Bycullah

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Bycullah
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Presidency: Bombay
Coordinates: 18.9666°N, 72.8°E
Altitude: 4.39 metres (14.4 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Byculla
State/Province: Maharashtra
Country: India
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Bycullah was a prosperous suburb of Bombay in the 19th century. The Byculla Club, opened in 1833, was the first of Bombay's residential clubs. See Clubs#Bombay.

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Modern name: Byculla
Variants: Bycullah/Bhaykhala

Education

Schools for boys and girls were opened at Bycullah in 1826. These schools were run by the Society for Promoting the Education of the Poor, Within the Government of Bombay, known as the Bombay Education Society. Refer Orphans - Bombay.

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