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Burdwan
| Burdwan | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 23.238333°N, 87.860833°E |
| Altitude: | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Bardhaman |
| State/Province: | West Bengal |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
| East Indian Railway | |
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| See our interactive map of this location showing places of interest during the British period | |
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Burdwan was the headquarters of Burdwan District in the Burdwan Division of Bengal during the British period.
Spelling variants
Modern name: Bardhaman
Variants: Burdwan/Bardwan/Barddhaman
Also see
External links
Burdwan Town Imperial Gazetteer
Burdwan 1911 Love to Know Encyclopaedia
About Burdwan (Bardhaman) The Burdwan Central Co-operative Bank Ltd
The second image from the EIR Picture Gallery (irfca.org) depicts the official opening ceremony of the East Indian Railway at Burdwan in February 1855
