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'''Burdwan''' was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=9&objectid=DS405.1.I34_V09_097.gif Burdwan District] in the Burdwan Division of [[Bengal Districts]] during the British period, located about 70 miles from Calcutta. '''Khana Junction''', situated a few miles from Burdwan, was an important junction on the [[East Indian Railway]].
==Spelling variants==
Modern name: Bardhaman<br>
Variants: Burdwan, Bardwan, Barddhaman<br>Modern name: Khana Junction<br>Variants: Canoo Junction, Kanoo Junction, Khanoo Junction, Kanu Junction<ref>Harding, Simon.[http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BardwanINDIA/2015-08/1440762584 Thomas Moore] ''Rootsweb India Mailing List'' 28 Aug 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015</Barddhamanref>
==Also see==
==External links==
*[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> *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 == References ==<references />  {{#widget:Google PlusOne|size=small|count=true}}
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