Raniganj
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Raniganj was a "town in the Asansol subdivision of Burdwan District, Bengal, situated in 23° 36' N. and 87° 6' E., on the north bank of the Damodar river. The town, which has a station on the East Indian Railway and was the head-quarters of the subdivision until 1906, owes its importance to the development of the coal industry and is one of the busiest places in Bengal".
It was also the location of a cantonment c 1863.
Spelling variants
Raniganj, Raneegunge
External links
- Raniganj Wikipedia
Historical books online
- Raniganj Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 21, page 233.
- Raneegunge page 357 Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire into the Sanitary State of the Army in India : with Abstract of Evidence, and of Reports Received from Indian Military Stations 1864 Archive.org
