Ranikhet

Ranikhet
Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates:	29.65°N 79.42°E
Altitude:	1,869 m (6,132 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name:	Ranikhet
State/Province:	Uttarakhand
Country:	India
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Station Dairy at Ranikhet

Ranikhet is an important military hill station and was in the District and tahsil of Almora, United Provinces

"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"

Chaubattia is situated about 7 km from Ranikhet.

Spelling variants

Ranikhet, Rani Khet, Raniket, Rhaniket
Chaubattia, Chaubatia, Chaubathia

Churches

• St Bridget's Church, Chaubattia (Built 1884).

External links

• Ranikhet Wikipedia
• Ranikhet Revisted Article dated 28 May 1989 by Gitanjali Prasad, now an archived webpage
• Ranikhet in the Himalayas jimcorbettnationalpark.com
• Ranikhet: the Raj relived by Saionton Basu 22 July 2009 livemint.com
• Holm Farm, Ranikhet, now an archived webpage
• Postcard: Married Quarters and Half Noon Barracks in Snow, Ranikhet stamps-auction.com

Historical books online

• "Ranikhet" Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 21, page 233.