Burdwan

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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

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