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|presidency= [[Bengal]] | |||
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|coordinates= [https://www.google.com/maps/place/23°37'12.0%22N+87°07'48.0%22E/@23.62,87.13,12z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d23.62!4d87.13?hl=en 23.62°N, 87.13°E] | |||
|altitude= 91 m (299 ft) | |||
|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burdwan Bardhaman] | |||
|stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bengal West Bengal] | |||
|country= India | |||
|transport= [[East Indian Railway]] | |||
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'''Raniganj''' was a town in the Asansol subdivision of Burdwan District of the [[Bengal Districts]] during the British period. | |||
The railway line to Raniganj was opened early in 1855.<ref> Page 15, ''History Of The East Indian Railway'' by G Huddleston, refer above.</ref> | |||
Raniganj was also the location of a cantonment c 1863. | |||
==Spelling variants== | ==Spelling variants== | ||
Raniganj, | Modern name: Raniganj<br> | ||
Variants: Raneegunge | |||
==Industries== | |||
[[Raniganj, Samla Collieries Ltd]] | |||
<br>[[Raniganj Pottery Works Railway|Raniganj Pottery Works]] | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raniganj Raniganj] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raniganj Raniganj] Wikipedia (retrieved 11 June 2016) | ||
===Historical books online=== | ===Historical books online=== | ||
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V21_239.gif Raniganj] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India'', Volume 21, page 233. | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V21_239.gif Raniganj] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India'', Volume 21, page 233. | ||
*[https://archive.org/stream/b21452404#page/356/mode/2up Raneegunge] page 357 ''Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire into the Sanitary State of the Army in India : with Abstract of Evidence, and of Reports Received from Indian Military Stations'' 1864 Archive.org | *[https://archive.org/stream/b21452404#page/356/mode/2up Raneegunge] page 357 ''Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire into the Sanitary State of the Army in India : with Abstract of Evidence, and of Reports Received from Indian Military Stations'' 1864 Archive.org | ||
*[https://archive.org/details/historyeastindi00huddgoog ''History Of The East Indian Railway''] by G Huddleston, Chief Superintendent, E I Ry. 1906 Archive.org. | |||
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Latest revision as of 06:28, 26 August 2017
| Raniganj | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 23.62°N, 87.13°E |
| Altitude: | 91 m (299 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Bardhaman |
| State/Province: | West Bengal |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
| East Indian Railway | |
| FibiWiki Maps | |
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| See our interactive map of this location showing places of interest during the British period | |
| [xxxxx Raniganj] |
Raniganj was a town in the Asansol subdivision of Burdwan District of the Bengal Districts during the British period.
The railway line to Raniganj was opened early in 1855.[1]
Raniganj was also the location of a cantonment c 1863.
Spelling variants
Modern name: Raniganj
Variants: Raneegunge
Industries
Raniganj, Samla Collieries Ltd
Raniganj Pottery Works
External links
- Raniganj Wikipedia (retrieved 11 June 2016)
Historical books online
- Raniganj Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 21, page 233.
- Raneegunge page 357 Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire into the Sanitary State of the Army in India : with Abstract of Evidence, and of Reports Received from Indian Military Stations 1864 Archive.org
- History Of The East Indian Railway by G Huddleston, Chief Superintendent, E I Ry. 1906 Archive.org.
References
- ↑ Page 15, History Of The East Indian Railway by G Huddleston, refer above.