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Krishnagar
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| Krishnagar | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 23.4°N, 88.5°E 23.4, 88.5 |
| Altitude: | 14 m (45ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Krishnagar |
| State/Province: | West Bengal |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
| Ranaghat-Krishnagar Light Railway worked by Eastern Bengal Railway | |
Krishnagar was the headquarters of Nadia district in the Presidency Division of Bengal during the British period.
It was a region where indigo was grown.
Spelling variants
Modern name: Krishnagar, Krishnanagar
Variants: Kishnaghur
Related articles
External links
- Krishnagar Town Imperial Gazetteer
- "Among the Indigo-Planters" Chapter III, page 39 Thirty Years of Shikar by Sir Edward Braddon 1895 Archive.org. A Biography indicates that in 1850 or 1851 Edward Braddon managed a number of indigo factories near Krishnagar where he worked for about five years.
