Bandikui
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| Place Name: | Bandikui |
| State/Province: | Rajasthan |
| Country: | India |
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Bandikui is situated 187km north west of Delhi. It was located in Alwar State, now Rajasthan.
It was essentially a British township built by the early British railway men. The Delhi Bandikui line was opened in 1874, part of the Rajputan - Delhi Railway. It later became part of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway[1]
There was a “beautiful railway colony with well kept bungalows, gardens & well trimmed hedges”, and a Railway Institute[2]
In 1901, one of the companies of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Regiment was located at Bandikui.
Churches
St Francis Roman Catholic Church, located near the railway station.[3]. There was also a Protestant Church.
External links
- Link to video: Bandikui’s St Francis church finally gets Rs 1 crore package from state c 2013 News 18 Rajasthan. Includes film of the church and grounds.
- Diocese of Jaipur St Francis of Assisi Church is one of the parishes of the Roman Catholic Jaipur Diocese.
- Diocese of Rajasthan Church of North India
Historical books online
- Alwar State Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 5, page 254.
References
- ↑ The Romance Of Railway - Bandikui
- ↑ Days of the Raj by Owen Patrick Rose, 23 January 2013
- ↑ Bandikui