofweaving.Theyarefarmers.

　　Itissaidthatinolddaysthekingorderedthepeopleofthisvillagetoweaveforhimaspecialcloth.Astheweaversdelayedtheirwork,thekingwasenragedandpunishedthem.Thevillagerswereunitedandrevoltedagainsttheking.Theystoppeddoingtheirprofession.Beingdeprivedoftheroyalhelptheysolelydependedonfarming.Sincethatdaytheyhavebeendoingagricultureonly.

　　Itisasmallvillagewithonlythirtyfamilies.Itspopulationisabouttwohundredonly.ItissixtykilometersawayfromtheBayofBengal.Itlooksgreenastherearemanygreentreesinourvillage.ThetempleofLordBalabhadraissituatedinthemiddleofthevillage.Thereisalsoabigpondnearthetemple.Therearechampaktrees,mangotrees,afewoleandertreesandabigpeepaltreearoundthepond.Thispartofourvillagepresentsabeautiful:it.Thesmellofflowersandmangobudscombinedwithhowattractivecolourarrestseverybody'sattention.

　　Ourvillagehasafairweatherconnectionwiththemainroad.Asitisaverysmallvillage,thegovernmenthastakennosteptoconstructabridgeovertheriver.

　　Inspiteofitourvillageisadevelopedone.Thereisaschoolwithteachingfacilityuptothematriculationstage.Forthepurposeofmedicinethevillagersdependupontheneighboringvillagewherethereisadispensary,apostoffice,andamarket.

　　Themainoccupationofourvillagersiscultivation.Ourvillagehasagoodnameforvegetableproduction.Theriverisveryhelpfultoourvillagers.Allkindsofseasonalvegetablesareavailableingoodqualityandcheapprice.Forthisreason,manyvegetablemerchantscometoourvillageforcollectingfreshvegetablesinlargequantity.However,ourvillagersareunitedandthereforetheyareseldominfluencedbytheforeignmerchants.

　　OurvillagehasbeenawardedacashawardoftenthousandrupeesbytheCollectorforthecleanlinessandpurityofatmosphere.Thevillagersdonotdifferonanyissue.Ifatallthereisadispute,theysittogetherandsettleitamicably.