Burdwan

Burdwan

India
also called  Bardhaman  or  Barddhaman 

      city, central West Bengal state, northeastern India. The city is a major communications centre lying astride the Banka River just north of the Damodar River. It was chosen by a merchant family from Punjab (based on a farman [edict] issued by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb) as its administrative headquarters, and the family's descendants ruled it until 1955. Rice and oilseed milling and hosiery, cutlery, and tool manufacturing are the chief industries. Of historic interest are the Rajbari (the maharaja's palace and gardens), several ancient Muslim tombs, and 108 Shiva linga in a cluster of 18th-century temples. The Rajbari houses the University of Burdwan, founded in 1960, with several affiliated colleges in the city. The city was constituted a municipality in 1865.

      The surrounding locality consists of two distinct regions. The eastern part is a low alluvial plain, densely populated and often waterlogged and swampy. The western region is one of the busiest industrial tracts in West Bengal, with rich coal, fireclay, and iron ore deposits, especially in the Raniganj coalfield area. The Damodar Valley Corporation provides irrigation, industrial power supply, and flood control. Rice, corn (maize), legumes, and oilseeds are the chief crops in the east. Pop. (2001) city, 285,602.

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