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[['''Ranikhet]] is ''' was an important military hill station and was in the District and tahsil of [[Almora]], [[United Provinces Districts|United Provinces]]
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[[File:Station Dairy Ranikhet.jpg|thumb|Right|Station Dairy at Ranikhet]]<br />
"The Cantonment comprises Ranikhet proper, Kumpoor, '''Chaubattia''' and the standing camp also known as Dulikhet and is about 6 km long with an average breadth of 8 miles and has an area of 4,262.61 acres. ...In 1868, the site was selected for stationing British Troops and the following year the Cantonment was established"<ref>[http://www.indiatoursservice.com/Ranikhet_Travel.php Ranikhet] indiatoursservice.com</ref>
Chaubattia is situated about 7 km from Ranikhet.
Ranikhet Cantonment Authority was established in 1869. Minutes of the Cantonment Committee are available in the Cantonment Board Office from 1869. In 1870 log huts were constructed in Ranikhet for accommodation of troops and the 37th Hampshire Regiment was sent up and worked making roads, cleaning and leveling the sites for construction of Barracks.<ref>[http://www.cbranikhet.org.in Cantonment Board, Ranikhet]</ref>
==Spelling variants==
Modern spelling: Ranikhet, <br>Variants: Rannikhet/Rani Khet, /Ranee Khet/Raniket, /Rhaniket<br> Modern spelling: Chaubatia<br>Variants: Chaubattia, /Chaubatia, /Chaubathia
==Churches==
* St Bridget's Church, Chaubattia (Built 1884). <ref> [http://bareillydiocese.org/chaubattia/ bareillydiocese.org]</ref>
==External links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranikhet Ranikhet] Wikipedia(retrieved 19 May 2016)*[httphttps://wwwen.jimcorbettnationalparkwikipedia.comorg/ranikhet-camp-india.asp Ranikhet in the Himalayaswiki/Chaubatia Chaubatia] jimcorbettnationalpark.comWikipedia (retrieved 19 May 2016)
*[http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/i4ZwATS1x18HRrRK1pWDOL/Ranikhet-the-Raj-relived.html Ranikhet: the Raj relived] by Saionton Basu 22 July 2009 livemint.com
*[http://www.stampslancs-auctionfusiliers.comco.uk/gallerynew/1lfIndia1944/wits1/pages/india-old-postcard-married-quarters-barracks-ranikhet-for-sale-105513 PostcardBarracksatRaniket.htm Photograph: Married Quarters and Half Noon Alma Barracks in Snow, Ranikhetc 1945-48] from the Eddie Holmes Photos Collection. stampsLancashire Fusiliers XX lancs-auctionfusiliers.comco.uk
===Historical books online===
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V21_239.gif "Ranikhet"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 21'', page 233.
