Once a princely state under Presidencies and provinces of British India, it was ruled by the Babi dynasty, descendants of the Pathan rulers of Gujarat, who played a significant role in the region's politics.

The town’s cultural fabric reflects a confluence of Islamic and Hindu traditions, evident in its historical mosques, palaces, and temples.

Additionally, the Balasinor Royal Family, particularly Princess Aaliya Sultana Babi,[7] has actively promoted the town's history and its fossil park, boosting its tourism potential and preserving its legacy.

They found dinosaur egg hatcheries and fossils of at least 13 species of which the most important discovery was that of a carnivorous abelisaurid theropod named Rajasaurus narmadensis, a previously unknown predator that was 25 to 30 feet long and two-thirds the size of the Tyrannosaurus rex.

Since then excavations have turned up a veritable trove of dinosaur remains—eggs, bones, a skeleton which is now kept in a Calcutta (Kolkata) museum—bringing hordes of scientists and tourists to Balasinor.

[10] Researchers, after piecing together the evidence in Raiyoli, believe that Gujarat is home to one of the largest clutches of dinosaur hatcheries in the world.

[10][11] Another notable discovery in the village of Dholi Dungri, bordering Balasinor taluka, was that of Sanajeh indicus, a primitive madtsoiid snake that likely preyed on sauropod dinosaur hatchlings and embryos.