Ramgarh Cantonment, usually referred to as Ramgarh Cantt or just Ramgarh is a cantonment town, belonging to the Ramgarh district of the Indian state of Jharkhand.
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19 Facts About Ramgarh Cantonment
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Historically, a subdivision of the larger Hazaribag district, Ramgarh was finally elevated to a district status on 12 September 2007 largely to ease administrative hardships.
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Ramgarh Cantonment is encompassed by the extensively rich mineral fields at Rajrappa, Laiyo, Ghato, Bhurkunda, Topa, Sarubera, Sirka, Urrimari, Sayal, and Gidi.
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Ramgarh Cantonment Raj was established in 1368 with Urda at Sisia as capital.
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In 1670 the king Dalel Singh shifted his capital to Ramgarh Cantonment and named it after his father Ram Singh and Ramgarh Cantonment Raj name was used by royal family henceforth.
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The Power of obtaining a reference from Ramgarh Cantonment regime was given to East India Company by King Shah Alam II.
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The military district of Ramgarh Cantonment contains Nagpur, Palamu, Hazaribagh, Chatra, Giridih and Kodarma.
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At that time the headquarters of Ramgarh Cantonment Battalion was Hazaribagh, whose commander was a European.
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Ramgarh Cantonment went there with Mr William Digby who was then acting Magistrate and Registrar of Ramgarh.
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In 1811, Ramgarh Cantonment Battalion was used for suppressing the Munda, Uraon and Tamad Revolt and Kol revolt.
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In 1837, Ramgarh Cantonment was a police station of the British government.
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The history of Ramgarh Cantonment started with the land administration for quartering of troops.
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The Bazaar area was recognized and the Ramgarh Cantonment clearly defined in military, bungalow and civil area.
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On 12 September 2007, Ramgarh Cantonment became a new district taking the total count of district in the state to 24.
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Ramgarh Cantonment has four Railway Stations Ramgarh Cantt railway station SER, Ranchi Road ECR, ArgadaECR and Barkakana JunctionECR.
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The soldiers of Ramgarh Cantonment Battalion had a barricade here, the temple was surrounded and secured by deep canyons filled with water, which was connected to the temple underground now named as Bijulia Talab which served as water source for British camp.
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The erstwhile King of Ramgarh Cantonment is said to have played an instrumental role in organising this session.
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Ramgarh Cantonment is one of the prominent industrial hubs of Jharkhand.
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