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==External links==
==External links==
[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V09_108.gif Burdwan Town] Imperial Gazetteer<br>
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V09_108.gif Burdwan Town] Imperial Gazetteer<br>
[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Burdwan Burdwan] 1911 Love to Know Encyclopaedia<br>
*[http://www.burdwanccb.in/about_burdwan.asp#about About Burdwan (Bardhaman)]  The Burdwan Central Co-operative Bank Ltd<br>  
[http://www.burdwanccb.in/about_burdwan.asp#about About Burdwan (Bardhaman)]  The Burdwan Central Co-operative Bank Ltd<br>  
*The second image from the [http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/eir_gallery.html EIR Picture Gallery] (irfca.org) depicts the official opening ceremony of the [[East Indian Railway]] at Burdwan in February 1855
The second image from the [http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/eir_gallery.html EIR Picture Gallery] (irfca.org) depicts the official opening ceremony of the [[East Indian Railway]] at Burdwan in February 1855
 
===Historical books online===
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=U6_bUukB-nIC&pg=PA412 "East Burdwan"] page 412 ''The Bengal and Agra Annual Guide and Gazetteer for 1842 Volume II'' Google Books
 
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[[Category: Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]  
[[Category: Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]  
[[Category: Locations]]
[[Category: Locations]]

Revision as of 07:55, 4 March 2014

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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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

Burdwan-Katwa Railway

External links

Historical books online

  • "East Burdwan" page 412 The Bengal and Agra Annual Guide and Gazetteer for 1842 Volume II Google Books